Moving has taken its toll. So has my five month old. I haven't been able to write about my experiences for a month. This is partially because I haven't done a whole lot other than get our house in order and try to keep my sanity. It hasn't really worked. I've felt the depression start to set in and along with that I've felt my creativity and inspiration leave me. It's been a rough couple of weeks.
Nothing I do seems to be good enough. Whether it be how things are going with the kids (constant screaming and crying from both parties), my projects around the house not going as I wanted and blowing up in my face, not being able to find inspiration for new images, to not hearing from a vendor who said they wanted to give me a solo show in over two months. Things I thought I could do have turned into things that I can't. And it's really gotten me down.
I've found that being part of a community of like minded people can really help get you back into the swing of things. And it really helps when the sole purpose of the community is to uplift and inspire others. Thanks to my photographic idol Brooke Shaden I've been able to get the wheels churning with this great inspiration guide that she's put out (to get your own copy head over to promotingpassion.com to find out how). I've already come up with an image thanks to her techniques.
It's sometimes hard to get out of a funk, but I'm glad to say I'm making steps towards getting better.