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Little Girl Starting School + Burn Out
16 years ago
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So my daughter is starting school on the 31st. It's pre school, but still a big first for her. She's very excited. Another thank you for all the business at Athon that's making this possible.
With Pre-school I'll have a nice couple hours to get some work done at the library or the second cup down there. But Right now that's the only place I'm going to be doing work.
I'm feeling a bit burnt out right now. Well scratch the bit. I'm not really sure how to explain it.
I've been going nonstop since Feburary with art and furry and conventions. I love that. I love the people and the travel and yeah the bit of money I make too. But it's turned into a job rather then something I like to do, and I want it to be both. At least till I go back to school in 2012. But this constant state of stress and deadlines is really dragging on me. I can't enjoy it when I have a whole bunch of people counting on me to finish things for them, plus the million things I need to do for myself right now. I guess I over estimate my time.
Right now I've been trying to work on A-thon commissions and the few others I have but every time I pick up the pencil, I get all guilty about all the work I have to do and I just seem to obsess over all the work I need to do rather then doing it.
I think it's partly World of Warcrafts fault I think. I've been out of the game since May when I let my account expire. I've been playing since release and since BC I've been Main Tank in our small but determined RP/casual raiding guild. A lot of my RL non-furry friends are in the guild too, and I've made some amazing friends in the states though them too. This year we've had seven different guild mates come up and visit us edmontonites.
But I have a lot of responsibilities in game, including to come back and do that thing I do so the raid doesn't die a fiery death. Plus my inability to stop gaining achievements, and preparation for RP story lines leading into the new expansion.
I've told everyone I'm coming back after I finish my current commissions, but I think I'm dragging my feet a bit. i don't want to have to jump back into all that responsibility again. But I will, I just need some time to myself.
TLDR: I'm burned out. Commissions are going to be worked on, but at a slower pace. I'm explaining why so I don't feel as guilty about it.
With Pre-school I'll have a nice couple hours to get some work done at the library or the second cup down there. But Right now that's the only place I'm going to be doing work.
I'm feeling a bit burnt out right now. Well scratch the bit. I'm not really sure how to explain it.
I've been going nonstop since Feburary with art and furry and conventions. I love that. I love the people and the travel and yeah the bit of money I make too. But it's turned into a job rather then something I like to do, and I want it to be both. At least till I go back to school in 2012. But this constant state of stress and deadlines is really dragging on me. I can't enjoy it when I have a whole bunch of people counting on me to finish things for them, plus the million things I need to do for myself right now. I guess I over estimate my time.
Right now I've been trying to work on A-thon commissions and the few others I have but every time I pick up the pencil, I get all guilty about all the work I have to do and I just seem to obsess over all the work I need to do rather then doing it.
I think it's partly World of Warcrafts fault I think. I've been out of the game since May when I let my account expire. I've been playing since release and since BC I've been Main Tank in our small but determined RP/casual raiding guild. A lot of my RL non-furry friends are in the guild too, and I've made some amazing friends in the states though them too. This year we've had seven different guild mates come up and visit us edmontonites.
But I have a lot of responsibilities in game, including to come back and do that thing I do so the raid doesn't die a fiery death. Plus my inability to stop gaining achievements, and preparation for RP story lines leading into the new expansion.
I've told everyone I'm coming back after I finish my current commissions, but I think I'm dragging my feet a bit. i don't want to have to jump back into all that responsibility again. But I will, I just need some time to myself.
TLDR: I'm burned out. Commissions are going to be worked on, but at a slower pace. I'm explaining why so I don't feel as guilty about it.
I'll still love you no matter what! ^^
Take care of yourself and don't pull a me where I killed myself over a few partials I need to finish. -blips back to life-
And congrats on the lil one going to school!
Oh no, wait, that's Everquest, right? Hm..