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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 42 of Level 1, 11 November 2021

 

Thursday 11 November 2021, Day 42 of Level 1 😷

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#grateful for a lovely day, with great weather at 23C and good energy; for Loadshedding from 8h00 this morning turning my day upside down, but what fun to meet the irreverent Lin Sampson at Firefly Café for an interview for Daily Maverick Food, and being able to get tea using gas-cooked boiled water; for a quick catch up hello with Charlene Shapiro who drove past; for getting my client work for today completed without panic, for Henry doing a fabulous job in obtaining or chasing quotes for maintenance/repair jobs at our Ebbtide apartments, a list of ten which I compiled Continue reading →

Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 40 of Level 1, 9 November 2021

 

Tuesday 9 November 2021, Day 40 of Level 1 😷

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#grateful for surviving a pressurized day, with my work having to be compressed into 4,5 hours out of a 10 hour day due to severe Loadshedding, the morning one lasting for close to 3 hours; for making use of Loadshedding for a morning walk to Bakoven and an afternoon walk to the Tidal Pool, photographing seagulls and proofreading a client document; for the client newsletter now completed and sent out today, with work for the December one commencing already; for the huge relief of Continue reading →

Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 39 of Level 1, 8 November 2021

 

Monday 8 November 2021, Day 39 of Level 1 😷

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#grateful for surviving a Blue Monday morning, which came with an overwhelming amount of work, and tension, I having to bite my Sagittarian  tongue; for getting all the admin work I was behind on out of the way today; for a surprise visit by our Sandak Lewin Portfolio Manager Vanessa Sillifant with a contractor to check our waterproofing problems, for a quote, to better the R1 million one which we received earlier this year; for getting the Blueness out of the way with a midday walk through Bakoven; for a full afternoon of work, knowing that Loadshedding was waiting for us at 18h00, being at Stages 3/4 Continue reading →

Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 37 of Level 1, 6 November 2021

 

Saturday 6 November 2021, Day 37 of Level 1 😷

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#grateful for a mixed day of energy and of relaxation; for a cool day of 19C; for a light traffic drive to Harvest Culture Eaterie at Tyger Falls Waterfront for a Status meeting, served my favorite Dilmah Earl Grey tea with a slice of their newest Baked Cheesecake cake addition, so beautifully presented; for getting a Business Card designed at Wizardz in the Waterfront, using a special, realizing that for what I do I need a card, mine being at least 3 years out of date; for a shock discovery of the sign of the times that CNA and the Post Office have closed down in the Waterfront, although the post boxes are Continue reading →