That is exactly how I felt after getting my laptop back from the repair shop.
A few weeks ago, my laptop suddenly came down with a case of covid! I had it for almost ten years which seems ridiculous to some people I know. However, a lot of stuff happens in ten years. It was my very first laptop so I will admit to feeling quite attached to it (perhaps that is more of a female emotion. No apologies though). Anyway, long story short, it needed a new hard drive. We were reunited after a week or so, but OMG it gave me such a fright!!! The company installed Windows 10 on to it which means everything and I mean EVERYTHING was wiped.
For anyone who has had a device for that long and not to have backed up some files (I know it was stupid but I did not foresee this happening) it is quite traumatic. I unashamedly admit to falling into a semi depressive state that evening. It felt like the last decade of my life had become null and void. Subsequently, looking through this new fancy system on my ten year old laptop was almost like talking to someone who had recently come out of a coma and they had no recollection of those memories.
After a good night’s sleep, my mind snapped back to reality and refocused on what was important. Everything I really needed was still there: everyone I care about is healthy and happy. What could be more important than that?
Fortunately, most of my previously written chapters were also on the tablet and I also purchased a new laptop so we are ready to do this! The novel that has been sitting in my head and partly on devices for the past two years is finally going to be written an published within the next six months. It is so essential to self motivate at times like these.
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