January was hell.
I got some Very Bad news about a very close family member.
The 'it doesn't get better' kind of news.
I'm not really ready to go into it, further than saying I've found myself becoming a carer again. Yay.
So January was enough to say that 2023 is a bad year. Straight off.
I'm just hoping it stays at this level of bad and doesn't get worse. I can just about cope if it does that.
Meanwhile, I'm trying not to do that 'unhealthy overworking coping mechanism' thing that I do.
...So that means that, from time to time, something's gonna have to give.
And that means there may be times when I can't get as many posts written, or can't reply to comments so quickly, or I might even have to skip some of my regular posts (though if that happens, I hope to put out a quick update to let you know - I wouldn't leave you hanging, dearest nerdlets!)
So, please be patient with me!
No 'popular posts' section again this month.
My stats are chock-full of spam, and I have neither the energy nor the desire to sieve through it for the actual details. Sorry!
Comics Wrap-Up
The Surprising Amount of Feels Involved - Guardians of the Galaxy and more
You Can 100% Guarantee I Need Klaus Hargreeves - The Umbrella Academy and more
Some Sort of Rundown on the State of Reality - The Umbrella Academy and more
Friday Fics Fix
As The Fanfiction Gods Intended... - A SamBucky The Falcon and The Winter Soldier AU fic
It's Not His Fault He's Not Umbrella Ben! - Umbrella Academy fic with Klaus Hargreeves being comforted by Sparrow Ben, because I am trash.
Nerd Church
You Can't Do All Of The Things, All Of The Time (And That's OK) - A helpful reminder to me and you that no-one is super-human (dammit!)
Learn ALL The Languages! - Did you know they don't limit how many languages you can learn on Duolingo?!
The Writer Diaries: Purpose and Existential Crises - in which I explain Awen and am able to turn literally anything into an existential crisis; and yes, this does relate to writing, I promise
Other Non-Review Posts
The Bookish Diversity Link List 2023
Month in Review(s) - December 2022
And that was January. Good riddance.
How was yours?
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Oh I'm so sorry to hear about your month, Cee :( I'm here in any capacity if you wanna vent. The life of a carer is not easy, and it can be so difficult to take care of yourself in the process. Sending love.
ReplyDeleteThanks Em :) That's so sweet of you. <3
DeleteI'm sorry to hear that you got bad news about a loved one. And I can SO relate to the stress and fatigue that come with having to be a caregiver - plus the feeling of injustice, because we need a break too, and we need to take care of ourselves too, and sometimes there's just no time. Sending hugs and wishing you strength.
ReplyDeleteThanks Roberta :) *sends hugs back*
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