I provided up a lot of things that I liked this year.
The main reason was the effects of the huge pandemic.
My expensive office downtown was the first thing I had to let go of. And it was the most perfectly appointed and heating, ventilation and A/C controlled office ever. Then, it was all the social engagements that made my life so much fun to live. The list continues because as the pandemic progressed, my income shrank. So there were plenty of things that I had to cut out of my normal spending. It hasn’t been fun but occasionally the people I live with and I have to do the best with the people I live with and I can with what the people I live with and I are given to deal with. Yet, this year has felt as though the universe is just piling on. I’m ecstatic to see 2020 go and 2021 be the year of the much needed comeback. However, it hasn’t started quite like that at all. I live in a region where the winter is really quite mild. The heating, ventilation and A/C heat pump doesn’t come on all that much actually. This is the time of year when I like to get the heating, ventilation and A/C checked and tuned up for the coming heat season. However, the heating, ventilation and A/C tech told myself and others that I would be needing a rather expensive heating, ventilation and A/C repair prior to summer. With a sense of grief, I told him to book the appointment. However the next morning, I was tempted to cancel the appointment and simply try to find a handyman that could do the heating, ventilation and A/C repair more cheaply. Fortunately for myself and others and the heating, ventilation and A/C, I didn’t entertain that thought for undoubtedly long. While I have cut spending on the fun stuff, I’m definitely not splitting the cost on essentials like the heating, ventilation and A/C.