I've been struggling with work life balance as well. Thankfully I've been burned out enough on different things to know how to handle it; continuing your hobbies is so important. This year I started a garden. Fighting the urge to hurry up and finish weeding so I can get back to staring at my screen is difficult sometimes, but absolutely necessary. My partner sometimes asks me why I comment that I don't feel like I have enough time to do everything, but then spend hours at a time in the garden some days. I tell him that it's because it's necessary for my mental health, and if I didn't do it, I wouldn't be using the time efficiently to work, anyway. Like you said, it fills the creative cup. I suppose it's not that I don't have enough time to do everything, I don't have enough bandwidth to do it all as quickly as I would like. Oh if only we could all just be 100% all the time! What a luxury that would be. :)
I'm so happy to hear you have been keeping your hobbies as an important part of your life, too!! So important! Also I totally get the spending hours outside weeding along with not feeling like there's enough time in the day. It's so hard to keep it all balanced but I agree with you completely - it's important for mental health!
I've had to force myself to stop working some days when all I'd do is sit in front of my computer and stare at the screen, uninspired to create anything. Like sitting there counts as work and is what "I'm supposed to do." And that indulging in a hobby is supposed to be a reward for doing the work. If only it were that simple lol.
And yes! What a luxury that would be indeed! Or even be 100% like 80% of the time lol. Not shooting for the stars or anything over here 😂
I'm so happy you found it relatable!! I was a little anxious when I hit send. It seems like a topic to not talk about but so many people I've talked to lately are burnt out and struggling with their relationship to their biz. It's a tough time for whatever reason.
How have you been? It's been so long since we caught up!
I haven't read this yet but I know it will be fire and I immediately screamed YOU DON'T HAVE TO MONETIZE YOUR PASSION, PEOPLE because I have a LOT of thoughts and feelings on how that's pushed lol I'll get back to this later and word vom like usual. SO glad you talked about this!
I've been struggling with work life balance as well. Thankfully I've been burned out enough on different things to know how to handle it; continuing your hobbies is so important. This year I started a garden. Fighting the urge to hurry up and finish weeding so I can get back to staring at my screen is difficult sometimes, but absolutely necessary. My partner sometimes asks me why I comment that I don't feel like I have enough time to do everything, but then spend hours at a time in the garden some days. I tell him that it's because it's necessary for my mental health, and if I didn't do it, I wouldn't be using the time efficiently to work, anyway. Like you said, it fills the creative cup. I suppose it's not that I don't have enough time to do everything, I don't have enough bandwidth to do it all as quickly as I would like. Oh if only we could all just be 100% all the time! What a luxury that would be. :)
I'm so happy to hear you have been keeping your hobbies as an important part of your life, too!! So important! Also I totally get the spending hours outside weeding along with not feeling like there's enough time in the day. It's so hard to keep it all balanced but I agree with you completely - it's important for mental health!
I've had to force myself to stop working some days when all I'd do is sit in front of my computer and stare at the screen, uninspired to create anything. Like sitting there counts as work and is what "I'm supposed to do." And that indulging in a hobby is supposed to be a reward for doing the work. If only it were that simple lol.
And yes! What a luxury that would be indeed! Or even be 100% like 80% of the time lol. Not shooting for the stars or anything over here 😂
Amy, this email hit me right in the…
Thank you so much for sharing, I relate SO HARD. I think this is an extremely important topic to talk about, really well communicated, too.
I’m so happy you’ve found your balance!
Krissie xxx
I'm so happy you found it relatable!! I was a little anxious when I hit send. It seems like a topic to not talk about but so many people I've talked to lately are burnt out and struggling with their relationship to their biz. It's a tough time for whatever reason.
How have you been? It's been so long since we caught up!
I haven't read this yet but I know it will be fire and I immediately screamed YOU DON'T HAVE TO MONETIZE YOUR PASSION, PEOPLE because I have a LOT of thoughts and feelings on how that's pushed lol I'll get back to this later and word vom like usual. SO glad you talked about this!
Omg yesssss IT'S SO TRUE. I can't wait for your word vomit!!! Always a highlight of my day 💙