School and my Art Business are Going Well!!

I'm feeling very proud of myself!

I have returned to school as a "full time student" (technically part time, 10 credit hours but still listed as full time) and I'm about halfway through the semester without crashing from overexertion! I have crashed but it was from illness 😅

I've also been taking my art more seriously. I just got invited to run a booth at a craft fair this winter! I'm a little nervous about it. I'm going to be asking folks to support me in all of the physical work and have someone who can step in to manage my booth if I need to take a break and nap in the car or something. It's thankfully on a long weekend where I won't have to worry about classes for a few days after. If anyone's done something like this before I'd love advice specifically re: events and ME/CFS.

I'm also going to teach a short workshop at my university on my art. I learned about this and the booth within 24 hours of each other!!!

I just feel really hopeful. I've been lucky enough to experience partial remission (from moderate to mild) and it's a whole new world. I'm starting to understand how I can use my available energy without overexerting and it's been great for my mental health.