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burnt out but morale is high somehow (+general update🗞️
8 months ago
first things first, a big, huge, colossal thanks to everyone for all the kind notes, DMs, thoughtful comments, well wishes, bouquets of flowers, etc. etc. after my big current state of burnout post. i was genuinely astonished at the amount of support. so a sincere thank you to everyone who reached out or even just read what i had to say. i felt understood in a way that i honestly wasn't expecting. things are hard right now to say the least, but it actually made me feel more optimistic than i have in a long time. here's the present status update on how things are going, my work schedule, info on comm openings for april, all that kind of stuff. as usual, tl;dr at the bottom:
The in-streams and monthly patreon pic have really helped me to get things moving in the right direction. for the first time in a long time, i feel like i've got something resembling a foundation. but there's still a long way to go. setting up the monthly stream pics to cover recurring expenses has reduced my stress levels immensely. even with the discount the creative freedom comms have been smooth and effortless so far, despite me going way harder on some of them than intended (got creative). so i think the discount will remain in place. i'll be wrapping up the current batch and opening comm in a few days here. the patreon pic has also been a huge help too. it's actually allowed me to do a relatively relaxing, low-pressure but still full effort pic every month where i get to try out new things. this is something i genuinely haven't been able to do in years. i've completely revamped my approach to digital painting because of it, no joke. just this small bit of personal painting has taught me so much. you can see it in the latest batch of pics i'm posting.
so those are the positives! but on the other side.. i hate bringing this stuff up, i really do, but i can't keep sweeping it under the rug and trying to power through it. i'm still not doing well. i'm still dealing with chronic fatigue, chronic stress, insomnia, and constant chronic pain in my shoulder and arm. these are severely hampering my performance a lot of days. at the same time my work hours have only increased now on account of fulfilling the patreon obligations, while also being active on bsky to establish a whole new social media presence. this is of course a good thing, since it means it's taking off, but it feels like the only way to dig my way out of this burnout situation is to completely burn the candle at both ends, at 3x the rate i already am.. so while there is some balancing beginning to happen in terms of the creative output side, when it comes to the work-life balance side... yeah not going to be a thing for a while..
this month and next are going to be a little extra trying on account of a larger than usual student loan payment i'm to make as well as taxes due in april. for this reason i will be taking a few extra in-stream slots these two months. as not to interfere with Operation Backlog, the amount of patreon activity will have to drop for a bit to compensate. i see no way around this. but don't rush to cancel your subscriptions all at once, i've got enough material to complete a pinup pic both this month and next. however it is unlikely that there will be any personal art beyond that for the next several weeks. it is what it is.. i'll have to make the patreon pics extra good instead..
The schedule will have to look like this in April and May:
Week 1-2: In-stream comms
Week 3-4: pinup + Backlog
tl;dr:
-sincerest thanks for all your support the other week, you all really came out and showed your support. thank you.
-in general the extra support in the form of comments, likes, discord reactions, *engagement*, it hasn't gone unnoticed, so thank you for that too.
-things are beginning to move in the right direction in terms of balancing my creative output, the creative freedom discount has helped
-however i'm still dealing with chronic overwork, RSI problems, stress/exhaustion, insomnia etc. i've let this burnout situation get very bad
-so your understanding in this regard is greatly appreciated. i'm working as hard as i can, but just can't perform at 100%
-due to a large student loan payment & tax payment this and next month, i will be opening a few extra in-stream slots this and next month
-to compensate, personal art on patreon will have to be put on ice for the time being, sry sven fans..
-this is to ensure Operation Backlog remain on track
-but monthly patreon pinups will remain on schedule
-also, for the next batch of in-streams, creative freedom discount ($50 off) on comms will remain in place
-there's a new TOS, mostly containing info from last time about the new policy re: extreme kinks
-people asked for my ko-fi so they wouldn't have to send tips and donations thru patreon so..
Dropping my links here, if you feel the inclination, a tip, donation or pledge would make a world of difference:
https://ko-fi.com/svenonline
https://www.patreon.com/c/svenonline
otherwise, i'll also be opening for april in-stream slots later on in the week, probably on thursday or friday! $50 discount if u give me the aux cord >:3
so if you want to support in that way keep an eye out for that too!
as always thank you for bearing with me, and thank you for helping me get my art back on track,
-smokes but sometimes sven
The in-streams and monthly patreon pic have really helped me to get things moving in the right direction. for the first time in a long time, i feel like i've got something resembling a foundation. but there's still a long way to go. setting up the monthly stream pics to cover recurring expenses has reduced my stress levels immensely. even with the discount the creative freedom comms have been smooth and effortless so far, despite me going way harder on some of them than intended (got creative). so i think the discount will remain in place. i'll be wrapping up the current batch and opening comm in a few days here. the patreon pic has also been a huge help too. it's actually allowed me to do a relatively relaxing, low-pressure but still full effort pic every month where i get to try out new things. this is something i genuinely haven't been able to do in years. i've completely revamped my approach to digital painting because of it, no joke. just this small bit of personal painting has taught me so much. you can see it in the latest batch of pics i'm posting.
so those are the positives! but on the other side.. i hate bringing this stuff up, i really do, but i can't keep sweeping it under the rug and trying to power through it. i'm still not doing well. i'm still dealing with chronic fatigue, chronic stress, insomnia, and constant chronic pain in my shoulder and arm. these are severely hampering my performance a lot of days. at the same time my work hours have only increased now on account of fulfilling the patreon obligations, while also being active on bsky to establish a whole new social media presence. this is of course a good thing, since it means it's taking off, but it feels like the only way to dig my way out of this burnout situation is to completely burn the candle at both ends, at 3x the rate i already am.. so while there is some balancing beginning to happen in terms of the creative output side, when it comes to the work-life balance side... yeah not going to be a thing for a while..
this month and next are going to be a little extra trying on account of a larger than usual student loan payment i'm to make as well as taxes due in april. for this reason i will be taking a few extra in-stream slots these two months. as not to interfere with Operation Backlog, the amount of patreon activity will have to drop for a bit to compensate. i see no way around this. but don't rush to cancel your subscriptions all at once, i've got enough material to complete a pinup pic both this month and next. however it is unlikely that there will be any personal art beyond that for the next several weeks. it is what it is.. i'll have to make the patreon pics extra good instead..
The schedule will have to look like this in April and May:
Week 1-2: In-stream comms
Week 3-4: pinup + Backlog
tl;dr:
-sincerest thanks for all your support the other week, you all really came out and showed your support. thank you.
-in general the extra support in the form of comments, likes, discord reactions, *engagement*, it hasn't gone unnoticed, so thank you for that too.
-things are beginning to move in the right direction in terms of balancing my creative output, the creative freedom discount has helped
-however i'm still dealing with chronic overwork, RSI problems, stress/exhaustion, insomnia etc. i've let this burnout situation get very bad
-so your understanding in this regard is greatly appreciated. i'm working as hard as i can, but just can't perform at 100%
-due to a large student loan payment & tax payment this and next month, i will be opening a few extra in-stream slots this and next month
-to compensate, personal art on patreon will have to be put on ice for the time being, sry sven fans..
-this is to ensure Operation Backlog remain on track
-but monthly patreon pinups will remain on schedule
-also, for the next batch of in-streams, creative freedom discount ($50 off) on comms will remain in place
-there's a new TOS, mostly containing info from last time about the new policy re: extreme kinks
-people asked for my ko-fi so they wouldn't have to send tips and donations thru patreon so..
Dropping my links here, if you feel the inclination, a tip, donation or pledge would make a world of difference:
https://ko-fi.com/svenonline
https://www.patreon.com/c/svenonline
otherwise, i'll also be opening for april in-stream slots later on in the week, probably on thursday or friday! $50 discount if u give me the aux cord >:3
so if you want to support in that way keep an eye out for that too!
as always thank you for bearing with me, and thank you for helping me get my art back on track,
-smokes but sometimes sven
