This month is the 'Travel and Adventure' issue and one I was looking forward to seeing. It was interesting to see which drawings the editor chose and the layout of the page. I'm really glad she included the little sketch of the Great Wall as that was such a special day for me, sketching up there on a deserted stretch of the wall with just the noise of the breeze - really magical.
I hope to have something more up-to-date to post soon. I had a bit of a block with a portrait I started and had to put it away for quite a while to see what the problem was. (The good news was, the solution just popped into my head as I woke up one morning, the bad news was I'd done too much to erase and re-work!) Just as I was getting back into it, a migraine struck this week so I'll have to try and finish over the weekend.
The migraine was expected and I knew it would be a bad one too. During the summer I thought I'd finally sort out my food 'intolerances' and had some tests done. I explained quite a few times that I didn't have allergies, I had intolerances, but when I returned for the results I was told I had no allergies. I was cross (even more so when I saw the bill!) but she insisted that nothing had shown up for wheat and the other things I mentioned. So, a few weeks ago, and for the first time in 11 years I started eating bread again. No serious symptoms, so I tried cakes and biscuits too! It seemed fine at first, I was thrilled that I was finally eating normally. I wouldn't have to worry about finding something suitable while travelling, or going out to eat. But very gradually I started to feel really sluggish, very depressed, I was putting on weight and my skin looked like I had a bad case of acne! So, start of the week - detox time. I knew there was nothing for it but to go cold turkey and it only took 24 hours for that migraine to kick in! Much as I love bread, it'll be at least another 11 years before I'll try that again! My skin already feels better and I'm sure I'll have a lot more energy next week. Might even get that portrait finished!
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CONGRATS on the fabulous looking publication Casey!! And I'm so sorry about your migrane! Yikes -- sounds like an terrible one! And no bread .. mercy -- take care of YOU!!!
Gosh Felicity, you are becoming famous! This is just great. Now if you could only draw those migraines away!
I'm sorry to hear about our shared nemesis, the hideous migraine. I had a really bad one this week too. I think that it's not the wheat in the bread that causes the migraine (though it does cause other problems for some people, for sure) but rather the yeast, and the fresher the bread the more potent the yeast. I learned about that in the book "Heal Your Headache" which has been my bible for migraine avoidance (though I haven't always followed the guidance therein, hence last week's migraine) but now there's a newer and better book on migraines, "The Migraine Brain". A friend with migraines said it's really great and you can hear an interview with the author on Fresh Air's website at www.npr.org. The program is entitled "An Exploration Of The Migraine Brain." I found the interview helpful and have ordered the book. I was thinking about painting or drawing the migraine experience but decided it would just look like a fiery hell I'd rather forget.
Thanks Lin! Oh, if only I could paint like Casey! ;)
Thanks Teri, it's a small circulation so Damian has nothing to worry about yet! :)
Hi Jana, yes, I found that yeast is probably the main culprit. I didn't have any problems while I was eating the bread but I knew it would be a big problem to suddenly eliminate it but it was clearly giving me problems. Thanks for the link, I will look at that now. Hmm, I see works called 'migraine' ocassionally and have yet to see one that comes close to how they actually feel! Yes, who would want to remember them?!
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