I haven't said that in a while and actually meant it. Things over the past day turned out ok!
I did indeed stay over with my friend, watched a movie, ate some unhealthy food (something which I rarely do these days!), laughed at some comedy, and just overall chilled out. I also kept in touch with my Mother since she was doing preparation for a procedure. It was a pleasant evening. Not to say that I didn't miss being home... but it was still a nice change for one night.
The next morning, I went back to work and pretended to call out sick in order to go pick up my Mother from her procedure. My Mother is infinitely more important than my job. I genuinely did as much as I could during the morning, with only a few tasks left behind which came up after I left. Someone else took the reigns on this. I'll buy him some lunch for his help - he's earned it.
Anyway, more importantly: the procedure for my Mother finally actually happened, after so many attempts... and while there were multiple findings, none of them were scary or truly significant. They can be managed with some basic medications plus some lifestyle changes, most of which are healthy regardless of the condition.
So I'm grateful that these two things worked out well. Compared to all the letdowns from this past year, this was a nice change of pace.
I know there are other challenges ahead, but we'll cross those bridges when they come. I just hope that the challenges are going to be fixable and without complications. As long as positive progress is being made, I will be much more satisfied. We've both had more than enough bumps in the road recently.
Realism is important. Despite what I just said, I am expecting bumps in the road to come. That's the only way I'll keep myself from going crazy. But I also want to be some positive and believe that, overall, things will start improving rather than worsening.
2024 and early 2025 were "the dip" in the life of my family and I. I hope the dip is over, and we're up for a "bull run." Who likes that analogy? 😜
I like that analogy!! Really, when you reached your lowest, it's easier to see the way back up... Challenges in life are inevitable. We have our share of those as well, but we can only face it and move forward. Glad everything worked out fine in your case! 😎✨
Wishing you the best of everything!