Sorry you had to go through that episode and hopefully you’ll get some rest. Not too much trouble here, though the big warehouse stores saw a huge amount of traffic. I routinely keep a stocked pantry with canned goods, flour, frozen veggies, meat and fish. This pantry could last at least 3-4 weeks, but then we’d be pretty close to the bottom. My regular shopping trip kind of alternates between canned and dry (pasta, rice) goods one week, meats, eggs and cheeses the next, with milk and produce each time. The pantry gets regular circulation, but it’s handy to have a variety of ingredients in stock for weekly meal plans.
I had very recently purchased laundry and dishwasher soap, t.p., vitamins and frozen foods, so needed very few items to “top off”. The Friday grocery run consisted of the regular bread, milk, cereal and a few ingredients specifically for the week’s meals. I found just about everything on my list. But I thought if I’d needed (or run out of) toilet paper badly enough, I would not mind cutting up a bunch of flannel remnants or even a few old T-shirts and making washable cloths. I did use cloth diapers for my babies long ago, and cloth wipes would be a good solution if I need it now. Maybe that sounds gross, but it’s creative!
