that sounds absolutely terrible, Sem. Especially on the friends part with the party. If they are true friends they should know what you enjoy! I'd gladly take your period off your hands though for a month or two...
And speaking of party, very good friends are planning one. Without me. Because "oh we thought you would want to fully enjoy that and not be bothered by planning it, just because you love planning these things"
It's my first day at work after 5 weeks of sick leave - Corona, Pancreatitis, Pancreatitis part two, gall bladder extraction and recovery. I stamp in, see the election list for the thing I wanted to run in - and I'm not on it, so ni chance for the next 5 years.
oh no! What's draining you, Sem? For me it's people interested in my cats who then either flunk out after we've already made plans for meeting somewhere halfway or being weird/rude in other ways.