FUCK YOU 2020!

I’m not proud of the title of this post but nothing sums up my feelings about today better than that. This isn’t going to be a catch up post or a year end wrap up post, that’ll happen later, this is a post that I’m writing to tell 2020 Fuck You and to describe my morning on December 27th when it’s barely past noon! 😳 

I got up at my dogs command as usual and started a cup of coffee in the Keurig. Fortunately I keep the reservoir filled because when I turned on the water to take my first round of morning pills there was no water. I just figured it was frozen and would thaw in a while so I just got one of my Nalgene bottles out of the fridge and took my pills. 

Well of course it wasn’t that simple, it’s 2020 after all. One of the horses is a pain in the ass who constantly kicks the wall at the front of her stall. Long story short, she broke the waterline running in front of her stall which also happens to be right where the main line for the barn comes in. It also is the line that feeds my trailer so the water was going to be off for a while. No biggie. I can take a shower later. 





Well if you know anything about my recent health issues I don’t get nearly the exercise I need to because I tire so easily. So I went to the barn to see if I could help and after doing a couple of things I came back inside for a while. 

By now it had warmed up to the low 40’s so I thought I’d take a walk for the first time in a while. I knew I wouldn’t go far so I decided to take Charlie with me. 

My digestive system has been really screwed up for almost a month but had been feeling a little better so when I thought I was going to pass gas I SHARTED! Fuck! We were only about a quarter mile from the house and I had seen my sister turning the water back on when I left so I’d just “hurry” back and take a shower. Ever try to hurry when you’re walking like a penguin trying not to do any more damage in your pants? It can’t be done!!!

The fact that this was my dinner last night may have contributed to my inability to “sneak one out”! 🙄





So I get back to the house feeling completely disgusted with myself, turn the water on and nothing. Fortunately I keep a gallon jug of water in my bathroom so I filled the sink with soapy water and scrubbed up throwing away both my underwear and the washcloth when I was done. 

Afterwards I went out to see why the water was off again and my sister had turned it off to reconnect the horse’s water. Shortly after, the water was on and I took a blissfully hot, soapy shower and just as I was rinsing my face the excess pipe glue came through the water line and right into my face!! Fortunately it was diluted enough so no harm done. 

So in conclusion....Fuck You 2020! May you forever be remembered as poorly as Donald Trump will be remembered!

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