Have an update.

Oh wow, so last time I left you with me heading for Canberra.  Feels like forever ago.  Have a blog update!

Canberra.
I've been to Canberra once before.  It was when I was 11 or 12 and for a school camp, though camp's probably the wrong word seeing as there were no tents or wilderness involved.  So seeing as it was a good ten years ago or more, I barely remember any of it, so for me this time was fantastic.  Yay for exploring!  Got a satnav for Chrissy off the folks so wasn't worried about getting lost, which, looking back, it would have been somewhat hilarious really if I had of done.  The drive down was fantastic.  5 hours or so or freeways and highways and I found it to be a much nicer drive than the one I normally do when I head north.  Stopped in a small town called Berrima on the way.  Fantastic old town with old buildings.  I love old things and history so I was having a blast.  Had lunch at maccas in Goulbourn, and stuffed myself with Imodium (which I continued to live off for the next day or so).  I knew my grandmother had lived there when she was a little girl, so obviously my great grandmother had lived there too.  What I didn't realise and found out after I'd got home was that my great great grandmother had lived there, so probably about the time the town was founded (ie, a long long time ago).  Grandma remembers the street they lived in and apparently the old dairy is still out the back, so next time I'm down that way I might drive past for a squiz.  Can't resist personal history.  :)  Anyway, made Canberra and it started to pour rain.  Obviously does so a fair bit because it's a heck of a lot greener there than it is where I am.  Quite lovely.  Got to the War Memorial about 2:30/3ish and stayed until it closed.  Didn't get to see everything, though did get to see the bugler at the end of the day.  The memorial is quite close to my mate's place, so only took a few minutes, even in the 5 o'clock traffic to get there.  Thoroughly enjoyed the company of some lovely people and even managed a bit of sleep.

I had been meaning to stay until the Sunday, what with the housewarming being on the Saturday, however woke up in a fair degree of pain, both joints and stomach, and somewhat exhausted (when I'm not in my bed I toss and turn and wake up continually, so any sleep I get is very interrupted), so around lunchtime on Saturday I headed home.  Took a week for the pain to eventually settle down to normal, but it was really good to get down there.  Hoping next time I'll be a bit healthier and actually be able to stay long enough for a proper catch up.


Not Canberra.
Healthwise, I'm alive.  All the scary blood tests came back clear, which is fantastic, however I'm still exhausted, and have been getting horrid headaches for about 2 weeks now.  My doctor doesn't seem phased by either, though I would appreciate being able to wake up and have some energy and a head that doesn't hate me.  I'm also no longer seeing my rheumatologist.  I'm completely over having him change his diagnosis (now it's apparently inflamed bursae) based on stuff that's obviously only in his immagination because he sure as heck isn't doing any tests or anything.  Also fed up with having to hand over $115 every time I see him, only to be told to do the same things (which interestingly when you read about inflamed bursae, he's telling me to do the opposite to the standard treatments), when I'm unemployed and running very low on funds.  Obviously I need something done because I can't keep going on with my joints randomly spazzing out on me, so next time I see the GP I'll get him to refer me to someone else for a second opinion.  Maybe then I'll start getting some answers.  The psoraisis is also driving me stir crazy so I'm going to see if something can be done about that too.  Sorry if I sound whingey at all, I just need to vent a little.

Managed to make it to the Craft Fair again this year.  Almost regretted it entirely as it was the same as last year (too many stalls all crammed together, the same stalls as last year, very rude and pushy people (not the stall holders, they were good), and over the top prices.  Only thing that really made it worth it was the stall with the fake but brilliant Pandora beads.  I refuse to pay $100 per bead, so if I can get pretty things for a dollar, I'll pay it.  Bought $74 worth of stuff including beads and another bracelet, and got a discount so only paid $60.  Yes, I know, no job and I whinge about spending money, but it's pretty and makes me feel happy, and it can all be changed daily to go with whatever I'm wearing, so I figure it's fairly good value for money.

Have also cooked a few bits and pieces recently, so I'll throw so pics up when I find them again.  They like hiding on the computer.  :)  Oh!  And same applies to some little crochet amigurumi critters I've been making.  They keep me sane, and they're cute.  Photos to come soon.

Anyway, hope everyone is well.

Time for a quickie...

I'm alive!  Promise!  Just forgetting to blog/having nothing to really blog about.

Local time it's about 10pm, and I've gotta be up before 6 in the morning so I'll keep it brief and fill in the details some other time.  Also had a few wines, so if the spelling is off/I don't sound normal, that's my excuse.

Crohn's = not killing me, which I'm thankful for.
Fructose = causing problems when I don't avoid high doseages.  It's slightly less forgiving than before.
Arthritis/Arthralga/Joint Pain = Still there occasionally.  Enough to make me whinge and random enough to be annoying.
Chronic Fatigue = Flared with a vengeance.  Bring on the Red Bull!
Psoraisis = Flared under my arms and on my scalp so am occasionally itching in a monkey-like fashion.  I'm sure this appears odd though amusing to anyone watching.

Other news:
I have joined a gym, Curves to be precise.  Enjoying it, surprisingly, and after less than two weeks am already seeing benefits.
Will be in the nation's capital, Canberra, for the weekend.  Heading down for a housewarming, but also to have a look at some (what I would call) touristy places, moreso the Australian War Memorial, and Lake Burley Griffin.
Also finally finished a project yesterday that I've been working on for nearly 18 months.  No photos or descriptions as it is a present for some friends and they may read this before they get it.  Photos will ensue soon.

Hope everyone is well and that the old hag is behaving for you all.