We have been fairly lucky during the pandemic – my job has been remained full-time at regular pay and I was working completely remotely until recently. My wife is a psychotherapist and many of her clients transferred over to video. We’ve stayed healthy.
But it did come with its own challenges. I have depression and anxiety, and it was hard to keep the stress at bay as the pandemic got worse. My office decided it wanted everyone to come in at least once a week, despite the fact that our city declared Stage 5 shortly thereafter.
But the real kick in the butt was our dog Taylor. We had to euthanize him last week, and the grief is pretty deep. He was a Bull Terrier, an older rescue dog that we’ve had for 5 years. Lovable and stubborn, and silly as only a Bull Terrier can be.
He had been having one problem after another for months, but the last two weeks were really difficult. When the end came, it was pretty obvious it was time.
Several days after he died, I felt this deep sense of relief. He was out of pain, and I had not realized how hard it had been over the past two months.
And so the blog fell by the wayside for a bit, and the decluttering too. But it has started back up, and I plan to be writing more. I want my posts to be inviting and interesting, but I realized I’ve spent too much time trying to plan and polish, instead of just getting some experiences and info out there for y’all.
What’s your biggest challenge right now?
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