I've known we'd get to this point in the not too distant future but it's still a gut punch coming back to a quiet house with just me and Possum the cat - who is, as per the icon, eminently fluffy and huggable. It was a huge adjustment when I moved Mum in to live with me after the Christchurch earthquakes a few years ago, and now it's equally huge coping with her not being here. I'm not feeling very adult about it, which isn't surprising given that it's my Mum, and she's my last surviving parent. I'm trying to do at least one adult-type task each day like Power of Attorney paperwork and tidying away her things from one room at a time. I go in and sit with her for several hours each day, just to be there, as she can't talk due to dysphasia.
I'll still be commenting, sometimes posting, and doing fan things, as it helps me get by and stay connected. There'll be a delay in posting some fanfics I meant to finish, though, as I have to be in a more upbeat space to write. So currently I'm focusing on art and podfic, and indeed art for podfic - covers for
bomberqueen17's Other Plans, and Other things that help - watching Teen Wolf from go to whoa along with (a bit behind)
I read and enjoyed Captive Prince - reccd by
Plus, of course, re-reading a lot of "comfort fanfic", although at present I'll read anything good be it slash, gen, plotty or romantic, as long as it's not too dark. If you've got any favourite comfort fic recs, let me know.
