Dear Mr Potter,
I first met you in 1998, when I was 6 years old. Since that day, I have never turned back. You have taught me to stay brave no matter what I'm facing. Hermione has taught me that being a nerd is not something to be ashamed of. Dumbledore keeps reminding me that music is one of the most powerful forms of magic there is. Who better personifies the fact that you can't judge someone simply on how they appear than Snape? And Hogwarts has given me a home to return to no matter what.
Thank you J.K Rowling for giving me an alternate reality to live in when my reality got too much, and for creating the Harry Potter community for us Muggles to be a part of. And Mr Potter, thank you for always being here for me.
It's been 13 years now since I got onto the Hogwarts Express alongside Harry, Hermione and Ron, and was sorted into Ravenclaw. Although all the books are now written and all the movies have been released, it isn't over. It will never be over in our hearts and our lives.
Ailsa, 19.
Ravenclaw.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Friday, July 8, 2011
Lots of Links
Links - that was what I was meaning to add to my last post!! I thought I'd share with you some of the things that have kept me going through those long nights when I cant' sleep / the days when moving is just too hard and I'm stuck at home.
1. Conceptis Puzzles
My favourite are the link-a-pix but there's heaps here. They keep me amused when I have hours of nothing to do, and the fact you can save your progress means you can come back to it.
2. Dear Girls Above Me
A catalogue of hilarious things said by two girls living above a guy, in apartments with no sound-proffing! They can manage to make me smile when nothing else can.
3. Facebook
Does it even need mentioning? I keep in contact with some of the most amazing people I've ever met through Facebook and the games on this keep me busy when I can't sleep.
4. Making YouTube Videos
I've linked that to the video I made to raise CRPS/RSD Awareness. I found it a really good way to express how I feel and at the same time help to raise more awareness for those of us living with this condition.
And then there's this - my blog. Although I really need to start updating it more regularly, I have found the sense of relief I feel when letting everything out here imense and thoroughly recommend it to anyone with spare time! It's really worth it.
Anyway, I hope that something there can make you smile, or help you get through a long, sleepless night xx
1. Conceptis Puzzles
My favourite are the link-a-pix but there's heaps here. They keep me amused when I have hours of nothing to do, and the fact you can save your progress means you can come back to it.
2. Dear Girls Above Me
A catalogue of hilarious things said by two girls living above a guy, in apartments with no sound-proffing! They can manage to make me smile when nothing else can.
3. Facebook
Does it even need mentioning? I keep in contact with some of the most amazing people I've ever met through Facebook and the games on this keep me busy when I can't sleep.
4. Making YouTube Videos
I've linked that to the video I made to raise CRPS/RSD Awareness. I found it a really good way to express how I feel and at the same time help to raise more awareness for those of us living with this condition.
And then there's this - my blog. Although I really need to start updating it more regularly, I have found the sense of relief I feel when letting everything out here imense and thoroughly recommend it to anyone with spare time! It's really worth it.
Anyway, I hope that something there can make you smile, or help you get through a long, sleepless night xx
I Really Suck At This Time Management Thing
Why does it seem that I only think of updating my blog just before University goes back? I have two more days left of my break and then Trimester 2 begins, and I only just realised that I hadn't written anything since May. Jeez. Hopeless, to say the least, but my head has been so full that I haven't really had a chance to sit down and just write in a really long time. So I best get to it, I say!
These past few months have been really testing, both physically and emotionally. With University constantly throwing me more readings and assignments to complete (and my darn conscience won't let me slack off, despite everything!), and with my pain being so intense, I have been really struggling to get through my day to day life in one piece. I work so hard at putting up a good front, smiling and trying to look like I'm coping, so as to avoid having to explain how I truly feel. I guess I'm just worried that if someone asked me how I am and I answer honestly, that I might not be able to keep myself together. But the combination of stress, lack of sleep, and constant pain is wearing me down. It's tough, because on one hand University is so stressful, but on the other hand it's what keeps me sane! Why is everything so complicated?
Tomorrow I'm meeting up with my friend, Ella, who also suffers from constant pain as a teenager. We try to meet up every month or so to give ourselves the opportunity to relax, and for a couple of hours, not have to pretend that we're ok. The effect of spending time with someone, whether online or in person, who gets this pain is amazing. The simple reminder that there are other people who understand what it's like to wake up and to be in so much pain you wish you hadn't, is so powerful. It's what keeps me hanging on to life, and helps me through all the challenges I face. Thank you to all my friends, both in the chronic pain community and outside of it, for keeping me going over all these years. It hasn't been easy, and without you, I wouldn't have made it past the first year of having CRPS.
I had so many other things to say tonight, but my mind has just gone completely blank! So I'll take this as a sign from my body to close up shop and curl up in bed with my cats. Love to everyone out there feeling sore and exhausted xx
Playlist
These past few months have been really testing, both physically and emotionally. With University constantly throwing me more readings and assignments to complete (and my darn conscience won't let me slack off, despite everything!), and with my pain being so intense, I have been really struggling to get through my day to day life in one piece. I work so hard at putting up a good front, smiling and trying to look like I'm coping, so as to avoid having to explain how I truly feel. I guess I'm just worried that if someone asked me how I am and I answer honestly, that I might not be able to keep myself together. But the combination of stress, lack of sleep, and constant pain is wearing me down. It's tough, because on one hand University is so stressful, but on the other hand it's what keeps me sane! Why is everything so complicated?
Tomorrow I'm meeting up with my friend, Ella, who also suffers from constant pain as a teenager. We try to meet up every month or so to give ourselves the opportunity to relax, and for a couple of hours, not have to pretend that we're ok. The effect of spending time with someone, whether online or in person, who gets this pain is amazing. The simple reminder that there are other people who understand what it's like to wake up and to be in so much pain you wish you hadn't, is so powerful. It's what keeps me hanging on to life, and helps me through all the challenges I face. Thank you to all my friends, both in the chronic pain community and outside of it, for keeping me going over all these years. It hasn't been easy, and without you, I wouldn't have made it past the first year of having CRPS.
I had so many other things to say tonight, but my mind has just gone completely blank! So I'll take this as a sign from my body to close up shop and curl up in bed with my cats. Love to everyone out there feeling sore and exhausted xx
Playlist
- Can't Stand The Rain - The Rescues
- The Edge of Glory - Lady GaGa
- Rolling In The Deep - Adele
- Wait - Jason Webley
- Going Home - Kim Boekbinder
- It's Love - The Jane Austen Arugment
- Talking To The Moon - Bruno Mars
- Coming Home - Gwyneth Paltrow
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