Maintaining Mania - Look in the mirror.

One of the first things they tell you not to do when you are trying to control your manic-depressive cycling is NOT to try and extend your Mania. For instance, when you start to feel euphoric, best not to go to that big party with all the amazing drugs, and exuberant people -- this is not the actual example from my life, but nonetheless I did try to hold onto my euphoria last night. I discovered today, the very hard way, that this was not a good idea. As this morning I fainted at the bus stop.

Very embarrassing. I was feeling too good. My heart started to race, my vision started buzzing and beaming a sort of silvery colour and then I lost all circulation and ended up flat on my bum in a mud puddle (yes, it was raining), and that, only after bumping into three people -- one of which was wearing a white shirt and I believe before blacking out I might have left a make-up stain on his shirt.

*sigh* I really am trying to control this, I have to try harder. I was so pumped about all I've been doing for my business this morning, but for some reason I am starting to see I will have to try harder to take care of myself to take care of the business.

Popular Beads

So today I went bead shopping, to my own detriment. I told myself I wouldn't. I never listen to her. But yeah, so I bought these beads at Hi Beads at Bathurst and Queen, and it made me very wary when the store owner told me that they were very popular. It was very obvious that he was trying to encourage me to buy more before they are sold out. That wasn't really what bothered me. I don't really want to be buying the popular beads. Besides my love for the popular swarvoski crystals, working with beads that every other designer is working with isn't really my aim. Blah, lets just hope that my design is original enough that it's not an issue of having a limited pool of suppliers accessible without a car.

Manic Jewellery Business Start up

Manic Jewellery is up and running -ish.

I am still getting used to letting go of my jewellery! Yesterday I left my peice "crying silver" with Elephant Shoes (Bloor and Lansdowne) for consignment.

It was hard, mostly because I haven't had a chance to wear it out yet. Isn't that terrible, I'm willing to hold off selling it because I don't have the chance to wear it on a test run. Yikes.

Either way. So, now I have this blog, an etsy page: http://www.etsy.com/shop/ManicJewellery ;

a facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=100503840002602

and I am still looking for more ways to promote so I can get a decent rating on google. I need to start making the money I've spent in supplies back. Otherwise, I have no money to make more and improve.