Been feeling pretty overwhelmed of late. When you’re in a perpetual state of stress and you throw sleep deprivation into the mix, your perspective can go all out of whack (think a lot of self-doubt and uncontrollable crying). Not pretty. Oh, the paralyzing tyranny of the “but what if”.

After passing out for three hours this evening (there goes my Friday night), I realized I needed to pause and re-evaluate my priorities. I find it hard to strike a healthy work life balance sometimes, since the two are so closely intertwined, but it’s imperative to be able to step away from work to rest and recharge.

I always get asked what I do and why I’m so busy. Some of the things I have been working on these past 7 months include web design (with the help of our amazing UX designer), designer discovery and curation, admin, social media marketing, creating original editorial content and seeking out collaboration opportunities. Despite being hyper-organized and detail-oriented (perks of being a Virgo and having been trained at Gucci), there are still a lot of things that are out of my control. And as a control freak, it drives me NUTS. I need to learn not to let the unknown stress me out. Easier said than done but here is to trying.

Going back to bed. Waking up early to workout tomorrow!

xx Ling