Island Life

It is unbelievably chaotic just now and its brilliant. We have been to the first proper christmas party where my wee girl told santa he was wierd!! Out of the mouths of babes. I think all her excitement is contagious cos I think I am as excited as she is - think it might be me going through to wake her up early on Christmas morning :)
Thankfully the only black dog that has been appearing a lot over the last few days is our own black dog (my sanity a lot of the time)! Although its not all good quite yet actualy saying it out loud (so to speak) on here has helped a lot. I didn't get treated like a freakazoid, which is what I feel like most of the time. I'm not very good at talking out loud about it all and I spend a lot of time writing (when I get time) but I was kinda just reaching a dead end doing that. This is something that has come and gone as long as I can remember, since about 12 or 13 I think. The only problem with treatment for it over here, or should I say my experience, is that docs are quite happy to hand out the happy pills but don't really seem interested in getting to the root of the problem. Don't get me wrong some of the pills have helped take the edge off, others have just made it worse but I don't want to be on pills for the rest of my life, or for prolonged periods in my life. Its still very much a thing over here that people know about it but no-one wants to talk about it. Don't know if its pride or what but its about time the stigma with it got stamped out!
Complete change of subject I think before I bore anyone too much!
Don't know if any of you have seen the Lewis peat calendar that has been on sale for charity, but I was flicking through e-bay last night and there is a signed one on there - man they are brave baring their bums to the world - all for a very good cause though! Hope they get a really high bid for it it was at twenty quid or so when I saw it last night.
Going to head up to the big city over the next few days to get the last odds and sods for Tuesday. Do't think I have forgotten anything but you never know eh?!
Well I guess I better go and try and get these kiddies off to bed, they slept in the car tonight when we were out so they are having their second wind now.....:)