I’m a single parent so stocked up with a few things today in case we need to self isolate. Tinned soup/ pasta/ beans/ tinned fruit , pasta, dried noodles and rice, part baked rolls/‘long life wraps, long life milk, pasta sauces, biscuits (of course!) and a few other bits and pieces. I’ll get some freezer stuff another day. I’m not a worrier but I just want to have a small stockpile in a self isolate situation. If it comes to nothing then there’s nothing I wouldn’t use anyway so nothing will go to waste.
Same here. I had flu in January and was mostly bed-ridden for 5 days. It really is a good idea to have a couple of weeks worth of food in the house. I've bought lots of tins of fruit, beans, tomatoes, soup, rice pudding, spaghetti hoops, tuna, lentils etc. Extra packs of pasta, noodles, couscous, oats, tea & coffee, including those latte sachets in case I can't get milk. I'm picking up paracetamol every time I'm in a shop. I'm planning to grab a case of Coca Cola, I never normally drink it but when I'm sick it settles my stomach while staving off any caffeine withdrawal. I've picked up some iron, vit C, D and B complex supplements. I've a stash of nice chocolate. I have a lot of bags of frozen fruit in the freezer already and I'm planning to get some more freezer stuff like pizzas and breaded chicken breasts on Monday. I also need to stock up on potatoes, some long life dairy, juice and dog food.
I have some new books and games for DS to keep him happy if we're stuck at home for an extended period. A few plans for exercise if we have to isolate while well. Lots of little projects we've been meaning to do for ages but haven't gotten around to ready to go. I've a few ways to exercise the dog in the garden planned if necessary. And who knows, maybe I'll finally get around to doing all the jobs I've been ignoring around the house. I've even bought a few nice beauty treatments and epsom salt bath soaks in the optimistic hope of taking advantage of a bit of me time. Or making myself feel more human as I recover if I get sick.
I just don't see any drawback to being ready for an enforced stay at home while potentially ill. All of the food will be eaten over time if we never have to stay home. One of the things that's becoming more and more clear in recent days is that with a virus like this we have to be 50% selfish and plan to avoid or minimise or own infections risk and the severity of how it affects us. And 50% selfless as we avoid posing a risk to others in case we are infected. Being ready to hole up if necessary is both of those things. I'm ready to make my life as easy as possible while protecting DS, myself and everyone we'd otherwise be in contact with.