I haven't updated in a long time because most of my problems have been emotional and I haven't felt like talking about them in a public forum. A lot of personal issues came to a head over winter break and I was in a bad place for awhile. I'm doing better now.
I came back from winter break feeling lonely and unmotivated. I discovered that two of my three roommates moved out over break and two new ones moved in, and they are wonderful girls to live with. It's such a relief to live with people that I can stand to be around.
My classes this semester are all on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:30am - 5:15pm with a break for lunch. It makes for long days but it's actually a lot less stressful than having class for a short time every day. I'm taking one of my five classes on audit, so I don't take the exams or receive a grade but it will appear on my transcript. I also attend a Monday night class for fun.
On Fridays I'm still going down to Fells Point for the archaeology lab with Esther. We're working on getting students to come back. I also started driving down to Edgewater to help out at the Lost Towns Project Archaeology Lab on Wednesdays from 9:30am-3:00pm. Most of the artifacts are prehistoric, however, which I have found to be somewhat boring.
This leaves lots of room in my schedule for knitting and baking experiments. I bought a bread machine although I haven't used it yet. I've made so many cupcakes and muffins and mini pies already! It's so much fun to just relax and make something delicious.
I have been feeling pretty good. The lowered dose of Savella has continued to work better than the therapeutic dose for no apparent reason. Hey, I'm not complaining! I'm only on two pills a day now, and that is incredible! I've had some discomfort in the usual places (back, shoulders, neck) but my chiropractor has helped and I've yet to have a truly bad day, although I'm sure one is coming. For now, I'm hanging in there and trying to figure out what will happen after graduation.
This is my life, with pills and without a gallbladder. And it's good.
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