I’ve learned quite a bit from my reign as a self-proclaimed burnout queen. (So much in fact that I’ve written a Busy Season Survival Guide for the blog to share over a decade of those lessons with you!) Those years gave me a lot of time to reflect, to try…
What is work-life balance, exactly? And how do you achieve it? Usually you’ll come up with one of two answers: either a prescriptive map of what work-life balance should look like (complete with pie-charts and activity checklists), or more likely these days… “Work-life balance is a myth.” It doesn’t exist.…
Okay, now we’re in the midst of our busy season and it’s utter mayhem, so let’s make it manageable. When your busiest seasons hit, the instinct is usually to embrace the hustle with lots of coffee, little sleep, and overwork. It’s no wonder we burn out – this type of…
Holy smokes, what just happened? Come back to early January with me. We’d just come off the holidays, and my work-life balance was feeling on-point. I wrote about it. My husband and I are both public accountants, so we were gearing up for the impending “Busy Season” (that’s February through…
There are three major voices that weigh in on our creative journeys: Fear, Logic, and the Inner Creative. We get stuck when Fear gets the majority vote. In this post we explore how these voices work together (and how to get them to cooperate!)
Hi. Are you lost? Are you feeling trapped in an endless cycle? Do you feel as though your daily life revolves around your work? And when you come home from work, you have just enough energy to fulfill the rest of your non-work responsibilities? On the days that you don’t…
You have a bunch of different projects on the go. They’re all pulling for your attention at the same time, and you can’t seem to finish any of them. When you do get a little free time to work on something, you can’t decide where to focus… And you make…
If you are a “learn by doing” person, you must check your perfectionism at the door for it to be effective. Why? At least for me, to “learn by doing” means that you: Perfectionism can cripple the process in a couple ways, either: Hold on – in order to “learn…
I've always thought it's important to pick up your creative medium of choice, uphold your boundaries, fight through your fears, and make art. As I’ve spent more time making stuff, I’ve decided my inner creative warrior is more of a peaceful warrior. A lover, not a fighter. Read on as we discuss…
"Put your desk in the corner, and every time you sit down there to write, remind yourself why it isn't in the middle of the room. Life isn't a support-system for art. It's the other way around." - Stephen King