Everything is finally falling into place for me, all at once it seems. I've felt like my life has been on hold since August. I had to quit my job, as my bipolar finally got the best of me. I became very despondent and decided I needed to try and take the time to get better. Since then I've begun the application for disability in order to be able to get a medical card as I can't afford insurance, and it might help with my bills and such. I also got back into therapy, and it is helping…

I've read quite a few articles written my respected members of the craft that are surprisingly disparaging to 'allowing' mentally ill people to practice the craft or join covens. One in particular that I recall said that no mentally ill person should be allowed in the circle as it might screw up the energy.

Now I've been Bipolar for a bit longer than I've been Pagan (10 years Pagan 15 Bipolar) When I started learning about the craft I was unmedicated and only had a few problems…

So I'm making plans for my garden. I think my herb garden and my lavender are just going to HAVE to go in pots. The area where I'm moving to has very damp soil because of the mountain behind my house so I'm not going to try growing the delicate stuff in the wet earth. Some things do like it damp so I'm going to research that for my other plants like regular flowers etc. There is a very pretty little tree but I have no idea what it is, I can't wait till it blooms in the spring to find…