But at the same time, feeling:
So I guess I will just:
Hello my dears. I know I missed Monday's post and there wasn't a post today. I am going to take a couple days off from blogging and will hopefully see you next week. We got back from Austin late Monday night and I am pretty tired with all the craft shows we've been doing.. Definitely feeling a little blog burnout. This quote by David Allen has really got me thinking. I have so many ideas and things I want to do - sometimes feel like I can just take over the world. I think I may just have a slight problem on focusing (okay, it's a big problem) and I am finding a lot of my work suffers because I spread myself so thin. I want to do so many things that it keeps me from actually accomplishing things in my life and being productive. You can do anything, but not everything. Now if I can only remember this from day to day.
Not sure if any of this is even making sense ;) But what about you? Do you feel overwhelmed at times with things you want to get done? How do you get focused and get things accomplished in your day to day? Any tips on being productive? Anyway. We're having our vintage sale & will be in Santa Ana this weekend for Patchwork - check the events page for more details. Thanks for reading friends - see you in a week .. or two :)
photo credits: 1st: typography by me, photo by brenton little, image inspired by this pin / 2nd: besotted blog / 3rd: a blank blog
Not sure if any of this is even making sense ;) But what about you? Do you feel overwhelmed at times with things you want to get done? How do you get focused and get things accomplished in your day to day? Any tips on being productive? Anyway. We're having our vintage sale & will be in Santa Ana this weekend for Patchwork - check the events page for more details. Thanks for reading friends - see you in a week .. or two :)
photo credits: 1st: typography by me, photo by brenton little, image inspired by this pin / 2nd: besotted blog / 3rd: a blank blog
Enjoy the rest from a little break! I hope to see you back around here soon, once you've recovered and perhaps caught up a bit!
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ReplyDeleteWanting to do all sorts of things has been my greatest battle for the past year! As stay at home mom with two kiddos under the age of 2,getting house in order, learn graphics design and working a business to aid our income. God knows whats important.
ReplyDeleteI've never been in such peace as I am when I pray this prayer. Pray for clarity in first the Lord,then family, household, business, and everything else. And your desires and actions will fall into place. :) Enjoy this week. God Bless!
Enjoy your break :)
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I'm having a giveaway on my blog if you're interested!
I know exactly what you mean Danni! I'll get a surge of ideas and want to do EVERYTHING but eventually feel burnt out from trying to do too much. Have a good blogging break and I'm gonna try to stop by on Sunday to say hi and maybe spend a little too :)
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Knowing what an awesome person you are, I bet you have a crazy amount of projects on your plate, in your head, and in your heart, hence being overwhelmed. Creative spirits such as yourself sometimes need a break- it's good for our souls.
ReplyDeleteI like this post :) have a great blogging break, rest up!
ReplyDeleteSigh. That first quote always gets to me. I have so many things I want to do, but I know the reality is that you can't. With the need to eat, rest, work and what not... so focus on the most important things :)
ReplyDeletei definitely resonate with this and it's made me feel rather defeated lately.
ReplyDeletei love this so much.
ReplyDeletelove the blog too, girl. keep it up.
love, rach.
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i love this so much.
ReplyDeletelove the blog too, girl. keep it up.
love, rach.
www.so--hi.blogspot.com
get some much needed rest! Love the inspiration.. I need it :)
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your breaktime!
ReplyDeleteIt happens to me all the time, there´s so many things I want to do that my brain end up as a big mess. I normally take a day or two of nothing... listening to music, reading some book, be away of all your projects. It´s a way to calm down your brain. The third day you´ll feel fresh and you will organized all the things you want to do and start doing them in order.
Greetings from Argentina!
i was starting to wonder if i'd sent your email to the wrong address but this makes more sense :)
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing and being honest Danni. yes i suffer it too - one of the trade offs for being a creative i guess - and one that can get us down.
ReplyDeleteso enjoy your break and good for you - i hope you feel the blessing of saying 'no' to this for a time.
best wishes
g x
Oh you've absolutely hit the nail on the head with these quotes. Yes, I feel overwhelmed most of the time! I need to remember that I can't do everything all at once. I think it's the curse of people with ambition and ideas - we want it so badly we need to learn to slow it down a bit. Thanks for this post and for the reminder. I sincerely hope you have a wonderful break!
ReplyDeleteGreat quotes!
ReplyDeleteI was wondering if the winners have been announced yet for your giveaways?
Sometimes, a little (or long) break is just what you need to get your focus back. When you step aside and watch things happen for a while, then you realize what actually is more important for you!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your time off, blogs can wait :)
Yeah ,sometime its become every important to have a little break from everything to refresh mind and you get sometime for yourself where you can do what you want to do.
ReplyDeleteMany years ago I had an enlightened moment where I realized that despite what the world at large tells us...we just can not do it ALL - at once. We can do a lot...or maybe even close to all of it, but just not all at the same time...and we should not feel badly about this.
ReplyDeleteSo as we do these things that we do..we need to remember... to give ourselves credit for what we accomplish and to keep in mind that while today we are cleaning house and taking care of a little one - tomorrow we can take care of the little one and paint a picture or plant in the garden...and the next day we can clean and take care of the little one and go to the park...or make a gift for someone....We don't need to do it all at once - we can spread it out a bit....some days the laundry won't get done, but we will create something wonderful...some days we will make the best dinner ever while we dream of the next fantastic project that we want to do with our children...and that project will probably get done on a day when dinner is a PBJ sandwich.
xoxo
This is the cutest site I have ever seen! I absolutely love the design!
ReplyDeleteyou take a little rest girl! i sometimes feel overwhelmed like you too and i do feel that unplugging helps!!! enjoy your time off!
ReplyDeleteBravo Danni! Knowing when to say when is important. OH...and congrats on the new home!!!
ReplyDeleteI totally understand burnout -- not so much on the blog side, but everyone needs a break. I wanted to let you know that whenever I read your posts I feel much calmer and happier. Thank you for being a persistant presence in my digital life, and enjoy your break. :)
ReplyDeleteI love the saying, that if you say "yes" to one thing you are saying "no" to something or someone else. It helps me focus on what I really want to say yes to. Because for instance, if I am so tired but really want to go to this party and I say yes, I am saying no to myself and possibly the whole next day, because getting proper rest would be a good thing to say yes to. Does that make sense? Your post made complete sense to me, so hopefully my comment does too. I pinned your top pic :) because those words are so very true.
ReplyDeleteI need some more focused direction too, I get so overwhelmed with everything I want to accomplish but rarely know where to begin and with what and then instead it just falls apart...
ReplyDeletei am constantly living in the state of a to-do list that is just too long... the first image is basically me right now...
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ReplyDeleteI just wrote a post about this! www.foxyvictor.blogspot.com. I know exactly what you mean! Its crazy isnt it. The price we pay for having creative minds
Clare x
Anyway we could get a print of that first image - I love it so much and would love to have it on my desk to look at everyday! I'm a "yes" girl and find it hard to say no even when I know I can't.
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