Very important TP PSA

Greetings dear readers and fellow quarantine-ees!  I am coming to you with an extremely important Public Service Announcement about toilet paper, or rather the lack thereof and alternatives to toilet paper. 

If you were not expecting this pandemic to come so soon and hit the TP supply so hard and you were not prepared and are now out of TP and using any number of TP alternatives that you have learned from this blog, DO NOT FLUSH THEM DOWN THE TOILET.

If you flush your newspaper, banana leaf, blank book page, paper towel, wet wipe, etc. you will cause havoc with our sewer system.  DON'T MAKE A BAD SITUATION WORSE BY BACKING UP THE SEWER.  We still have our infrastructure so far, and things are going to get better, so please do your best to keep things moving. 

Rest assured, the lack of TP is temporary and they are working very hard to get it back in stock.  In the meantime, if you have extra, don't be a capitalist and try to cash in on the lack of supply and high demand by price gouging out of the back of your car in a parking lot like this guy.

Until next time!

Well, this is good practice for being a stay-at-home dog mom at least...

Greetings dear readers!
Here we are, Day 5 of the working from home COVID-19 lockdown.  I know they say you are supposed to still "keep a routine" and do things like "get dressed" and "get up at your normal time" but I have been sleeping in until 8 am and working in my jammies all day and LOVING IT. 

The dog is loving it too as he gets multiple long walks per day as I endeavor to keep as much of a routine as I can.  One thing I do recommend though, for all of you working from home, is that you remember when you fed the dog because if you normally feed him at 5 pm and then you ask him at 6 pm if he's hungry, because you can't remember if you fed him or not, he will ALWAYS say you didn't.

Until next time!

So here we are...

Greetings from up North! So much has changed in the few days since Pink Panda and I thought about resurrecting this blog for the current interesting times.  In the 9 years since we've posted, we have moved workplaces but are still Librarians- Pink Panda in the public school administration sector and yours truly in the public library arena.  Currently we are both out of the workplace for at least the next three weeks due to the official recommendations to limit large gatherings and practice social distancing.

I must admit, while we totally called it when we started this blog oh so long ago, I really hoped it wouldn't come to this. Granted, there have been many times throughout history that our societies have faced pandemics, but I guess I was overly optimistic when I thought medical and hygenic advances would be enough to prevent the spread of contagious disease on the scale we are seeing now.

At this point we are in it, people. There is no more "abundance of caution." Now we need to be acting with an abundance of concern. Stay home if you can, cover your cough and wash your hands. I applaud all the libraries that have made the decision to close because this is not business as usual and libraries are perfect environments for spreading contagion.  Yes, one of the biggest drinking days is coming up but do you *really* need to be drinking green beer within inches of people who could be carrying COVID-19?

If you are finding yourself bored, check to see if your local library has the option to use digital resources. Pink Panda and I previously wrote about ebooks back when they were relatively new and now they are quite popular. Even if you don't have a library card yet, your local library may have the ability to remotely register you during this time. I would recommend emailing them to see if you have any options. 

If your library isn't an option, Audible is an audiobook app that costs $14.95/month but lets you have two free books to try it out.

Here is a link to an article about where you can get free ebooks: https://mashable.com/article/free-ebooks/ 

Since Pink Panda's mini-me's are of school age now, she likely has some good resources for keeping the kiddos entertained while schools are closed for an extended period. We will eagerly await her contribution and try not to stress-eat all our quarantine snacks in one go. 😊

Until next time!

Happy Yellow Jeep Girl

Weeeeeeeeee're baaaaaaaaaaaaack!!

Greetings loyal readers!
As you can see, the world didn't end in 2012 as expected yet we seem to be facing another crisis that goes by Corona. No, not the delicious cerveza but a new virus with flu-like symptoms that could pose problems for the elderly or those with compromised immune systems.

Pink Panda and I are now no longer "new professionals" so we have even more reliable sources and funny comments! Follow along for all your preparedness needs!

Talk to you soon!
Happy Yellow Jeep Girl