And things are happening! I made it to the Pink concert, courtesy entirely of Rose who almost had to carry me there. It was awesome and brilliant and hugely fun. I want a wire thingy in my house to zip around on.
My health started to improve just in time to pull off a day off work at Monarto Zoo, cleared of being a contagious risk but still exhausted, so Rose kindly drove me there and back. It was a quiet day due to wet weather but I was so happy to be back in the saddle.
Friends have been very kind in bringing me soup and tissues and helping run vital errands for me which has made all the difference in the world, especially when I’ve been feeling so lonely and missing out on so many wonderful things… Like my college classes. Term finished last week and I’m going to fail my classes as I simply couldn’t get there for weeks. 😦 I’ve been worried that the depression would return but it seems not, which is brilliant and a little surprising. 🙂 I have a lot more days of work lined up over the next few weeks and I’m determined to make it to all of them. I’ve been working more on my kit and business stuff, my new lovely ‘aftercare’ cards for the face paints have now arrived!
The business is going well and I’m still very excited and inspired by it.

My sister has arrived home from a 5 year stint overseas, and I’ve been almost hysterical with excitement. We’re close friends and I’ve missed her terribly. We’ve had a great time hanging out this week and she’s got to meet Rose and Tonks and Zoe and some of my other friends. We also kept our arrangement to go out clubbing last weekend despite her being jetlagged and exhausted and me being really rather unwell still… We dressed up and went off to a trash glitter themed night at the local goth club.
I’m continuing to practice applying face paints on myself in the mirror and I’m not bad at it!
I restrained myself to dancing to five songs only and having only one drink, and enjoyed listening to the music and taking some surprisingly good photos with my phone camera.
It was an awesome night. 🙂

Health wise I’m continuing to improve! Most of the infections have cleared up and I’ve finished the antibiotics at last. The fibro is still really rough and the jaw pain likewise. I have physio and dental appointments lined up soon, which will help and make it worse respectively. I’m still very, very tired and prone to weakness and dizziness so I’m still not driving yet. I’m hopeful and being patient. More difficult is my sleeping, I’ve become completely nocturnal, not getting to sleep until between 6 – 8am. I’ve been unable to shift the pattern which is giving me some grief, particularly when I’m getting up at 8 to go face paint for 5 or so hours. 😦 I’m not having much success at napping either so I’m struggling with sleep deprivation.

Psychologically I’m going pretty well. The sense of excitement and creativity and optimism about my business, relationships and future is really high considering the rough couple of months I’ve had. I’ve missed a lot of shrink appointments and I’m keen to go and talk again, but there’s no sense of crisis. My brain is pretty busy, ticking over a mile a minute, I’m writing again and coming up with creative ideas and things I want to do when I’m a little better… There’s still a sense of freedom and joy inside which is kind of amazing.

Zoe has had a rough month with very few walks. She’s been destructive and whining and barking and generally driving me mad but I know she just needs a walk and I’ve been really good at being able to keep my cool. I’ve booked her for a full day of doggy day care this week as a treat. Sars is fighting every cat in the neighbourhood and constantly coming home with scars and fur missing and sometimes a nasty wound gone ick. I’m really keen to get him settled in a cat run while he still has both his ears! Tonks is going great, his little sister cat visits with my sister often, which he loves. He’s very spoilt by me, Rose, and my friends, one of whom is his godmother and brings gifts and plays with him. 🙂 He’s sweet and adventurous and usually sleeps on my knees or curled up on my pillow.
So, you’re up to date now I reckon. I’m buzzing with art project ideas and looking forward to rearranging the house and enjoying the face painting gigs and patiently getting better. Hurrah for that.