I can't believe it's already pretty much the end of the year. I have no idea where it went, but I do know it was a busy and challenging year. I thought the lockdowns and mandates would be gone by now, but so far, they lessen and then reappear. Hubby is permanently working from home. His office is gone. The whole department is now working remotely and the space has been allocated for something else. As much as I enjoy having him home, I miss my alone time. I tease him that I didn't sign up for him being underfoot yet as that was supposed to be years away when he retires.
The vaccine was brutal for me. I was sick 11 days with fever, severe headache, vertigo, and my sense of smell and taste were way off and quite offensive for me. I'm still not 100 percent with those senses. I have good days and bad days with taste/smell. Some of my favorite things will taste good in the beginning and then become extremely offensive to me half way through eating. I'm still having severe headaches occasionally and they will put me down for a couple of days. I never had anything like them before the vaccine. I got the vaccine so I wouldn't have to wear a mask and worry about getting ill. Well, masks are still required here and vaccinated people are getting the virus. Sigh...
I'm no longer buying craft supplies. Prices keep going up, so I'm working on my stash at this point. I have 2 subscriptions that will be running out and I cancelled everything that I pay monthly on. It's sad that I missed out on some great sales this year, but they will be there again next year. I hang my head in shame with my submission to pressure to buy now, because it will be gone very soon. While housebound, I had a lot of time for YouTube and email, so the fever of buying to self-medicate took hold. It's so easy to slip into that mess! The bright side is I bought before prices went up - almost everything on sale and free shipping, so, now I have a nice stock to get me through the price increases and not feel like I don't have anything to craft.
My mood has been odd. Sometimes I'm sad but mostly I just feel indifferent. I think it's being stuck at home so much and not seeing family and friends. My bestie is gone and my next dearest friend has been diagnosed with a terminal disease of her lungs. I've been watching her slowly go downhill the last couple of years, but this year has been the most noticeable and seems to be getting worse more rapidly. On top of that, but my cats had to be put down this year. Our stray male cross the Rainbow Bridge on Feb 7th from cancer and our 19 year old female had a seizure on Feb 14th and never came back all the way. She ended up with kidney failure and crossed over on July 1st.
So, that's what's been up here and why no postings. I must get back on top of things and post more. I need to post about the positive things in life - too much negative going on!
