Two years ago I was doing research on burn out, learning that is was not just being tired, but emotionally depleted and creatively blank. The more I learned though, the more I realized I was actually burned out! I was honestly shocked. I was out here thinking I was doing all the right things but then as I sat there in my living room, reading through a burnout workbook I had bought, I realized I was deep in the thick of it. I checked 8 out of 10 boxes evaluating levels of burnout. One of the symptoms that really jumped out at me was that creative pursuits I used to love, like making bread, taking photos and knitting, no longer held any joy for me (classic sign of burnout is that things you once loved doing feel like chores). Signs of burnout also include:

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