Planning is Prevention

Before I leave my place to go shop for food these days, I find myself preparing a few things in advance that limit the spread of COVID-19 in my home.

Where do you put your groceries when you get home?

I usually put my groceries on my kitchen counter-top; sometimes on the floor by the entry-way, and sometimes the kitchen floor if the kitchen counter-top is cluttered.

Yes, I washed the bananas. What do you want me to tell you? I want to live :) I do enjoy a cold apple, but what about the bananas? I didn’t want them to over ripen or go bad on the counter, so I put them in the refrigerator to slow down the ripening process. It worked, and they are really good cold.

I sanitized all of the packaged food with water and a few drops of bleach, and let air dry.

Once everything was all put away, I cleaned the sinks and counter-top with a rag and some warm soapy water. After rinsing out the rag, I gave the surfaces another wipe down with some running tap water ‘again’, and finally after drying the sinks and counter-top, I spray bleach-water to disinfect.

All the rags and towels went into the washing machine with all of my clothes that I wore to the store, even my sneakers and KC Chiefs hat; they all get washed with bleach, laundry detergent, and liquid lysol…I know…it’s a thing.

One last thing to do, disinfect the front door knob!

Finally, I take a shower, moisturize, and that’s-that!

If you have any helpful tips that would help me and others, please leave a comment below.

It’s going to be an evolving process, and I know these new ‘behaviors’ and ‘habits’ are going to take a minute to become the new norm, and I’m ok with that.