What Preps are you doing this week? Part 9

[Arzosah]

This coming week is about getting fitter for me. I have had a dose of COVID on top of everything else this Summer! No sense of taste or smell for that time, and beyond for the time being. That messes with the head for sure. So much so, I have not eaten properly for a week , and lost weight. I am now banging the spiciest grub down me ( I can sense the ‘heat’) and quite quickly getting energy back.

For the first time ever , I am now keeping and taking vitamin tablets and being ABSOLUTELY careful with dietary intake. Also , we will now keep ‘ready’ meals in the freezer for when we are not too clever. Something we have never done.

Apparently, 1:50 adults is getting COVID right now, in particular over 50’s +. So all of you , whatever age, please take care.

Sorry to hear you've been so ill, jansman - I came down with it on 10th August, and I'm still not quite right, not quite. I've read the reports of cases just starting to rise, and dreading it. Fortunately, I had my booster 2 days ago. I don't have the flu booster yet, but I will when offered.

Preps wise: massively stocking up, including dehydrating some veg. I'm also feeling able to start cleaning the house, after being unable to do anything for weeks. And going for a walk almost every day, to build up my strength. Faffing about with a kitchen curtain to increase privacy and insulation - next is preparing my living room floor, to insulate it a bit more - giving the vinyl on it a clean before I do anything else. Insulating layers will be another layer of vinyl and some 100% wool underlay.

[GeeGee]

Jansman and Arzosah hope that things are massively improving for both of you jansman dont do too much too soon you can forget easily how ill you've been ..
Been there and seen first hand what it can do to some people
Mr GG is still protesting about the ensure he's on with the massive weight loss
I went car boot last week and some man selling off boxes of it as he'd bought it in trays for his wife and she flatly refused to have it so I annoyed Mr GG by buying the lot with a 2023 date ...but its helping so its tough ..ill turn the footy off of he doesn't behave and he knows it
Got the Jackory .... and the little portable shower ..thanks for that Yorkshire Andy ...
Going to have to start on Xmas presents for the grandkids now ..a tenna doesn't cut it any more ..and buying stuff with long shelf dates on them to make hampers up cheaply for their parents for Xmas...

[diamond lil]

New winter jacket and more food. Plus saving hard, it's going to be rough this winter.

[jansman]

Jansman and Arzosah hope that things are massively improving for both of you jansman dont do too much too soon you can forget easily how ill you've been ..
Been there and seen first hand what it can do to some people
Mr GG is still protesting about the ensure he's on with the massive weight loss
I went car boot last week and some man selling off boxes of it as he'd bought it in trays for his wife and she flatly refused to have it so I annoyed Mr GG by buying the lot with a 2023 date ...but its helping so its tough ..ill turn the footy off of he doesn't behave and he knows it
Got the Jackory .... and the little portable shower ..thanks for that Yorkshire Andy ...
Going to have to start on Xmas presents for the grandkids now ..a tenna doesn't cut it any more ..and buying stuff with long shelf dates on them to make hampers up cheaply for their parents for Xmas...

You are doing your best for Mr GeeGee,and that’s good.I do hope it helps him with his weight loss.

[GillyBee]

Also , we will now keep ‘ready’ meals in the freezer for when we are not too clever. Something we have never done.

Jansman. I hope you make a quick & full recovery. I also know too many people badly affected like this.
We have had a policy for some years now that if we are cooking a "freezable" meal we will cook double or treble and freeze the surplus for an easy meal. Some pouches of micro rice complete the quick & easy factor for curry or chilli. It made a huge difference when we were both ill together last spring.

[jansman]

Also , we will now keep ‘ready’ meals in the freezer for when we are not too clever. Something we have never done.

Jansman. I hope you make a quick & full recovery. I also know too many people badly affected like this.
We have had a policy for some years now that if we are cooking a "freezable" meal we will cook double or treble and freeze the surplus for an easy meal. Some pouches of micro rice complete the quick & easy factor for curry or chilli. It made a huge difference when we were both ill together last spring.

Good advice with the food. It’s going to become a preparation for us we feel. Anything that saves effort when you just don’t feel right is perfect. The pouches of rice have certainly become part of our storage lately.

[Arzosah]

Mr GG is still protesting about the ensure he's on with the massive weight loss
I went car boot last week and some man selling off boxes of it as he'd bought it in trays for his wife and she flatly refused to have it so I annoyed Mr GG by buying the lot with a 2023 date ...but its helping so its tough ..ill turn the footy off of he doesn't behave and he knows it

I remember going through the same thing with my mum and then my brother the strawberry flavour was disgusting, no one would use it I tried it too, when we were clearing the house, and there's no way I'd use it

Got the Jackory .... and the little portable shower ..thanks for that Yorkshire Andy ...

You've gone for it! Good for you. That's my project for today, to write out a list of what each model can do. Which did you go for, GeeGee? And what was the deciding factor?

[GeeGee]

Mr GG is still protesting about the ensure he's on with the massive weight loss
I went car boot last week and some man selling off boxes of it as he'd bought it in trays for his wife and she flatly refused to have it so I annoyed Mr GG by buying the lot with a 2023 date ...but its helping so its tough ..ill turn the footy off of he doesn't behave and he knows it

I remember going through the same thing with my mum and then my brother the strawberry flavour was disgusting, no one would use it I tried it too, when we were clearing the house, and there's no way I'd use it

Got the Jackory .... and the little portable shower ..thanks for that Yorkshire Andy ...

You've gone for it! Good for you. That's my project for today, to write out a list of what each model can do. Which did you go for, GeeGee? And what was the deciding factor?

Went for the 500 w ..decided on this as I couldnt afford the 1000w haha but also its sufficient if there's a blackout have a coupe of solar panels on shed and combined it should do what I want it to do ..easy enough for me to understand plug socket on it usbs and I know how to plug in to recharge
What I needed
Relatively simple

[Kiwififer]

That’s the heating on.

Half an hour in the morning and half an hour in the evening. Hopefully it won’t be too expensive.

[Yorkshire Andy]

That’s the heating on.

Half an hour in the morning and half an hour in the evening. Hopefully it won’t be too expensive.

Put a jumper on