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I love being ambitious. I love having a million interests. I love building something of my own while also having a career I care about. I don’t actually want to give any of that up.

But I do want to stop feeling like I’m constantly falling behind in this life I chose because I love my life!

So lately, I’ve been asking myself a different question: What would this look like if it was fun?

Of course I’m still knitting and crocheting, but now I’m doing it with more purpose.

This summer, I really stepped back and took a breath.

What do I *really* need? What makes me happy?

I noticed that I don’t feel well when I’m not actually taking care of myself. How can I be creative when I can barely function as a normal human?

I am a pro at taking something I enjoy and immediately measuring my success or failure.

Lately, I’m intentionally trying things that I have absolutely no plans to monetize, master, or turn into content. I have dabbled in junk/art journaling, creative writing, yoga, and coloring again!

Being bad at something just because it’s fun? Never heard of her 😅

I can care about a lot of things without giving all of them equal energy. I cannot do everything everywhere all at once.

Some things are allowed to sit on the back burner for a while. They’ll still be there when I have the mental and physical capacity for them again.

This one is the hardest. Apparently lying on the couch while adding things to my to-do list isn’t actually rest. Crazy right?

I’m working on letting moments exist without immediately filling them. What am I using to distract myself?