Well, it's 8 weeks since I did the seminar. I've noticed that time is going slower for me now that I'm fitting more in. It just seemed to fly by before when I was doing hardly anything.
And people are saying I look different! I think my face lights up when I'm talking about the Lightning Process and telling people that I'm well.
This photo was taken last weekend. I went to the beach with my sisters and nieces and we went for a long walk. I think it was probably about an hour but (to quote one of my sisters) "we weren't power walking" because we had a 2 year-old with us who was stopping occasionally to play in the sand and was having the time of her life. She wasn't the only one! I'm experiencing such joy and excitement that I'm able to do things like this now with my family. M.E. was such a horrible thing to live with and it was really hard not being able to do as much as would like to with my family, especially with my nephews and nieces as they were growing up. But now it's like I've been set free to be me!
I am still working about 9 hours a week doing my phone survey job. This last week I've been calling businesses and it's been nice to be working during the day and to have my evenings free. This week I'm starting a course at the local polytech working towards a National Certificate in Computing. I think I'll be doing the Level 2 course and depending on how often I can get there (it's self-paced) it could take me a year or two to complete. I'm thinking since I've been out of the work force for 15 years it would help to have something to show I'm up-to-date on my CV. Actually it would also be helpful if I had a CV - something else I need to work on!
This Friday night I'm going with my nieces to watch their mum (my sister) in a local repertory play. She was really good in the last one she did and I'm sure she'll be great again.
On Sunday I've been asked to do Communion at church. I've done it a couple of times before and it's nice to have been asked again now that's it more likely I'll be able to make it to church! And I've volunteered to be a driver for Meals on Wheels three days next week.
I've noticed that I don't seem to be needing as much sleep now, probably due to coming off some of the medication I was on. I think this medication was causing me to have nightmares and I just noticed the other day that I haven't had any for a while, so that's good! Instead one night I had a dream that I was para-sailing and then flying! Woohoo! In some ways I feel like I'm flying now!
It's so nice feeling like I have a life again. Sometimes it's the little things I notice like being able to pop out to the supermarket without having to think about how much energy it would take. I'm using more petrol because I'm getting out more and I'm really enjoying walking. My youngest sister says next time she's down she's going to take me on a walk around the cape which will involve hill-climbing! So I'm planning to start walking on hills now so that I'm ready for it!
