Lost Motivation

[CatahoulaBubble]

I think I've lost motivation to do anything. Even soap making. I've been drawing up designs and I bought some new micas and fragrances to work on the spring and summer designs. I measured out all of my hard oils into their buckets for 6 batches of soap, I mixed up 6 batches of lye/milk so all I have to do is melt the hard oils and add the liquid oils and then the lye. But I walk into the kitchen to start and just go "ugh" and walk back out again. I'm still working full time on my normal job and it feels like on my days off and after work I just don't want to do anything. I did get some of my stuff taken to the big recycling event on Saturday so that freed up some space but I have so much that I really need to go through and organize and I really need to get these soaps made so they can start curing but I feel like someone has sucked out my will to do anything. Maybe it's just winter blahs and the gray gloom of March. Seattle hasn't had too many sunny days this year, maybe the cold and rain are getting to me. If anyone sees my motivation let me know.

 

[amd]

Some days/weeks/months are like that! Usually what I find helps is finding something else that is productive to spend my time on. Most of the time a few days of intentionally doing something else will kick start me into getting back to soap making... just look at the 20 unfinished projects I have around my house! haha My biggest problem I think is that if I do one thing for too long, I get a bit bored, so I have to switch it up.

 

[Carly B]

Don't be hard on yourself. It's really difficult working a full time job and still have energy to do the things you have to do and the things you want to do. You've made a good start--sometimes I don't even have the motivation to haul my supplies out of the closet, because I know then I'll have to make soap and then put all the supplies away (I soap on a small peninsula between my dining room and my living room, so right out in the middle of everything, so I can't leave things out), and I don't have THAT much energy sometimes.

I'm sure winter blahs are a lot of it, too. It's been a trying year for everyone, sometimes you just run out of reserves, and putting pressure on yourself just makes it worse. So I don't have a solution, and I haven't seen your motivation (mine's gone walkabout too), but try not to stress about it. This too will pass.

 

[SoapDaddy70]

I feel your pain. I have been feeling the same way. Just fed up with the cold weather, fed up with Covid, fed up with feeling anxious about the world we live in. I keep telling myself to start planning out a website if I ever plan on selling my soap. The idea of selling feels so overwhelming but I really do enjoy making soap but having 60-70 bars of soap curing in my basement seems silly to me at times. Seasonal depression is a real b**tch of a thing and every year about this time is when it's at it's worst. Once that weather starts heating up we will get our mojo back @CatahoulaBubble

 

[dibbles]

The weather here has been really nice for the past few days, and I can feel a shift in my mood. I know better than to think we won't get any more cold and snow, but for now I'll enjoy the thoughts of spring. Usually when little green leaves and green grass start appearing, everything seems better. Be kind to yourself and rather than think about getting all of your soap made, maybe just set a goal of one batch by whatever date seems doable for you. Better will come, and I hope it comes soon for you.