Cass, how are the convalescents going?

Trip back to Canberra was fantastic, it was for work but I organised to travel a little earlier and hired a car so I could catch up with a few friends. It was unexpectedly a very emotional trip for me. In the last couple of years there I was in such a low place for a long time and my world had shrunk down to such a small and dark little place, it was absolutely amazing to revisit the scene of my misery with such a changed sense of self and a much larger enjoyment of life.
the kidlets are doing much better. Marta is a bit under the weather (i thought that she was ok, but has a temp and runny nose now ). Leila is back on top i am still sick sick sick . off to the TCM soon though as obviously my immune system is just shot to pieces. i need more help than a healthy diet and supplements me thinks to kick it well and good.

Man, your post about Canberra is something that i could of written word for word. That place became so dark and lonely for me in the last 12-18 months that we were there. to a degree that i dont think i fully appreciated until i went back recently (after having applied for a few positions etc). walking around the canberra centre and visiting my friends made me realise just how sad and broken i was in the end, and TBH it was sooo good to come back home and realise that i dont have to go back . bit of a shame on one hand as the work there is good etc., but yeah, more to life than that in all honesty!