Friday 11 December 2020, Day 82 of Level 1, Day 261 of Lockdown 😷

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#Gratitude for a lovely rainy afternoon, allowing me to catch up on sleep with Minsky after a very short restless night, being on top of most of my work, a delicious little bunk; my day started with what was an unpleasant meeting initially but we found each other at the end of it, but still upsetting when one is blamed by implication for trying to do good for the community, negativity and community politics being evident, hardly needing this 😱; for being extremely well prepared for an apartment owner Zoom meeting to discuss Body Corporate repairs needed, amazing what power it gives one; for a lovely refreshing walk after the sleep, peeping inside the new Starbucks, which has brought its opening forward to tomorrow; for the loveliest sunset at the Tidal Pool and along Bali Bay when I walked home, it and the earlier Bakoven walk helping to take away the stress of the two meetings today, despite getting caught in the rain in the earlier walk, with lots of litter around to pick up today; and for being happy and healthy. 🙏💙

My Sweet Service Award went to Pick n Pay Camps Bay, and the Sour Service Award went to Woolworths Sea Point.

Sweet Service Award goes to Pick n Pay Camps Bay; Sour Service Award goes to Woolworths Sea Point!

The Trustees meeting was a shambles, with only two of us attending, the other two absent without explanation. I see million dollar signs on the maintenance and repair audit prepared by a consultant, and he nearly had a heart attack I when I told him that the Air BnB owners would not tolerate repairs in summer due to the noise, all our staircase tiles having to be replaced with non-slip ones, which will mean huge noise and walking disruption. Oi vey 🥵 The other person attending the meeting was late in joining, had technical problems with her connection, and had not prepared for the meeting at all! That gave me the floor for most of the meeting. 😊

I must read up about Starbucks, and what makes it so special.

Loadshedding is back: Good news via Councillor Nicola Jowell: Atlantic Seaboard/Zone 7 will be Loadshedding-free tomorrow and on Sunday.

SA Corona Status 845083 cases 22952 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, and lowered to Level 1 from 21 September, 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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