Tag: mental illness

• Time Flies!

  February went by in the blink of an eye and it feels like the Ides of March & St. Patrick’s Day 2018 will quickly be a thing of the past while I carry on privately writing, knitting, and doing other crafty things. I suppose I’m starting to come out of some kind of hibernation now…

  madgeface

  March 8, 2018

  inspiration, knitting, natural dye, other personal stuff, spinning, wool, writing

  bipolar 2, bipolar II, depression, etsy shop, mental illness, reading, starfall sweater, yarn

• May is Mental Health Awareness Month

  May is Mental Health Awareness Month and after much deliberation, I thought I’d share some ramblings. I have a mental illness that is currently stable thanks to medication, therapy, and lots of great support from my family and friends. Three years ago I would have told you without hesitation that I had depression, officially diagnosed…

  madgeface

  May 19, 2017

  memoir

  bipolar II, mental illness, personal

• The Blahs

  Today is a blah kind of day. I woke up before my alarm but then after the kids left for school, I climbed back in bed and fell sort of asleep for an hour – a bad habit I started this winter on days when I just couldn’t face the day. I’ve had major depression at…

  madgeface

  April 26, 2016

  inspiration, memoir

  bipolar II, craft, knit design, mental illness, public journal, rambling