Glad to have you back. It's one thing when our interests take us away from quilting, we can understand when we don't have time, but machine issues that prevent us are awful.
Earlier this year both my expensive modern machine and my trusty old vintage machine were in the shop and I was sewing on a very low end Brother. It did great for making masks and basic tasks but I ended up taping it down to my work surface with large pieces of blue tape. Looked rather Franken-machine but it kept me going.
We are also looking for a freezer, had hoped to buy one earlier this year with the stimulus check but none were available for months and months. Now that months have passed, so has our stimulus check -- but fortunately my husband has kept working through all of this and now it looks like tax return will mean freezer arrival.