Another Post Dump

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This post won't delve deep into my psyche, because who has time for that? Not me for sure. I'm just going to list the major happenings in my recent life and save the deep analysis for another time.

My Aunt
My beloved aunt passed two weeks ago. The way she died, hurt. It hurt a lot. She didn't deserve to die surrounded in squalor. I'm trying to be open minded towards my cousins, because I don't know what went down between my aunt and them. It's hard, VERY hard to remain calm and not want to drop them into a volcano. From what I did observe my cousins really didn't make a real effort to help her with, well, anything. She was an elderly woman who wasn't tech savvy and didn't have full command of the English language. She needed help...from THEM.

To make matters worse the funeral is set for...January 14th, 2026.

Yeah.

I'm almost sure this means she was cremated. According to my mom, my aunt paid for a spot in a mausoleum and did not want to be cremated. I don't know. We'll all have to wait until the service to see what is going on and my cousin's explanations.

My Mom
She fell and I took her to the ER because she hit her head. Four hours later and she was released with no apparent head trauma or broken bones. THANK GOD. Next year I plan on redecorating/rearranging her room to minimize fall risk since she's an elderly woman. For now, I've added more lighting and moved some of her stuff away from her bed area.

My mom also needs major dental work done. Guess who has to pay for it? If you guessed me, you are correct! She's my mom, I'm always going to help her out.

My Sister
She has really stepped up these past two years. She even realized MAGA is a scam. Sure, her eyes were opened only when it affected her, but I suppose it's better late than never. I decided she deserved a new laptop. Will this finally compel her to get a job? Probably not.

Jobs
I'm letting go of the warehouse gig work and the freelance. I'll keep the part-time warehouse work since it's steady. After this month I'll put all my effort into finding ONE traditional design management position or something related to it. After my last client tried to not compensate me I've decided I need to move on. I don't want to go back to graphic design. I've come to hate it, lol. I'll put my efforts in finding UX or Product designer jobs. I wouldn't mind doing a Design Manager role (graphic design, but I'll be the boss).

My part-time warehouse work sucks. I'm too fuckin old for this shit. Yesterday, I fell on my butt, luckily I landed in a padded area and suffered no ill effects. If anything I was embarrassed. I may have to work Christmas Eve. UGH.

Since the holidays, I've been working overtime, which wouldn't be so bad, if not for the design freelance shit. I'm just glad the bulk of the freelance work has died down this month (typically it gets slow around this time anyways).

Me
My lease is coming to an end. Still haven't figured out which car I'll get next.

I've gotten two periods this month within one week from each other, lol. Either it's peri-menopause or a combination of stress, excessive physical activity (job overtime) and not consuming enough calories. Or maybe it's due to not getting a period in October? Eh. Maybe. I don't know.

I've loss weight without meaning to. As of Saturday I weight 141 lbs.

I'm always tired and sore. When I say sore I mean it feels like a bus hit me after coming home from work.

That's it! I'm sure there are more things to report, I just can't remember them.