2020 can suck it!
Jul. 22nd, 2020 07:29 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
piploverSoooooo...
I don't know about anyone else, but 2020 has so far really kind of sucked, on so many levels.
For me, personally, it's been a hard couple of months.
Last month, my water pipes burst and I had to have the entire house re-piped and the main water line replaced. Insurance didn't cover anything, so I was left with an $8000 bill. I was without hot water for 3 weeks, but thanks to my mom, who lives just down the street, I was able to go over to her place and shower.
I was also able to do a loan from my 401K and had a GoFundMe to help pay the rest, and barely managed to squeak through. It's all down now, and a week later I'm still getting over the stress, lol.
Then, yesterday, I got bloodwork back and it appears I'm mildly diabetic. This isn't a huge surprise, my parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles are all diabetic, so I was fighting against the inevitable.
I don't want to start medication for this but try to control it with diet. My mom is Type 1 diabetic so she is helping me figure out meals and what to do.
I'm trying to look at my blessings through this, though. Now I have new water pipes in my house, I don't have to worry about anything breaking in the middle of winter. Also, hot water!
As for the diabetes, well, I need to lose weight anyways. This is just giving me a nudge.
I hope the rest of you are doing well. Take care of yourselves, and each other.
I don't know about anyone else, but 2020 has so far really kind of sucked, on so many levels.
For me, personally, it's been a hard couple of months.
Last month, my water pipes burst and I had to have the entire house re-piped and the main water line replaced. Insurance didn't cover anything, so I was left with an $8000 bill. I was without hot water for 3 weeks, but thanks to my mom, who lives just down the street, I was able to go over to her place and shower.
I was also able to do a loan from my 401K and had a GoFundMe to help pay the rest, and barely managed to squeak through. It's all down now, and a week later I'm still getting over the stress, lol.
Then, yesterday, I got bloodwork back and it appears I'm mildly diabetic. This isn't a huge surprise, my parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles are all diabetic, so I was fighting against the inevitable.
I don't want to start medication for this but try to control it with diet. My mom is Type 1 diabetic so she is helping me figure out meals and what to do.
I'm trying to look at my blessings through this, though. Now I have new water pipes in my house, I don't have to worry about anything breaking in the middle of winter. Also, hot water!
As for the diabetes, well, I need to lose weight anyways. This is just giving me a nudge.
I hope the rest of you are doing well. Take care of yourselves, and each other.
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Date: 2020-07-23 11:47 am (UTC)Over the past eight months, I've lost eight people in my life (only one from COVID) -- three relatives and five friends. It's mind boggling. It's as if a decade of events are being compressed tightly into this one year, making it difficult to keep any kind of emotional or mental balance. You're not alone, and you're greatly loved!! ♥
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Date: 2020-07-23 02:22 pm (UTC)I agree, it's like everything that can go wrong has, and what would normally be a devastating blow one year is just another day in 2020.
We'll get through this together, but boy are we going to deserve a vacation after!!
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Date: 2020-07-30 11:15 pm (UTC)Take care of yourself. {{{hugs}}}
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Date: 2020-07-31 02:40 pm (UTC)*Big hugs*