Have I taken on too much?

Notes on reaching full capacity and then not being able to drop anything, because you don't want to.

It’s Monday morning, 6am, and I’ve woken with a knotted stomach. This is strange, as I usually start the week feeling buoyant and hopeful.

I’m self-employed, working from home, earning a good living doing creative work. I have designed a career that truly gives me a quite magical work-life balance.

A balance I never thought would be possible.

And yet, it…