Day 54 - Governor Newsom imposes new restrictions
Putting up lighting in the garage…except my lighting consists of four 96-inch tubes
Friday. 1/8/21
10:00 – 10:30 - Downstairs and I say good morning to the dog. Then she goes outside and does No. 1. Return inside for disgusting chicken for her and coffee for me.
11:00-1:30 – I have a few pieces of Edible Arrangements and finish Blackout. As far as other addiction memoirs I’ve read, Blackout held up and was pretty good. Of interest is the author’s friend “Stephanie” who is the DA from one of the many seasons of SVU (Special Victims Unit - Law and Order franchise) and previously married to Chef Bobby Flay in real life. Reading the book, I was like, “I know her!” SVU is one of my favorite series.
1:30-2:30 – I find a carton of Butternut squash soup in the pantry and have that along with some steamed carrots and a piece of bread that I made a few days ago. I work on my blog posts and listen to PBS Newhour segments and Today Explained.
6:00 – 6:45 - to Home Depot for four 96-inch fluroscent light bulbs. They all burned out, simultaneously, in the garage.
7:00 – 8:00 - Home and they are difficult to install, but I manage. L. comes home and I’m almost decapitated when she hits the garage door opener from her car as she is pulling in. J/K – it’s not that close because I’m able to duck while still on the ladder. I also install new batteries in the remote she has for the gate at the front of the community. I listen to the Political Gabfest.
8:00-10:30 – I pull down and put away all of the exterior Xmas decorations in the middle of a windstorm. I listen to Marketplace.
10:30-11:30 – Kitchen duty and a few supplies arrived today. I start putting away some of the kitchen Xmas decorations. L. ordered pot stickers yesterday from…where???...so I have two of those for dinner. The dog peed on one of the white couch covers so I pull them both off. As I’m replacing them with new couch covers, the dog pees on those, too, and the piss goes outside the cover and onto the couch, the arm of the couch, and under the cushion. This is the last straw!!!
I am sick of picking up dog poop every day!!! Sometimes 2 to 3 times per day!!! She shits in the house and the patio and now she just peed on my couch! Twice!! I put her in the garage for the next four hours, while I treat the couch, let it air dry, and wash the coverings in bleach. I’m tired of taking care of this animal – it is all on me and I have no help with her. Would you want to pick up dog shit every single day? It’s almost impossible to maintain a positive attitude if dog shit is what you see first thing in the morning, every morning.
11:30-2:30 – I go to work, designing my Syllabus and Canvas shell for Specialty Class 1-A. I’m only 50% done when I call it a night. I listen to America Interrupted; What Next; Spoiler Specials; NPR politics; and Air Talk.
3:00-4:00 – I do a 1-hr HIIT Full Body Circuit workout with 5-lb weights. I pause a couple of times so I can do my nighttime routine. I listen to Martinis and Your Money during my workout.
4:30 – Bed.