{"id":1318,"date":"2026-02-05T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wickedsister.evit.com.au\/index.php\/2026\/02\/05\/heavy-weight-on-shoulders\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T14:00:00","slug":"heavy-weight-on-shoulders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wickedsister.evit.com.au\/index.php\/2026\/02\/05\/heavy-weight-on-shoulders\/","title":{"rendered":"Heavy Weight On Shoulders"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"174\" height=\"184\" data-attachment-id=\"32829\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fightmsdaily.wordpress.com\/2026\/02\/05\/heavy-weight-on-shoulders\/friday-eve-25\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/fightmsdaily.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/friday-eve.png\" data-orig-size=\"174,184\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Friday Eve\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/fightmsdaily.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/friday-eve.png?w=174\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/fightmsdaily.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/friday-eve.png?w=174\" src=\"https:\/\/fightmsdaily.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/friday-eve.png?w=174\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32829\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.9497654584221749;width:155px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-literata-font-family wp-elements-c8b25d3e0f6e75314d48a97ac942c4e4 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#49127a;font-size:17px\">Happy Friday Eve, y\u2019all! I hope you are doing well, and the week has treated you well. It has been a while since my last post, and I had promised myself I would write more, but too many things have gotten in the way. When I do write something, I am sharing it with others, so I would prefer it to be either optimistic or something happening in my life that I want to share with others. The only exciting thing that has happened recently was that we finally got snow. Of course, the week before we got snow<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/wp-content\/mu-plugins\/wpcom-smileys\/twemoji\/2\/72x72\/2744.png\" alt=\"&#x2744;\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/>, we had a terrible ice storm<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/wp-content\/mu-plugins\/wpcom-smileys\/twemoji\/2\/72x72\/1f9ca.png\" alt=\"&#x1f9ca;\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/>. I could have done without the ice<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/wp-content\/mu-plugins\/wpcom-smileys\/twemoji\/2\/72x72\/1f9ca.png\" alt=\"&#x1f9ca;\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/>, but finally seeing snow on the ground, even if it\u00a0was\u00a0only for a few days, was nice! It rarely snows<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/wp-content\/mu-plugins\/wpcom-smileys\/twemoji\/2\/72x72\/1f328.png\" alt=\"&#x1f328;\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/> in the south where I live, but when it does, everyone is sent into a panic, and they start preparing for their world to come crashing down.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"204\" height=\"204\" data-attachment-id=\"32831\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fightmsdaily.wordpress.com\/2026\/02\/05\/heavy-weight-on-shoulders\/when-bad-happens\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/fightmsdaily.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/when-bad-happens.png\" data-orig-size=\"204,204\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"When bad happens\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/fightmsdaily.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/when-bad-happens.png?w=204\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/fightmsdaily.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/when-bad-happens.png?w=204\" src=\"https:\/\/fightmsdaily.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/when-bad-happens.png?w=204\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32831\" style=\"width:167px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-literata-font-family wp-elements-568f761d29571f205a726a8a8c3ba653 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#49127a;font-size:17px\">I have been applying for jobs daily, but there was one job I had seen posted several times and applied for each time. Finally, I received a call to schedule an interview, and I was over the moon excited. Of course, I was extremely nervous during the interview, but I tried. I was honest with all the questions I answered and was simply just myself. Now, I must wait to see if they want to schedule a second interview. It is not that I want the job, but that I need a job. I know I would do well with the job I interviewed for, but I hope the ladies who interviewed me thought the same. \u00a0\u00a0Although life has not been easy lately, I refuse to surrender and will continue to fight until better days happen!<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"212\" height=\"201\" data-attachment-id=\"32833\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fightmsdaily.wordpress.com\/2026\/02\/05\/heavy-weight-on-shoulders\/release-weight\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/fightmsdaily.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/release-weight.png\" data-orig-size=\"212,201\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"release-weight\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/fightmsdaily.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/release-weight.png?w=212\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/fightmsdaily.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/release-weight.png?w=212\" src=\"https:\/\/fightmsdaily.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/release-weight.png?w=212\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32833\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.0511310814998451;width:175px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-literata-font-family wp-elements-3ce62095917711fdde7acb3051a87786 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#49127a;font-size:17px\">Unfortunately, I have been unemployed longer than I expected.\u00a0I did apply\u00a0for disability, but waiting for the government to do anything is like waiting for miracles. In my mind, the job I recently interviewed for was my only hope for a steady income and insurance, which has been lacking for too long. I have felt a heavy weight on my shoulders because I am doing everything possible to take care of myself. I also want to take care of my husband and our five amazing cats.\u00a0It is something I cannot control, but I feel that if I did not excel during my interview, I ruined my chances of getting insurance again in the near future.\u00a0For too long, I have felt like I\u00a0have\u00a0this heavy weight on my shoulders, while being held under water, and I cannot find my way to breathe easily again. This is an exhausting and stressful feeling, but the only thing I can control at this moment is to know I did the best I could during my interview, and I hope something good comes from it. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"32146\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fightmsdaily.wordpress.com\/2025\/09\/11\/%e2%9d%a4%ef%b8%8fpick-me-up-friday-eve%e2%9d%a4%ef%b8%8f-3\/img_1757540931841\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/fightmsdaily.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_1757540931841.png\" data-orig-size=\"296,354\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1757540931841\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/fightmsdaily.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_1757540931841.png?w=251\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/fightmsdaily.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_1757540931841.png?w=296\" src=\"https:\/\/fightmsdaily.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_1757540931841.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32146\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.8425547055684042;width:181px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-literata-font-family wp-elements-e2a11e8837e0824b394809c3f455cf3b wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#49127a;font-size:17px\">Thank you for taking the time to visit my site today. I wanted to share a slight update on what has been happening in my life. I hope something I have shared helps you understand what I have been dealing with lately, and maybe something resonates with you. As always, I am looking forward to reading any comments you may have, and I will respond as quickly as possible. Please never forget I am always sending y\u2019all\u00a0<strong>LOTS\u00a0<\/strong>of love<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/wp-content\/mu-plugins\/wpcom-smileys\/twemoji\/2\/72x72\/2764.png\" alt=\"&#x2764;\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/>,\u00a0comfort, support, and\u00a0<strong>MANY\u00a0<\/strong>positive vibes<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/wp-content\/mu-plugins\/wpcom-smileys\/twemoji\/2\/72x72\/1f98b.png\" alt=\"&#x1f98b;\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/>!\u00a0 <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"30361\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fightmsdaily.wordpress.com\/2025\/02\/03\/motivational-monday-255\/images-68\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/fightmsdaily.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/images.png\" data-orig-size=\"135,135\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"images\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/fightmsdaily.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/images.png?w=135\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/fightmsdaily.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/images.png?w=135\" src=\"https:\/\/fightmsdaily.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/images.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30361\" style=\"width:123px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-text-color has-link-color has-literata-font-family wp-elements-839d66031f9c9d5606d64d910f3db23d wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#49127a;font-size:17px\"><em>Always, Alyssa<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/fightmsdaily.wordpress.com\/2026\/02\/05\/heavy-weight-on-shoulders\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">fightmsdaily.wordpress.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Friday Eve, y\u2019all! I hope you are doing well, and the week has treated you well. It has been a while since my last post, and I had promised myself I would write more, but too many things have gotten in the way. 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