Lock-down Day 563

Not a good night, I'm afraid. This roller-coaster weather is not very helpful, when it's a little warmer, I'm hot as heck! Throughout the night I go from hot to cold to hot to cold ... and just to round things off, I got to enjoy an awful cramp in my calf! With no monthly reminder, I've not taken my tissue salts regularly ... so now I'm vulnerable to cramps.

I got up late, and when I opened for mippies, a snake had got caught in the sliding door! I managed to lift the door and release the snake - still a baby, I think. I've posted a photo hoping that someone can identify it. I tried google photo search - which came up with King Cobra! Bollocks! Well, I hope ... 

I'm struggling to get started today. I need cat food ...

I've been toying with the idea of taking a day off this week ... only, if I do, I can't see myself going out to buy the things I need, the reason I'm thinking of taking the day off ... and then, there'd be no point.

When I try to see myself driving to anywhere ... I'm overcome with anxiety! This first happened about eight years ago, when I lived in East London. Every time I tried to go to the beach, or just for a drive our anywhere outside my flat ... I had to overcome some sort of internal barrier. It's not agoraphobia, as such, as - well, I don't have any trouble stepping outside, into my garden! Nor do I have any issue going to work. And FROM work, I have no problem going anywhere, either. Yet ... 

So, I thought of taking half a day off, leave after lunch. Funny thing: same anxiety! I guess it's about leaving my 'comfort zone'? Well, not big deal - except that I'm going nowhere. I can live with that ... now. Good thing this didn't start when I was younger, though! But now? Not an issue ...

Crap! Now I can't log into the site to order cat food ... not having a good day, am I? Again!

Well, I've ordered groceries. I'll try to get the cat food tomorrow - can't log into the site.

And with this whole anxieting myself, it's now noon! Power out in four hours - I had better get the baking going!

Right, I managed to get the Whiskas for my mippies! All anxiety is now gone! Bread dough is on the go, now I can relax!

Okay, snake was identified as a Red Lipped Herald snake. It can be aggressive, but is not dangerous. Not even to mippies!

One more hour of electricity before the outage ... this really puts a major damper on my weekend. It may not sound like much, and knowing WHEN and for HOW LONG definitely makes it easier - but it does put your entire weekend on a schedule! All electrical chores MUST BE FINISHED by the time the power goes out. Not just started, or in progress, but finished ... which essentially puts the entire weekend on a schedule.

Well, I manged to get everything ready on time. Bread and muffins are in the oven, bed sheets are hanging on the line and I've put the geyser on, so I'll have hot water to wash the dishes ... whenever I want. Well, I never WANT to wash dishes, as you know. I mean, at least I can wash them on MY terms - not Eishkom's schedule.

Right, that's over. And I did wash the dishes. Of course, as soon as the power went off, I realised that I was hungry - so I had some viennas. After washing the dishes, I went outside for a bit. Pulled all the large weeds around the peach tree, some of them were getting to knee-height already.

Now I'm back inside, running my bath.

All done and clean! Now I can watch an episode or two before I have to shut everything down, as there will be another power outage from midnight till 02:30. Sigh ...