Long time, no see...!

Ahh, it's been a while.  Again.

Life gets busy sometimes, doesn't it?  I am often guilty of taking on too much - attempting to do too much.  I know that anyone who has RA will be able to identify with it, but I am sometimes too naive for my own good.  I have a few consecutive days where I would rate myself as 60% or better, then I get excited and do too much, which sends me spiralling back to where it all began.  It's a silly thing to do, and I know it, but it doesn't ever seem to stop me!

I spent the weekend in Brisbane, soaking up the gorgeous sunshine and an extra 10 degrees on my usual days, and celebrated a dear friend's wedding.  I have never seen her look so proud and gloriously happy, and I was there for her graduation!  I am so thrilled that such a kind, generous and loving soul has found someone who compliments her so beautifully, and I was so honoured to be able to share their special day.

The wedding was obviously a high point of my weekend, but there was one other thing that was wonderful about my weekend - I read.  Not for work, not for uni, not to learn, but for the sheer pleasure of reading.  And boy, had I missed it!  I spend so much time reading protocols, guidelines, textbooks, journal articles and other studious media that I had quite honestly forgotten how wonderful it is to immerse yourself completely in a book.  I deliberately took a book with me that I knew would be light and enjoyable - "The Younger Man" by the lovely Zoe Foster - and after devouring it in a few hours, had to find something for the plane home.  I was pleased to find a book that I had seen a review for and hadn't yet had a chance to track down - "Band-Aid for a Broken Leg - Being a Doctor With No Borders (and other ways to stay single)" by Damien Brown.  

I am halfway through and if not for having to go to work, I'd have stayed in bed this morning (under my doona) and finished it off.  Check out the many, many positive reviews and track down a copy of the book if you can - it's a fascinating insight into Medecins Sans Frontieres and the marvellous work they do, not to mention the mental toughness of the people who do the work.

On that note, a big weekend (including wearing heels and walking about 20km) means I am utterly exhausted and ready for sleep.  Bring on next weekend, and my first opportunity to sleep in!