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My 58th birthday was last Tuesday.

I got several cards this year, and my cousin, Roz, sent me home made, vacuum packed brownies!

The day itself was nothing special, though, as I was stressed out and mentally exhausted.

It was a bad day for work, as that project with all of the paperwork that I had picked up from the office the previous week was a clusterfuck!

My supervisor had figured that two days would be enough for me to reconcile a month's worth of deposits, but she had NO idea what a mess they would be, and she really has no idea what is involved in doing reconciliations on a GOOD day.

It ended up taking every minute of three days, and was aggravating for everyone involved...ESPECIALLY me....and, of course, my supervisor was not involved.

SO, after all was said and done, and balanced, I emailed her and said never again. We need to do this a different way!

My idea is that I should go to the office once a week to pick up that week's deposit reports. That way, the work can be done on an ongoing basis, instead of under superheated pressure once a month.

To my surprise, she accepted my idea.

Someone who is going to the office to help out will collate the batches from what the payment posters print out at the office, and drop them into folders, and I will go collect them, and then drop them back off when complete.

My day to go to the office is Fridays, because no one is there.

We had a company wide conference call meeting on Thursday, and the CEO told us, in no uncertain terms, that the admin staff are going to be working from home indefinitely.

He does not believe that this virus is anywhere near clearing out of the area, and he wants his team to be safe and healthy.

SO, when I went for my first regular visit on Friday, I got the rest of my personal items out of my desk, and brought them home.

We also timed it so that I was at the office when the honor flyover happened!  We saw the planes going over the hospital, and were right there at my building when one flew over for us.  It was pretty cool!

Sadly, it was just me, Dave, and the Chief of Staff.  I had no idea this was supposed to be happening, so I was super excited about the timing!

Dave and I have been out on our bikes a few more times, and plan to go again today.  We've ordered some safety helmets.  We're probably never going to encounter much traffic riding around the neighborhood, but we could hit a rock, or a crack in the pavement, and fall, so it's a good idea.

I haven't had a helmet for years. I hate wearing them, but I admit that I am not as confident of a cyclist as I used to be.

We also hope to get out to a park for a walk today.  I have not been out of the neighborhood, except to go to the office, in two weeks.

The state of Oklahoma re-opened on Friday, despite the fact that our numbers continue to rise.

Dave and I are not planning to rush out and meet friends in public places.  We will continue to isolate, and be extremely careful.

On Friday evening, there were two house parties on our block...right next door, and across the street and over one.

Brilliant.

Sanitizing wipes still cannot be found anywhere, so I continue to clean the house with my special brew.  When it runs out, I will improvise with my own blend of essential oils to make it smell good.

I have to go for my blood draw tomorrow, and now I have to go in the middle of my work day because the labs have decreased their hours.  They are only open til 2, so I will clock out and go at 1, and clock back in when I get back to my desk.  That way, I will get paid accurately out of my FMLA hours.

Hopefully, the lab sites will put their hours back to normal soon.

We did our mowing and chores yesterday, so today there is just one more project I want Dave to work on for me, so I can plant my black eyed susan and yarrow seeds out back.

The bean plants are doing great!

Not much else to report.  Our world is pretty small right now.