A life update and some fortunate news for a change

Welp, today has seen rise to a coupe things: 1) I realise how old my dad is getting and 2) I broke my road rage virginity cherry today.

Drove to Brid on the longest route because I don't know the roads very well, got there after around an hour of scenic driving, had trouble getting around because NO SIGNS WERE THERE TO TELL ME WHERE TO GO! There was a roundabout with no signs and three exits. I went forward and ended up looping back around where I started. THEN got stuck in 20mph traffic in a 50 zone due to it being a rural road surrounded by farmland and I couldn't overtake for ages because there were too many bends and dips in the road to risk doing it.

On the part about my dad, he's hit middle-age and that naturally means back issues and the pace will have to start slowing down. In my family, nobody slows down for older age. Sounds stupid (because it is), but he can't stop because he doesn't have time to stop. I asked him to assist me in putting on the rear seat cover I just bought for my car, and it was a bit awkward because the headrests need to come off and my model of car (Vauxhall) are very weird because there are clips in the stems for the headrests and they need to be removed to take the actual headrest out. I lost one of them, so now one of the back seat ones is a bit dodgy.

Dad left me to it since it was straining on his back, but I got the rest on easily.

Oh, and I can finally go to hospital tomorrow to get a covid swab and then again three days later to get a throat exam for my long-lasting problem. That means I should hopefully get some answers. I'm going to be very sad if I waited a year and even longer and I get told there's nothing that can be done and it was all for nothing. I don't think I'm going to take that very well if that is the case. All I want is to be normal again in the sense I finally get the chance to relax and live a regular life with no medical issues grounding me from what I want. Hint: I'm doing music later on this year and part of that is something I want to provide vocal work for, so if I can't do that, it's going to upset me quite a bit.

Best case scenario is that I can find a solution for why I can't make high-pitched noises and correct it and boost my vocal power, and alongside that will be figuring out what's going on with my insides. Worst case: what I mentioned above. I don't want this all to be in vain.

I also finished working with my dad on Tuesday, so I got Wednesday off. I have been working with him since last week to do a bathroom and it has been a very busy task. Good news is all that time I spend running up and down stairs and carrying heavy toolboxes and the like, it caused me to lose some weight, which is great. It's a profitable business if you've got the skills, and I may just look into doing it more and independently if it means I can ear more than I would if I worked retail, which is soul-cleaving. Painting and doing windows sounds pretty good to me if it keeps my car running and keeps me stocked with guitar strings. Can't go wrong.

Anyway, that's pretty much it. Now I'm going to dread going to the hospital tomorrow early in the morning to get my covid swab. Then I'm told I'll have to self-isolate for three days once I'm done there. Then I'll have to go back half a week later, which is going to be a nightmare because it's later in the afternoon and that automatically means hardly anywhere to park, and I hear you have to pay to park in the hospital. Doesn't that sound a bit odd to anybody else? I thought you could park for free at a hospital because that sounds logical, but it was seen more as an opportunity to make money from the many people who have to be there for their own reasons, so then every single hospital/medical centre around here now has no free parking. Sucks, but, eh. I've been meaning to get rid of the pennies that are busting and wearing down the leather of my wallet with their weight.

This is going to be a stressful week for sure. The only good thing about it is that I'll finally be able to get some answers on why my health has taken such a tragic decline following the severe acid reflux I've been suffering with along with other issues. That's literally all I'll be happy to know once this is over. Here's to hoping that there aren't going to be any return trips. Glad the pandemic sounds like it's coming to the start of its end now with everything opening back up and restrictions being lowered, otherwise this wouldn't be possible.

That being said, stay safe, everyone. It's not over yet and it's going to be a lot harder before it gets any better. Wherever you are, don't lose hope just yet. Things will get better soon.