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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Sept 23, 2016 10:21:46 GMT
Working is killing my mojo.
I've been working long hours and double shifts, and I have no energy to scrap.
The will and want is there. But exhaustion wins all the time.
I find myself dabbling with the same layout, trying to add a little here and a little there over the course of a week, in the odd hours of the day before I go to work.
What I really want is to be able to leisurely work on several layouts in a row.
What's killing your mojo?
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Post by LisaDV on Sept 23, 2016 11:57:50 GMT
My husband owning his own company!! LOL. He started his company in 2015, and we're still trying to figure out the groove of having him around the home. He only has 1 client so far and usually works 2 days on site and only 1 day or less throughout the rest of the week at home, which means he has time for lots of projects. All the projects have definitely taken a bite out of my crafting time.
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Post by carolynhasacat on Sept 23, 2016 12:09:12 GMT
Definitely work stress and extra projects. Also, I hate watching the clock, so if I have to be somewhere later in the day, I cannot relax enough to scrap. I need a whole day free, or I know I'll just get frustrated. I'm sorry you're having to work so many long hours, LavenderLayoutLady. That must be very tough. I hope your schedule can reduce soon.
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nicolep
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Post by nicolep on Sept 23, 2016 14:13:33 GMT
Personal stress, work, raising an 18 month old etc lol. Just all of it. Mostly though, when I do have time I find myself too exhausted!
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Post by mom on Sept 23, 2016 14:19:31 GMT
Im exhausted.
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Post by scrapaddict702 on Sept 23, 2016 16:06:11 GMT
Feeling overwhelmed. Specifically, with my room. Feeling overwhelmed in the rest of my life makes me want to scrapbook because it destresses me...but if my space is too cluttered, then it causes me anxiety instead of getting rid of it. That's why trying to keep my room clean is so important.
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Post by nitad on Sept 23, 2016 16:41:10 GMT
Stress for sure. When I'm dealing with too much I just can't focus or sit still. I pace....a lot. LOL. My Fitbit thinks I'm super active tho!
Thats me right now waiting on test/surgery results for one of my Furgirls. I'm hoping to conquer it this weekend and try to do something in my craft room.
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Post by woodysbetty on Sept 23, 2016 17:02:51 GMT
not sure.....but probably just busyness....running from class to class then client to client....
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Post by katemac on Sept 23, 2016 17:15:00 GMT
Work, kids. I feel like I never have any time.
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Post by gmcwife1 on Sept 23, 2016 17:48:39 GMT
Working - we have 4th quarter so mandatory OT and just being tired And my family, they keep coming into my room so even when I do get to craft, they come in and I end up stopping. They should be able to give me a few hours alone, it's not like they aren't 55 and 17
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Post by lostwithout2peas on Sept 23, 2016 17:53:06 GMT
Life!! Work, family, the regular downs of life, which seem to be many lately! I know this too shall pass, but man, I'd like to go at least one month without something major going on in my family! Funerals have definitely been a mojo killer for me lately. Or more specifically all the death and grief I've had to deal with. Spending time with family, especially after the funeral, when I know it is the hardest, and trying to be there for them. And with each death, it makes my own immediate family draw closer together, as if to circle the wagons, and we seen to need to spend more time together, realizing how quickly one of us can be taken away. Haven't been feeling much like scrapping. I've been on an organization kick, waiting for life to settle down, and hopefully my Mojo will return.
Edited to add: my Mojo may be missing but my shopping seems to have kicked into high gear!!!
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Post by dasmith2 on Sept 23, 2016 21:13:25 GMT
Exhaustion mostly also a disorganized space/too much stuff
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Post by LisaDV on Sept 23, 2016 21:20:50 GMT
Funerals have definitely been a mojo killer for me lately. Or more specifically all the death and grief I've had to deal with. Spending time with family, especially after the funeral, when I know it is the hardest, and trying to be there for them. And with each death, it makes my own immediate family draw closer together, as if to circle the wagons, and we seen to need to spend more time together, realizing how quickly one of us can be taken away. I'm so sorry that you've had to deal with so much loss lately. Hugs to you and your family.
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Post by justjac on Sept 23, 2016 21:22:11 GMT
My messy scrap desk. I feel like I need to clean first, but then I just avoid the room all together. I don't have a ton of free time right now, but I need to get some stuff put away. For a while I was tidying my desk after every scrap session. Why did I quit doing that?
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Post by miominmio on Sept 23, 2016 22:32:33 GMT
Deadlines. As in "this card needs to be finished by that date". Odd, since I've always performed better under stress, but frustratingly not when it comes to anything creative.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2016 22:55:27 GMT
People talking. I'm a woman of few words and when I'm sitting at my scrap desk I don't like anyone talking to me. I have to be "in my zone".
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Post by breetheflea on Sept 23, 2016 23:03:09 GMT
My space is in the middle of the house. It's good because I don't feel like I'm ignoring everyone when I scrap, but bad because all their crap ends up in my space or the kids decide Mommy is doing art, let's ask her a million questions/how to knit/every random thing we can think of and DH decides I'm doing something he should play games and the noise.... So I plan to scrap when it's just me and the 3 year old here, and then have "have to pick the kids up at 3:00" looming over me. I've been in a rut lately, I really need to just get my stuff out and play and ignore everyone!
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Post by Chinagirl828 on Sept 23, 2016 23:28:39 GMT
Work definitely. It's ridiculously busy at the moment and won't slow down until Jan. As much as I'd love to unwind after work with scrapping I'm just too tired to do anything constructive.
I've tried working on layouts a little bit at a time but that's a bit of a mojo suck for me too. I generally like my layouts much better when I create them from start to finish in one go.
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Post by lostwithout2peas on Sept 24, 2016 0:48:39 GMT
Funerals have definitely been a mojo killer for me lately. Or more specifically all the death and grief I've had to deal with. Spending time with family, especially after the funeral, when I know it is the hardest, and trying to be there for them. And with each death, it makes my own immediate family draw closer together, as if to circle the wagons, and we seen to need to spend more time together, realizing how quickly one of us can be taken away. I'm so sorry that you've had to deal with so much loss lately. Hugs to you and your family. Thanks!
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Post by scrappington on Sept 24, 2016 0:52:56 GMT
Disorganized scrap space, disorganized life.
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Post by papersilly on Sept 24, 2016 1:19:16 GMT
a messy house. I can't settle in to craft if I know chores need to be done. clean first, craft next.
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Post by refugeepea on Sept 24, 2016 1:23:18 GMT
What kills my mojo?
The number one thing is my mood. I can't be sad. If I'm having a bad day or something terrible happens in my life, I don't want to bother. I took a serious break from scrapping when my dad died suddenly a few years ago.
A smaller thing that kills it is taking everything out and having to put it away because my scrap space is the living room.
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Post by AmandaA on Sept 24, 2016 1:44:50 GMT
3 kids ages 5 & under.... They kill my mojo for a whole lot more than just crafting. It's a good thing they are so darn cute to make up for it
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Post by jstblondie on Sept 24, 2016 1:49:56 GMT
Too tired after work.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Sept 24, 2016 4:10:07 GMT
When my studio is a mess, when I'm exhausted (which is pretty much every night), when the house is a mess, when I have no time. It all coalesces into one giant mojo suck that leaves me feeling totally not motivated. I need to be well rested and have energy in order to do my best thinking, which means I need a whole day (or better yet a whole weekend) to get my scrap on and actually be productive. Once I start getting tired it's game over.
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Post by moraie on Sept 24, 2016 6:31:59 GMT
My laptop, a messy room and too much work.
I can't scrap in a messy room, I'm the OCD type that lines up my supplies and has a clean desk before I start, and I clean up periodically through my process or the clutter drives me nuts. Somehow my scrapbook room becomes the dumping place for everything I have to deal with, so a lot of times I'm in the mood and walk into a pile of things to deal with before I can see my desk, and I never get to it. Then we've had someone out from work injured, and I'm covering their job, so I'm beyond exhausted. And...I guess I'm a silhouette addict, and I do some hybrid scrapping with digital kits when I can't find what I want already packaged, so I have to drag my laptop back to my room to print/cut, then it takes up too much room on my desk, so i have to put it up, and repeat when I change my mind. Bad work flow is a major mojo killer.
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Post by pas2 on Sept 24, 2016 9:21:06 GMT
My DH "projects". He thrives on them but somehow they always involve my help so whenever I plan "me" time he comes up with something that is just imperative I do immediately and it's always a time consuming activity. My parents passing so close together threw me off for 6 years. Now I feel overwhelmed by a messy scrapping area as I go through my supplies and do some purging. I have honestly forgotten what supplies I owned. It's slowly coming back, I'm starting to say "hey this paper would be great for Xyz" and it's a nice feeling. I also miss the inspiration I got from all the magazines and stores, the fun of buying something and going home and using it right away, the time lag from online shopping just isn't the same.
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Post by anonrefugee on Sept 24, 2016 10:32:15 GMT
My messy scrap desk. I feel like I need to clean first, but then I just avoid the room all together. I don't have a ton of free time right now, but I need to get some stuff put away. For a while I was tidying my desk after every scrap session. Why did I quit doing that? This is me! Life is stressed now and my desk, the room, have become the catchall again. There is literally a two feet pile of stuff on top of my desk - don't shame me- because it's near the back entry and we can shut the door on that room and no one's the wiser. I could find 15-30 minutes to play with paper, but I don't make it because I'd have to dig out the mess first. And that is not relaxing. I have to carve out time and fix this mess before winter hits. At least now I can step on back porch and stare at a tree for a few minutes to get a bit of stress relief.
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Post by breetheflea on Sept 24, 2016 13:52:01 GMT
My DH "projects". He thrives on them but somehow they always involve my help so whenever I plan "me" time he comes up with something that is just imperative I do immediately and it's always a time consuming activity. My parents passing so close together threw me off for 6 years. Now I feel overwhelmed by a messy scrapping area as I go through my supplies and do some purging. I have honestly forgotten what supplies I owned. It's slowly coming back, I'm starting to say "hey this paper would be great for Xyz" and it's a nice feeling. I also miss the inspiration I got from all the magazines and stores, the fun of buying something and going home and using it right away, the time lag from online shopping just isn't the same. We might be married to twins. DH LOVES to do projects, and they all involve "Bree can you go to the garage and get my ____" "or it will only take a couple hours to tear down this ceiling, fix the roof, fix the leaky garbage disposal, rip out this carpet etc" and then it takes the entire weekend.
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Post by scrapnnana on Sept 24, 2016 15:26:46 GMT
Fatigue and stress. Till we get into our new house (Monday) and get unpacked, that isn't going to change.
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