08/04/21 Covid continues, Strikes Shelly

On Tuesday, August 3 about 4 p.m. I started feeling a little off...like vertigo...took my temperature and it was up around 101. Knowing that COVID had arrived I went in Wednesday morning and tested positive...starting my 10 day quarantine. (I already had been quarantined 5 days due to Andy's positive).

I had a fever for 24 hours and felt kind a blah until 4 p.m. Wednesday. Then I started feeling better. I had to work all day Thursday (interviewing over ZOOM for a new Judge) and luckily felt good all day.

I did daily sun therapy (naps on my recliner by the pool). Saturday was another rough day with a bad tummy ache (took a concoction of vitamins without eating anything and it knocked me down for about 3 hours with stomach pains and the accompanying yuck) and just feeling icky. Other then that felt pretty good as I waited out my time.

COVID did allow me to get paid for doing lots of projects. Here are some pictures of some of the projects...I didn't get pix of everything.

Sanded down table

Removed all the finish off table

Stained table

Taking a break after yard work in the 100 degree heat

Trimmed all backyard bushes

Trimmed all front yard bushes

Organized the garage

Took lots of sun bakes my recliner to get Vitamin D to cure COVID

Organized drawer

And another

And a pantry

Gave away extra patio furniture (cleaned porch)

Bought the right clips to make awning go up and down easier

Organized cupboards

Fed the pile for two weeks then did a DI run to donate excess

DI contributions offered to the college kids (there was more, this was after they took stuff)

Cleaned out the dryer vent

Worked from home, this was my office for 2 weeks

Online shopping!!!!!

Lots of swimming, floating, chilling...quietly since it was just me and Andy

Youtube work outs, spinning, walking around the block alone

Read two books

Painted some rocks

Mowed the lawn...twice.

Made cushion covers for Grandpa's chairs

Even had a rainy day.

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