aah ty! it really feeds into my (and Light's) pathological need to be right and also our mutual love of being messy and dramatic xD
I added my March reflection to my tarot page. In my resources page, I linked Owl's Roost's really neat "Emergency Freakout Guide." I found it very helpful. And I fixed these pages so they correctly link to my traditional art and zines page.
i love your crochet blankets!! i was pleasantly surprised by the star blankets, they are wonderful!! - j
Haven't been motivated to work on my site lately either, but there's nothing wrong with taking a break so you come back refreshed
That makes three of us. I've stuck to little things and Muse because that's what I can do- do what feels okay and don't worry about the rest. It can wait.
Four of us... I'm slacking on reworking my site . I hope you recover swiftly!! Take some time for yourself always
i just drill everything into my at this point catch-almost-all notebook part til i get some bout of feist (or time) to chip away at the rest! but burnout is so real and ive been there w this to tiny extent n other shit in life p majorly so i wish u some ease within all that
Bunch of us in the same boat I see. We're all charging up for our next season of creativity.
Same. I am always burned out from work and now I'm trying to finish up this new layout. Things take way longer than I expect. ;w;
"Charging up for our next season of creativity" is the perfect way to put it. I'm wishing everybody good rest and rejuvination :,D Thank you all for the kind and gentle words
it's a personal site for a reason silly - it's all on your own pace. take care of yourself. we're always happy to have you here, update or no.
The button wall grows! Plus two new website descriptions. To those who I've neglected to thank, thank you kindly for following me <3
I also updated the members list for bookbug. I'm apprehensive about starting this month's book. I know it's going to start out confusing and I have a feeling I'll have a hard time with it, but I've heard good things about the book.
πππ once I get to updating my leaving page (slowly doing a big sort of revamp-lite to the site) I'll add your button! also o totally understand about Booking March book! it's very confusing at the start but I feel like chapter 3 is where it picks up (which wasn't too long for me at least).
The little blurb you wrote for my site had me tear up.. a small kindness perhaps but a large one in my heart. Thank you, truly. On another note, I've been meaning to read Giovanni's Room, so it was neat to see it pop up here!! I struggle with feeling like I don't have "what it takes" to read "correctly" as well, so it made me feel a little less alone to see your review start with that similar feeling haha
I feel you on being a late bloomer... I wish the world made more space for us to all take our time. For now, we really do have to take it.
I love your writings. And yes, I feel the same. Or that I want to do what I do out of love and not out of pressure from the world around me.
ah, this one hits close to home. identity is such a struggle, but I find it comes when you're not looking for it.
I also have these tendencies + appreciate your candor in writing about this experience, it can indeed feel very alienating!
I used to have a similar problem. When I was growing up I used to make a lot of blogs which I would usually end up deleting. I'm a bit more discerning about what I put online now to try avoid that kind of anxiety that I've "said too much". But I can relate to being miserable when my gender identity wasn't matching, it felt like an entirely different life where I would dissociate all the time and feel disconnected.
I'm glad this resonates for you all :) And thank you lots for taking the time to read my writing and leaving thoughtful comments. I'm always delighted when there's dialogue surrounding a piece
Anyone else feel like they're constantly reinventing themselves? That's what I feel like right now. Change and grief and whatnot
Glad to hear from u again ^-^ I know the feeling, the last few months have been... not good lmao.
hope you are well too, I feel the same way about my site sometimes
hi!!! my life has been really crazy too, in a good way though. i hope you're well and alright! i can relate to the new layout thing a lot since ours is from sadgrl's layout builder, we should try to learn more and make it better... i look forward to talking to you more! - j
I'm actually planning a redesign of my site as well. I feel sad like it's been a waste of time even though I've learned so much from it.
hope you're well too, and i'm really feeling that recently. when you're done changing things to fit your vision you're already a different person and have to do it all over again π΅! at least there's no time limit to the things we do for ourselves
I definitely get that- I've been making subsites to scratch the urge to represent myself differently online, and that's helped a lot. I hope life settles for you soon.
A friend of mine told me that I'm a different person every time she sees me, even if it's only a few days apart. When she said this I felt recognized. Identity is not a cage & it is not stagnant. Like an ocean its nature is to change constantly: Waves come & they grow & they capsize & it is still the same ocean. Be good to yourself.
I've been thinking about you and hoping you were well, even if I have been feeling much the same this last month or so in regards to my site. I think grief is inherent to humans; it's been a thing since we were no longer animal and drew cave portraits of ourselves with manes and snouts.. but maybe I'm being overly personal . I hope you're doing well and if you aren't, I hope you will be very soon
Thank you all for taking the time to comment and for the kind words <3 I feel less alone and I'm always so grateful to interact with everyone. I'm at a loss for words and not feeling my best, but I hope you all feel my love
@vashti It's so great to hear from you! I find your comment profound and comforting. Thank you
I really appreciate what you've written @phi1l1y, thank you!