Rut
Do you ever find yourself in a creative rut? Or, really, any kind of rut for that matter?
Last night on Twitter I was chatting with my pals Heidi of Rowhouse14 and Rachel of RWKrafts and what started out as a chat on the ridiculousness of the commotion over the Missoni collection for Target turned into a discovery that all three of us felt that we were in a rut or starting to get in one as far as our Etsy shops go. The reasons are varied: work demands, family demands, low views, low sales, and so on. And I know for me, it just kind of happens suddenly. I'll be really productive and make new stuff, get really excited about it, list it, and then....blah. Don't feel like doing anything anymore. This particular rut-realization started yesterday when I noticed that a handful of my listings had expired and I didn't even know it was going to happen. What have I been doing?? Oh yea....
Last night on Twitter I was chatting with my pals Heidi of Rowhouse14 and Rachel of RWKrafts and what started out as a chat on the ridiculousness of the commotion over the Missoni collection for Target turned into a discovery that all three of us felt that we were in a rut or starting to get in one as far as our Etsy shops go. The reasons are varied: work demands, family demands, low views, low sales, and so on. And I know for me, it just kind of happens suddenly. I'll be really productive and make new stuff, get really excited about it, list it, and then....blah. Don't feel like doing anything anymore. This particular rut-realization started yesterday when I noticed that a handful of my listings had expired and I didn't even know it was going to happen. What have I been doing?? Oh yea....
So I was just wondering what puts you into a rut and how do you pull out of it? Do you get a sudden inspiration to get you going again? Do you need to have some free time by yourself to sit and work? Do you plow through and keep making stuff even if you don't feel like it? Do you just decide to give up for awhile until inspiration strikes?
