Bumping to keep the awareness out there.
It is a beautiful morning. Love Autumn.
I've spent some days with my daughter. We had our own lounging pyjama day together
Drove around the area and marvelled at the green of the pastures and overflowing water tanks. (Just after she had to buy water). 
Noted the damage from a "mini cyclone" that greatly disturbed the area of its woody vegetation a couple of weeks ago and there were electrical teams repairing power lines still.
Took some long walks with the dogs. Checked out the new calves. Gawd, she's named them! (They are supposed to make some pocket money for her later on.) Raided her garden for cuttings (they are hardy plants to have still survived!)
Not a bad few days at all. She's calmed down greatly since her medication was changed and has been taking it as prescribed; almost a different person.
She's enjoying her Tech course but had to use some hard earnt cash to purchase text books. (Her mum was able to help out there
) She has also joined the local library.
She related the torture she felt when attending the library for the first time. Due to panic/anxiety attacks, it took her about an hour to get out of the car. 3 attempts to walk to the door. Eventually made it inside. Walked around for ages. Eventually (about 2 hours) she registered with them and was able to borrow successfully. One happy girl who overcame that day's challenge.
I went with her to that Library the other day. It has the most beautiful reading area that overlooks the local park - very calm indeed.
I've enjoyed being in the garden the last few days here. I haven't participated very much in the CS threads, just kudo-ing when I agree with some posts and I do enjoy the Photo challenge thread.
Well, that's about it for now. I do hope everyone's life here is going as smoothly as possible and any trials are not too great.
My caring thoughts to all,
DEB
Hi, Bluecat
Yes, she mentioned that when she got home she was exhausted. Fell onto the bed and slept through till the morning and was lethargic the following day and couldn't concentrate. The large print library book had to wait 
Just thinking back, to my own homecoming from visiting her, I became lethargic too. The actual drive on the highway, the listening, the laughing,the new walking tracks, even calling out to the calves with their chosen names, all was excitement /exhausting for me.
I know personally, how hyped up one can get when "going out" especially to a large event. The excitement from the actual audience is contagious as well. (See how groups of young people react when their "idol" arrives in town - remember when the Beatles hit town and/or Justin Bieber?)
It is the perceived need of excitement all the time, the HIGH, that leads some people into problems. If we acknowledge the NORM as being a straight line on a graph, a few peaks and troughs now and then can be dealt with. But generally, life should be that straight line. My theory is that what goes down comes back up to that straight line. It doesn't have to climb past the straight line all the way up to the peak. The same with that peak of excitement, one just takes the staircase down one step at a time to the straight line or plateau.
I remember way back, when the children were quite young, and money was short. The only time we went "out" was to the zoo or similar twice a year. Honestly, you'd think they were eating fairyfloss, green cordial, icecream and cocktail frankfurts the whole day, they were so hyped up (nowadays ADHD?). In fact, it was homemade sandwiches and water that we survived on. The actual train/ferry ride and zoo was the adrenaline rush.
DEB
Hi there TTT,
It's so good to hear about those little steps being taken in your neck of the woods.
I mentioned my experiences of excitement/exhaustion with Bluecat, and was wondering how your daughter has been following that initial taekwondo class?
Of course, 6 years out of a physical activity will be difficult to get back into. As long as one doesn't expect to leap back to the same level as back then. Muscles sore? Meeting up with a new group of people? Maybe with a couple from the old days? Take it slowly, girls and Dad.
Caring thoughts to everyone out there,
DEB
