Everyday blues
Can't believe we are already almost in the middle of June. Time flies. It has a new meaning when you don't go in for the 9-5 grind. I don't miss it at all, but I do miss the socialisation. It's kind of strange to be at home alone so much of the time. Don't get me wrong, I have a lot to do and I don't get bored, but it's just different.
The other day I was talking with a friend and cried crocodile tears about getting back into the workforce. It's quite daunting, actually. For the past 8 months I've been totally absorbed with the cancer treatment and didn't work at all. Now, the freelance stories I thought I had fell through, as did my temping until mid-July. Maybe just as well, but I am going overseas in August-September, which will make it a year of not working for money. So, it's a bit of a worry, but after I dried my eyes, I decided to shelve that problem until I return.
In any case, that Tamoxifen seems to have settled down. I take it at night, as someone suggested, and I was nauseated only once during the whole week. I started doing some exercise and I've cut back the amount I eat, and also watch what I eat, so I am hoping that the scale will show a downward trend soon. A good incentive is my pending overseas trip in August, since the airline seats are not that large and unless I lose some pounds it will be a very tight fit!!!
The fatigue is easing. I had one day this week without fatigue, the rest of the time it seems to hit between 2-4pm. It's like a sudden wham! 'I am here, darling, your friendly fatigue, now be a good girl and like down, or I'll push you down!'
Yesterday evening I got a ride to a talk which started around 7:30pm and ended a little after 9pm. People were milling about shmoozing. I tried it too, but my friends took one look at me and saw that I was a gonna, before I opened my mouth. So, no schmooze for me yet. Next time.
Things being how they are, I have decided to organise my life as per normal and just do as much as I can. This weekend is a long weekend here, the Queen's birthday, and we are having a thing called Limmud-Oz, a weekend of Jewish learning. ( www.limmudoz.com.au ) I am going to go to several sessions, hopefully, and I am also giving a 3 minute talk about what guides do in our traveling exhibition "Courage to Care", which I have been associated with since it started about 10 years ago (http://www.couragetocare.com.au/).
The big treat for the coming weeks is the Sydney Film Festival, which begins tomorrow. I am going to see a lot of films during the next two weeks. It's such a treat once a year to soak up really good films.
About my teeth.... I've decided to hang on to them and try the old fashioned remedy of yes, you know: salt water!
And that's how the cookie crumbles right now.
The other day I was talking with a friend and cried crocodile tears about getting back into the workforce. It's quite daunting, actually. For the past 8 months I've been totally absorbed with the cancer treatment and didn't work at all. Now, the freelance stories I thought I had fell through, as did my temping until mid-July. Maybe just as well, but I am going overseas in August-September, which will make it a year of not working for money. So, it's a bit of a worry, but after I dried my eyes, I decided to shelve that problem until I return.
In any case, that Tamoxifen seems to have settled down. I take it at night, as someone suggested, and I was nauseated only once during the whole week. I started doing some exercise and I've cut back the amount I eat, and also watch what I eat, so I am hoping that the scale will show a downward trend soon. A good incentive is my pending overseas trip in August, since the airline seats are not that large and unless I lose some pounds it will be a very tight fit!!!
The fatigue is easing. I had one day this week without fatigue, the rest of the time it seems to hit between 2-4pm. It's like a sudden wham! 'I am here, darling, your friendly fatigue, now be a good girl and like down, or I'll push you down!'
Yesterday evening I got a ride to a talk which started around 7:30pm and ended a little after 9pm. People were milling about shmoozing. I tried it too, but my friends took one look at me and saw that I was a gonna, before I opened my mouth. So, no schmooze for me yet. Next time.
Things being how they are, I have decided to organise my life as per normal and just do as much as I can. This weekend is a long weekend here, the Queen's birthday, and we are having a thing called Limmud-Oz, a weekend of Jewish learning. ( www.limmudoz.com.au ) I am going to go to several sessions, hopefully, and I am also giving a 3 minute talk about what guides do in our traveling exhibition "Courage to Care", which I have been associated with since it started about 10 years ago (http://www.couragetocare.com.au/).
The big treat for the coming weeks is the Sydney Film Festival, which begins tomorrow. I am going to see a lot of films during the next two weeks. It's such a treat once a year to soak up really good films.
About my teeth.... I've decided to hang on to them and try the old fashioned remedy of yes, you know: salt water!
And that's how the cookie crumbles right now.
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