hi friends i hope you’re all doing good!Β
i’ve unfortunately not had a great month so far… i’ve been super burnt out and also started the month off with a nice bout of β¨ πΉππ
πππππΎππ β¨ which i do deal with from time to time and seems to come out of no where. this time i think i was just so overwhelmed with work and life that my body was just like ~nope~ and decided to shut down completely, which made it impossible to create and do the things that made me feel happy. and honestly i didn’t feel like doing anything at all, i just wanted to lie in bed and wallow in emptiness, but luckily i had my partner to help me feel a bit better and i was able to do the bare minimum. every day that passed i just felt worse and worse because my work kept piling up and making me more anxious. which is honestly why i haven’t posted on here at all since may 1st… i think april really took it out of me, with the launch of my patreon and doing a massive shop update (which was super successful and thank you to those who placed an order i appreciate it so much) and it’s almost like i was riding such a high from all the positive emotions from that and then suddenly i just felt like ..what do i do now..
i do tend to get this quite after most shop updates and i’m trying to figure out how i can break this cycle, if there is a way.
being burnt out from making art is really difficult when part of your livelyhood relies on you being creative, and it’s something i’ve struggled with since i started all of this, and something i will continue to work on!! i wish there was a magic wand i could wave to stop that cycle but alas, there isn’t one.
i would love to know what things you do to bring yourself back when you feel burnt out?Β
anyway, i am starting to feel a lot better than i did and trying to put a lot less pressure on myself which will hopefully in turn, make the creativity flow more naturally!
some positive news; i’m getting married in just under 2 months!!!! i wanted to share this with you guys as we are keeping it on the dl at the moment but yes i will be getting married to my partner at the end of july and i cannot wait! it’s going to be a super small wedding with just close family, and after we are heading off to bruges, belgium for a bit! i’m so excited and i will share more as we get closer to the day πΒ
let me know how you’re doing in the comments, i’d love to know what you’ve been up to during may and i hope you have a fantastic rest of your week!!
emma xx