Everyone else is doing to, and you know I am an conformist.
Soooooo.....what have I been up to?
I think one of the last life updates I did before disappearing was about changing jobs. Well, that didn't last. I spent 3 years and 2 weeks at the School of Social Work, and it was hellish. A non-stop grind of stupidity where I was under-appreciated, (apparently) overpaid, and sat in a basement that was not only flooded by sewage, but also had gnats. I also started to drink coffee while working there.
I started applying for jobs to leave after less than a year there, and got super close, including when I got down the the final two and picked someone else. BUT, in the end that job, I ended up getting. Mostly because the person they picked over me was there less than a year before he admitted it wasn't his thing. So, away I went. I got a raise, a big office, and its mostly good on the work front.
Other, non work stuff. Uhm.....let's see. Mom had a stroke, and is suffering from dementia, but is otherwise healthy. My dad has started a long, slow decline. Among other things, heart failure, COPD, MDS (think like pre-leukemia), renal failure (he has an supra-pubic catheter now), cellulitis, MRSA, and chronic atrial fibrillation. We convinced them to move down here to NJ, and this summer I moved in with them. Every night I dole out pills, change dressings and every other day I change the urine retention bag.
I continue to enjoy Kpop, a fact that I keep on inflicting on missdine (she loves it, don't let her tell you otherwise). Still unmedicated for depression and anxiety. I don't read much any more. Because, Twitter is a thing that exists.
Uhm.....still fat, awkward and take rotten care of myself. And.....yeah.
Can't think of anything else.