First Thorough Update of the Year
Ok, here goes.
*Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
As of my last talk with my doctor, I officially have CFS. All the problems and repeated disasters of last year conclude that I'm allergic to all of the medication that could do me any good. This means that it's going to be quite a slow process getting well again and it could extend anywhere between a year to four. But seeings as I have already gone through two, maybe that qualifies me for only two more...
*Don't Take Aspirin
In the last four months I've lived on a lot of Panadol and Aspirin just to try and cope with the pain. Eventually this got to my stomach and I went down with some pretty horrendous Gastritis attacks over Christmas and earlier this month. My stomach is so touchy now that I can't even handle the mildest painkiller. And so let me say it simply: don't ever take Aspirin! Any pain is endurable over having a Gastritis attack. Trust me.
*Braces
Hannah and I get our braces in on Monday. First Mum, her and I will have to drive seven hours to Dubbo (nearest orthodontist). It's gonna be some long trips every six weeks, but we've already done them before when Mum, Rachel, and Matt had braces. Besides all of the shopping us girls will get to do in the next 18 months, I'll also have plenty of hours to practice driving on a road with other cars as well...
*Only Hope
My latest favourite song is Only Hope sung by Mandy Moore. Get a copy of it. It's beautiful.
Of your galaxy dancing and laughing
And laughing again
When it feels like my dreams are so far
Sing to me of the plans that you have
For me over again"
*New York Institute of Photography
Because I won't be having to try heaps of different medications this year, we're hoping I'll be stable enough emotionally and physically to handle tackling a photography course. I'm especially excited about this idea. After a bit of surfing around, the New York Institute of Phography's Digital Photography: The Complete Course stood out as being the best (Even teaches all the ins and outs of using Photoshop *grin*) I plan to think about it a little more and give a bit of prayer, but hopefully this will be somthing I'll be raving about and doing assignments for, for the rest of this year.
*Cafe de Flores: the Offical Website
Another project of this year is to successfully create my own website. I'm so fussy I'm not sure just how sucessful I'll be. But hey...I've got plenty of time to try. The arrival of a laptop should help in this endevure as I'll be able to sit in bed where I won't get too cold. At the moment our computer is on our back verandah where it's either boiling hot in summer or antarctica in Winter. Because my poor body seems set on not being able to keep my temperature at the right level, it means long hours out here can be utter misery (yes, Kaycie, I'm sooking. Be quiet :p).
*Home from Zambia
To all of you who don't yet know, my older bro, Matt is getting back from Africa next week! *does the happy dance* I'm so looking forward to seeing him.
*18 Next Year
Now I best run before Hannah turns up and informs me that I promised to only be twenty minutes an hour ago. But one last bit of highly important information before I go--I'll be turing 18 next year. Even more freaky is the thought that I'll be 20 when the Olympics next come around. Scary, no?
