Not being able to go back to the US for more than a year has made me realize just how much stuff I still get from there. Mostly it’s stuff that I can’t find up here (like my particular brand of deodorant or the ONLY lip balm that seems to work for me), but a good amount of it is stuff that is WAY cheaper in the States. Examples:

• Sunscreen
• Vitamins
• Razors
• Shampoo
• The pens I use when I lecture (though I guess I haven’t been using these since we’ve been online anway)
• Clothes (like even the basic stuff like socks and bras)
• Earrings

That’s just the stuff I can think of off the top of my head.

And it’s too terrifying to go into a Walmart or a Superstore right now, so everything has to be bought at Safeway, which is SUPER expensive.

Yay. I hate this freaking pandemic.