Tag Archives: Depression

Mental Health Days

I know this is a knitting, craft, fibre, lifestyle, spinning blog…but I wanted to give you all an update on the mental health situation because I think it’s so important to be open about it. If you’re not interested, I … Continue reading

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Zigzags Galore – a jumper in progress

I’m still working on my Zigzag Jumper, as I’m sure many of you are aware – progress has again been slow as I have misplaced all seven (!!) of my tape measures. This is a common problem for me – … Continue reading

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Organising my stash

My depression has been rather bad recently, and reached a peak last night with a big panic attack that had lead to me feeling drained and pathetic. I’m not looking for sympathy, this is merely back-story to THE PERFECT EXCUSE … Continue reading

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Time to knit…and other news.

So I mentioned a few days ago that I have Big News for everyone, and I am now able to reveal it as I’ve had a chance to discuss with my family and friends. I’ve been struggling with my depression recently, … Continue reading

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Sorting through my Ravelry queue…and other organisation.

I sorted through my Ravelry* queue the other day. What this actually means is that I deleted all the projects that I put up there as I’ve brainstormed over the last few years, and added patterns that I think will … Continue reading

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WIPW (11) – Plutonium Muffins Community.

Today’s WIPW is an odd one – it’s me, and Plutonium Muffins. I ‘came out’ about my depression yesterday, on Blurt, a foundation that is focussed on “Tackling the stigma of depression one word at a time…”. While writing the … Continue reading

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