Well I'm at that point were I just don't have the drive. After two months of non stop work on this project I'm all pooped out. I find myself exhausted after only one hour. For the last two weeks I haven't done much work.
I'm ready to start the dress work but I can't muster up the drive. I have the muslin bodice cut out and I have done two fittings. Neither of those were right so I'm still working on that. I wanted to move on to my fashion fabric this weekend but I'm no where near touching it. I feel that my problem is part exhaustion and part nerves. I quiet nervous about starting the dress, I want it to be as close to perfection as I can get it. I'm pretty much putting a load of pressure on myself and I don't know how to ease up. The last time I was like this was my last trimester in school I was nervous wreck about my classes, grades and my mini collection. I always felt I wasn't doing my best. My body isn't reacting well to the stress at all, my face is breaking out, and I ache all over as if I have ran a marathon.
I'm still excited about the dress and I love working on it. I just don't have energy and drive to get up and do it. I have to force myself to work at least one hour a day so I won't get so behind in my schedule. I will get my fire back. I just need a little bit of a push, an internal pep talk and a few days of relaxation.
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Don't be so hard on yourself, I bet you're doing fine and that's just the perfectionist side of you taking over. You're right some rest is good and take your time coz chances are all that pressure will either make you mess up or make you just wanna throw down the cloth and never pick it back up! How about a schudle (soz can't spell)? Day by day planning? As for the drive then surround yourself in the passion maybe...when I lack fire or just stuck or in a CBA i make a mood board...rip out magazines, fabric swatches and ideas from vintage movies. hope tht helped! sry its so long like a bloody story! the end :)
ReplyDeleteI try not to be to hard on myself. I do plan and schedule all my projects, I'm pretty good at keeping to it. and I like to watch movies to inspire me. it's just a little funk I'm in.
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