Finding My Way Back: Creative Burnout and Handmade Alignment

A little sneak peak of what I have been working on.

It’s been a hot minute since I’ve written anything here.

Life has been chaotic, to say the least. 2025 was one hell of a rollercoaster, and somehow 2026 came in with a full-force slap to the fucking face.

I haven’t been feeling great since New Year’s Eve. Physically, emotionally just off. I am starting to feel like I’m slowly coming back to myself, but it hasn’t been linear. It never really is, is it?

I had such high hopes of starting my podcast right out of the gate. I was excited. I felt ready. And then my body had other plans. Between not feeling well and whatever this has been doing to my voice, I made the decision to postpone it. Not cancel, postpone. There’s a difference, even if my inner critic wants to tell me otherwise.

What’s been frustrating is that every time I think I know what I want to talk about. I change my mind. I second-guess myself. I overthink it. I tell myself I should already have this figured out. And even though I know I shouldn’t spiral there, I still do sometimes.

Limiting beliefs are still something I struggle with daily. It’s a constant, quiet battle. But I also know I’m making progress because I can recognize when those thoughts aren’t actually mine. I can see them for what they are now. Old echoes. Old conditioning. Not truth.

Some of my scraps that I plan to use soon!

As the year wrapped up, a lot of my energy went into creating Christmas gifts for my grandchildren and my daughters. Handmade, intentional, filled with love. It took time, but it felt good to pour myself into something tangible, something rooted in care and connection.

And somewhere in the middle of sanding, shaping, and assembling those pieces, I had a realization, I really love working with wood. Just about all of the gifts I made were created from it, and it felt grounding in a way I hadn’t expected. That realization has stayed with me, and I already have a few wood-based projects in the making that I plan to add to the shop.

Lately, I’ve also been spending a lot of time trying to figure out what I want to offer in my shop. And honestly? This part is hard for me. I have such a strong pull to want to please everyone. To offer everything. To make sure no one is disappointed.

But I’m learning slowly that trying to serve the masses just runs me thin. It disconnects me from my intuition. From my true path. From the reason I started all of this in the first place.

I know that the things meant for me to create will find the people who are meant to receive them. I know that offering what feels aligned rather than everything possible is the more sustainable, more honest way forward. Knowing that and fully trusting it are two different things, and I’m still working on closing that gap.

This post isn’t a grand announcement or a perfectly packaged update. It’s just me showing up where I am. A little tired. A little bruised. But still here. Still trying. Still listening inward.

If you’ve been feeling behind, uncertain, or disconnected lately, please know you’re not alone. We’re all doing the best we can with what we have, even when it doesn’t look pretty.

I’m finding my footing again. Gently. Imperfectly. One honest step at a time.

Blessed Be

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