I basically just spent the whole day grabbing the remaining materials for the armour upgrades and finishing the sidequests I had ignored. I also went ahead and made three pages worth of food I actually want, which came out looking like this;
x15 Full Recovery +3
x5 Full Stamina +2
x5 Full Stamina
x10 Tier 3 Speed Boost (30 Minutes)
5 Max Resistance Elixirs (Fireproof, Heat, Cold, 2 Electric) (13 Minutes)
x5 Tier 3 Attack Boost (30 Minutes)
x14 Tier 3 Attack Boost (4 Minutes)
x100 Seared Prime Steak
I finished upgrading all the available armour besides amiibo junk, I dyed a few of them to make them look better.
Also I happened across a 103 Strength Lynel Club when I was grabbing some guts so that'll make dealing with Lynels a lot easier, since I generally swap to a club when mounting.
I will probably leave the final region and the final boss until a few weeks from now. I'm burnt out on exploring this place and I just want to play Trails in the Sky 3rd already. Maybe by the time I'm done with 3rd then exploring will be refreshing again.