I finished my capsule collection for assignment five a couple of weeks ago. At the moment I am struggling with time and enthusiasm for my studies. Even now, in the middle of a couple of weeks off work, I’m finding it very difficult to do any studying. This feels like the most uncreative I’ve ever felt in my life. I’ve done some really lovely things this week and it has felt like such a long time since I did anything “normal” like have a day in town/eat out/go to the pictures. I’m thinking of taking a break from my degree just to have a mental “time out”. It gets exhausting worrying about time and money and studying while running a house/shopping/doing all the heavy lifting in a single parent household. I’ve made silly mistakes at work and not felt fully present at home. I hate cooking at the moment and haven’t done any baking or played a video game (properly) in nearly a year. My Etsy shop is looking neglected too. Is it going to be worth it?

I also worry that I’m a bit of a creative butterfly! Constantly getting side-tracked by other artists and wanting to try too many things.

I’m going to spend the rest of my break from work to just have some fun and relax! Maybe I’ll feel better after that.

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