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Not in a Good Place Right Now
I’m not in a good place right now. I wish I was, but I’m not. For the past couple months, I have been struggling off and on with what almost feels like a new low level of depression. Half the time I...
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Gratitude and Positivity Only!
Aren’t these “namaste/praying” skeleton and black cat figurines I found at Michael’s cute? They had an entire line of both skeletons and black cats doing various yoga poses and I had to pick up a...
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Psychiatrist Visit Update: I Hate Feeling Vulnerable!
I figured I would do a short follow up post about my psychiatrist visit a couple days ago. It went ok I guess. Instead of switching me off the Prozac, he decided to try upping it one more time to see...
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Walking Towards Depression
I recently sold this oil pastel drawing shown above, but I wanted to share it because it is one of my favorite pieces I have done recently. If you can’t tell, the image is of a person and a little dog...
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Astrology Talk: No Wonder I’m So Emotional
My personal astrology chart I don’t know if any of my readers are into astrology, but I’ve always found it fascinating (one of my Asperger obsessions maybe). I don’t give any credence normally to the...
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Hypomanic Therapy, Festivals, and My Little Pony Toys
Today was a busy (but good) day! I had therapy this morning, which went well. I am a bit hypomanic, so I think I talked for the entire hour straight with my therapist not getting much room to say...
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Hypersensitivity to Criticism
Recently my therapist and I have been talking about and working on my hypersensitivity to criticism. I have always had some hypersensitivity to any kind of criticism or rebuke. As a kid, I was the one...
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My Drawing Won Honorable Mention!
I received notice today that my drawing “A Soft Place to Land” won honorable mention in the Disability Legal Rights Center Art Contest, run in conjunction with the Art of Autism website. Here is the...
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Poetry: Waffle House at 3am
Waffle House at 3am By: Maranda Russell Waffle House at 3 am is not the place to make a scene. It doesn’t matter if your heart is broken, if your brother just ran off with your boyfriend, or if you...
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Who Do I Want to Be as an Artist?
Today I was inspired by a blog post from Judith over at Artistcoveries, in which she asks the question – Who do I want to be as an artist? I love thinking about stuff like this, so I wrote the...
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Love for My Fellow Autistic and Bipolar Peeps!
I just want to take a moment today to say that I love and cherish those in the autistic and bipolar communities. I know I may be extremely biased, but I find other autistic and bipolar people to be...
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Poetry – Cook Me With Tenderness
Cook Me With Tenderness By: Maranda Russell Clever, and not yet without tricks, I seem to only disappoint you further. But I beg of you, don’t roast me – just smash me to bits and cook me with...
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YA Book Review: “Without Tess” by Marcella Pixley
“Without Tess”, written by Marcella Pixley, is one of the best YA novels I have read in a while. I rarely give books five stars when rating them, but this one I did. The story revolves around the main...
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Short Poetry – The Comfort Trap
The Comfort Trap By: Maranda Russell The comfort trap has closed around me, its cold metal arms crueler than a vice. But don’t help me out, for I’ll only find a creative way to crawl back in.
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Spiral of Anxiety and Fear
I am feeling so incredibly stressed about my upcoming SSDI hearing and everything related to it. It has become an obsessive thought pattern that I can’t get out of. This always happens when something...
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Poetry – At Your Service
At Your Service By: Maranda Russell One more lost little girl at your service. Actually, that’s a lie. I’m not at your service. I’m not at your anything – and I never shall be again.
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I’m a High-Strung Mess
I am currently a high-strung mess. As my SSDI hearing looms nearer and nearer, I find myself obsessing way too much over it and almost panicking about the fact that I feel powerless over what will...
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Reincarnation: Remembering Past Lives?
I want to start this post by saying I am not implying that the experiences I will reveal prove that past lives are a thing or that these were definitely my past lives, however, they were interesting...
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Water is Back! 800+ Blog Followers! Awesome Book Series!
Hey everyone! There were a few random things I wanted to share today. First, an update about my water heater situation….we now have hot water again! I can shower, I can brush my teeth, and I can flush...
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Depression Slump
I’m going through a depression slump right now. I can tell because I am sleeping half the day away and not wanting to get out of bed even when I do finally wake up. I don’t feel like writing, creating...
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