lushaani

The First Week Off

Added 2026-01-24 18:32:00 +0000 UTC

Welp, my first week of mental health break come to an end. I was originally thinking that I'd just take the one week off. That that would be enough. And then- I got sick. I ended up spending the whole week in bed or some kind of haze. So, that was less than ideal. It was still a "rest" but I consider it to be much more a physical rest than a mental one. It makes me wonder if my normal (and definitely the abnormal work pace last year) I have makes me unable to regularly rest.

So- in order to ensure that I'm still resting my mind properly. I'm going to take another week off. There are responsibilities I'll be taking care of this coming week. But I dunno if I'll do anything art related.

I can almost feel my brain sighed in relief when I finally went some time without writing or drawing anything. I base so much of my identity off my ability to create, and to create fast. That- it feels weird to not be doing any. I'm thinking a little in the background about making stuff when I get back- but- not doing any at all. It's... more refreshing than I expected it to be.

I've been taking time to watch some new shows. And it excites me to see how much watching new material gets my brain working. Firing up some neurons making me think- "I could do that" or "I want to be able to make that". Art is truly inspiring.

Thanks for reading peeps- and for all of the support. I'm going to keep resting and hopefully come back in February more powerful than ever before! (Just- not pressuring myself XD)