My mind is wondering if I should be writing this. I keep having that thought of should I share the behind the scenes stuff in case it makes me look silly? But at the same time I honestly want to be genuine here. Because I am working this all out as I go.
And at the moment my mind is boggled. The last few years have been tough. My mental health took a huge hit at the end of 2019 and since then it just got worse. Now the thing here is that I was so stressed and feeling unwell with it all that I kind of lost a lot of motivation for Silly Badger Designs. I’ve been treading water with it all for the last 4 years and just getting lost in commissions. They were the best part because someone told me what they wanted me to paint and I just had fun with it. But the rest of the business got a bit stale over time.
But this year I suddenly have a lot of motivation to make changes and to actually get lost in the joy of my business and my work again. It’s a strange feeling as I haven’t felt it for a while but it’s also frustrating! Even though it’s super exciting and I’m so happy to have that buzz back I’m now beginning to struggle with what I actually want. I’m trying to sit down and imagine what I want to see with my shops and products but so many ideas are zooming around my head it’s a bit hard to focus. It’s not bad frustrating but it’s not ideal either.
So for the rest of the month I’m going to try to work out what I want so I can start working towards it. I’m also thinking of changing my packaging for some products including stickers so I will be making some examples and putting them up on my Instagram stories to see what you guys think! I really need some outside input here especially when it involves product packaging.
I think I need to buy a new notebook to write all of these ideas down in before they get lost! I just hope this isn’t a new year new me reaction that’s going to either fizzle out or leave me in burn out. But maybe it’s more of a reaction to feeling that motivation again and just wanting a fresh start with it all. A spring clean of sorts… that doesn’t sound too bad at all.
The scary thing is I’m even considering a logo change… but that might be a bit too drastic for this year. Maybe.
And looking back on this post I can see it’s become a slight brain dump on the page so if you’ve got this far well done! I know it’s a lot of rambling and as clear as my own mind but I just wanted to get everything out. And maybe if there’s anyone else like me out there with a mind full of ideas that are just getting out of control you might feel like you’re not alone.
Hopefully this doesn’t make me look too manic!
Right, now before I continue with more rambling and idea dumps here I’m going to go take Merlin for a nice walk in the frost to clear my head and get back to some valentines/love designs!
Have a fantastic day!
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