I think it is very interesting how grief and burn-out have similar symptoms. I'm basically dancing on the line of going into clinical burn-out and I feel exactly the same as you are describing. There is also grief after a death in the family last October as well as hormonal issues thanks to perimenapause. A perfect storm is brewing 😵💫 15 minutes a day sounds like a good plan.
Grief and burnout definitely have similar symptoms and dealing with both at the same time makes it worse. I'm also probably dealing with perimenopause as well so I feel you on that one. It's not fun.
Yes, I’m in. I want to work on falling back in love with the creative process. The last 3 months have each had new grief for my family. My writing and art life have been so difficult. I have been looking forward to those season of slow creating. Healing is a journey and I’m ready and excited.
I'm so behind on comments. I hope this month has been at least a little calming and healing for you. I will definitely be continuing the slow creating mindset throughout the summer. :)
While I'm listening to you talk about everything from loss to burnout, I can't help but see myself and what I'm currently going through. March was a VERY difficult month for me. The 31st was the first anniversary of my father's passing. Prior to that week, I lost two family members due to cancer. And on the 14th of April, we remembered the passing of our precious fur baby. We moved last August to a small one bedroom apartment, which I am grateful for, but there's no room for me to escape to. I teach two year olds from 6-3 pm and when I come home, writing is the last thing on my mind. I spiraled down the depression path really fast and it's been extremely hard to get back into what I KNOW is my calling! I don't mean to vent on here, but I can so relate to everything you're saying. Including what to do regarding your current WIP. Best of luck to all of us who are going through this! 😊
I'm so sorry March was so difficult. I hope April was a little better and that May brings you some peace. You're always welcome to vent here, I think we all understand what you're dealing with and have struggled with similar things. We're all here to support you Nohea. :) You're going through legitimately hard things, the hard times always pass. Be kind to yourself and the writing will always be there when you're ready.
Hi friend, I have never done NaNo, I just enjoy your spirit & family time. Anyway, grieving takes time with no time frame. Maybe, just BE for awhile. Rest and relax.
I just casted on for the camisole. The design is simple with 1x1 ribbing and stockinette, so I’ll just knit a few rows here and there. Hope I can report you my progress next week😊
Hi! I am "participating" in Camp, but although I put a 25000 word goal I told myself I just want to write. My goal was to write everyday for a bit and on the 1st I didn't had time nor energy and told myself it's ok, I just need 25 1k days😅 but if I don't manage it at least I'm working on my book, because it's been months since I worked on it because after managing 50k in November I was drained, and I believe is important that I at least work slowly on it or it will never get done... much less the other 2 in the trilogy😅
I think working on your project every day, even if it's a little bit, is a good goal. And we all need days off. At the end of the day, writing should be fun and not something that stresses you out or causes burnout. Doing 50k in one month is very draining. I was glad to do it once to see that I could do it, but I don't think I'll ever do that again, it's not creatively sustainable.
@AndreaJSeverson I was drained and all I did was transcribe (while adding words because I know what will happen next) that I had already written, I added around 20k while transcribing, but I felt it was a chore at the end but I was fuelled by wanting to accomplish the goal
Life has been stressy, stressy the last few weeks and I have been so out of touch with everyone and everything. I'm just now getting caught back up and am just learning about Lexi. I'm so sorry. :( *hugs* It has been such chaos here that I'm looking to rest and not start up on a writing project yet, but even though I won't be working on anything personally, I will be following along with you for your April challenge. Best of luck!
🎧 Not doing Camp Nano but I will definitely participate in the cosy magic that is Camp Andrea! My goal is to write at least 200 words each day for my anime inspired fantasy project. I really need to finish the first draft before July but since it's gentle, no pressure goals, 200 words a day should suffice :)
Grief is so hard. It comes in waves and in different forms. my heart and thoughts are with you. I don't blame you for not wanting to write from scractch but I'm stressed just thinking about you doing rewrites. lol I commend anyone who can edit a zero draft. I tried a short story doing zero draft, and it stayed unedited because it was too overwhelming. Good luck! :-)
Rewriting/editing or starting over from scratch would both be overwhelming, so I'm definitely daunted at the thought of editing. But I think it will be less stressful and faster in the long run.
I think it is very interesting how grief and burn-out have similar symptoms. I'm basically dancing on the line of going into clinical burn-out and I feel exactly the same as you are describing. There is also grief after a death in the family last October as well as hormonal issues thanks to perimenapause. A perfect storm is brewing 😵💫 15 minutes a day sounds like a good plan.
Grief and burnout definitely have similar symptoms and dealing with both at the same time makes it worse. I'm also probably dealing with perimenopause as well so I feel you on that one. It's not fun.
Yes, I’m in. I want to work on falling back in love with the creative process. The last 3 months have each had new grief for my family. My writing and art life have been so difficult. I have been looking forward to those season of slow creating. Healing is a journey and I’m ready and excited.
I'm so behind on comments. I hope this month has been at least a little calming and healing for you. I will definitely be continuing the slow creating mindset throughout the summer. :)
While I'm listening to you talk about everything from loss to burnout, I can't help but see myself and what I'm currently going through. March was a VERY difficult month for me. The 31st was the first anniversary of my father's passing. Prior to that week, I lost two family members due to cancer. And on the 14th of April, we remembered the passing of our precious fur baby. We moved last August to a small one bedroom apartment, which I am grateful for, but there's no room for me to escape to. I teach two year olds from 6-3 pm and when I come home, writing is the last thing on my mind. I spiraled down the depression path really fast and it's been extremely hard to get back into what I KNOW is my calling! I don't mean to vent on here, but I can so relate to everything you're saying. Including what to do regarding your current WIP. Best of luck to all of us who are going through this! 😊
I'm so sorry March was so difficult. I hope April was a little better and that May brings you some peace. You're always welcome to vent here, I think we all understand what you're dealing with and have struggled with similar things. We're all here to support you Nohea. :) You're going through legitimately hard things, the hard times always pass. Be kind to yourself and the writing will always be there when you're ready.
Hi friend, I have never done NaNo, I just enjoy your spirit & family time. Anyway, grieving takes time with no time frame. Maybe, just BE for awhile. Rest and relax.
I'm definitely trying to just BE and not have to do too much. My schedule is busy this month but I'm relaxing as much as possible.
I just casted on for the camisole. The design is simple with 1x1 ribbing and stockinette, so I’ll just knit a few rows here and there. Hope I can report you my progress next week😊
That sounds great! Can't wait to hear your progress next week!
Hi! I am "participating" in Camp, but although I put a 25000 word goal I told myself I just want to write. My goal was to write everyday for a bit and on the 1st I didn't had time nor energy and told myself it's ok, I just need 25 1k days😅 but if I don't manage it at least I'm working on my book, because it's been months since I worked on it because after managing 50k in November I was drained, and I believe is important that I at least work slowly on it or it will never get done... much less the other 2 in the trilogy😅
I think working on your project every day, even if it's a little bit, is a good goal. And we all need days off. At the end of the day, writing should be fun and not something that stresses you out or causes burnout. Doing 50k in one month is very draining. I was glad to do it once to see that I could do it, but I don't think I'll ever do that again, it's not creatively sustainable.
@AndreaJSeverson I was drained and all I did was transcribe (while adding words because I know what will happen next) that I had already written, I added around 20k while transcribing, but I felt it was a chore at the end but I was fuelled by wanting to accomplish the goal
Sounds like a lovely approach to a creative april! ❤ 🎨 🧶 xx
It worked really well. :)
Life has been stressy, stressy the last few weeks and I have been so out of touch with everyone and everything. I'm just now getting caught back up and am just learning about Lexi. I'm so sorry. :( *hugs*
It has been such chaos here that I'm looking to rest and not start up on a writing project yet, but even though I won't be working on anything personally, I will be following along with you for your April challenge. Best of luck!
Thank you. It's been hard and stressy here as well. Hope things are getting easier for you.
It's completely natural to be crying for a while.x
That's what I'm trying to remind myself of. It's only been a couple of weeks so all of this is definitely normal.
🎧 Not doing Camp Nano but I will definitely participate in the cosy magic that is Camp Andrea! My goal is to write at least 200 words each day for my anime inspired fantasy project. I really need to finish the first draft before July but since it's gentle, no pressure goals, 200 words a day should suffice :)
Lol, Camp Andrea has a nice ring to it, but I still need a better name for it. 200 words a day sounds like a great goal!
I am sooo behind on your site. Starting in August. ❤
No worries! All the vlogs are here whenever you have time. :) Hope you're doing well Stacey!
Grief is so hard. It comes in waves and in different forms. my heart and thoughts are with you.
I don't blame you for not wanting to write from scractch but I'm stressed just thinking about you doing rewrites. lol I commend anyone who can edit a zero draft. I tried a short story doing zero draft, and it stayed unedited because it was too overwhelming. Good luck! :-)
Rewriting/editing or starting over from scratch would both be overwhelming, so I'm definitely daunted at the thought of editing. But I think it will be less stressful and faster in the long run.
I’m not doing camp either.
It's more pressure than I need right now lol!