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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 15 of Level 4, 15 May 2020.

 

Friday 15 May 2020, Day 15 of Level 4, after 35 days of Level 5. 😷

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#Grateful for another beautiful day, starting off rainy, but stopping just as Exercise Time commenced, a nice fresh walk up to Clifton 2nd Beach; for another bout of rain at lunchtime, and a sunny ending to the day; for a lovely tea/coffee chat at the side of the road after exercise with Barry Aaron about Charlie aka KitKat 🐱, who visits me daily; for all the love in the sky today, one heart cloud after the other throughout the day 💙💙💙; for being so up to date with my writing early this morning that I could go to town, only the fourth such trip in 7 weeks; for the most amazing service from Hennie Kriel of Audi Cape Town in the Waterfront; for #eyecandy walking past my home and chatting with him from my terrace; for shopping what I need for the next two weeks, including some German comfort food 🇩🇪; for another good step day, with an excellent heart exertion rate gifting me 300 Discovery points; for dancing to Kfm this afternoon; and for being happy and healthy 🙏💙 Continue reading →

Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 14 of Level 4, 14 May 2020

 

Thursday 14 May 2020, 14 th Day of Level 4, after 35 days of Lockdown 😷

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#Grateful for such a special day, the highlight being to finally meet the very kind and generous Shuba in their lovely home in Camps Bay, the winner of the ADHARA extra virgin olive oil for her review of Masala Café in the Restaurant Food Delivery Group, and for being spoilt so in their home; for another beautiful 21 C day, with mist in the morning, and soft clouds in the day; for doing so well in coping with 7 weeks of Lockdown; for a good workout walk up to Fourth Beach in Exercise Time, earning 300 Discovery Vitality points after zero yesterday; for seeing a 50 year old birthday being celebrated on the Promenade, at the Thrones, with cake and all; for a lovely chat with Sherryl on the way home, she living close by, both of us living Solo and offering to look after each other when in need; for finishing my writing early today, having done most of it last night; for having a wonderful tan snooze on the terrace, not having slept much last night; for a good step count today, my highest since Lockdown; for a blood sugar reading of 5,1; and for being happy and healthy. 🙏💙 Continue reading →

Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 12 of Level 4, 12 May 2020.

 

Tuesday 12 May 2020, Day 12 of Level 4, after 35 days of Level 5 Lockdown 😷

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#Grateful for a 1000 x better day today than yesterday (celebrating with a glass of wine), being focused on what I had to face and do right at the start of the day; for another beautiful day with the most exquisite sunset, despite being slightly more chilly; for another excellent Exercise Time this morning, getting to 3rd Beach in Clifton before having to turn around, and receiving another generous 300 Discovery Vitality points for the Cardio exertion ❤️; for my exercising of this past week surpasssing that of last week, averaging 15000 steps and 11 km per day; for receiving the most kind and generous service from Jared Stein of Camps Bay Hardware, when he sourced Citronella candles for me, with a village values feel; for having a busy working day; for chatting to Chef Jenny Morris, trying to encourage her to do deliveries of her Yumcious salads and pork belly; for our nurses around the world, recognized through International Nurses Day; for discovering that two German shops in Gardens are operating (Hartlief and The German Grocer); for connecting with my Alex ❤️; for dancing to Kfm this afternoon; and for being happy and healthy 🙏💙 Continue reading →

Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 10 of Level 4, 11 May 2020.

 

Monday 11 May 2020, Day 11 of Level 4, after 35 days of Level 5 Lockdown. 😷

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#Grateful for another beautiful day, at 22 C, and a lovely sunset; for an excellent walk up to Fourth Beach Clifton this morning, so good that I received 300 Discovery points without having finished my 10000 steps, my Cardio being over 70% of my normal heart rate ❤️; for being able to shop straight after Exercise Time, even though we had to wait in a queue outside Woolworths until it opened at 9h00; for being able to collect my two new black and white polka dot masks from Petra Quinlan, and to drop off a pair of shorts needing some repair work; for finding a router lying in Rottingdean Lane steps, which I’ve circulated a pic of on Facebook; for posting more restaurants to the Food Delivery List, exceeding 400 restaurants by tomorrow morning, and exceeding 3000 members; for writing Blogposts for later this week; for a long chat to Jenny; for a wonderful Vit D dose; for being featured in a video on Instagram by my Canadian tour operator about what the first thing is that’ll do when Lockdown ends; and for feeling happy and healthy.🙏💙 Continue reading →