Taking A Step Back

Woah, woah, woah. Before you think this is about blogging or that I'm going somewhere soon, It's not, I'm not. Sorry for the foreboding title. But I have had to reassess everything lately and shift my priorities a little. This is definitely a good thing though.
As most of you may know, I started taking custom design orders a month or so ago; creating artwork and various designs for whatever you guys needed, and it's been amazing. I'm SO glad I've started doing this because it makes me so happy, and keeps me creative. I won't lie it's also been SO flattering that anyone wants my work, especially since I've been booked up for weeks without even really trying to. I'm not showing off, PLEASE don't take it that way. I'm just acknowledging I've been incredibly lucky, and I'm so grateful.
However, I started taking on so much that it's taken up all of my time. I started letting my blogging schedule slide a little. I haven't had a chance to reply to blog comments at all (which makes me feel awful), I was putting out 2 or 3 posts a week instead of my usual 5 (I know this is a lot but I love it) and have I had time to even visit my favourite blogs at all? Have I HELL. I've been surviving on minimum sleep, going to work, coming home and designing for people. It doesn't help that I can get so picky with my own work too, because if something doesn't look perfect to me, I scrap it and start over. I want to do such a good job for people. 
So eventually I got to the point where I realised I was exhausted, and hadn't given myself time for other projects, and my blog, which I really want to work on. So a decision had to be made, and it's nothing huge, but it is important. I'm currently finishing off any designs I still have on my to-do list, and after that I'm taking a little break. Only about 2 weeks, 3 at most, but yes; a break! I'm so in need of time to myself, time to evaluate, to feel inspired, to play, to experiment and to make mistakes. I need that downtime. I have a project that is really important to me that I've wanted to work on for months, and I hope to finally go for it.

Anyway, before this post gets too long; here's the lowdown. I'm taking a break from design orders for 2 or 3 weeks. I'm going to be blogging more again, yay! I'm going to make time for myself. Sleep is important yo.

I look forward to creating more in this little dorky space I call my own.  I hope you guys are as excited as I am!





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