Reply To: [unofficial weekender] Weird world

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I’ve been a bit out of the loop for a while, but ready to get back into some serious hobby again now. Funnily enough, it’s sort of related to this week’s (ok, last weekend’s) questions.

Questions:

Has the current political situation in eastern Europe changed your hobby in any way?

It’s completely turned my life upside-down. In that – things were starting to look pretty grim in the UK before the attacks on Ukraine, thanks to the big old B-word. But also thanks to 10 years of austerity and those Tory b…. hey, we’re getting into politics here. In short, my lovely freelance lifestyle of working two or three days a week and earning just enough to get by suddenly didn’t feel like it was enough; I have family who are on the breadline and my mum has had her rent almost doubled, her part-time job cut and gas+electric bills jumped from £100 to £310 a month.

So I went and got a “proper” job. It pays quite nicely. And I get to work from home. But it’s 9-5 (ish) and totally not what I’m used to! And it also means I’m not much better off (financially) myself, but at least spreading it around means I know my mum and sisters will be ok for now.

So, yeah, “current political situation in eastern Europe” has massively changed my hobby. It’s given me far less time, but made me appreciate the time I do get, to get on with stuff!

Are you still taking care of yourself?

Nah. Stopped doing that a while ago. Although I do insist (to my new employers) that downing tools and going for a coffee and a doughnut in the middle of the afternoon IS taking care of myself, so maybe yes?

Why do I still read comment sections on YouTube?

On your own videos or someone else’s? Is there a way you can turn them off? (not to stop people commenting – let them rant away – but a way YOU don’t have to look at them?)

 

Sorry to hear you’re under the weather. Hopefully it’ll pass quickly. You say it’ll be Monday when the next weekend starts? I can get onboard with that. It’d give me another couple of days to prime some fresh-off-the-printer minis instead of waiting ’til next Friday night 😉