Hello ~
So I've been struggling a lot with my work life balance recently. And it's been entirely my fault. Working from home is an absolute luxury and privelage, and being an introvert I wouldn't trade it for the world. However, WFH comes with a lot of risk, especially if you're a workaholic.

I'm not sure about you, but I guess most people tend to do overtime only when asked. Which let's be honest, is good as it establishes boundaries.
However, I've been hugely fortunate to be at the heart of an incredible project at work and I simply cannot put it down.
I've been working until 4am, sometimes 5am, chipping away at a feature in our game hoping to make it the best it can possibly be in the short amount of time we have. And just in case it wasn't clear, no one asked me to do this. In fact, I was told to take a month off because I had so much annual leave left over and because I had been working myself to the bone. I'm incredibly grateful to have such supportive collegues that make taking this time off possible.

This silent vlog documents day 1 of my staycation holiday. I've never made a silent vlog in this style before. I'm a big fan of the aesthetic, peaceful and relaxing vlogs you get here on YouTube. They're always so inspiring and really make me want to get off my backside and make one!

Luckily for me, despite being burned out and unable to get my head into the state I needed it in, making videos is something I always enjoyed doing and came very easily to me. I'm lucky enough to have all the tools and equipment, so today was the day my silent vlog finally happened!

That said, today was a real struggle. I wanted to work on my own personal project, but because my routine had been totally consumed by work, I just couldn't tune into the right mindstate. After much procrastination, I decided to take the footage I had filmed today for a different video, and turn it into a silent vlog.

Creating that peaceful, relaxing vibe was really enjoyable and I very much would like to do it again.

I especially liked sharing what living in a small London flat is like. I call it a shoebox. I had moved into it only a few months ago due to a break up in my last relationship.

I had always wanted to be alone. Don't get me wrong, I love having friends. I just don't think I'm particularly wired to keep up with friendships. I can go months, even years without speaking to a friend but still consider them close. I think I'm what people call a low maintenance friend (and a massive introvert). Now that I've got what I wanted and am all alone, I'm not sure how I feel. I still feel like I'm in an adjustment period. I don't feel like this is particularly real.

I think I've waffled on for too long in this description so I'm going to end this here.

For those who have read this far, thank you and hope to see you round soon.

~ Come say hi ~
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