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Quarantine Week 8

Week eight of the COVID19 quarantine began as an easy work week, mostly because it started on Wednesday instead of Monday.

Monday was Memorial Day.

Since Memorial Day has come to be known as the unofficial start of summer, it seemed only fitting to have a pool party.

Because it RAINED, the pool party became a KITCHEN party.But that’s okay!  I enjoyed the visit.

During our visit, my sister introduced me to a new pastime via YouTube.  LB introduced us all to fun with squirrels on YouTube.

Watch it… I promise that this will make your day!

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Tuesday was a “just because” day off that I had chosen during 2019 vacation selection.  LB took the day off too.

We did nothing other than my typical cleaning/organizing.

I have been organizing everything in my house for the last few weeks.  I am expecting shoe boxes from the Container Store to arrive sometime this week.

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Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday I was back to work and there was no shortage of work to do.  I stayed busy and frazzled.

But on Friday afternoon, I said goodbye to my team and my desk for the NEXT FIVE DAYS!

If you’ve ever read my blog, you know that FRIDAY IS MY FAVORITE.  On this particular Friday, my long awaited Container Store shoe boxes arrived!  If I had written a Friday Favorites, this would’ve been #ONE!

This is going to be life changing.  Or at least, closet changing.

Not all that impressive in the photo, but this is only 20 boxes.  In my closet, there are 74 more HUGE shoes boxes with shoes that I can’t even see.

I’m looking forward to getting reacquainted with each and every one of them.

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This covid19 quarantine has been the strangest event I’ve ever experienced.  And the fact that we have now seen how quickly the world can change is mind blowing.

I’m not sure if I will be publishing any more “quarantine” posts, because things are changing again.

But life goes on, and this is my journal.  I’ll be writing about something.

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Thank you for taking time out of your day to stop by my blog.

QUARANTINED!

Never would I have imagined that this would be my last day at the office!

On Thursday March 26th, we took inventory, boxed up my office equipment and packed it in my car. Two monitors, a “thin client” PC, multiple cables, and a new cell phone.

I drove home from the office that afternoon and I haven’t been back.

I’m all broken up about it.I still can’t believe I have the OPPORTUNITY to do my job from home.

Right away LB moved his belongings out of the home office and I moved mine in.

Quarantine Day ONE

I got up, got dressed, made coffee, walked into my office, and got to work.  At lunch time I sat out by the pool for 20 minutes of vitamin D, then went back to my hot pink office to work.  At 4:30 I logged off and started my weekend.

Friday evening was dedicated to LB and his favorite little pizzas.

Quarantine Week ONE

After spending one full week of  working from home, I’ve found that 1. I sleep more.  2. I eat less 3. I don’t say bad words.  4. I don’t care how I dress.

I never get lonely.He never leaves my side.

I’ve also found that my workload has become heavier.   Just recently my team made an adjustment down from six to four members.  This week there are three of us. Initially I thought it had something to do with the fact that we are one man down.  Now I think that is only part of it.

My theory is that the agents who are escalating issues aren’t concerned with the ridiculousness of their ticket submissions.

Nevertheless, I press on because I am ESSENTIAL.  Anyway that’s what I’ve heard.

 

In my off time I have tried to finish assignments for the class I’m trying to complete, keep up with treadmill time, and keep the house clean.

I’ve done a lot of cooking and experimenting with keto recipes.  Lots of cheese in keto recipes.

Also I’ve done some gardening and painted the laundry room.  Time is well managed and not wasted.

I don’t miss getting up at 5:30 AM and I don’t miss leaving my house an hour early to avoid traffic mishaps and I don’t miss much of anything.  Except shopping.

 

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