Little things mean a lot

I use Shipt to order my groceries delivered during this pandemic. The shoppers are very conscientious and I appreciate them putting their lives and the lives of those they live with on the line so that I do not have to go to the store.

That being said I was giving up hope of ever buying toilet paper again. I tried to order it, but all the online stores said it was unavailable. My daughter's mother-in-law bought some at Sam's and my daughter gave me two packages, but the local stores hardly had any and you had to get there early if you wanted to buy it.

Yesterday when I went to order my groceries online the toilet paper once again said, not available, but I ordered it anyway.

When my Shipt Shopper brought my groceries this morning she brought toilet paper! Same brand I ordered, just another sort. I could have cared less about the sort. It is sad how happy I was to see that big ole package of toilet paper I used to hate carrying from my car to the house, sitting there by my door!

And it is amazing how much stress that removes from my life. Now when I need to use the bathroom I don't put it off until the bitter end in order to conserve toilet paper.

I never thought I would find myself quarantined for a pandemic, but I think it felt even more surreal having to ration out the toilet paper.