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Working from home. I hate it. If I had a family or a social life and a self-disciplined gym regimen, I'd be fine. But I dont. And I work for yanks, so my hours are all shifted to suit them.
I miss having a daily commute I could work a daily exercise into, colleagues I could passively chat to, social events happening around me.
But I dont. There are no other jobs, just yank work. I just wake late, sleep late, consume fast food, and work.
I'm sorry, that sucks. As cliche as it sounds, when I was stuck in a similar rut, the biggest positive influence was to try and go outside regularly. Even if it's just walking through nature for a couple of minutes every other day, it really helped my energy levels and mood.
Stay strong! I hope you find something better.
Damn I am having the exact oppisite experice. I hate dealing with the public and everything that comes with working outside of the house, but all the work from home jobs have been scooped up and its been impossible to find a decent one since COVID. Its extremely annoying to me because I don't want to go back to retail and feel like I am not being given a choice.
Oh for sure, working retail with some hybrid home time would be the dream, not having to deal with pushy customers so much
Your pain is valid and I'm sorry you're feeling it
Damn I wish my company offered remote work again. I'd take it in a heartbeat.
The constant barrage of unfortunate events.
Went through a breakup while unemployed and was facing homelessness since my cost of living practically doubled instantly. The cats were hers and I miss them every day.
Got a new job and my car broke down and died on the first day of work.
Trying to move to somewhere affordable but I definitely need a car for where I'm looking to go. Found a car but it's 5-6 months wait time for the factory order, so I continue to pay insane rent by myself in the meantime, and look for a used car to maintain my good standing with the insurance company.
Got a brand new bed a few weeks ago. Yesterday noticed ants climbing all over the wall right next to it. Luckily they weren't in the bed but I had to move it to an inconvenient spot for peace of mind, and worry about more ants coming back. There's no food or anything even close to the bedroom.
Every time someone moves out of this apartment building the new people who move in have multiple dogs. There are more dogs than people living here. They're constantly barking and howling and setting each other off and nobody does anything about it. I can't escape the noise anywhere in my unit.
I just want to get out and start the rest of my life in a new place already.
You described exactly why I am so thankful to never have experienced apartment life and pray I never will. Don't get me wrong, I've definitely been in worse places than a shitty apartment, like homeless or living with my mom, but at least I still get to say I never had to share a space with strangers that can hear me getting it on. Now I live in a single-wide trailer, my rent is only $450 a month ( I make $25/h working from home, so rent to income is insanely low) and I have 3 bedrooms, fenced-in front and back yards, a dedicated laundry room, and I can't even see my closest neighbor's house.
Funny how one persons nightmare could be another persons dream. People use "ending up" in a trailer as a warning, and I literally could not imagine a better place to live.
I presume you are in the US. Out of curiosity - how does bathroom work with trailer life? Do you have a shower and toilet in the trailer or do you go somewhere else for that? I'm a complete stranger to trailer life, I suppose it's just like camping but perhaps over there you have some differences when it's a permanent full time lifestyle. I don't know
This is not my house but close to what it looks like, much bigger than what you are picturing. Mine has an extension built onto it and I have 3 bedrooms.
That looks amazing, why do you say something like that would be average Joe's nightmare? LOL TIL trailer isn't at all like a campervan and I'm really confused now haha
single-wide trailer
Such mobile homes are fully plumbed. They’re functionally equivalent to an apartment/flat. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_home#Construction_and_sizes
Single-wides are 18 feet (5.5 m) or less in width and 90 feet (27 m) or less in length and can be towed to their site as a single unit.
That was informative, thank you
LOL A single wide trailer has a full bathroom with a full shower and a working toilet. I am not in a camper, a trailer is something completely different. I have full indoor plumbing and a full sit-in kitchen, laundry room, all that jazz.
Sounds like you are a couple steps ahead of where I'm trying to be. I don't need many amenities or anything, just some peace and fucking quiet. Outdoor space for a garden would be a dream come true.
There was this client. Gut says she's bad news so I refused to work for her.
A couple years later she asks me again. She's friends with 5 of my other clients so fuckit, I take the job.
End up crawing under her 1962 house, drilling holes and running wires. Horrible job and a mild but lasting knee injury.
Always trust gut.
I'm scared that I'm developing tinnitus. It started in one ear a few days ago and won't go away. It's not getting worse, but also not letting up either. It comes and goes, but when it's quiet in the room, I can hear it clearly.
No particular event has occurred for it to start, sound wise. No loud things or blasts or anything. But I haven't been sleeping properly for a good week or so. I should try getting some proper sleep. Maybe? I dunno.
My grandma is basically deaf, and my mother's hearing got ruined when she was subjected to a house burglar alarm. Having bad hearing is not fun. I also love music and singing and such and I really don't want to get effed-up hearing. My coworker is also afflicted by tinnitus and has to go to coping therapy and shit. It does not sound like a fun time to have this continuing, or progressing. 😟
The end.
I'm not a medical expert, but I can safely say from experience that tinnitus can be caused by a huge variety of things with most of them not actually being that serious (cold/flu, earwax buildup, meds, infections, etc.). However, like other symptoms that inhibit daily functions, if it persists longer than a week, you should definitely consult a professional (assuming that option is available to you.)
My ankle that I rolled in early December hasn’t healed fully yet Almost, but not quite
We are getting old
Omg I can relate. I rolled my ankle once and it was hurting for months and months, turns out I had a hairline break that never healed correctly; now my ankle is permanently slightly crooked.
RIP I got an X-ray so I’m g, just pushing to exercise too fast and too hard before the tendons can heal 🫤
I rolled mine badly at the end of Feb and it’s still hurting. X-ray didn’t show a fracture but the doc said sometimes they don’t show up right away.
Sorry to be that guy but an xray won't show much compared to something like an mri. Get a second opinion and have them do something other then an xray.
It was the ER just checking for a break. Entire foot was swollen, couldn’t put any pressure on it, etc.
I’ve moved and never set up a new PCP either. The billing alone has put me off healthcare. I spend about 2 hours a month dealing with a prescription. The ER billing has been crazy too, spent a few hours talking to various billing depts, getting bill weekly for things that were paid for, etc.
I can’t wait for this US system to be replaced.
I fell of a bike in October. Stupid knee still feels on some days pretty wanky but on other days like nothing is wrong.
I nearly failed my driving exam because of it.
That for my entire life retirement age has not gone down, health care costs have gone up, and the hours worked per week haven’t changed.
I’m tired.
hours worked per week has gone up for me except when unemployed which is too often.
Sibling has two chores. These chores only need to be done once a week, each.
They consistently forget them in the asshole for telling them no, they still need to do it, just because they 'forgot' doesn't mean they can leave it for next week.
They already changed it to easier chores. So I'm not going to give them something even easier.
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