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Rough year + updates + bsky!
3 months ago
Okay so I never made a journal update since getting my new PC.
Leading up to February, the entire year previous has been rough. I switched to a private hire Homecare and finally have my 40 hour work weeks back (I work 12 hour shifts so I get lots of days off I’m thankful for this new place) whereas before this, with the Homecare company I worked for I was getting only 11 hours/week. The shitty hours were because I was working for someone that hired the company, that was abusing hours, so I was working 92 hours over 2 weeks before I’d get my 2 days off and I couldn’t take it… so they sent me to a different family but that only got me the 11 hours and it wasn’t great.
While all of this was happening I spent every day I had off and the afternoons after my short shifts watching my 92 year old Nan. Every. Single. Day.
As it was I literally had no days off, and watching my Nan was hard work, she couldn’t walk well and needed assistance going to the washroom (and trust me, with Dementia she felt like she needed to go constantly). I spent a year like this with no time for myself except for maybe a day or two a month l, which is why I didn’t get much art done last year, or well, as much art as I’d liked to have done. I’d finally get a break at 9:30 at night and by then I was too tired to draw so I’d vegetable and play video games instead.
At the start of this past December, my Nan had a fall (only a minor one but she bruised pretty bad) and so she went to the hospital for X-rays and stuff as a precaution. Well that’s where she stayed and then passed away on December 13th at 3am. Christmas was pretty quiet this year as a result.
Aaaand then the New Year hit and things seemed to just get worse for me. My dog Ollie was getting sick about a week before my Nan passed, which obviously my mom and I had to prioritize that over my dog (as much as I would have loved not to have done that) and it didn’t help that we couldn’t get an appointment with our usual vet and the emergency vets here are too expensive and I would not be able to afford it. Finally got into our vet just before my Nan passed and got Ollie on some meds. Unfortunately Ollie had GI issues that came out of nowhere that weren’t getting better with meds, and nothing showed up in tests or X-rays so I had to put my fav baby down on January 3rd. He became lethargic and you could tell he was in pain and wasn’t his usual super happy self. I miss my boy dearly, he was 12, and he’s the one I hand raised after his mom tried to remove him from the litter.
Now that it’s been a month I think I can finally get back on track with life and art. I have a job with reliable hours and there’s no more stress of caring for my Nan or worrying about my dog being sick and in pain. Hopefully the rest of the year decides to keep being peaceful.
As for bluesky, I joined with a code a while back so I figured I’d link it here again if anyone wants to follow me on there now that the site is open to the public!
https://bsky.app/profile/jellygay.bsky.social
Leading up to February, the entire year previous has been rough. I switched to a private hire Homecare and finally have my 40 hour work weeks back (I work 12 hour shifts so I get lots of days off I’m thankful for this new place) whereas before this, with the Homecare company I worked for I was getting only 11 hours/week. The shitty hours were because I was working for someone that hired the company, that was abusing hours, so I was working 92 hours over 2 weeks before I’d get my 2 days off and I couldn’t take it… so they sent me to a different family but that only got me the 11 hours and it wasn’t great.
While all of this was happening I spent every day I had off and the afternoons after my short shifts watching my 92 year old Nan. Every. Single. Day.
As it was I literally had no days off, and watching my Nan was hard work, she couldn’t walk well and needed assistance going to the washroom (and trust me, with Dementia she felt like she needed to go constantly). I spent a year like this with no time for myself except for maybe a day or two a month l, which is why I didn’t get much art done last year, or well, as much art as I’d liked to have done. I’d finally get a break at 9:30 at night and by then I was too tired to draw so I’d vegetable and play video games instead.
At the start of this past December, my Nan had a fall (only a minor one but she bruised pretty bad) and so she went to the hospital for X-rays and stuff as a precaution. Well that’s where she stayed and then passed away on December 13th at 3am. Christmas was pretty quiet this year as a result.
Aaaand then the New Year hit and things seemed to just get worse for me. My dog Ollie was getting sick about a week before my Nan passed, which obviously my mom and I had to prioritize that over my dog (as much as I would have loved not to have done that) and it didn’t help that we couldn’t get an appointment with our usual vet and the emergency vets here are too expensive and I would not be able to afford it. Finally got into our vet just before my Nan passed and got Ollie on some meds. Unfortunately Ollie had GI issues that came out of nowhere that weren’t getting better with meds, and nothing showed up in tests or X-rays so I had to put my fav baby down on January 3rd. He became lethargic and you could tell he was in pain and wasn’t his usual super happy self. I miss my boy dearly, he was 12, and he’s the one I hand raised after his mom tried to remove him from the litter.
Now that it’s been a month I think I can finally get back on track with life and art. I have a job with reliable hours and there’s no more stress of caring for my Nan or worrying about my dog being sick and in pain. Hopefully the rest of the year decides to keep being peaceful.
As for bluesky, I joined with a code a while back so I figured I’d link it here again if anyone wants to follow me on there now that the site is open to the public!
https://bsky.app/profile/jellygay.bsky.social
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