• Wash your hands with soap & water for AT LEAST 20 seconds (you can sing Happy Birthday in that amount of time)
• If you can’t immediately wash your hands use a hand sanitizer and then, as soon as possible, wash your hands
• Keep at least 6 feet away from the nearest person (6 feet is the size of a tall person, 6 1′ square tiles etc)
• Stay home as much as possible. Walks are ok and get the yard cleaned up.
  • The use of meeting apps like Facetime, Skype, Whatsapp and Zoom may help with any social distancing anxiety.
• The CDC has now recommended that everyone wear at least a cloth mask when you have to go outside of your home to do critical (read groceries, medications, supplies) .  The mask could be a bandanna tied around your face covering nose and mouth or a home sewn mask.  There are a number of patterns out there to use for the crafty citizens.
• Cover your mouth when you sneeze or cough then wash your hands!  Or you can sneeze/cough into your elbow or as my grandkids told me you can pull your shirt/blouse up over your face to cover the cough/sneeze. Wash your hands.
• Drink plenty of water…stay hydrated.
• If you feel ill isolate yourself from the rest of the family.  Call your health care provider.
• Disinfect frequently used countertops such as in the kitchen or bathroom and disinfect other items like doorknobs, steering wheels and door handles.
• Shopping:
  • • Wipe down grocery cart handles with sanitizer
    • Avoid crowded isles or isles where they are restocking
    • When buying groceries wash the fresh produce, wipe down non perishable containers, quarantine what can stay outside for 3 days.
    • Did I say ‘wash your hands’?