winter blues and other melancholies

winter is a really rough time of year.

it’s a time to hibernate and sleep and breathe and recoup, but sometimes, you don’t really get that option, so you dig your heels in and put your energy toward everything else that needs attention and forget about the rest.

and you know what?

that’s okay.

we have this maddening societal need to always hustle, always move, and i really truly think that’s the cause of a lot of our problems.

granted, society is also set up in a way that also necessitates the need to always be grinding, but that isn’t the best case scenario in the long run.

no wonder we’re sick and burnt out all the time.

this winter, try to take some time to breathe and be and rest.

not that you need my permission to do so, but i promise you it’s okay.

the world will be there when you get back to it, whenever that might be.

xx

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blowing the dust off

i’m not going to lie.

i over-extended myself to get to the con earlier in the year and i’ve been suffering from extreme burnout.

that said, i am feeling more ambitious and creative than i have in months and i’m ready to kick it in the ass and get back to doing the things that i enjoy!

watch this space in the next few weeks as i re-organize and get everything back into tip-top shape!

next up? studio crawl!

xx

to con or not to con

was it ever a question?

i’m taking a leap and vending at my first fan convention this year and let me tell you, it’s a little nuts.

this does not bode well for the rest of the weekend, considering that this is only thursday.

remember me fondly, friends, for i may not survive!

spring has sprung!

… maybe.

part of the joy (and frustration) of living in the midwest is that there tend to be anywhere between 3-7 “false springs” before the true spring takes root and the weather starts to look up.

while this can be disheartening, i try to look at this period as a time to really settle in to the idea of the hectic hustle and bustle that is summer and take stock of what i want to carry with me as i move forward.

i also take this time to deep clean my home of the winter stuffiness and whatever baggage (both physical and emotional) remains from the sleeping months.

this summer is one that i’m looking forward to for various reasons, but mostly, i am just thrilled with the idea to get out in the sun and soak up the warm, soothing rays of light and breathe the fresh air of the outdoors again. it’s been a long time coming and not something i take for granted.

what are you looking forward to this spring?

i’m ready for spring.

winter is a good time for taking it easy and rejuvenating yourself and your life and it’s one of the needed cycles that we must go through to maintain balance and happiness in life, but i am sick and tired of the cloudy, snowy, cold weather.

give me birds singing and sun shining and plants growing.

i want to lay out on a big, warm rock and soak up the sun’s rays like a giant lizard without a care in the world.

i want to go on adventures and long drives without having to pack half an antarctic expedition’s worth of cold weather gear with me.

mostly, i just want to not be trapped indoors anymore.

i have faith that we’ll get there, most likely only in a few weeks’ time, but it’s the waiting that’s the hard part.

patience never was a thing i was very good at.

xx