We hit a “Awwwww, crap” moment in my treatment as I change medications. Hypomania. It took me awhile to notice because I’m bipolar 1 — we go MANIC. If I saw zebras rollerskating in the kitchen or people made of paint falling from the ceiling? Yeah, I’d catch that right away. But hypomania, “under mania”…

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For January, I wanted to make my home more of a home by using photographs of my family. I found that printing my own pictures and putting them up with washi tape makes me verrrry happy. Here are some of my favorite spots: I love a big frame!!!!! Always on the lookout for these beauties.…

Elro’s favorite non-handmade book is Llama Llama Valentine so I thought it would be cool to send out cards to our loved ones. I even had her fave llama doll at the ready but this picture is so sweet and as my friend said she looks like she’s puckering up for a kiss! That huge…

I am in the midst of changing my meds. The seroquel I’ve been taking in part for insomnia stopped working! I’ve been taking it for 17 years so maybe that’s why! It’s scary to change your meds but I trust my psychiatrist and I’m hopeful that finding something that will allow me to sleep will…

Elro has finally started to like read! Yay! I’ve noticed her favorite books are board books at the moment. I bought blank board books — but you can easily repurpose an old one! — for Elro. Today I was outside with her and I showed her an empty snail shell to look at. She popped…

I’m trying to bring my photos into my home and into my life so I can enjoy them. My husband photographs nature so we plan on putting a lot of his work up, and I’m getting into book binding to make my own photo albums, so it made sense for our family to buy a…

This technique is alllll Kara Whitten’s from her awesome post on A Beautiful Mess. I feel like my photos get stuck on my phone to die. I’d like to revive them and incorporate them into my life! They make me happy. I love this faux latchhook because it’s fast and I love making tassels and…

1. Why can’t MY body sleep the way everyone else is sleeping right now? Shouldn’t my body have learned to do this very basic thing? 2. Okay, it’s 2:30. Definitely can’t fall back asleep — more seroquel? Benadryl chaser? Will I fall back asleep or will I be drugged? 3. If I don’t fall back…

When anxiety started to hit me hard recently and I realized I was actually starting to have an anxiety attack, I also realized the way I have been setting up my life REALLY helped me prepare for it. This makes me understand that I’m in a good place. When I was in my 20s, for…