The Monday working from home

 Hi,

When I work from home, not a lot happens for a daily blog.  Hahahah.  I worked.  Mike worked.  He went to physio in the afternoon.  The physio told him not to run still.  He went to the gym instead.

Tofu scramble on my Buddha bowl

Came home and ate Buddha bowl for tea like me.

He went and did the basement plastic shrouding work.  I heard some swearing.  He came back upstairs after a bit.  We went to bed.

Boring.

But my cough is much, much better.  I think tomorrow (Wed) I will be in at work.  Mixing socially.  All that good stuff.  Hahahah.

Lucky - because it is Mike's birthday tomorrow.  Phew!  

Have a great day.

Love,

Angela

The weekend with a covid test

 Hi,

It was probably a good call to avoid sitting in a cold stadium to watch the rugby on Friday night.  Elly and Tom opted for the Wilton bowling club instead - so I walked down there at 6.35pm and was at their table by 6.45pm.  Turns out they have Friday night dinners and although when Elly and Tom got there, the rugby was not on, they turned it on for us.  Woot!

Friday morning iced lattes

I had a lovely pumpkin and feta lasagne.  It was accompanied by two fresh salads.  I was very happy.  Mike popped down after burgers with Sarah, Hamish and Ryan.  He had a beer with Tom and Elly.

Wilton bowling club for the rugby

Back home and off to bed.  But when I woke, I had a cough.  :-(  Combined with my slightly snotty nose I decided it was best to skip boot camp and have a covid test.  Just in case.

Saturday morning covid test drive through queue

We drove at 9.40am to the car wash and sat through that until closer to 10am when the covid drive through testing station opened on Taranaki St.

There was a car in the covered part already - and one that pulled in just ahead of us.  I think a bicycle turned up behind us.  So - fairly steady.

I was approached by a young woman in a mask and she read out a form and filled it in for me.  Questions like:  do you work in MIQ?  Have you travelled overseas?  Have you been in contact with anyone from overseas?  (Yes, I had.  Were they from Australia?  Yes.  From Melbourne?  No.  That's fine).

We waited for a short time and then drove under the temporary covered porch thing.  The nurse explained the process for the swab well.  They identified me - again.  And I wriggled my toes while the nurse shoved the swab up my nose (apparently wriggling your toes takes your mind off your nose).  10 seconds.  5 seconds in one direction and 5 in the other.  She counted up for the first 5 and then down for the second 5.  Very well done.

And despite my eyes watering from it - it was almost nice.  Certainly not sore.  And not uncomfortable, really.  Kinda ticklish?  

Negative result

The notice I got along with the swab said I had to isolate at home until the results came through.  And stay at home even with a negative result until my symptoms were gone for 24 hours.

It took 24 hours almost to the hour for the result to come by text.  Negative.  Woot!

So Saturday saw me stay home while Mike went out with Sally and Andrew.  Car port prep work and dinner at Bin44.

Sunday saw the same.  Me at home.  Mike, Sally and Andrew really making progress at Polly's place.  I think the car port needs another layer of paint.  And then it is ready for the iron.  The shed got the flashing sorted - yay!  The garden was tidied up with some edging and bark chips.  

It looks good.  Once the car port roof is done, it will look pretty good.  Maybe windows could be next.  :-)  Bit of double glazing?  Keep it toastie pie warm.

Andrew painting

Shed is much more flash(ing) now

Outside garden is nice and tidy

Anyway.  Mike got home and we had a great dinner.   Buddha bowl.  And then bed.  The weather has packed in.  Really wet this morning.  Can barely see over the valley.

I am working from home.  Because... cough.  But it is already better than the weekend.  Maybe I can go back to work tomorrow or Wednesday.

Friend at work (Theresa) had a kick boxing fight on Saturday.  Her partner recorded it and put it on Facebook.  She looked amazing!  And she is the main instigator of the Dirt Duathlon race which is this coming Saturday.  Got to be ready for that.

Mike's birthday week!  Yay!

Have a great week.

Love,

Angela

The Thursday with not much for me

 Hi,

Mike had his snow lovers meetup after work but before that he asked me to have a quick dinner at Honey Badger.  Certainly happy to do that.  My burger was quite nice (hemp patty) with a bit of spice to it.

Spontaneous beer with Mike after work

I jumped on a bus and headed home and fell into Netflix (which hardly ever happens - but there you go!).  Mike stayed out for ages because it turns out there are a lot of keen skiers ready for the snow.

Slept well and up to stuff warm clothes into my bag as I am meeting Elly to watch the rugby after work.  7pm kick off.

The weekend is just ahead.  We hope to work on the carport.  No - that is not deja vu.  I have said that many times.  Let's see if we can actually get it sorted.

Have a good one.

Love,

Angela

The Wednesday with a run after work with Callan

 Hi,

Happy birthday.

Busy days - but at least I got away from the office for a team lunch.  It was a sad reason - to say goodbye to Harriet as she moves onto a role elsewhere.  She's such a wonderful person.  She would always say what I was wrestling with internally - trying to figure out how to word it.  I hope she is super successful with what she does next.

Team lunch to say goodbye to Harriet

After work I went for a run with Callan.  Good on him for inspiring me to get out there.  The evening was beautiful and still.  It was my fastest 5km in a long time.  So I am getting there despite having to stop to blow my nose in the cold.  Hahahah.

We met Mike and Craig at the pub after our run.  Had a drink and a bowl of chips - then Mike and I bussed home.

Off to bed and up for squats in the gym with Quentin.  Off to work and a coffee with Maureen.

Iced latte start to my day with Maureen

Another busy day at work.  Have a good one wherever you are.

Love,

Angela

The Tuesday that was like a Monday

 Hi,

Ended up walking with Callan to PB Tech after work and back - and then convinced him and Stacy to join me and Mike at Bin44 for dinner.  Awesome way to end the day.

Ubered home and fell into bed.  Hahahah.  Lightweights.

Up to a stunning day - gorgeous sunrise.  Bussed in and met Arthur at Ugly Bagels for an iced latte.

Good morning Wellington

Best Ugly Bagel with Arthur

Good to catch up with his news at his new workplace.

The day stretches ahead.  Busy.  Hoping to run with Callan after work.  Mike's physio has told him to ease off running for a week while he does exercises to help his calf.  Do that, Mike!

Have a great day.

Love,

Angela

the weekend that was a long one because of the Queen

 Hi,

So many things crammed into the long weekend.  My nose was still a bit snotty Saturday morning so I gave boot camp a miss but Mike went.  I sat in the car and read while he did his thing.  Good on him.

Home made Saturday morning iced latte

Grocery shopping after that - or Mike did anyway.  Back home to tidy and chill a bit.  Moxley was certainly chill.

Moxley is chilling

Ellie and Tom came over for beer tasting from the home brew they both did a month or so back.  And we had tea too.  Mike had cooked up a great feast and Ellie had made apple pie.

Up Sunday for a day of mountain biking with Andrew.  He took us up Te Whiti Riser.  What a superb way to spend our afternoon.  I stuck to the forest 4WD track after that.  :-)

We enjoy getting out on the mountain bikes

Andrew took the harder way

Coming back down Wainuiomata hill, I used the beautiful bike path.  Mike and Andrew tackled the track.  It looked like fun with some decent rollercoaster looking bits.

The end of it did go into steep jumps but fortunately Mike pulled out before then and follwed me down the tarsealed bike path.  Andrew negotiated his way down - said he might have even needed to walk across a section.  Must have been gnarly.  As I waited for them both, a dad told me what they were both up to as he had seen them.  Hahah.  Good on him because I was wondering why I was the only person at the bottom for a few minutes.

I made the right call, let me just say.  Bike path for the win.

Back home and Richard, Theresa, Alex and Ellen came to visit.  We ordered Indian takeaways and enjoyed chatting away to them.  Andrew visited too.  So good to see them - it has been a while for me.

Aidan was up for a school thing (Shakespeare - the Scottish play).  Seemed like a good reason for them all to come up to me.

Sunday we headed out with the bikes again with Sally and Andrew.  Rode up the new bike path just north of Waterloo station.  Across to the river.  Down to lunch in Lower Hutt.  And back to Sally and Andrew's.  About 15km.

Monday we also got out on the bikes

Giant iced latte @ the cafe in the convention centre

Headed home and sorted out tea.  

Moxley is very interested in Mike's dinner

She's not allowed on the bench

Cat is in the bag

Got ready for the short working week and into bed.  Good sleep but could have been longer.  

Flu jab day at work for me today.

My cold seems to have largely disappeared.  Hopefully that is the end of it.

Have an awesome day.

Love,

Angela

The Thursday with working from home

 Hi,

Thursday.  Snotty.  Means I missed my regular brekkie date with the Bacon Buttie crowd and burger night with Mike's friends.

Home made iced latte

Mike got home after work and we ate and went to bed.  Not much else to say really.

Up Friday and made home made iced latte to see me through my working from home day.  :-)

Weekend coming - it's Queens Birthday weekend.  So Monday is a holiday.  I hope I throw this cold off ASAP.  Imagine wasting a long weekend at home??!!!

Have a good weekend.

Love,

Angela