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Who's mental?

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I always have to do several very different things. I can’t just concentrate on one thing. And I always jump back and forth between all of my various projects. This blog is project one. The two novels I’ve been writing are two and three. Freaking Bookworm is four, I Rocked the 90′s is five, Letters of Love is six, Scars Can Speak is seven, and I’m sure there are more I’m not thinking of. I need to learn how to focus, because if I can’t put enough effort into each of these, none of them will do that well. I feel like a kid with ADHD. Hell, maybe I have ADHD. Then again, I also think I’m (more than?) slightly compulsive, neurotic, and bipolar. I think these are things I should mention to my psychiatrist.

A directory for people struggling with depression

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I have a favor to ask you all.

Some of you might know that I run a pen pal support group, Letters of Love, for people with depression, self-injury, etc. Some of you might know that I suffer from depression, that I used to self-harm, that I have on several occasions wanted to take my life. In the almost two years that I’ve been running Letters of Love (LOL), it has grown very large, helping many people.

I’d like to take it a step further.

I’ve long been wondering why there isn’t a directory of organizations who help people with mental illness, as well as a directory of bloggers who struggle with mental illness. I mean, we spend an awful lot of time feeling alone. I’ve been using LOL to try to connect us all, but I really think I need to do more. I’ve been wanting to put this directory together, but wasn’t sure how to tackle the job.

I’ve finally decided to do it, but I need your help. If there is an organization, such as LOL, Holding of Wrist, or To Write Love On Her Arms, that you know of that helps people with depression, or a blogger you know of who openly writes about his or her experiences, please comment with a link to their website. (I will, of course, ask any bloggers for permission before linking to them in this directory.) If you could also write a short description of who they are, what they do, and why you recommend them, that would be great.

Please pass this link along to anyone you think might want to help or who might benefit from the directory when it’s complete.

Thank you.

PS: If you’d like to share a link but don’t want to comment publicly with it, just shoot an email to me at elizawhat@gmail.com.

Taking a hiatus

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I’m not going to do a Bloggy Love post today. I’m probably not going to be blogging here for a while, actually.

I really want to concentrate on a couple of other things right now, mainly Letters of Love because I’ve really been neglecting it lately. I also need to work on some WordPress websites — this site included — as well as a static website. I really would like to build up this blog a little more, but Letters of Love is very important to me and needs me right now (I’m terrified that it’s going to die if I continue to neglect it). I have also been working on another project, and the bottom line is that I just can’t do it all.

I need two of me.

If I do update here, it will be in spurts. I’m not entirely gone, though! I’ll be on Twitter and writing for Scars Can Speak. Once it’s up, I’ll also be all over Freaking Bookworm, my work-in-progress online book club.

And you can bet when I get back here, it’s going to rock!

PS: I’ll still be reading and commenting on all your blogs, too. Probably should have mentioned that. :D

Warning: Blaaahg post ahead

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This turned out to be a longer post than I intended. It’s (most) of my woes, so if you want to skip it and read something more cheery, I recommend the Fun stuff category. Otherwise, leave a comment and tell me about your woes. It’s not all about me here, anyway. :)

This morning on my way to work, I passed a Sunoco and glanced at the price. It was $1.99 a gallon (cash). While most of us rejoice at this lower, Walmart-style price, there’s that nagging feeling in the back of my head that says, “this is bad.” I am only vaguely aware that the reason for the lower gas prices is the declining stock market. The people around me who know about these things — like KJ at work — tell me that the price of gas is going to keep going down, since the stock market won’t be going up anytime soon.

It’s a Catch 22, just like my own financial situation. I ranted a little about this on Scars Can Speak (the Letters of Love blog), and I’ve been writing in my own journal every day about different ways to tackle this problem. Either way, I lose on something. If, for example, I get a second job, I’ll be doing even more running from place to place and who knows how I’ll get my school work done for the rest of the semester. If I get more hours or can go full-time at my current job, I’ll only be able to take two classes next semester rather than getting a full head start on my BA. If I can’t get more hours at my current job and can’t get a second job, I’ll have to leave my current job (which I really like) for a full-time corporate job. Yes, I’d be making more money, but I wouldn’t be able to go back to school full-time for a while. I’d have to be a part-time student. It would take forever. I am so career-oriented and want everything done yesterday that it would drive me nuts. Continue reading →

You know once I start I cannot help myself

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I’m on a freaking roll. Yesterday I made logos for both Scars Can Speak and Letters of Love that I actually really like. Today I made logos for my business and In A Reverie that I actually like. Then I figured out how to customize the forums I have for Letters of Love and In A Reverie.

I’m on cloud nine.

Now I’m off to Sandy’s for dinner and a little girl time. Plus I get to see Kay and Konner. (: