In which I return to the world of fandom and become a walking anachronism
HI!
So before I left for nearly 3 years, things were chugging along fine. But let's face it, David Bowie clearly had some kind of a hold on the universe being glued together as we knew it, and as 2016 progressed, things got progressively worse. So in a nutshell the following events took place:
- Trump got elected: THE WORST EVER
- I had a horrible reaction to my gall bladder removal that took me years to recover (seriously, I only now feel like myself)
- We had a cataclysmic hail storm that resulted in 99% of our house exterior needing to be replaced, including: roof, siding, windows, doors, trim, deck, and porch columns/railings. The insurance company fought us tooth and nail on every. single. thing. I was convinced I would have to actually drive to another state and camp out on their doorstep to get it all worked out.
- My husband fell through our attic and broke his shoulder - which led to his job forcing him on FMLA, from which they would've fired him when he returned, so he took another job during his recovery....which sent him to Tel Aviv, where he got campylobacter and...
- My husband nearly went into shock and died from complications of dehydration brought on by said campylobacter poisoning, from which he lost 15 lbs over 2 weeks, and then...
- My husband's new company fired him when they decided that they didn't need that position at all anymore so...
- My husband was unemployed for 4 months after having barely recovered from shoulder surgery and near kidney failure
- I got a full scholarship to a coding bootcamp that I completely bombed and had to drop out of because I sucked so horribly
- Kiddo no.2 fell and broke his elbow which required surgery, pins, and a cast
- I had to go back to work
- A friend has turned into more of a frenemy and has really slammed my self-esteem and belief in myself
As for some good stuff:
- We made our first pilgramage to Disney as a family
- We had an amazing 2nd family trip to Orlando where we had lots of tropical sea creature excursions
- We have a practically new house on the outside, and whatever they took out apparently used to make me very sick because I no longer get sinus infections or colds.
- We also have a new master bathroom that rocks (we were 2 days in the construction on that when the hail storm hit)
- My boys are bright, funny, healthy, and happy (although my 11 year old really channels my inner Daria from that same age and my 9 year old really channels my inner Jim Carrey from that same age)
- My hubby appears to not be about to die or have another accident any time soon (knocks wood frantically)
- I made peace with an old friend
- My job isn't the worst ever (the guy's kind of a pain in the ass but, eh? I think I'm becoming more docile as I get older)
- I'm writing again
I'm finishing up all the fanfic - then, who knows?
I have no idea where the fannish people are, if they even exist anymore, but I'm eager to find them - you!
Also, I finally grew up and got an Ao3 account and am moving all of my fic over to that: https://archiveofourown.org/users/kats_meow/pseuds/kats_meow
Not sure what I'm going to use this space for but the takeaway is that we all should do whatever gives us joy! I'm really damn grateful for little things that go well - even more than I was before. Having kids has made me a better person, including a better writer, too.
So whatever this space will be will definitely include JOY :)
So before I left for nearly 3 years, things were chugging along fine. But let's face it, David Bowie clearly had some kind of a hold on the universe being glued together as we knew it, and as 2016 progressed, things got progressively worse. So in a nutshell the following events took place:
- Trump got elected: THE WORST EVER
- I had a horrible reaction to my gall bladder removal that took me years to recover (seriously, I only now feel like myself)
- We had a cataclysmic hail storm that resulted in 99% of our house exterior needing to be replaced, including: roof, siding, windows, doors, trim, deck, and porch columns/railings. The insurance company fought us tooth and nail on every. single. thing. I was convinced I would have to actually drive to another state and camp out on their doorstep to get it all worked out.
- My husband fell through our attic and broke his shoulder - which led to his job forcing him on FMLA, from which they would've fired him when he returned, so he took another job during his recovery....which sent him to Tel Aviv, where he got campylobacter and...
- My husband nearly went into shock and died from complications of dehydration brought on by said campylobacter poisoning, from which he lost 15 lbs over 2 weeks, and then...
- My husband's new company fired him when they decided that they didn't need that position at all anymore so...
- My husband was unemployed for 4 months after having barely recovered from shoulder surgery and near kidney failure
- I got a full scholarship to a coding bootcamp that I completely bombed and had to drop out of because I sucked so horribly
- Kiddo no.2 fell and broke his elbow which required surgery, pins, and a cast
- I had to go back to work
- A friend has turned into more of a frenemy and has really slammed my self-esteem and belief in myself
As for some good stuff:
- We made our first pilgramage to Disney as a family
- We had an amazing 2nd family trip to Orlando where we had lots of tropical sea creature excursions
- We have a practically new house on the outside, and whatever they took out apparently used to make me very sick because I no longer get sinus infections or colds.
- We also have a new master bathroom that rocks (we were 2 days in the construction on that when the hail storm hit)
- My boys are bright, funny, healthy, and happy (although my 11 year old really channels my inner Daria from that same age and my 9 year old really channels my inner Jim Carrey from that same age)
- My hubby appears to not be about to die or have another accident any time soon (knocks wood frantically)
- I made peace with an old friend
- My job isn't the worst ever (the guy's kind of a pain in the ass but, eh? I think I'm becoming more docile as I get older)
- I'm writing again
I'm finishing up all the fanfic - then, who knows?
I have no idea where the fannish people are, if they even exist anymore, but I'm eager to find them - you!
Also, I finally grew up and got an Ao3 account and am moving all of my fic over to that: https://archiveofourown.org/users/kats_meow/pseuds/kats_meow
Not sure what I'm going to use this space for but the takeaway is that we all should do whatever gives us joy! I'm really damn grateful for little things that go well - even more than I was before. Having kids has made me a better person, including a better writer, too.
So whatever this space will be will definitely include JOY :)