Craft Corner

@outlander I still don't know how to upload photos from my phone! But I'm doing a short course on it in a couple of weeks so maybe I'll be able to do it after that. Sorry. Thanks for the encouragement about writing.

Oh thats a bummer @outlander , i didnt think of that! Went thru the most recent 10 pages of the thread. The comments were for posts that had pics of the people's amazing work.

'Has anyone made this?' was to do with a turquoise coloured crocheted top that had been posted as something that wld be a great idea to do.

Sorry all for any confusion. But if ive posted a reply to you it will be associated with the pics of your wonderful creations over the last 10 pages or so.

Thanks @outlander for pointing out my error. If i comment on backdated posts il make sure i make it obvious what im referring to.

Best wishes to all xx

Hi @CheerBear , thanks heaps for sharing, i rly appreciate it.

Do u mind if i ask u some questions? I know im deviating from craft, and please dont answer anything ur not comfortable to, but im still pretty new to MI and find it helps me to understand other peoples stories. I hope u dont mind....

How long have u been dealing with MI?

When u were hospitalised, did u find it beneficial? I mean, did it help? Were u in a better place when you left? Were u private or public?

How are you with your MH now? Im sorry if im prying! I am concerned that i may need to b hospitalised to come off short term anxiety meds that iv bn on long term bcoz they havnt bn able to find nething else tgat works. And i guess, bcoz my life has changed for the worse so much since diagnosis (off work, quality of life and marriage etc suffered) i like to look for encouragement that life can b better again. Mayb not like it was before, but with improved functioning and quality of life. I rly hope my questions arent too personal.

This keeps posting even tho i havnt finished! So will post this and finish the reply on a second post.

Wonderful that u found something when u were in hospital that was therapeutic for you, and continues to b. I find knitting can b therapeutic for me also, tho i also find it boring at times, and i get impatient! Mayb i wld b better off with crocheting - see the results quicker!

Yes i love it when mum n i get together and hav our knitting/chatting times - it means a lot to me.

Wow, you hav kids too?! Amazing that u r able to be a mum, deal with the challenges of MI and be so creative and productive as well! Quite an achievement.

I dont hav pinterest but thanks for the tip. I need to get creative in another way so i might get it. My dog who is nuts over chasing the ball, which we do on a regular basis, is not allowed to do it any more bcoz the vet think she has a muscular skeletal injury. So now shes only allowed to go on normal walks. So we need to find other ways to entertain her and provide stimulation - one of those ways is making feeding time a challenge for her to figure out. Cant afford to go and buy several different puzzle feeders so need to come up with some cheap ideas for things i can make at home. Pinterest will no doubt help with that.

Anyway, i hope i havnt gone on too much @CheerBear . I appreciate you reaching out and sharing our common ground.

Best wishes to you. Xx

Yeh im still getting the hang of some aspects of how the forums work @outlander - still a bit of a novice.

One thing i find so frustrating is i can be typing a msg, and trying to edit a spelling error, but the screen moves up on my phone and instd of the curser going whr iv tapped, i accidentally hit post bcoz it keeps moving up, so i keep posting when i havnt finished typing the post yet. Aaaarrgghh! Very frustrating! Its hapnd about 8 times tonight. Ggrrrr! Still, thats modern technology for u! Iv only got internet on my phone and it has a mind of its own so can b very frustrating!

The turqoise top was gorgeous. Wld buy it if i could!