Briming with creativity, riddled by exhaustion

There has been much that has happened in life since November but the “biggest” has been going back to work after a year of being on medical leave. I had a knee injury that needed surgery in March of 2024. This gave me a lot of “down time” to focus on my creative endeavors. And that time lead to this site, a reworking of my resume/CV and enabled me to slow down.

And then I went back to a very physically demanding job that has resulted in many evenings that I feel absolutely drained once I manage to make it home. I’ve been needing to “take it slow” and “give myself grace” in the 40 hour grind. And I honestly haven’t had to do that in the last year.

So creativity has taken a backseat. And that, quiet frankly, sucks to say.

And at the same time, I am around all of these creative people and new shows and inspired by what other parks are putting out in the theme park industry, internationally as well as on a more local scale. So my WANT to participate is sky high. My need to have a voice in current projects is overflowing. And my energy level to do so at an all time low.

And I know this is temporary. That time will build me back up and I will get into that all important flow of work, life balance. BUT WOW. The come back can really kick you in the tenders.