tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993791599231922710.post5674877218167796917..comments2023-08-13T09:03:40.950-07:00Comments on Feltmeup Designs: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to February...Melanie Ann Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05252468590042740800noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993791599231922710.post-69401359335684191262016-02-08T08:29:36.832-08:002016-02-08T08:29:36.832-08:00Thank you all for your comments, I'll take it ...Thank you all for your comments, I'll take it on board. I wish I could rest longer but a girl has to pay the bills somehow! <br /><br />... there is no such thing as too much cheese (except perhaps in my macaroni)Melanie Ann Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05252468590042740800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993791599231922710.post-17360462114788953072016-02-08T01:40:49.178-08:002016-02-08T01:40:49.178-08:00So sorry you aren't yourself at the moment. Pr...So sorry you aren't yourself at the moment. Probably a combination of post-viral thingy, overwork, post-Christmas-January yuckness. I can really identify. I've just bought a SAD lamp because I realised by the number of my friends who said "I know how much you hate January" that I have been struggling with this time of year for years.... Take care of yourself & be kind to yourself. It will work itself out but your body probably needs a little TLC.xxDottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16894868033082449495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993791599231922710.post-20869879851561458332016-02-08T01:15:48.660-08:002016-02-08T01:15:48.660-08:00Hi Mel, I have a very talented daughter just like ...Hi Mel, I have a very talented daughter just like you whose creative craft means she is physically hammering parts of her body day in and day out, and in the end something gives! She too doesn't like to let down her customers, but if you can't work at all no one wins, I am a pretty fit ( and I am very grateful for it) old bird, but 2 years ago around November I got hit with the weirdest bug/ virus I have ever had. Completely floored me and I landed up almost every day having to lie down, it sounds to me like you have had something similar and it did take weeks to get over it. Give yourself time, have a few more faffing days. If your business is based on a craft you love, that love will return. Your mojo hasn't gone its your health that is crying out for a little attention. Sending you big hugs. XxWinnibriggsHousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12373512408459789941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993791599231922710.post-83429467690156766702016-02-07T15:14:11.639-08:002016-02-07T15:14:11.639-08:00I would say perhaps it isn't burnout, perhaps ...I would say perhaps it isn't burnout, perhaps you are still recovering from being sick! Perhaps you need to give yourself a few more weeks to recover. Friends who had bronchitis or the very bad physical ick that went around here at Christmas time, are only now starting to feel slightly human, and one was told by both her doctor and acupuncturist that she should expect six more weeks of recovery. Sometimes these things hit us much harder than we think and we need to let our body heal. I'd say give yourself a few more faffing about days (except maybe don't overdo it on the cheese), and give yourself time for both mental and physical recovery.camelamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047366798106484542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993791599231922710.post-56577045920588949272016-02-07T07:27:59.800-08:002016-02-07T07:27:59.800-08:00Yes. I have advice! Find ways to make the SAME amo...Yes. I have advice! Find ways to make the SAME amount of profit using less of your time and energy.<br /><br />No I don't know what those ways are. But. I very much doubt that needlefelting by hand is good for your health long term on the sheer industrial quantities you have been doing. This is why industrialisation and mechanisation happened! There's a limited amount of time and energy in one person's day - and once one is successful, demand outstrips supply.<br /><br />I recently saw a post from an American lady who uses KoolAid to dye her wool and needlefelts them into monsters Tanglewood Creatures maybe is her name? Anyway, she's having similar issues. Mrs McGetterick of Fuggler fame also hit a brick wall last year through not being able to keep up with orders<br /><br />I luffs you Capn Felty. But remember (speaking as someone who overworked in a different way and is now a housebound cripple) you only have one life and one body. Your customers may be temporarily disappointed, but if you do too much work, then yes individuals may be satisfied with another hand felted bird and appreciate it hugely, but if it costs you the capacity to support yourself in the future, the price is too high for you personally!<br /><br />TootGoblinfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06260037987448208301noreply@blogger.com