Post by JustTricia on Jul 11, 2024 17:00:14 GMT
I gave up scrapbooking a few years after my divorce. The memories I was scrapping were making me sad rather than happy.
I decided earlier this year that after Christmas I’m pausing card making after about thirty years. The last two years have been stressful and I find myself throwing the card together at the last minute instead of planning an enjoying making a card specific for a person.
When I first started thinking about it I went back over all the cards I make a year. I make between 50-70 cards a year depending on the year. And I get less than ten in return. That really struck me, but what struck more is the people who are the most vocal about loving my cards, how much they look forward to them, and ask if I’ve handed out all the Christmas cards yet because they hadn’t gotten theirs ~ these people have NEVER given me a card in return. A lot of effort for people to take from me and never offer anything in return.
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t make cards so that I get them in return. But for a few people to be so vocal about not getting theirs yet really turned me off.
I decided earlier this year that after Christmas I’m pausing card making after about thirty years. The last two years have been stressful and I find myself throwing the card together at the last minute instead of planning an enjoying making a card specific for a person.
When I first started thinking about it I went back over all the cards I make a year. I make between 50-70 cards a year depending on the year. And I get less than ten in return. That really struck me, but what struck more is the people who are the most vocal about loving my cards, how much they look forward to them, and ask if I’ve handed out all the Christmas cards yet because they hadn’t gotten theirs ~ these people have NEVER given me a card in return. A lot of effort for people to take from me and never offer anything in return.
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t make cards so that I get them in return. But for a few people to be so vocal about not getting theirs yet really turned me off.
Once that hyperfocus moves on to something else, it's hard to get back into any sort of groove!