One thing after another

Agree uber eats etc a life saver when I had pneumonia recently and no energy
What’s going on with all these bugs ?
I try to eat healthily,take vitamins ,exercise etc but these things still seem to catch us out
The hospitals are overrun this winter
I think the grandchildren are often the source looking into various booster vaccinations eg RSV and pneumonia even if private

Cariad, your house sounds so lovely and large. Can I move in, please? Room for a fridge, separate freezer AND a walk in Pantry?! Wow. Do you also have room for a dining room table in your living area? I would love that.

When I moved here (council) with my kids, my fridge freezer sat by the back door {kitchen is at the front}. Still, the exercise involved in getting the milk for my cuppa probably did me good. When I bought, I was able to remove the main storage cupboard in the kitchen, which was floor to ceiling and move my fridge freezer into my kitchen. But I lost 1/3rd of my kitchen storage in doing so. Luckily, the kids had gone by then, so just me. No pantry, walk in or otherwise. Another cupboard had already gone when they installed central heating, to make room for the boiler.

Nearest take-away is a bus ride away, but we did get an Aldi nearby two years ago. So convenient not having to go into what passes for a town centre when I need milk. Unfortunately I can't use it if it is icy as I have to go up one steep slope and down another, but it is great in the Summer.

Happy to say I am now ok, even got to my execise class this morning, but my apologies go to my daughter who caught my vomiting bug and is still feeling a bit crook.

A rule of thumb too for managing re having enough food in is one I had to adopt when I moved from southern England and my supermarket was Waitrose to Wales (Tesco and budget supermarkets and the weather is worse than I'm used to and so I don't go out in it) was:

- I swopped my tall fridge/freezer to a fridge that's taller than me and a freezer that's even taller than that and I keep that freezer well stocked-up.

- It's part of why I grow a bit of food in my garden now I'm here.

- I've got a walk-in larder and I keep that very well stocked-up too.

The combination of many fewer shopping opportunities, weather is too bad to go out in sometimes (in the opinion of a Southerner like me at any rate) and not being able to buy some stuff I'm used to unless I buy it online has meant there are numerous times I'm glad I made sure I have all that extra food stored (compared to what I've been used to doing). Not forgetting there aren't any decent takeaways yet in case of emergency either - my fingers being crossed for a couple of decent ones to start up here.....as available food to buy has improved noticeably since I moved here....so I might get lucky at some point...

So yep - if on one's own then stock up - a lot....just in case.

Aely

I've never had a food delivery in my life! Not even a pizza. I wouldn't know where to start.

Thankfully, I am feeling much better today. I woke up with no nausea and feeling refreshed after 8 hours sleep instead of exhausted after 12. I would have been fit enough to pop out, I think, but the snow had arrived and the roads and pavements were icy so I toasted crispy bread, opened the last tin of soup and this evening was able to eat my first proper meal for several days, having dug a chicken leg out of the freezer. Luckily I have useable spuds and veggies. Tomorrow the weather is supposed to be better.

Aely

I soon gave up the idea of trying out supermarket home deliveries when I investigated it recently. I was there thinking "Don't suppose they'll deliver today - but I should have a choice of slots for tomorrow" and was shocked to see I'd have to shop and buy days away from when I'd decided to do so.

I am growing a bit of food in my garden - which helps. But what saved the day when I felt too ill a couple of times was to go onto Amazon groceries section. Not the same as buying from the shops and they only liaise with one supermarket and it's one that won't deliver to my area. But I still managed - albeit the bread was dearer than my artisan bread I buy in person, I had to get butter in those little hotel guest sizes (so paying noticeably more for conventional butter than my organic butter!) and, thankfully, there are plant milks I like (so I had them instead of dairy milk). But I was certainly able to get plant milks, real coffee, canned fruit, canned fish and those little pre-cooked packets of rice and other grains - so I managed to cope for that few days. A noticeable amount of the food they sell turns up the next day - so it's there quite quickly then.

I'm glad you've started to feel better Aely. My husband has actually gone to the Drs

I've never had a food delivery in my life! Not even a pizza. I wouldn't know where to start.

Well, now is your time to learn how to do it. Look at the website for the supermarket of your choice and follow the instructions. Old dogs can be taught new tricks.

I have yet to shop online, but I am sure I will be able to sort it out should ever I need to do so.

I've never had a food delivery in my life! Not even a pizza. I wouldn't know where to start.

Thankfully, I am feeling much better today. I woke up with no nausea and feeling refreshed after 8 hours sleep instead of exhausted after 12. I would have been fit enough to pop out, I think, but the snow had arrived and the roads and pavements were icy so I toasted crispy bread, opened the last tin of soup and this evening was able to eat my first proper meal for several days, having dug a chicken leg out of the freezer. Luckily I have useable spuds and veggies. Tomorrow the weather is supposed to be better.

Wishing Aely and all who are poorly, a speedy recovery. I’m taking no chances - am staying wrapped up and warm, in a nice warm house. I have enough food in the fridge and freezer .

PS Absolutely have a delivery sent, Kust Eat or Uber Eats

Poor you, wish you a full recovery.

I had something similar just prior to Christmas now seem to have something else

Wishing all of you speedy recoveries

Aely Speak to Age UK. Many places have volunteer shoppers. I have a friend, who is housebound, and whom I used to shop for until we moved. She cannot leave the house and has a volunteer comes each week to shop for her.

Aely

Whatever it is, I wish it would go away.

My food caddy will be unusually full this coming rubbish collection day. So much has already gone too far out of date. My fridge is nearly bare, I have a single tin of soup, the bread is getting crispy and I have nothing to put in it except some cheese, and I have had to cut the mould of that already. I have no-one to shop for me. I am hoping I will feel up to the 15 minute walk to Aldi tomorrow.

You could do an order from a local shop. Just Eat gives you a choice of shops.

theworriedwell

I've got a cold sore up my nose. It's horrible.

Isn't it. In recent years I have begun to get cold sores in and around my nose rather than on my lips. I have no idea why. I usally get them when I have a cold - like now and constant needing to blow my nose makes the situation worse.

I can rmeember one of my aunts having the same problem as she got older.

Aely

Whatever it is, I wish it would go away.

My food caddy will be unusually full this coming rubbish collection day. So much has already gone too far out of date. My fridge is nearly bare, I have a single tin of soup, the bread is getting crispy and I have nothing to put in it except some cheese, and I have had to cut the mould of that already. I have no-one to shop for me. I am hoping I will feel up to the 15 minute walk to Aldi tomorrow.

When I was ill a while back I got a same day delivery from Iceland. Bread milk cheese fruit some ready meals. Got me through. If you aren't up to going out it might be worth a try.

I've got a cold sore up my nose. It's horrible.

Definitely something going around; DH got the worst diarrhoea I’ve ever seen on the 28th. We had to isolate from our guests: one son took his family back home, the other moved his wife and our baby granddaughter into an Airbnb. Still no appetite by new year and we were all in bed by 10!

Whatever it is, I wish it would go away.

My food caddy will be unusually full this coming rubbish collection day. So much has already gone too far out of date. My fridge is nearly bare, I have a single tin of soup, the bread is getting crispy and I have nothing to put in it except some cheese, and I have had to cut the mould of that already. I have no-one to shop for me. I am hoping I will feel up to the 15 minute walk to Aldi tomorrow.

Could be the new Superflu which is doing the rounds. It involves usual flu symptoms plus upset stomachs.

Not covid, we tested.

I had the dreadful cold for two weeks, but it has left me with a banging headache and occasional vertigo. Luckily not the upset stomach. Before that, hadn't had a cold for several years.

A neighbour knocked today, to return something he had borrowed and when I told him he said "You too?". He had the everlasting cold before Christmas and suspected it was in fact Covid although he had no test available. As it mutates, the tests don't always pick it up if the kit isn't new.

He has avoided the Sickness but said Norovirus is rampaging around the neighbourhood. If that is what I have had/got then I am getting off lightly. The tsunami symptoms were short lived, however 3 days later I still feel really nauseus, stay in the house and go nowhere without my bucket - just in case. I weighed myself today and I have lost nearly 4 lbs since Thursday, although I am able to eat small amounts of bland foods and I am trying to keep myself hydrated.

We've been taking D3 with K2 daily now since I came down violently with the flu in 2017. We're now on 10,000iu & 400/450mcg respectively. No colds, 'flu, or so-called Covid viruses since. No side effects.

Sounds as if your system is run down and you need to work on getting your immune system healthy.
Daily Vit D helps during the winter months.

I had the 3 week cold and felt so weary all the time. I did a covid test, fortunately it came up negative. I have several friends who have had this , only 1 had a tummy upset. Perhaps it's an unfortunate coincidence?Hope you feel better soon.

As do I and I am on my 4th cold this winter. My son who lives with me never catches them, whereas I seem to be a virus sponge.