11/06/2021
Hey, everyone. I've been thinking a lot, trying to plan for the holiday season, and honestly y'all - I need to take a step back from everything. As much as I want to do absolutely everything, and will do everything if I'm not stopped, I've come to realize that right now, I need to honor where I'm at. And right now, I have a lot on my plate.
This year has been incredibly hard. I won't go into details, but I've had some of my best moments and my worst this year. And I haven't taken the time to slow down and work on things I need to work on, take care of myself, and put myself first. I keep going through a cycle of getting *sort of* better, taking on too much, something happens, and then bam, I'm right back to needing to take a break.
I was so excited and ready to get into vending, get into big updates, ideas. Ready to make everything for everyone! Im an overachieving Virgo, what can I say? 😜
As my grandfather once said to me, "such are the dangers of overenthusiastic intellectuals".
Given everything I've got to deal with, the idea of making a bunch of holiday inventory that may or may not sell isn't appealing. Of course, we small business owners want to take advantage of the holiday season, and get everybody as many things as we can make. I want to take on all the custom orders I can, because we all know that it's hard to get by these days with one "real" job.
But, I have the advantage that I don't live on my own. I don't have to struggle to make sure I can eat, etc. And while I have that advantage, I want to take time to work on me, so that next year, I have the mental and physical capacity to do everything I want to do!
So, this holiday season, I'm going to focus on myself. That way, I'll be better than ever when I come back - and be able to sustain it. Im still going to be creating. I can't stop creating, art is my therapy and I'd be nothing without it. I'll be putting the occasional project up for sale, but I'm not gonna make a bunch of inventory. I may take on a custom order or two, but we'll see.
Thank you all for supporting me and my art 🖤 I love y'all and I hope you have a safe and happy holiday season! 🖤