When I started writing for work, I stopped being creative for myself.
Adulting is really f***ing hard. 2016 saw me move out of home and start full-time work. Living out of home is amazing but a big adjustment and don't even get me started about moving houses (twice in a year is not fun). My first year of full-time work was also rewarding but exhausting.
My photos and writings in 2016 were a reflection of a struggle to be creative outside of work. When I started writing for work, I stopped being creative for myself. Part of it was simply not having as much time as I did to pursue creative endeavours but I also did not give myself the time or freedom mentally to do so. I could foresee this happening in 2016 as this blog was originally a place for me to continue writing in my final year of university which was to be quite heavy on numbers, so this year represents a shift in a new direction of writing for me.
I hope to start giving writing and pursuing creativity the love, effort and time it deserves outside of work. I hope to write a few times a month here, and have been thinking about making a zine on Asian-Australian identity too.
I should also remind myself now that everybody (including me) is just trying to do the best they can, and it is okay to have not pursued everything. Everybody deserves some slack and a big hug.
Here's to a year of creativity, gratitude and love.
Thomas x
P.S A Final Thing from Me
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