Sick yet again :(

Last week i was diagnosed with hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism means the thyroid gland is underactive and fails to make enough hormones. I've had quite a few symptoms, including unexplained weight gain and severe depression, even to the point of not wanting to do the things i love the most, like going to roller derby training and exercising. I am undergoing more tests in early December to determine whether or not i have to be put on medication.

A few weeks ago, I lost my job and it has been hard to make ends meet and i have been trying so hard to get a new job but by that point i may be in more debt than i would ever want to be, i have created an acount on http://www.gofundme.com for the sole purpose of fixing this problem so please help me out in whatever way you can, thankyou

 http://www.gofundme.com/57eooo

Slow & Painful

Life is currently going very slow, no derby, no work because of my injury. Last monday, 16 of September i was at roller derby practice and fell and landed on my ankle while weaving through a pace line, since then everything has slowed down. I went for an X-ray yesterday, no results back yet but hopefully my ankle isn't broken, i really want to go skating and exercise, but walking isn't easy. I also discovered this week that i am allergic to sports tape after my friend who is a physio, strapped my ankle. The strapping really helped with the pain, until the rash and itching came, I took the tape off last night, which caused my ankle to swell and itch even worse. I went to hospital and i was there for two and a half hours, but my ankle swelling and itching has improved.

The World Of Roller Derby

Last month i decided to join an amazing sport: Roller Derby. I have never loved something this much, Its amazing and so are all the people I've met that are in our league :)

Roller derby is a contact sport played by two teams of five members roller skating in the same direction around a track. Game play consists of a series of short matchups ("jams") in which both teams designate a scoring player (the "jammer") who scores points by lapping members of the opposing team. The teams attempt to assist their own jammer whilst hindering the opposing jammer—in effect, playing both offense and defense simultaneously.^[1] Roller derby is played by approximately 1,250 amateur leagues worldwide, nearly half of them outside the U.S.^[2] 

^{http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roller_derby}

http://murrayriverderbydames.com.au/

My Week in Melbourne

For the last week I have been in Melbourne,  enjoying the sights and sounds and trying every Chinese food item I can get my hands on, I miss driving my car and I miss my friends but I've figured out more things I want to do with my life while I have been here :)

Happiness & Life

How do you make yourself happy? In the little things, like exploring the culture on a holiday, an episode of simpsons/merlin/doctor who/etc, listening to your favourite band/singer, shopping. These things make me happy for a while, but its a struggle to find things to make me happy in the long term. I never entirely know for sure what job i want, its gone from librarian, to pet store assistant, to childcare worker, to architect, to designer, to nurse, to a doctor. Having a good job is one thing i am sure i want, aside from paying the bills, i want to eventually have a family. So a good job is on my list to happiness, money is important but it doesn't make people happy, nor does beauty. I want to set my life up and show everyone what i can do. Im happier than i have been, Im in a much better place and its just going to get better.