This is a really lovely post. I like the idea of Friday being a preparation day for the weekend. I especially liked the section at the end where Jenny discusses cutting back on what she is doing online. This is a topic that has been on my mind and heart as well. In fact, I had said some very similar things to David not even an hour before I read this post from my Feedly.

I've really enjoyed the days since deciding to semi-retire from Elefantz. A weight has lifted from my shoulders and with the added decision to leave Facebook, which I did yesterday, and Instagram after the weekend, I realised a big part of making these social media exits was to no longer need to answer all the messages every day. 

There's such a lot of facets to running your own business, being the sole employee/worker, and one of them is having people message you every day through email, Facebook, Instagram and Etsy. Of course some of these are important but only a very small percentage, and the rest are questions which I've already answered on the blog. Sadly, there are those who do not bother to read a full blog post but message me to ask something they'd know if they read all the way through. 

Then there are all the questions about fabrics, threads, techniques etc. Just in case you're new here and wonder about these things go HERE and HERE because I have a list of links to tutorials and post which explain so much. 

I think the hardest part about answering messages was jumping from one social platform to another each day, but now I'm just here on the blog and over at Etsy. Lovely. 

It's so very important to recognise what weighs you down and then consider exactly why. Perhaps your shoulders are burdened in some way? For me it wasn't so much that it was bad, not at all, but it was too much for one person to balance in a single life. And this life is precious. Too precious to be unbalanced by unnecessary extras. Too precious that I should feel weak from the overload of online time managing more than I should. 

If this resonates with you, dear heart, pray about what needs to go, what should be pulled back, what can be held onto and what you need help with. Take back your life...live it in peace and with satisfaction at the end of the day. 

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