A Busy Wednesday

After a few weeks of trial and error, I figured out the secret to actually getting an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccine at the local grocery chain's pharmacy: Get on the the registration website just before the mass email goes out that tells everyone to go to the website to sign up for an appointment. 

I managed to make an appointment at the location that's about a 15-minute drive from the house, as opposed to the location that's about a 2-minute drive from that house (and that's really only even if you have to wait for traffic to clear before you can make the turn onto the main drag and then the turn into the parking lot). I know: First World Problems. God forbid I have to travel a little.

So, I took the first available spot (birds and hands and bushes came to mind) and was only mildly chagrined when, about twenty minutes after I got my confirmation message, a bunch of appointments at the closer location were suddenly available. Doh!

I arrived a little early for my appointment and essentially got right in with minimal waiting. 

I had no immediate side effects, so I was free to make my way a few miles down the road to the Krispy Kreme for a free Original Glazed.

After that, I decided to do my civic duty and vote early. 

I'm working at the polls on election day, so I needed to vote early or absentee anyhow. I voted absentee in the fall and was going to do the same this time around. However, when I saw my sample ballot online and realized that it only had the library levy on it, I thought it was a bit much to have to mail in a ballot request, wait for the ballot to arrive, fill it out, and mail it back for just that one thing. The Board of Elections was (sort of) on my way home from the Krispy Kreme anyhow.

So, I was feeling pretty pleased with myself for checking off so many items on my to-do list. (I also returned some library books, made an appointment for an eye exam, and did a little grocery shopping.)  A busy day, indeed.