Just not feeling it anymore

For all of you (are there enough of "you" to refer to that way?) who may wonder where I've been... I've been working. Fixing up my house. Relaxing. And not crafting (or taking pictures, or listing on Etsy, or posting about what I've made.) For a while I felt a lot of guilt about this. I've come to several crossroads, where I considered quitting for good or making some kind of tangible break from craft-as-business. Then I realized it doesn't have to be that black and white. I'm not closing the door on disCARDS. I plan to add to my Etsy shop now and then and continue consigning at Wildcard and vending at the occasional local show. But I'm not letting something that was once about joy and creativity become a major stressor in my life. It's just not worth it. I started doing it because it was fun. When it becomes about profit margins and marketing and competition... it's just not fun anymore.

I've felt this way for a while (and felt guilty about it, of course!) But I couldn't really articulate it until I read this. It sounds silly that an article (ironically, a blog posting) could be so freeing, but reading it really did make me feel relieved.