It was dry and not rainy once morning rolled on a bit, the interior of my car is no longer moist and uncomfortable. Lack of periodic AC to keep the air inside the car less humid takes a toll fast.
Kinda missing the taste of those super cheap hot dogs.
Either way, while I was trying and failing to accomplish anything useful today I was also contemplating two things that are very important in my current lifestyle; napkins and hunger.
Firstly, napkins. Before when I needed to clean my glasses, dry something, blow my nose, etc I had plenty of stuff available. Paper towels, regular towels, tissues, toilet paper, all kinds of options.
Now? Not so much. Now I have napkins. You can pick them up in some amounts in all kinds of places. Restaurants, grocery stores, bathrooms, gas stations, and while it's rude at minimum to take too many at one time you can still build up an excess of them if you're giving at least some effort.
I currently have a rolling stock of napkins available most of the time. Never too many at any particular moment, but enough to cover incidental spills, glasses cleaning, nose blowing and such.
Something to keep in mind. Little things like that can really add up.
The other thing I was thinking about is hunger. I haven't generally had it too bad. The longest I've gone without food since this all started was five days. But I have noticed that spending some time hungry has really given me an appreciation for just about anything I eat.
Any food I have now I tend to chew thoroughly so as to get a good feel of the flavor and texture of it. Appreciating every bite. Doesn't matter what it is. I even did this with a free bag of those sugary orange slices.
I really would love to go back and try some of those meals I just plowed through like a jackass and didn't take time to really appreciate. God do I regret the times I wolfed down steak…
Funnily enough, I made some chili out of it today. A big ass pot too, sprinkled some shredded cheese over it and filled my belly.
Caribou chili? Fuuuuck… I want that…
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Please help my situation is more desperate now than ever before