We've all been looking forward to this moment when we kicked 2020 out the door by the ass. It's no news as to how unfairly the year has treated us from the moment the Australian bushfire raged the country to the announcement made on New Year's Eve of the death of MF Doom, who had passed this past Halloween.
Not to offend anyone, but 2020 can respectfully suck it, if you know what I mean. To be honest, so can 2021 with the start that I'm already having, but that doesn't necessarily take away my hope for this new year. This start isn't the worst, but it definitely isn't the best and I will tell you just why I feel this way.
First and foremost, let me start by apologizing for not being up to date with NessiBoo. With the year I've been having, I haven't exactly been up to the best of spirits to sit in front of a computer. On top of that, I have been suffering from writer's block. In the wake of this year, I intend to do better and post more content. However, with the news I'm about to drop, you'll see why I probably won't be able to keep up to date as much.
The day after Christmas, I spiked a minor fever, followed by excessive sweating and lost of smell. I have been isolating myself for a week to protect my loved ones in the event of what I was afraid of was true. Because booking appointments for COVID-19 testing has been extremely difficult since this apparent second wave, I've had to order a home-testing kit in order to find out why I have been feeling sick. Thanks to Vault Health, I received a kit that shipped overnight. Don't worry, I didn't shove a six-inch swab up my nose. With this kit and the supervision of a lab tech via Zoom, I collected a sample of my saliva and sent it back out for examination. I waited about 48 hours for my results; waiting is what killed me the most. At the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day, I found out that I was positive for COVID-19.
The reason why I say that 2021 can suck it if it continued to play games with me is because I was not able to spend the first day of the year with my loved ones. For the first time, I have been apart from my husband, parents, siblings, nieces and nephews, aunts and uncles, cousins, and friends. That hurt more than the virus did, even if my symptoms weren't as bad as I thought it would be. In the light of all of this, I can at least say that I've had a pouring amount of love and support headed my way.
For anyone who is battling COVID-19 or knows someone who is fighting it, know that you are not alone. Take care of your physical, emotional, and mental health as we are still living through these hard times. Like most people, I have hope for 2021 and that nothing but good will come out of this. *Fingers crossed*
For more information on how to receive a COVID-19 test kit, visit your state website, county website, or vaulthealth.com.
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