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weekly retro #48: imagine what i would have done if i didn't get covid

it's a new year! i did a retro on my prior year goals and stated new ones. when i wrote it, i had hopes that i'd make it through the week covid-free, but then i had a rough night and i knew it got me.

"i lived bitch meme" screenshot of a text from a man including a selfie where he's in a hospital bed with a bandage on his face and he's saying "i lived bitch"

i come to you a few days later, after a peak that included shivers so violent my entire core is sore and a 103F fever that had me talking to my late grandma.

photo of my air dry clay lemon pig after it was painted so it looks like a real lemon where i cut ears, added peppercorns for eyes, an dshoved a penny in its mouth

i still feel like total garbagino, but i'm a lot better than i was 48 hours ago. i haven't left the house since tuesday night, so the swarm app keeps sending alerts asking me if i forgot to check in to places. what a blessing to be able to set the new year bar so low lol.

photo of spaghetti just put into a pot. there are some small broken pieces on the stove

literally why did i take this photo?

things i enjoyed this week

i am hoping that tonight is the last rough one, i have a feeling it one be so bad. happy new year and sunday scaries.

xoxo jenn

this was published January 4, 2026 under living health weekly-retro sick covid