Day 6 - Governor Newsom reinstates the mask mandate for California

I put two benches together today for the garage reno project…

12/20/21. Monday 

6:30 – I wake up, but go back to sleep.

8:15-9:15 – Shower. Lotion. Covid-19 uniform. Light make-up. I re-pack my bag and load it in my car.

I leave B.’s house.

9:15-9:40 – Drive home.

9:40-10:05 – I collect the dog and take her to the groomer’s.

10:05-10:20 – I sit in the groomer’s parking lot, download podcasts, and check where the nearest Starbucks is located.

10:20-10:40 – I drive to my gas station and fill up.

10:40-11:00 – I hit the drive thru at Starbucks and pick up coffee for B. and I.

11:00-11:15 – Driving to B.’s house.

11:15-1:30 – B. and I have coffee on the patio, in his golf-course backyard, and talk politics.

1:30-2:00 – I drive home.

2:00-3:00 – L. is home, but will be leaving shortly to drive to LA so she can return the wrong shirt she ordered for her friend, J.  We talk briefly.

-L. leaves to pick up the dog first.

2:30-3:00 – I eat the bowtie pasta salad I created yesterday and read My Body is a Big Fat Temple.

3:15-4:00 – The regular benches [for seating] arrived [these are NOT the work benches I’ve been addressing throughout my blog] and I start putting them together. Each bench is comprised of 15 pieces.

4:00-5:00 – L. returns with the dog.  When I ask L. to help me put together the benches, she refuses and leaves.

5:30-6:00 – I take the dog for a walk.

6:00-6:30 – I put my new car cover on my car to make sure it fits.

6:30-7:30 – I continue putting the bench together.

-L arrives and starts putting together the charcuterie board she purchased for her and her friend, M.

7:30-8:00 – I finish putting together the bench, take pictures, and email the pictures to B. because I need a wrench-and-socket set to finish assembly.

M. arrives.

8:00-9:00 – The special Santa Claus wrapping paper that I ordered from Hallmark arrived, so I cut it to size to fit the master garage door panels, and tape it into place to get the garage ready for my “Xmas in the Garage” themed dinner.

9:00-10:00 – I put the second bench together but both are not completely assembled because I still need a wrench and socket set.

10:00-10:30 – The fake “animal” pelts arrived so I unwrap them and place them on the benches.

10:30-11:30 – Blog post

12:30-1:00 – I do a 15-minute Insanity Max – Abs workout.

1:15-2:00 – I do a 30 minute Insanity Max – Cardio workout.

2:00-2:30 – Nighttime routine.

2:30-3:00 – I listen to Southern Fried Crime while I make my coffee and pack my lunch bag. Bed.