@variablepulserate Indeed, it was a very well informed response. As busy as @matigo gets, with the little person and the day job and such - its fair to say I appreciate the advice.
Update on the Windows PC situation:
I tried @matigo’s solution with the command prompt and that didn’t work. Tried some of the other solutions offered by several YouTube videos, system restore, system image recovery etc to no avail. So I’m thinking ‘it can’t be as simple as a clean install, right?’. I’d already tried to boot Windows 10 before and it didn’t work.
So at close to 11pm last night, I’m sitting on my bed installing Windows 10, waiting with anticipation as more errors come my way. Nope, no errors. Everything worked. I have a PC back now, for the moment. There’s a sale on at the moment and I’m looking at getting a gaming laptop. I haven’t fully decided yet but at least being able to fix this one has bought me some more time to really think about the upgrade.
I don’t know what to do about this old Windows PC of mine. I’d set it up to only play PC games (the ones it can handle of course). My experiment with trying to put Windows 10 on it didn’t work as planned so I left it for a bit while I researched what I could do next.
Then I got my new job and everything turned just plain busy (starting to sound like @matigo here). I went to play Among Us with my niece over this weekend just gone (me on the PC, her on my iPad) and discovered a much deeper problem that I believe is beyond my realm of expertise. An unmountable boot volume error.
So now I have to navigate fixing that in my spare time. Question is, where the heck do I start? By the time I finish work (I tend to finish later in my work from home weeks, cause I can), I’m that tired I can’t even begin to think about anything else, let alone look at more screens. Ugh.
@tomas I saw the blog post. Pretty major stuff happening. I’ve been ok for the most part but there have been some struggles over the last couple of years, from moving house and changing jobs to toxic friendships and other fun stuff in between. I still get my anxious moments but now I deal with them a little bit differently these days.
@joeo10 Been a fan on and off since “One More Time”. One of my best mates was a big fan of theirs but sadly, she’s no longer here.
@joeo10 I like being in this better place. I hope it lasts a while. I don’t ever want to go back there.
@sumudu I hope so Sumudu. I feel like I finally have a purpose in life again and I’m grateful for that. There’s a lot of things in my life I’m grateful for but there are just some times where I question everything and whether I’m doing the right thing.
It’s hard to believe I’ve been working for a month now. There’s still a lot to learn in terms of processes but I’m enjoying being back in the workforce. Still getting used to being in the office and being at home intermittently.
I’m finding that by the time the end of my home week arrives I’m ok with going back to the office again and vice versa. As far as being on the train, I’m fine as long as no one comes near me. A big contrast compared to how it used to be when a certain person would sleep on my shoulder.
I’m not going to lie, it’s hard to see said certain person on the train. But I’m dealing with that the best way I can. I’ve never had so much hate for someone like I do for him. I realise hate is a strong word and I’m generally one to give people the benefit of the doubt. But I also believe in karma and I hope one day it comes for him.
My focus right now, is on me. This job has been a welcome boost to my well being and I’m not about to let anyone get the way of that.
@sumudu I bet you do miss it. It always seemed like a nice and relaxing place for you. I hope you get to plant one soon.