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9 months ago
Hey,
It's been about a month since I got back to work on commissions, while I wish I could say things have been going smoothly, that hasn't exactly been the case.
Stress is an interesting, and quick acting presence. It took me around 9 months to feel like I was ready to work again, and it took 3 weeks until it had me doubting things and worried I'm not doing enough with how much I have left to do. During my last journal, I mentioned that my goal was to stay consistent, I had a schedule planned out of when I was going to work on commissions + owed sketches, days off/personal work, etc, etc. You can probably imagine what happens if something were to disrupt it, all of a sudden, I fall behind. Maybe I was too tired from work, maybe I just wasn't feeling it, or I was distracted drawing something for myself that I get engrossed in.
So the idea of staying consistent isn't quite working, it's clear that I still need to take it slow and not let my expectations of how I thought my post-break progress was going to be, block me from doing what I can do right now. My new goal is to take it one day at a time. I'd rather take it slow, than feel like I'm falling behind, exacerbating issues that caused me to take a break in the first place.
To help with giving myself more time to rest and de-stress, I will be changing my commission stream schedule from weekly, to bi-weekly. Streaming takes a lot of energy and prep, no matter how much I enjoy doing it, so this change should give me some time to recharge properly and hopefully allow myself to start inching towards that initial goal of consistency and well, more art.
There will be a stream today, so the first week off will be next Saturday (12/14).
Thanks,
Oter
It's been about a month since I got back to work on commissions, while I wish I could say things have been going smoothly, that hasn't exactly been the case.
Stress is an interesting, and quick acting presence. It took me around 9 months to feel like I was ready to work again, and it took 3 weeks until it had me doubting things and worried I'm not doing enough with how much I have left to do. During my last journal, I mentioned that my goal was to stay consistent, I had a schedule planned out of when I was going to work on commissions + owed sketches, days off/personal work, etc, etc. You can probably imagine what happens if something were to disrupt it, all of a sudden, I fall behind. Maybe I was too tired from work, maybe I just wasn't feeling it, or I was distracted drawing something for myself that I get engrossed in.
So the idea of staying consistent isn't quite working, it's clear that I still need to take it slow and not let my expectations of how I thought my post-break progress was going to be, block me from doing what I can do right now. My new goal is to take it one day at a time. I'd rather take it slow, than feel like I'm falling behind, exacerbating issues that caused me to take a break in the first place.
To help with giving myself more time to rest and de-stress, I will be changing my commission stream schedule from weekly, to bi-weekly. Streaming takes a lot of energy and prep, no matter how much I enjoy doing it, so this change should give me some time to recharge properly and hopefully allow myself to start inching towards that initial goal of consistency and well, more art.
There will be a stream today, so the first week off will be next Saturday (12/14).
Thanks,
Oter
