04/12/2022
For about 6 years of my life as a photographer, I was also working a full time desk job and raising little children. Being great at survival mode, it wasn’t hard to power through. When I had the privilege of leaving my day job, I didn’t expect the overwhelm of doing that for so long to hit me all at once. (on top of everything else we’ve dealt with since 2020). If you’ve never been burnt out, it may be hard to understand how impossible everything can feel. My unread texts reached over 700, my email was on my mind all day every day, but when I’d go to respond, it was like I had no words. Just a racing heart and anxiety. It has taken a while, but I’m leaving burnout behind with a very different perspective. Life is so full of opportunities and experiences and I’m not going to miss out. I love my work and I love all of my amazing clients, but cutting back to experience more life for myself has been so recharging. We all need time to read, create, try new things, explore outside, and have hobbies. Being able to cut back has meant skating parties, eating lunch at school with the kids, and so much more time to be engaged and present with life in general. I can’t say balance has been found, but i can say at least I’m closer ❤️ The unread texts are now only at 67, so I’ll take that as a win for today 😅
