12 February 2021, Day 48 of Level 3 Adjusted, Day 343 of Lockdown 😷

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#Grateful for a very relaxed and easy-going day; for the misty start to the day being great for photographs; for an early morning delivery of Mr Grey’s kitten food gift from Royal Canin; for an easy writing day; for a relaxed afternoon at home; for a Discovery Healthy Food payment; for a vigorous late afternoon walk to Clifton and back, earning 300 Discovery points for 40 minutes of Cardio 😱; for a loooong catch up call with my Bestie Llewellyn Lambert, triggered by a web address problem; for finally having terminated my Vodacom contract by 28 February; and for being happy and healthy. 🙏💙

The Sweet Service Award went to Royal Canin and the amazing delivery company Pet Heaven, and the Sour Service Award to Vodacom.

Sweet Service Award goes to Royal Canin/Pet Heaven; Sour Service Award goes to Vodacom!

During Lockdown last year I realized how much of my R999 monthly Vodacom contract fee was wasted, half going to paying off the phone and the other half to data and airtime. Except that I barely needed any of the latter, having been at home and on Wifi most of the time. I decided then already that I would cancel my contract as soon as I could. The Contract Cancellation call was taken by Portia of Retentions, I heard her say, and she started a most eloquent sales spiel with me, offering various data and airtime packages, and insinuating that I would lose my cell number if I switch to pre-paid. I stayed strong and told her that I will buy my own airtime and data from March. I feel so light, having achieved this goal. 👏

I was disappointed that Imtiaz did not come to work today. 😱

SA Corona Status 1 487 681 cases 47670 deaths 😷😢

FitBit 10000 steps 7 km 👣

Lovemylife❤️

The Corona Virus Lockdown (Level 5), announced by our President Cyril Ramaphosa earlier to commence on 27 March and to continue until 16 April, subsequently extended to 30 April, lowered to Level 4 from 1 May, lowered to Level 3 from 1 June, lowered to Level 2 from 18 August, lowered to Level 1 from 21 September, and moved back to Adjusted Level 3 from 29 December,  extended to 15 February on 11 January, and extended but relaxed on 1 February, is an unprecedented event in my lifetime. I am posting my daily Facebook post to journal this Corona Lockdown Journey, perhaps to serve as material for a future Book.

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