Shopping during a pandemic

I decided I was going to do some shopping this weekend.  There were a few stores I knew I definitely wanted to hit.  Both Ohio State and Notre Dame weren't playing until the evening so I knew I had all day, and it was a beautiful day outside.  With me working full time this year, I wanted to knock out as much Christmas shopping as I possibly could.

Anyone who knows me, knows that I HATE shopping.  I knew that because it was a Saturday in November with gorgeous weather, it was going to be more crowded then I prefer.  What I was NOT prepared for was the fact that because of occupancy limits due to COVID.  The very first store I passed had about 15-20 people in line just to get INTO the store.  Oh goodness!  I barely have patience enough to stand in line to purchase the items I want, I am not about to wait in line just to be allowed into the store!

When I came home and told Andrew, he mentioned that it was important to go into stores because they need our business.  The fact that these were national chains means I wasn't concerned about the long-term success.  It just reinforced what I am already trying to do, which is to shop local small businesses, which I think is a good thing!