i hope youll get to see your doc tomorrow, there must be something to make you feel better without having to wait a month or without having to feel worse first.
I find the competitions (feiseanna) to be too chaotic and crazy noisy to be enjoyable, but I love her performances. They usually attend the feis in Madison each year - & I was up two years ago for it. It's usually pretty well run and she's had good success there. If we do it this year, I'll let you know. [Actually the feis they're going to this weekend is also in Wisconsin, but not Madison.]
Oh, & yes, I often spend my "alone" time in deep philosophical discussions with the pets. They're not the best at it, but at least they pretend to listen to me . . .