The Lay Off
March 2020. What a year.
Let’s never do that again. Ever.
My dad has a saying, “Bad luck saves you from worse luck.” Read that again.
It’s something that always rang true for me, so my view on life is a liiiiitle different than most. Nothing bad that happens to me is ever really that bad if I or someone I love isn’t sick or dead. Morbid? Maybe. But still true. I’ve been though my fair share of shit, but it could always be worse.
How can you think this way? I’m sure you’re asking. Here, I’ll show you.
In December, I was hit my a drunk driver on my way home from dinner with my husband. Car = totaled. I was more or less completely fine. Of course, I had the usual back problems, anxiety, fear of driving, and all. But, not a scratch.
I’m glad, in a way, that he hit me. Why?
My husband was following me in his car, so when the driver tried to flee he was able to stop him. The driver wasn’t able to hurt or possibly kill anyone else.
If we hadn’t been coming from an event, we would have been in the same car.
If we were in the same car, they guy would have gotten away.
If we would’ve gotten away, we would be paying for the damage and our insurance would go up.
Let’s continue this series of unfortunate events, shall we?
Fast forward to March 31, 2020. COVID-19 is only getting worse. I get laid off. Along with 12 other people from the company.
Not sure it was completely related to the coronavirus. How do you lay off the entire social media department, but proceed to offer social media services? FOR FREE. Not my monkey. Not my circus.
Oh well, here I am unemployed with no health insurance in the middle of a pandemic.
But I’m one of the lucky ones. My husband has a job with health insurance I can jump on.
After the accident, I didn’t buy another car. Mostly, because I’m indecisive and having no car payment just felt way too good. So, no car payment or insurance to worry about. No registration or property taxes for a vehicle.
I’ll always have help if I need it. So many people out there are not nearly as fortunate.
I’m always going to be okay. And for that, I am truly blessed.
I’ve been trying to change the way I react to things. (Shout out to my therapist!) I usually respond out of anger, so it took me a few days to sit down and write this. Between the unemployment site crashing every 2 seconds and my mix of emotions, I was fully prepared to wallow in self-pity.
Then I realized, things could be worse. Shit happens and being mad about it isn’t going to change anything. I’m going to do all the things I said I didn’t have time to. i’m going to start that business I’ve been putting off. I’m going to put more effort into the business I already have. I’m coming for everything I’ve ever wanted. If you’re coming along for the rise….
BUCKLE THE FUCK UP.
