Art Trip to a Bipolar Mind
It’s not raining outside, but I am having a “jumping in puddles” kind of day. For me that’s when it feels like a switch has turned on and I find myself actively moving through my day with sheer happiness. I am jumping from one activity to another, from sweeping, to…
I tripped over a kindergartener and hurt my knee. Hazard of the profession. The kindergartener made out okay, just a few tears, then “Oh look,…
Two days ago my brain broke. It just refused to do what it needed to do, and I ended up doing nothing. I can’t do…
I’ve been at my job for six days now. I previously predicted that I would be overwhelmed at first and indeed I was. Just learning…
I got the job that I interviewed for. I will be working as a teacher’s aide with non-verbal children with autism. The size of the…

I’m Alicia, the creator and author behind this blog. I’m an artist living with bipolar disorder. I write because it soothes my soul.