Flicking through my emails and Google reader feeds this morning, one quote stood out to me –
“As many of you who have your own baby blog will know, there are days when on top of your day job, your family, your social life, paying the bills and dealing with life’s other unexpected twists and turns, keeping up your true passion seems all a little bit overwhelming and a tad tricky.”
(http://normalityandme.com/2012/05/29/ifabbo-uk-conference-2012-inspiration-breeds-inspiration/)
I work full time in London, I spend 3-4 hours a day commuting and I also run a business, two blogs and have numerous interests I pursue while also trying to keep up with a wonderful but sometimes overwhelming network of friends & family. While it’s all my choice and I wouldn’t have it any other way, it does occasionally all get on top of me and I wonder what the hell I’m doing. However, every time I’ve tried to drop something I do regularly out of my schedule, I’ve just found myself miserable without it. I’m not designed for sitting around doing nothing – I need to be doing, planning, achieving, socialising, building – but it’s unutterably lovely to see, written down in black and white, that I’m not alone in sometimes feeling a bit “eek!” about it.
Despite the occasional terrified feeling, I do feel like I’m making some progress – I am in the process of booking my attendance at some fairs later this year, have plans in place for expansion of my range and am booked onto the Cybher bloggers’ conference next year. I regard this blog as its own entity, not simply a way of promoting my shop (though it does that too sometimes!) and I often look back at my pre-blogging days and wonder what I did with my time. And what moments I’ve missed recording!
Hope you all have a fabulous Wednesday – I’m off to burlesque class tonight, and will be working extra hard as I missed last week. We’re learning to take our gloves off with our feet…
I know how you feel! I have so much to fit in and I hate it when I can’t fit in blogging!! I’m home for two weeks now so there will be a couple of posts from me I’m sure. Enjoy burlesque, I am really missing my class!!! Xx
I feel like I’m constantly running to stand still – but it keeps life interesting and at least we know we’re getting the most out of life 🙂 Hope your couple of weeks at home are restful and comfortable – when can you go back to class? xx
Ok, you do WAY more than me, you are totally entitled to feel a little overwhelmed! Just don’t stop 🙂 So glad to hear that my words comforted you a little and good luck with your burlesque, what fun!
Em xx
Hehe your blog is one of my favourites, it always makes me smile! I do sometimes think I should focus more on fewer things… but where would be the fun in that?! 😛 xx
Yeah I get what you mean too- I’ve been neglecting my weekly Fencing classes to try and get on top of stuff for a fair on monday (OK, OK it’s because I didn’t want to put 3 layers of protective, sweat-resistant clothing on on a scorching thursday evening) and my chocolate orders, and don’t even talk to me about organising Crafteroo magazine, housework, dentist appointments, feeding myself, etc. I’ve actually booked a day off work to try and get on top of it!
And I know what you mean about your blog, whereas mine does have a particular focus, I’m reformatting how it looks so it operates as a separate entity too. I’m not even sure why I blog to be honest, I suppose it’s like a craft diary to me and it’s nice when people find the time to leave a comment.
Hehe! I am relying on the bank holiday week (I’ve booked wed-fri off too) to get myself properly organised 🙂 At some stage I would love to get involved in Crafteroo magazine again, so much has slid off my radar while I try and keep on top of everything lol!
Ooh looking forward to seeing new incarnation of your blog – I didn’t start mine for any particular reason, but I now can’t imagine not having it. It probably needs a more specific focus… lol!
Honestly I don’t think it’s going to continue for much longer because no one else has the committment…
Anyway on a positive the blog layout is nearly done, I’m going to get new navigation but I’m paying a guy to fix it all up nicely for me next week
It really gets me down when I have to sacrifice the nice, optional, me-time bits for the sake of catching up on washing, ironing, dusting etc. Necessity can be a pain sometimes. Loads of eek at craftyguider towers.
Loads of twitter followers too – thank you for the RT!! 🙂 Yeah – my housework frequently goes un-done so I can do fun stuff instead 🙂
Taking your gloves off with your FEET? Are you serious? If so, I am very impressed!
Amazingly, yes – needless to say the move needs some work on my part!!
wow. I think you should do a video post of that 😉 Also, jealous about your burlesque classes, how fab! Though I am probably too old and too um…. ample 🙂
Definitely not – it is for all ages, shapes, sizes and levels of dancing ability 😀 (which is great, because some days I can dance and some days I definitely have two left feet, neither of which will do what I want it to!) It has done wonders for my self-confidence 🙂