It has been almost a whole year since I have updated this blog. To be honest, I have not had all that much to say! I really have just been trying to take things one day at a time. So I decided to look through my old website’s posts that I took down and am revisiting some of the topics from where I am now.
In the interest of how overwhelmed I can feel at times lately…this post topic seemed appropriate. I had heard the quote, “The only way to eat an elephant, is one bite at a time.”
I have been in hermit mode, like most folks over the past year (I haven’t even gotten a haircut, lol, trying to see how long it will get is kind of fun though).
I have been trying to keep my fledgling business afloat this past year, like a lot of folks. I am super blessed and grateful to have steady employment and a safe home with a cuddly dog to come home to. Trying to keep it all going on my own can be challenging and exhausting at times, but I am trying to count my blessings. On top of my job at Cuban Liquor, I love having a space among other artists at ArtiFact and C&C Mercantile and Lighting. I had moved in right when the shutdown happened, and then we grew which has been such a gift. Being able to go in to work and have other artists and friends to work with, and create beside, has been a life saver. I love being part of the small local business scene in all ways.
I am grateful to say I have been able to start volunteering at The MLK Health Center and Pharmacy once again. I really had been missing it. I’m also trying to get back into the swing of planning classes and events. It has been a struggle with class attendance restrictions etc.
Even amidst my gratitude, I have most definitely been letting my self care slide. The irony of being a healer and having a new wellness business (and working two jobs) is that you tend to overextend your time and energy and burn yourself out. Self care and boundary setting are important skills to learn. I am still learning.
So nothing super profound from me today, lol. Just wanted to check in and say that it’s okay to take things one bite at a time.