Category Archives: Patience Is A Virtue

Epilepsy And Fitness – Resolutions For 2013

Posted on January 4, 2013 by

Usually I don’t make resolutions, partly on account of my health and also because I forget what the resolution was in the first place, but this year I am very clear on what I need to focus on resolution-wise. Health … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013, Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life, Aspirations, Attitudes, Choose Life, Confidence, Diet And Fitness, Disability, Epilepsy, Exercise, Food, Health, Jogging, Mobile Phones, Patience Is A Virtue, Personal Goals, Phone Apps, Positivity, Progress, Seizures, Self, Self-worth | 17 Comments

Epilepsy Won’t Hold Me Back Any More!

Posted on December 14, 2012 by

I spent much of yesterday attempting to compose my thoughts and feelings concerning my meeting with Sheila at Compass and what was discussed there. I couldn’t really piece it all together, so instead I gave you some fluff about my … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, Accomplishments, Adapting, Adventures In Preserves, Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life, Aspirations, Attitudes, Born This Way, Choose Life, Christmas, Confidence, Cookery, Cooking, Counselling, Creativity, Cross-stitch, Disabled Gardening, Discomfort, Epilepsy, Epilepsy Action, Epilepsy Awareness, Epiphany, Exercise, Family, Fear, Food, Food Experimentation, Friends, Health, Hobbies, Home Crafts, Homemaking, I Stitch So I Don't Stab Stupid People, Life Plans, Living With Asthma, Living With Atopic Syndrome, Love, Marriage, Medication, Memories, Milestones, Navel Gazing, Neurological, Non Fiction, Pain, Patience Is A Virtue, Positivity, Progress, Proud To Be Autistic, Proud To Be Me, Refusing To Be Beaten, Seizures, Self, Self-Realisation, Self-worth, Strength, Tenacity, Therapy, Validation | 14 Comments

The Lights Are On And Somebody’s Home!

Posted on November 29, 2012 by

I would usually blog about this at Thoroughly Disordered – my blog about my struggles with alcohol and anorexia – but I felt that this was something to share on my main blog, because for me it is a major … Continue reading →

Posted in Alcohol, Anxiety, Attitudes, Confidence, Counselling, Diet And Fitness, EDNOS, Epiphany, Family, Health, Hope, Patience Is A Virtue, Positivity, Progress, Psychological, Refusing To Be Beaten, Seasons, Self-Realisation, Self-worth, Therapy, Validation | 9 Comments

Restrictions Of Epilepsy And Autism

Posted on November 27, 2012 by

I can be positive all I like concerning my neurological issues, but of course there are restrictions on what I can and cannot do. Everybody has their stone walls and glass ceilings, whoever they are and regardless of health, fitness … Continue reading →

Posted in Acceptance, Adapting, Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life, Attitudes, Autism, Autism Awareness, Autistic Behaviours, Autistic Meltdown, Carers, Conventions, Cross-stitch, Disability, Discworld, Doctor Who, Epilepsy, Epilepsy Awareness, Family, Fandom, Fun, Geekiness, Health, Home, Marvel Characters, Neurological, Patience Is A Virtue, Positivity, Proud Parent Of An Autistic Child, Proud To Be Autistic, Proud To Be Me, Seizures, Sir Terry Pratchett, Strength, Tenacity, Vulnerability | 19 Comments

I Am A Real Sew And Sew

Posted on October 13, 2012 by

This is the very make of machine that I own, and I love it. Thanks to Google for the image. My Mum was right for all these years too; unless you’re making a totally posh outfit with pricey material you … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, Accomplishments, Adapting, Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life, Autumn, Clothes And Cosplay, Hobbies, Home Crafts, I Stitch So I Don't Stab Stupid People, Jo Grant, Needlework Days, Patience Is A Virtue, Positivity, The Things I Do In The Name Of Fandom! | 39 Comments

A Cosplay Report

Posted on September 10, 2012 by

Every now and again somebody will ask me how I fill my days when Epilepsy prevents me from being able to work. It’s a reasonable question when you think about it, as people who can still work will wonder what … Continue reading →

Posted in Acceptance, Accomplishments, Adapting, Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life, Attitudes, Clothes And Cosplay, Confidence, Creativity, Cross-stitch, Disability, Doctor Who, Epilepsy, Epilepsy Action, Epilepsy Awareness, Exercise, Fandom, Geekiness, Health, Hobbies, Home, Home Crafts, I Stitch So I Don't Stab Stupid People, Jo Grant, Katy Manning, Kitchen Witchy, Milestones, Neurological, Patience Is A Virtue, Positivity, Proud To Be Me, The Things I Do In The Name Of Fandom! | 4 Comments

You Can Do It!

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

Over the last three weeks I have been stuck in bed due to the fall that caused the bruises, sprains and broken toe that I recently blogged about. I have never taken the limited mobility that I still have for … Continue reading →

Posted in Acceptance, Accomplishments, Adapting, Adventures In Preserves, Attitudes, Cookery, Cooking, Disability, Disabled Gardening, Epilepsy, Exercise, Health, Hobbies, Home, Home Crafts, Homemaking, Injuries, Kitchen Witchy, Neurological, Patience Is A Virtue, Positivity, Refusing To Be Beaten, Strength | 11 Comments

Relax – A Timely Reminder

Posted on April 5, 2012 by

Today I am extremely antsy and this confinement to upstairs is beginning to drive me stir-crazy. That is why D awoke from a nap on the sofa to find that I had managed, with my stick, to hobble downstairs with … Continue reading →

Posted in Adapting, Creativity, Cross-stitch, Epilepsy, Family, Fandom, Friends, Health, I Stitch So I Don't Stab Stupid People, Injuries, Patience Is A Virtue, Reading | 4 Comments