Minor gripes but overall good
Meh.
I have a paper for uni due end of this month that I’m procrastinating working on. Not fun because I have low motivation to do it, but otherwise I’m doing fine.
Reasonably well for being in the middle of an American election year. Ignoring that as much as possible (good luck). At times, I hate life. But for the most part, I’m doing well. I wish everyone well.
Rough patch.
My wife is going through chemo for colon cancer. Prognosis looks good. But the treatment is hell. Halfway through next week.
Her aunt lives with us. She has Parkinsons. Starting to really slide. Needs bathroom help every 2 hours - 24x7x365. No one sleeps much here. She’ll need to go into assisted living real soon now. Will she live longer than her money? Maybe.
My kid is 14. Good kid. Smart. Well-intentioned. But 14 is hard. And he’s a total slacker.
My mom just had gallbladder surgery at 80. She’s recovering well. But lives on her own and needs extra attention. We all worry she will need to go into assisted living, too. But she’s mostly broke. Not good.
The place I work was bought out a few months ago. My job is likely safe through the end of the year. But after that… well, we all know how it usually goes. At least my wife’s chemo will be covered until then.
I’m over 60 and overweight with HBP. No heart attack… yet. But that can’t be too far off.
So… plenty of pressure all around. But I manage to keep to the Stoics’ philosophy and accept the world as it is. Be patient and kind and let things happen as they happen. I keep trying to loose weight.
Either we get through this, or we don’t. But I can easily accept that we all did our best.
Damn. That’s a lot of stress. Make sure you put your health first as a priority. Walk/bike daily. Stay with us.
Not great. Perpetually exhausted (~4 years, onset), GP just gaslights me into thinking I’m fine.
My friends have all but abandoned me since the pandemic.
I have no job and due to the aforementioned fatigue struggle to find a route back to employment.
On the plus side my cat loves me. Probably something to doo with tuna.
Overall I think I win.
Anxious but looking forward to moving out. Things just have been really rough on me mentally for the past few years where I currently am and I’m just really looking forward to at least put some of those memories behind me for a while
Feeling spikes of being overwhelmed, anxious about the future, feeling bad about ideological clashes with a friend and trying to shake off the bad bedrot habit I’ve picked up. So just the normal.
Still, over the last few months I’ve pushed myself to do things I’ve not done before. So that’s good.
… Also, my work has announced massive cuts, but not how it’s going to affect us. I should probably worry about that. :D
I hit the bottom of my munchkins box already and I’m ready to cry. And I can’t go back to the same DD today because they’ll probably recognize me.
Doing just fine thanks
Can’t complain. And you?
Busy but overall doing great! I’m drawing right now 😃
Hey - that’s a biblically accurate angel, isn’t it!
Yup! 😃
Pretty awful if I’m being honest. I’m miserable at my job but having trouble finding anything better and worrying I’m not good enough. All my friends have had kids and settled down and I uninstalled all the dating apps a year ago because all I ever got was ghosted. I feel like I’m stuck here with no way out.
Hey, don’t let your job define you. I feel like I have imposter syndrome every day at my job. But at the end of the day, a job is a job. Do you have any hobbies? Music?
Also, the job market is hard. Try not to let it get you down (as much as you can. I know it’s demoralizing.)
I’ve a lot of “have-to-dos” in my life right now and it won’t seem to end for another couple months. I’m overly stressed. Worse, it’s mostly paperwork stuff which my executive function is waging an immense war on
I feel like I’ve drifted from all my online friends but things are going good with my IRL friends. Work is good too.
