Occasional slumps...

Just letting you all know that I experienced a slump, recently. It happened right after I came back from the Olympics. It really surprised me because I was not even expecting it at all. I guess I was on "Cloud 9" while I was at Olympics. I had SO much fun that the "c" word seemed VERY distant. I couldn't make any sense of the slump AT ALL; it merely felt like a big spash of harsh reality thrown at my little face, like a loud, rude reminder that I STILL have cancer. I was puzzled for a good while.

I've had a few slumps in the past, after my original diagnosis, but they lasted very shortly, like a day or so. This one was a stubborn one, lasting more than three weeks, much harder to get out of the slump. I had to FIGHT mentally, not just give myself a little cute pep talk. I'm not quite out of the slump completely yet, but I am seeing the sunshine at the edge of my dark clouds, and the clouds are slowly dwindling...

Starting to feel better & more energetic about taking on my projects. Home-studying on interior design (one of my dreams); I just ordered a course right after Olympics. Looking for active ways to overcome my slump. Also studying web development, I just started this week. Looking forward to spending every Thurs with my niece / nephew; this will start next week when their au pair leaves. Resuming my volunteer stint at the school every Mon & Wed, also starting next week.

But I tell ya... it's very, VERY hard!!! Especially when I don't have a local support group to attend to or "side buddies" to share experiences with here at home.