One day at a time

One of the disappointing weeks, on both a personal and broader aspect.  Personally I found that my storage cage in my apartment block basement had been broken into and all my cases and bags have been stolen. Alerted the police and the body corporate, but I still have to replace the cases and repair the storage cage. I'm particularly sad that my cage was the only one that had been attacked and the inconvenience that this causes. On a broader scale, panic buying as reappeared following the announcement that Victoria has to stop relaxing the Corona measures until July due to a spike in infections and there maybe the need for local lock downs.Some people are so inconsiderate, it's sad about the lack of compassion. Last week ended on a high with a positive performance review (although it didn't convert to an outstanding rating, but I still get the progression bonus). I had a good time with my aunt on the last Sunday, even though we didn't do much. I found out that my cousin ...

This week has had its ups and downs, as most weeks do.Work has been positive, my performance review was glowing and my manager is encouraging me to think about where I want my role to go. The main down has been the impact of my food intolerance, which has been particularly bad this week and it is frustrating as I do not know what is causing it this time although I have a couple of ideas. The weather has been a positive, even though we are in winter, the days have generally sunny and comfortable,whilst the nights have been cold. I am spending time on my balcony enjoying the sunny weather. My cat has had a long term issue with his ears and this does not appear to be improving, so more visits to the vets to try to establish what is actually causing the infection and therefore how to get rid of it. Still no word on when we might be returning to the office, the current advice is to work from home if you are able and the implication is that the public service will be the last to return, to h...

Short working week with the Monday a public holiday (Queens Birthday).  Work is plodding along, I do have a project for this week, collating all the responses from the businesses and writing (updating) a brief. Started a leadership program, but been having technical difficulties and missed one of the sessions as I could not get on to the Web portal to find out when it was. Pretty poor that even after an email to the organisers no one has been in touch with me. I finally worked out how I could get on to their portal on Friday. Took Oscar to the vets on Friday, they are trying a different treatment and this one only needs to be applied every five days, so I have to take him back for another treatment on Wednesday coming. Sunday was busy, I went to a friend's place for brunch and then drove to another friend's place for tea and a chat. Didn't do the radio this weekend and it was a good call because I would not been able to do it as my food intolerance hit Sunday afternoon and ...

What a sad state the world is in at the moment. I have taken the Friday off work and dealt with a couple of housekeeping issues, taking my cat to the vets and banking a foreign cheque. Neither of which had the desired outcome, although neither of them were a disaster. The cat still has an ear infection and I have to wait to see if the cheque deposit was successful, although I did learn how to pay in cheques in the future. The garage door is still broken and we are yet to hear from the insurers how much they will pay towards its replacement, as they requested a second quote. In the meantime, we have arranged for security during the night to help stop people wandering inside. I'm on to my third mobile data service, after trying out a prepaid service on Vodafone, I have signed up to them and will transfer over this month, and then cancel the Circle of Life (Optus) service before the end of the month. The Vodafone is on a month by month contract so I can cancel that one if necessary. M...

Beginning to feel more comfortable at home, but not had much motivation to go out, limited shopping to a couple of trips and otherwise have stayed indoors. No exercise, walks or exercise bands, it's not something I'm interested in doing. The garage door has been wrecked and will need to be replaced, unfortunately that could take two weeks to happen, and I don't know if the work order has been sent by our corporate manager. But we my have had a good outcome from the cladding hearing, although we have to deal with the Other Matters (whatever they were). Not visiting my relatives this weekend, it is someone else's turn this weekend. I have spoken to her and she was happy on the phone. Chatted to my sisters and father back in the UK and the rules are beginning to be relaxed there too, with people allowed to meet up outside. Been treating the cat for an ear infection and he definitely does not like to treatment, one day he hid under the bed rather than get his treatment. He ...

The restrictions continue to be relaxed with more coming on the 1st June, including restaurants opening but only for limited number of customers. Work is plodding along. My old team had formal virtual after work drinks on Friday and I put on a formal shirt and bow tie, it was fun. Next week is ultra casual clothing. There was a group meeting this week and the hot question was the name of the group, some in my team (the vocal one) doesn't believe that there should be a name change even though the group name makes no reference to two thirds of the group. No one liked my suggestion, but then it was a bit long. I went to see my Aunty and she was in good form, enjoyed the lunch I prepared and discovered that the chest freezer in the kitchen had burnt out, so unplugged that before it set fire to anything. There was also mood in the toilet from a wet towel she keeps there, to collect the rain, there has to be a better way to ventilate the toilet. I had brunch with friends at there home, o...

The big difference this week to all the other weeks is that there has been a relaxation of some of the rules in Victoria, basically people are now able to visit other people in groups up to 5. These came into effect at midnight Tuesday, so I took Wednesday off work to go and visit my aunty. She enjoyed the company and I was able to do some shopping and banking for her. The price of petrol is very low in some parts and was under a dollar at some petrol stations, unfortunately I had a full tank so I wasn't able to take advantage of the low price. I picked up one of the sets of pyjamas that I purchased for my aunt so I can send it back as they were way too big II didn't think she was a 16 but that what she said she was!). It's going to cost $12 top send them back so not sure it's worth it. I received a letter from the council to say they intend to issue a planning application for the apartment block in front of me and that the objectors have 30 days to appeal. Strangely th...