A New Year

 A new year is upon us and I'm very surprised to say that I have yet to write 2024 on accident. It also feels like 2024 went by incredibly quickly and I fear the rest of my life will continue the exponential trajectory of time leaving me to wonder at the end of my life what the fuck just happened. I hope it's in a good way. But nothing is guaranteed. It's currently Friday night on my 4 day weekend and I'm at Mike's for the night. I tried to sleep in this morning but it didn't work as well as it normally does. I lingered in bed with the girls before finally dragging my arse out into the cold air of my house. I could have gone in to work for a potluck but I opted to stay home because why the hell would I want to do that? I had my second telehealth appointment this afternoon with the EAP. I think he's a good fit for me and I'm finding it very helpful so I'm going to continue seeing him although I'm not sure what I'm going to do when my benefit runs out for the year. I was supposed to meet Erica for coffee today but she had to reschedule so I continued being lazy until it was time to get ready to head to Cornish. I actually did do a load of laundry and an errand so today was a tiny bit productive. Buzz has been on hospice for a week now and he just seems so frail and it's crazy to think about the decline I've witnessed over the past 9 months. He passed out and fell at home and was hospitalized for over a week, getting discharged to home Christmas Eve. More about that later. Mike is greatly affected by all this. 

Last weekend was pretty quiet. Saturday, I filled my new water dispenser, did laundry, the dishes, a quick living room workout, then got ready to head to Cornish for the night. Mike and I went to Frasier's for dinner then watched a movie. Sunday, I vacuumed, cleaned the girls' room, grabbed some groceries then took a luxurious bubble bath. Mike stayed home and will be staying home more to help Jan & Buzz. This situation is just so terrible and sad. 

I last left off on Pearl Harbor day, sitting in the same spot I am now. I headed back to Leb to run some errands before going home for the night. I did some laundry, cleaned the girls' room, and Mike came up for the night and we added another first to our list. Sunday, I did more laundry and cleaned my bathroom. Monday, I vacuumed, did more laundry, ran some errands, and meal prepped.

The following weekend was relatively quiet. Friday during the day was when Buzz passed out and fell so I headed down to the ED after I punched out to see them for a bit. Mike was in CT so he felt better after I saw them. Saturday, I vacuumed, did some laundry and ran some errands. Sunday, I did the dishes, went shopping and grabbed some groceries. Tuesday was my day off that week; I slept in, wrapped some gifts and went for a walk. 

The following weekend was pretty low key as well. Saturday, I did laundry, the dishes, then headed to Mikes for the night. We went to Ctown to run errands and we had dinner at the Mexican restaurant on Washington St. It was delish. Sunday, I grabbed groceries once back in town then headed home to get ready to go to Ctown to see the Goss' for Xmas. It had been a very long time and it wasn't awkward but I can't use that as an excuse to not eventually talk to Adam. I need to start with at least a text apology. It ended up being like old times except we had Common Man take out for dinner instead of Tremont as they were closed. We ate dinner in bed and hung out in the basement the rest of the night. When I got home, Mike was snoring. My day off that week happened to be Christmas so I chose to have Friday off also. I got out of work a little early Xmas eve so I got to Mikes around 7. We watched Xmas vacation, I prepared my overnight french toast, and we put the tree together once Mason fell asleep. We were up and opening presents by 0700 and ended up relaxing the rest of the day. We had breakfast, watched movies, played with new toys, attempted to nap, and ate pizza for dinner. Before heading home for the night, Mason and I ended the day by making a clay Mr. Hankey lol

Friday, I got up to start getting ready for my rescheduled ENT appointment and before I left the house, they canceled on me again. I gave up the other day and scheduled for a third time. Third time's a charm? I spent the rest of the day doing laundry, dishes, vacuuming, and stuffies. Saturday, I went to Cornish but arrived too late to sled so I felt like a loser for the rest of the day (little did I know I was getting sick). We just hung out and watched movies and snacked. Sunday, I headed back to Cornish to head to Killington to have lunch at the restaurant with everybody. Once I was back in town, I grabbed some groceries and waited for Mike to come. I ended up calling out sick Monday and Tuesday. Mon, I made bread, finished The Grey House, and meal prepped. Mike stopped by before heading home to see Jan and Buzz. She had just told him they made the hospice decision so he was pretty upset. Tues was NYE; I watched a movie then got ready to head to Cornish for the night. We airfryed some food, watched a movie then went to bed. Wednesday, I hung out for a little bit after M got Mason back. Once home, I forced myself to go for a walk then called it a night. Thursday, I took all my Xmas stuff down then got ready to go to Windsor to hang with the Dickersons. I went for a walk when I got home then called it a night. 

I'm still going strong with my deactivated Facebook account.

LA is experiencing horrendous, historical wildfires right now. Pete is safe for now.

I recently realized I have 1600 to spend in credit card points. 

I love the girls.