Isolation Day 5

Today is my last day of isolation! G, however, is allowed to go out into the world for us - his isolation ended today. Our symptoms have stayed mild - my headaches were only the first two days and I didn’t have any other issues other than off and on fatigue. G lost his smell for a bit but it’s back. 

We tried to be as productive as possible while locked in the house, lol. Every afternoon I deep cleaned a room - dusting, wiping down base boards and wall, reorganizing some areas that have been neglected. It didn’t take me long but it was something to accomplish. We also went thru our hiking/camping first aid kit to restock after the summer season ended - yeah that task has been on our To Do list since September… 

G has been tinkering a lot too. We have a toaster oven that the on/off switch doesn’t always like to work. Eventually, after many times of pressing it, it does eventually go but we have known something was off. G looked into it and I guess the switches are prone to corrosion over time. G loves to take things apart and isn’t afraid to rebuild if necessary. He reminds me a lot of my dad. I have this vivid memory as a child of my dad sitting on our kitchen island with a soldering gun, fixing something we thought was broken. In this case, G went online and found a pack of 20 switches for $2.60. I looked to see what a new oven would cost us if we do need to purchase a replacement if the button stops working entirely: $320.00 at Canadian Tire. I will gladly pay the $2.60 if that small replacement will save us $317.40. I think G was also going to email Breville to see if it would be covered under warranty (although we’ve had this oven for a few years already) - but it doesn’t hurt to try! 

Other than that, I spend a lot of my day memory planning and reading, G would play computer games and mess around with his 3D printer. 

When the pandemic first started, the government closed down libraries so I had no way to borrow physical books. I went online to see if there were other ways to borrow, and sure enough I was able to find the Libby app and sign up via my library card. I didn’t enjoy reading eBooks at first but I didn’t have a choice - I got used to it quite quickly. I was using our extremely old iPad 2, and Libby was one of the only apps still supported on that old of a version. One day back in October the Libby app finally stopped for good and my poor little iPad was aged out of any function. :( Although I’m miffed that the iPad still works, I didn’t mind getting an upgrade either. We bought an iPad Air and I use this thing for everything! We have a keyboard I can connect it too so I wrote all my posts, read my library books, use it for recipes, browsing, streaming - worth every penny! I have no idea what to do with my ‘retired’ electronics though. 

G went off to the Co-op to pick up groceries for the week. Our fridge was looking a bit bare but these 5 days were defiantly not difficult. This morning I celebrated the upcoming grocery shopping with a latte, I was hoarding the last little bit of milk just in case we needed it for a recipe. 

Waiting for groceries! & yes, our sour dough starter is named Joan of Starch 

Here the meal plan for the week:

Tonight: Pizza, G and I have both been craving pizza. We are using sauce from the freezer and G is making the dough fresh.

Monday: It’s Family Day, so I have the day off but G has to work. I’m making a Balsamic Braised Pot Roast, slow cooked in the oven with potatoes and carrots

Tuesday: Leftovers

Wednesday: Salmon with salad

Thursday: Lasagna from the freezer

Friday: Freezer meal Friday (G is working nights so whatever we are individually craving we can cook up)

- M