Imperfect

Daily new cases of COVID-19 are slowly reducing in my region, and in the "hot spot" of New York, but there are still many new diagnoses each day, and deaths are starting to mount as well - I just heard NY has passed 6,000 deaths? Dr. Birx said something today about my area being one of the next hot spots, but the consensus seems to be that she's looking at outdated information 🙄 We do keep hearing about more deaths... Hopefully people who weren't taking this seriously before will do so, as it starts touching them individually.

Bernie Sanders suspended his campaign for president. That means Joe Biden is likely the Democratic nominee, and that means a lot of people will probably not have the passion to vote 😕

I spoke to one of my colleagues in Wuhan today - their lockdown has indeed been lifted after many weeks! But there are still restrictions on the number of people who can go out from each household, and the amount of time they can stay out. I asked where was the first place she went, and she said she just picked up a takeout order 😂 We also had a little discussion on the change in mask guidance in the US - she offered to send me some, since they are easy to come by in China, which is so sweet! But probably not worth the cost of shipping them here.

This evening I received my first order from Imperfect Foods. It's a weekly produce delivery service, but you can also add on meats, dairy, pantry items, snacks, etc. I may have gone a little overboard, but we haven't gotten any fresh groceries for almost a week (I timed it this way). And some of these things are stock-up items that I won't need to replenish for a while. I'm mostly looking forward to guaranteed fresh vegetables every week. The prices are pretty good too, and I like that they are conscious about using minimal packaging. (If you'd like to try, this referral link will give you $10 off your order and give me a $10 credit!) I have so many meals planned for this already!

Doesn't look imperfect to me!