Week one, roll notice.
Aug. 5th, 2011 05:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chrysillaAside from practice on Wednesday, I've done pretty well not doing much of anything.
So why do I still feel stressed out?
I'm not sure if it's the other improv class coming up next weekend, which isn't a big deal, or if I'm just not recovered from feeling stressed out from February to April this year. Or if it's a WTF type brain reaction that will pass eventually.
Something I saw on an art blog today resonated with this, There's more to life than just wasting it. I've noticed that I'm usually happiest to be making and doing stuff, but sometimes that turns into a guilt-monster over not doing what I perceive to be *enough* stuff. Then I overbook myself and crash. It may be why I'm sho burnt out.
And now that I'm dedicating my time to relaxing, I have 'life is passing me by' anxiety. OMG brain, shut UP! You were too tired to do anything in the first place, that's why we're on vacation!
Been thinking about what specific things I want to work on, starting in September. I want to make jewelry again & write my radio show (eventually to produce it). I'm not sure if I want to keep doing improv as much as these other things, but I think taking a break from the practice group and enrolling in the upcoming class will at least give me a fresh perspective on it. I've only had the one practice team since April, maybe I'm improv-stale?
As for the first two items, it would make sense to gear my activities towards making them happen. Read more books again, hang out more with my writer friends, keep hanging out with the performer friends (whether or not I keep performing).
I also like the sewing, so far, but that's staying in the hobby category. I never, ever want to have to make clothes for anyone other than me.
Tonight I do need to do the laundry, at least if I want to wear the top I sewed for the other seamstresses in my life to see. I doubt I'll finish the vest tonite, but that is coming together faster than the blouse did. Fabric is much less slippery, and it is the *second* pattern project.
<3 Chrysilla
So why do I still feel stressed out?
I'm not sure if it's the other improv class coming up next weekend, which isn't a big deal, or if I'm just not recovered from feeling stressed out from February to April this year. Or if it's a WTF type brain reaction that will pass eventually.
Something I saw on an art blog today resonated with this, There's more to life than just wasting it. I've noticed that I'm usually happiest to be making and doing stuff, but sometimes that turns into a guilt-monster over not doing what I perceive to be *enough* stuff. Then I overbook myself and crash. It may be why I'm sho burnt out.
And now that I'm dedicating my time to relaxing, I have 'life is passing me by' anxiety. OMG brain, shut UP! You were too tired to do anything in the first place, that's why we're on vacation!
Been thinking about what specific things I want to work on, starting in September. I want to make jewelry again & write my radio show (eventually to produce it). I'm not sure if I want to keep doing improv as much as these other things, but I think taking a break from the practice group and enrolling in the upcoming class will at least give me a fresh perspective on it. I've only had the one practice team since April, maybe I'm improv-stale?
As for the first two items, it would make sense to gear my activities towards making them happen. Read more books again, hang out more with my writer friends, keep hanging out with the performer friends (whether or not I keep performing).
I also like the sewing, so far, but that's staying in the hobby category. I never, ever want to have to make clothes for anyone other than me.
Tonight I do need to do the laundry, at least if I want to wear the top I sewed for the other seamstresses in my life to see. I doubt I'll finish the vest tonite, but that is coming together faster than the blouse did. Fabric is much less slippery, and it is the *second* pattern project.
<3 Chrysilla
