A hell of a month

[popkin16]

It's been a hell of a month (and by that, I mean the last 30 days).

First, we got word of a bigger place with reasonable rent late in December. I'm talking the week before Christmas late. Because we didn't want to have to pay another month's rent on our old place, we had to pack up and move out in a rush. We did most of our moving the week after Christmas (since the week leading up to the holiday was rough), and we're in the new place now, but we have boxes EVERYWHERE and it's all just...a mess.

The Thursday before Christmas I started feeling unwell. I took two covid tests, which came back negative. I suspect I had bronchitis, which I've had before, and my dad has chronic bronchitis. I had to sleep sitting up in an armchair, which absolutely sucks after a while. I didn't start feeling better until the following Tuesday, where I worked a half-shift.

And then two days ago I tested positive for covid via home test. I called a walk-in clinic about getting professionally tested and they told me to go to Walgreens, so I did and received confirmation that I'm positive.  I'm doing okay - a bit of a cough, a stuffy nose, and a lot of fatigue. I'm stressing about work though - I applied for a leave of absence but the company we go through - Sedgewick - can sometimes be a dick and deny leaves. If I'm denied, I won't have enough "protected" PTO to cover my call-ins, which means I'll be fired. Fingers crossed everything works out for me!

My "work wife" is leaving for Germany as part of her college education. She'll be gone for 4 months, and I'm not sure what I'll do without her.

Fandom-wise, I'm still hopping around. I've gotten really into online comics (most notably webtoons), some of which are based on Korean webnovels. So I'm...reading Korean webnovels now 😂 And writing fic for them too, not that I've published anything yet. It's difficult because the web novels are much further along than the comics, and I'm not caught up on the novels yet. The novels are different from how things are done in English. They're all very....hmm...sparsely written? I'm sure English readers are losing some stuff in translation, but the few web novels I've read are short on describing things. Actions, sure, but sometimes expressions, clothing, the surrounding area, stuff like that aren't mentioned at all. Not that it's bad; it's just an adjustment!

Still reading some anime fic, some books, etc. My list of things to watch continues to grow while I ignore it lol.

And now I want a nap...

Comments

[squidgiepdx]

Oh jeez ::hugs:: I'm thinking good thoughts for you!!

[popkin16]

*HUGS* Thank you so much ;__;

[brumeier]

Oh, man. You've had a lot going on. ::hugs:: I hope you're feeling better, and that you don't lose your job!

How's the new place? Or, how will it be once you get all the boxes unpacked?

[popkin16]

It's been quite the month! I'm feeling much better now, and I got my paperwork signed...so I'll hopefully be good lol.

The new place is great! We're not smack dab in the city anymore, so we have some room to breathe. Lots more room! But an elderly man lived in the place before us, so we have SO MUCH to clear out. We've unpacked our necessities, but there's so much work to be done...but it'll be great when we get there!

[timespirt]

"HUGS"

Sorry it's covid hon. Did they give you the Paxlovid? You get better in 7 days verses getting the antibodies which doesn't do much.

[popkin16]

*HUGS*

I'm already better :) I took a test today and it came back negative. I have a bit of a cough left and that's it. I can even taste food again! My symptoms were pretty mild...

[timespirt]

It took me 16 days to get over it because I got the antibodies. If I get it again I will be getting the pills. Glad your doing okay hon.

"HUGS"

[popkin16]

Damn, 16 days??? I'm so sorry, that must have sucked enormously!

[timespirt]

It did and I will never listen to a doctor about antibodies again. Also it seems some women have a reaction to the antibodies. I thought I was having a heart attack for the first few minutes. The men in the room didn't have that reaction but the woman that got the shot after me had the same reaction I did.

[popkin16]

Oh my god that's awful 😦 I'm glad everything turned out well, damn.

[timespirt]

"HUGS"

[esteefee]

oh man, I'm crossing my fingers for real that work won't be a bitch about giving you deserved leave for freaking COVID. feel better soon, my friend. Sending you health beams. <3

[popkin16]

I'm feeling better already, so I think your health beams worked <3 I took a test and it came back negative, and I got some necessary paperwork filled out...so I *should* be good? Unless work decides to be dumb, which I can't rule out...

[esteefee]

*smooch*!

[popkin16]

😚

[melagan]

Oh, hon, it sounds like it's been a real roller coaster.
Fingers crossed that you get feeling better soon and that you get the time off you need.

This is not the time to stress about unpacked boxes, they get taken care of after a while.

I'm glad you found a fandom that you can get involved in and yay for writing!

❤️❤️❤️❤️

[popkin16]

It really has been 😩 It'd be nice if I could catch a break lol.

I'm already feeling better! Took a test today and it came back negative, got my return to work paperwork signed...so I should be good. I'm hoping to go back on Thursday~

[tarlanx]

I do hope your health improves soon! Hope the new place turns out really lovely once you have those boxes unpacked :)

[popkin16]

I'm already feeling better :D My home test came back negative today, so I went and saw a doctor to see if I'm fit to return to work.

The new place is going to be great! It's just going to be A LOT of work.

[tarlanx]

New places are always a LOT of work, but worth it :)

[popkin16]

You are so right. I'm just ready for everything to be clean and unpacked lmao.

[trillingstar]

Oh congratulations on that move!! Whew, I looked around my immediate space and went, Could I do this in a week? Ahahahaha! But ugh, the armchair sleeping. My sympathies.

One of my peeps recently got me into a Korean manhwa called A Shoulder to Cry On. I was mildly interested in the webtoon at first, but then learned there's a live action adaptation [that was supposed to be out by now but there've been allegations of abuse from the idol group (against management) so idk what is happening with it, but of course now I WANTS IT]. Anyway possibly another to add to the stack? :)

*HUGS you tight like not that tight but just tight enough*

[popkin16]

I moved A LOT growing up, so we're pretty old hands at it now. It's not organized or anything, but we got the job done. Our new place is a MESS, though. The former resident - an elderly man - left a ton of stuff that we have to clear out. We have our necessities unpacked, but we still have much to do...

Ooo I'll have to check out A Shoulder to Cry On! Er, unless the live action adaptation never gets released lmao. I'll have to just check out the webtoon 😂 I just found out a manhwa I read called The New Employee is being made into a k-drama. The manhwa is cute (and occasionally explicit lmao) so I'm going to check out the K-drama.

[icarus]

Oh, I'm so sorry about getting COVID on Top of moving so suddenly, Plus the holidays. I'm impressed you managed to do all at once, and still run SGASanta.

It's been a few weeks, so for all I know you've unpacked every box and your place is perfectly decorated now. But in case it isn't, my mother had a suggestion for unpacking after a move that's always helped me:

Unpack and decorate one room. No boxes in that room. Make it polished.

That then becomes your place to retreat when you're "aaaaaaaaah!" about the boxes, especially when you've moved an entire house (or from somewhere you've lived a long time).

I find this works for cleaning, too, when I've fallen behind. The One Clean Room is contagious.