We've started a package and mail quarantine process, mostly due to sheer paranoia. I've not gotten any guidance to do this, but it seemed prudent with all of the news about how long the virus can survive on cardboard, plastic, etc. I've also seen news stories about delivery personnel testing positive. Not sure what's real and what the risks are. I feel like I am going overboard and we definitely could use wipes to immediately clean everything... but that uses up wipes and why waste resources? I feel silly about my extra quarantine measures even as I put them into practice.
With that said, there is a lovely knock-on effect with this.
I see what we are receiving all packaged up: letters, boxes, etc. I get to feel "I got a present!" warm fuzzies. Dopamine and all that. Then, we put the new arrivals in the guest room and close the door.
Two days later, I step into the guest room and I get the warm fuzzies all over again. It feels like getting things twice! I actually forget in between that the items are there. Waiting to be unboxed, as it were. Pretty neat, actually.
Also, because we so rarely leave the house, we now get almost everything
via mail and that means more items than usual are arriving. Everything is wonky so it all is truly a surprise.
For example: we ordered a ladder from Costco that we had been meaning to pick up (and is now $50 cheaper) and it arrived the next day. Meanwhile the food order I placed at the same time is now at least a week delayed.
Today I received a birthday card from my grandparents. I look forward to reading it in a few days!
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