Fresh when it gets here from
Julie Barrett
Monday, November 11, 2024
So, yeah. Last week was brutal. The election results on top of the
burnout was just too much. As angry as I was, I at least had the presence of mind to realize that I shouldn't be posting something I would regret later. Hence the social media silence.
For now, at least, I need to step back from the constant fighting, the continual feeling that I'm just banging my head against the wall.
Something good did come out of this. I finally have some projects in mind! Some will be related to a workshop/demo I'll be doing at FenCon in February. Others will be just for fun. I've been totally stuck on where to go next, and I suspect that's part of the burnout. I hoped that if I just gave things some time, I'd start getting ideas. And it happened!
I plan to do maker stuff. I plan to write. Also, FenCon planning is gearing up, so I have that to do as well.
Am I giving up the fight? No. I'm stepping back for me. For my family. For my health. Who knows? I may be back in the scrap tomorrow, but for now I need to give myself permission to do things for me. It's been too long.
And that's about it for now, though one thing on the list is to try to figure out what's going on with comments. That's not a high priority at this time. I have a new electric garment to make!