Thank you! :D

I'm looking forward to the Faire. I even ordered a new cheapo bodice after doing some research about best bodice types for different boobs :P So that'll be fun. It's also supposed to rain the day before which, surprisingly, makes for a good Faire experience because it cuts down on the dust AND the Faire is GREAT about putting hay down, so it's not muddy! Win, win.

You will be the Belle of the Faire!

Glad your back!

Me too :D

Glad to have you back. I also wondered why you went off the grid. I've lived with insomnia my whole life. It's cyclical and I haven't found a solution so I empathize with where you've been. I hope you have so much fun at Faire. What a nice change of pace.

Glad you are okay - sleep makes such a difference - you can get 100 nights of good rest, but then one that you don't sleep and all that good rest is gone. If I wake up in the middle of the night, I'm up for minimally 2 hours - and I get up at 5 and drive 45 miles to work - not good, especially driving home at night when i'm really tired. Then I'm asleep on the couch at 8:30 - and awake at 3. It's a vicious cycle.

Enjoy the faire, life is too short not to have fun.

HI Gwen, I am sorry that you are having problems sleeping. I get that way too sometimes. Are you stressed/worried about things in your life?

It is wonderful to hear that you are having a full recovery!

Enjoy the Renaissance fair! I always find the neat-est, most unique jewelry there. I had a laird made out of chain maille (so I dont lose my keys) about 10 years ago, it STILL hasn't broken. It was done in a double barrel design of some silver metal with some type of brass... it goes with pretty much everything!

The stress/worry question is a hard one. Life is life, there's always something going on. I don't feel that I'm at a higher level of stress/worry than normal. So.. shrug.

I love chain maille stuff. There are a few vendors at my Faire who do it. I love going and window shopping :D And I can't wait until next year, because next year I'm finally going to be able to invest in nice garb for the first time since WLS!