Is your life today what you pictured a year ago?

I will just start off by saying.. no. Not at all. Not in small and unimportant ways or even the big, huge, wildly important ones.

This time last year I was living in a completely different province, working a temp job and trying to get an appointment with a for-pay doctor because the Quebec healthcare system is such absolute shit.

I had this nagging pain in my hands that I thought was carpal tunnel or a repetitive use injury. I had tried using telehealth and it was pretty useless and I was about to find out how fucking awful the Quebec healthcare system is.

Fast forward a year and I am a permanent employee at the temp place, I live in a different province, have actual doctors for my care and would absolutely love to just have carpal tunnel.

Not all of the unexpected is bad, though. I appreciate it more than ever now, having stability at work. I am looking forward to owning my first home around this time next year, and ultimately do like Ontario better.

I won’t dive too far into the health stuff. If you’ve read any of my other posts, you get that I am a hot mess, health-wise.

I am doing the best I can under the current circumstances, and some days I just feel like I am along for the ride, but I am still here. Even after what feels like a catastrophic year in some ways.

That’s gotta count for something. But 2025, please be kind. I beg of you.