This time of year is meant to be filled with joy and family get-togethers, but not everyone has family or anything to be happy about. So are you ok?
This time of year is meant to be filled with joy and family get-togethers, but not everyone has family or anything to be happy about. So are you ok?
I’m a mix of OK and not-OK.
The good: I’m excited with Xmas + New Years’ Eve. It’s just family but I always get hyped up. Learning how to paint oil on canvas. Got nice gifts for my family, “nice” not as “expensive” but as “things that they’ll enjoy”.
The bad: lots of things to do. Juggling the will of five people and two cats for the festivities, as I’m the one cooking most of it. (Yes, the cats will get treats. Yoghurt for one, shredded chicken breast for another.) Work is also extra hard those days.
The ugly: I hate summer. Insect thinks that my desk is a love hotel, my feet get swollen, 13:00 and I turn into mush, my cats get more nocturnal so late night/early morning they’re “MEOW, MEOW” = “stop sleeping and play with me, stupid human”. At a certain point in my life I seriously considered buying a house in the Alps so I didn’t need to deal with summers any more.
I feel you. It’s really my first Christmas where I’ve had to juggle presents, family, and school work. And I agree, summer sucks. But I’m glad that your getting to spend time with your family and cats.