Tuesday, August 8, 2006 9:22 pm  <|>
<250> Getting Better All The Time: Well there are a few things to report I suppose. Good news has been coming around and back again for Dan and I and I'm certainly not complaining. It's nice to feel that things are so positive... and it gives hope that they will continue to be so. First off, at the beginning of July my tests (ones that I had wanted to have done for a little while now) showed that my kidney function was still pretty high - meaning I'm on the borderline for needing dialysis in terms of clearance, but other numbers and signs suggested I didn't need dialysis. So my doctor had me skip a session and when tests still looked ok after that I continued to skip and so that day we decided to skip was actually my last day of dialysis! Now it's hard to say if I will be able to avoid being off dialysis forever, but for now, I don't have to be on it... in fact my tests since the month I've been off, even though the first one or two showed levels going up a little (which was to be expected), my levels not only stabilized, but have been coming down ever so slightly each time in the last couple of tests. I'm going to get a blood test each week and have a check up every other week and so we'll just see what happens. It became more official when I got my catheter taken out (my access for dialysis) yesterday. My doctor said it could come out over a week ago, but it takes time to get appointments for these things. So now I'm a bit sore, but it's worth it to have that one less link to the illness for right now.

I've been going through a lot of changes, inside and out too lately. I don't know how to really explain it all - some of it's a bit personal and even though I tend to share most everything here, I don't know what of this I will share just yet. But mainly what I'm talking about is an overall change of thinking. You're mind holds more keys than most people think and I am a firm believer in the power of positive thinking and likewise, the power of the mind-body connection. The more I learn about what others have found about this interests me and also encourages me that certain feelings and theories I've always had aren't quite so far off from the truth perhaps... at least I know I'm not alone in my thinking. I'm talking about in terms of the cause of disease and also the treatment. Anyway, I'm just feeling a lot of changes in reality, in a good sense, and hopefully nothing but better things are ahead because of it.

So on to more good news - Dan got a job! He started last week and he's liking it so far. But not just a job, a job at the art museum as their studio monitor! I'm so happy that he was able to get something that involves things (and a place) he loves. He's so spoiled walking around the museum everyday though, haha! It might take him several months at least before he grows tired of that part of the perks of being there... or maybe never. But like I said, I'm glad it worked out so well!

So we're pretty recovered from the wedding now. It's been over a month and like I said, things are going good. I'm still working part time at the real estate company, but I'm still going to stay on flexible hours there for now because 1) it's slow for them this time of year and 2) for me I can use the extra time for my other endeavors and I don't want to get too ahead of myself. I finally got Metatative's website up and running - there are still a few sections I need to fill in, but for the most part I transferred over portfolio examples and added more recent work so feel free to check it out. The work will differ in some spots from what my personal portfolio shows. To go with that, I hope to get a chance to redo my personal portfolio sometime in the near future too.

There are actually a bunch of projects I want to do - they range from the small to the large scale and some are new to my mind and others I've had on the back burner for sometime now. A few of them could help with the income level... others are more just for fun, but I have to keep it balanced, you know, just like everything else - you have to find your balance or else you will end up falling sooner or later. I feel like lately I've been able to find mine and expand the beam I'm standing on all at the same time. I don't intend to fall anytime soon, even if the winds try to push a little! Until next time!