Category Archives: Bipolar Disorder

2: A short history of me

Posted on Saturday, 25th July 2009 by Lou

Before I start talking about the various bipolar related topics, I just wanted to give a summary of my “qualifications”. An outline of my experience with the illness. Something like that. I was diagnosed with bipolar in June 2002, but … finish reading “2: A short history of me”

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Topics for the Blogathon / Q&A

Posted on Thursday, 23rd July 2009 by Lou

As I said yesterday, one of the things I’m planning to do during the Blogathon is to talk about some of my experiences with being bipolar, and I was hoping that people would ask me any questions they have about … finish reading “Topics for the Blogathon / Q&A”

Posted in Bipolar Disorder, Blogathon, Fandom, Knitting | Tagged blogathon 09, fandom, fannishness, poll, q&a, spinning | 4 Comments

Blogathon 2009

Posted on Thursday, 23rd July 2009 by Lou

So, rather later than I’d originally intended (July, where did you go?!), I have signed up for this year’s Blogathon. Which is this coming Saturday and Sunday, 25th-26th July. What does that actually mean? Well, I’ll be blogging an entry … finish reading “Blogathon 2009”

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Passing post

Posted on Monday, 22nd December 2008 by Lou

Can’t spend long at the computer, because I need to be sitting with my feet elevated. D’oh. Still, I’m to stop taking the new meds, so hopefully I’ll be back to normal (ahem) soon. I am quite pleased with myself … finish reading “Passing post”

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The amazing expanding feet :-/

Posted on Sunday, 21st December 2008 by Lou

It’s looking like I’m experiencing a side-effect from the new medication I started a couple of weeks ago: oedema. My feet and legs have swollen up, and I think my arms have a bit as well. My skin feels too … finish reading “The amazing expanding feet :-/”

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Let’s see how I’m doing…

Posted on Friday, 19th December 2008 by Lou

I’m still not ready for Christmas, quite, but I am slowly crossing things off the list: Write and send out cards of both types. Knit like there’s no tomorrow (I’m not doing many knitted presents this year, but there are … finish reading “Let’s see how I’m doing…”

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Toothy drama

Posted on Tuesday, 16th December 2008 by Lou

I’m not having very good tooth-luck at the moment. It’s just the one tooth, really, but I broke a chunk off of it (I had an encounter with a rogue popcorn kernel) a couple of weeks ago. Then yesterday, I … finish reading “Toothy drama”

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Progress…

Posted on Friday, 12th December 2008 by Lou

I’ve made some definite inroads into my list – see: Write christmas card list (e-cards and tangible ones) Buy cards and stamps (tomorrow). Write and send out cards of both types. Work out budget for presents (tomorrow when Mum comes … finish reading “Progress…”

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Crimble Prep!

Posted on Monday, 8th December 2008 by Lou

Hah, only the second day of my resolution, and I nearly forgot to post. Well done, me. And now of course I can’t think of anything to post about, even though I had lots of ideas for things to write … finish reading “Crimble Prep!”

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Alive, alive-oh

Posted on Monday, 2nd June 2008 by Lou

D’oh, I zoned out for a while there. I wish that would stop happening. My next psych appt isn’t until July, either. It was s’posed to be April or early May, but it got put back. :-/ Still, I can … finish reading “Alive, alive-oh”

Posted in Bipolar Disorder, FOs, General Rambling, Photo album | Tagged baby knits, books, depression, destashing, ebay, fireworks socks, gym, mental health, photos, project info, sock pentathlon, wfs | 2 Comments

Catching up

Posted on Wednesday, 16th April 2008 by Lou

Whoops, I’ve been absent for a bit, haven’t I? I’ve been down with an attack of the April’s, you see. I don’t know why exactly (although I’ve got a theory: it could be bunnies*) it happens every year, but starting … finish reading “Catching up”

Posted in Bipolar Disorder, Knitting, WIPs | Tagged depression, fandom, fannishness, health, presents, Project 365, sock pentathlon, socks, wfs | 4 Comments

Project 365 #4, Days 17-24: 26th Jan – 2nd Feb

Posted on Wednesday, 5th March 2008 by Lou

I’m still catching up, so I’ve put a few more days in at once this time. So here are days 17 to 24 of my Project 365 photos. If you want to see all the photos so far, click on … finish reading “Project 365 #4, Days 17-24: 26th Jan – 2nd Feb”

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Where was I?

Posted on Monday, 21st January 2008 by Lou

Both figuratively / mentally and literally…. um…. yes. My train of everything is well and truly lost! Let’s try and get back on track, shall we? This is probably going to be a massively long post, I warn you now! … finish reading “Where was I?”

Posted in Bipolar Disorder, General Rambling, Knitting, Webby Admin | Tagged christmas, depression, fetching, friends, knit groups, manic, resolutions, scarf, web server | 2 Comments

Project 365 #1 – Day 1-6: 10th – 15th Jan

Posted on Sunday, 20th January 2008 by Lou

I mentioned in my last post that I was thinking about doing Project 365. A couple of days later I decided that if I was going to do it, then I’d better just start before I started thinking about it … finish reading “Project 365 #1 – Day 1-6: 10th – 15th Jan”

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It was. Only. A dream!

Posted on Tuesday, 8th January 2008 by Lou

Sitting on the bus this afternoon, I suddenly remembered a dream I’d had last night. In which my skeins of sock yarn were just so irresistibly yummy that I just had to chew on them*. Nom nom nom! Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarn!!! This … finish reading “It was. Only. A dream!”