So...stuff...
It's been awhile since my last proper update and so much has happened.
I guess the biggest thing is that a couple of weeks ago I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. It's a weird and complicated thing to explain, but for me, it manifests as extreme pain between my shoulder blades, extending up and down my back, spotted vision, fatigue, foggy brain and bad sleep. All exacerbated when I'm tired or stressed. There's no cure, it's not life-threatening, it's just always going to be there. I can pretty much only manage the symptoms with treatments, so at the moment I'm looking into osteopathy, acupuncture, heated pool treatments and other holistic treatments since the drug path doesn't seem to do a lot for this condition. They suggest anti-depressants as a treatment option, but I'm leaving that as a last ditch attempt for, well, y'know, reasons.
So anyway, there's that...I'm also part of a great choir called Peterborough Voices and we just did a musicals concert where I had a solo. If you fancy listening, you can find it here: https://soundcloud.com/karoline-andrew :-)
Along with that, I've recently got back in touch with my creative side. I lose it, quite regularly because I let myself get bogged down with work and stuff, but after a recent Pagan camp I went to, I seem to have found it again. Well, to be honest, I found more than that at this camp ;-) It all stems from meeting this guy at camp, he's a guitarist in a band called Asio's Eyes (check them out, they're really good) who had been invited by the organisers. Anyway, we got talking, and he's just this amazingly creative, talented guy. So anyway, one thing led to another and he ended up being my first time, which was amazing in and of itself, but he just made me feel confident about creative works, about trying stuff, about not being afraid to get things wrong and that it really is the industry I want to be in. Only emphasised by the fact that looking for jobs today made me feel really quite depressed at the thought of working in an office.
So yes, I has been creative this week, here's what I've been working on:
Maybe I'll get back into writing fic, I'd like to try my hand at songwriting, but it's kind of overwhelming right now. Also trying to teach myself some more on the guitar, but again, not sure where to start :-P
<3 Kx
I guess the biggest thing is that a couple of weeks ago I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. It's a weird and complicated thing to explain, but for me, it manifests as extreme pain between my shoulder blades, extending up and down my back, spotted vision, fatigue, foggy brain and bad sleep. All exacerbated when I'm tired or stressed. There's no cure, it's not life-threatening, it's just always going to be there. I can pretty much only manage the symptoms with treatments, so at the moment I'm looking into osteopathy, acupuncture, heated pool treatments and other holistic treatments since the drug path doesn't seem to do a lot for this condition. They suggest anti-depressants as a treatment option, but I'm leaving that as a last ditch attempt for, well, y'know, reasons.
So anyway, there's that...I'm also part of a great choir called Peterborough Voices and we just did a musicals concert where I had a solo. If you fancy listening, you can find it here: https://soundcloud.com/karoline-andrew :-)
Along with that, I've recently got back in touch with my creative side. I lose it, quite regularly because I let myself get bogged down with work and stuff, but after a recent Pagan camp I went to, I seem to have found it again. Well, to be honest, I found more than that at this camp ;-) It all stems from meeting this guy at camp, he's a guitarist in a band called Asio's Eyes (check them out, they're really good) who had been invited by the organisers. Anyway, we got talking, and he's just this amazingly creative, talented guy. So anyway, one thing led to another and he ended up being my first time, which was amazing in and of itself, but he just made me feel confident about creative works, about trying stuff, about not being afraid to get things wrong and that it really is the industry I want to be in. Only emphasised by the fact that looking for jobs today made me feel really quite depressed at the thought of working in an office.
So yes, I has been creative this week, here's what I've been working on:
Maybe I'll get back into writing fic, I'd like to try my hand at songwriting, but it's kind of overwhelming right now. Also trying to teach myself some more on the guitar, but again, not sure where to start :-P
<3 Kx