New Year, New(ish) Me
Eerie Portraits and Setting Goals
January is a month of goal-setting for many folks.
I find myself in a predicament looking at the year ahead:
How do I set goals when my symptoms are so unpredictable?
How do I make plans when I never know what my capacity will be?
I'm still learning.
And also, the answers change as external circumstances outside of my control change (the 2020’s have brought many unforeseen changes that I am still adjusting to).
It takes time for me to adapt.
There’s a whole process:
recognizing what my current reality is,
learning what I need to accommodate,
then applying that information.
While I am practiced in adapting to new circumstances, especially medical..
It still takes time. It is still hard.
What does this mean for art and content creation in 2024?
Specifically and exactly? I’m not sure.
I’m hopeful that Spring and Summer will be productive months.
There are a few projects already in the works:
I’ve begun recording episodes for a new podcast season/series.
I am in process of creating new listings for my Etsy shop.
As always, I have a checklist of therapies and other symptom-management-related tasks that I must do daily.
I certainly wish sometimes -often- that I could devote more time to art and creativity.
But, I gotta work with what I have, including my energetic capacity.
And so I continue along at my own pace.
It may be slower than what is expected of most people, but I can feel confident knowing that I’m bringing my best energy, focus, and intention to my creative practice.
A peek at some new items in the shop:
