No More Mad Hatter: When Too Many Hats Wear You Down

This Monday hit me like a ton of bricks. I mean Mondays are always Mondays, if you know what I mean, but this week I felt a general air of malaise. Between the pandemic stretching on endlessly, lots of extra time at home, and long work days, I felt drained. I felt like I was working all of the time, but still not accomplishing what I wanted to or all that was on my to-do list. Anyone else with me? I also had the realization that I was wearing too many goddamn hats. I don’t mean this in a literal sense (you know I love a good wide-brim hat), but in a there-are-too-many-balls-in-the-air juggling sense. At some point, I have to take a hat off or let a couple of juggling balls fall to the floor.

When I started The Bets Life, the main catalyst was writing, and of course, I’ve remained true to that. What I didn’t think about were all of the growing pains that go along with starting something new. Along with being a writer, I am now a content creator, editor, photographer, social media manager, follower engager, brand strategist, analytics interpreter, marketing director, website manager, stylist, planner, etc. Not to mention I am still managing properties. I’m not telling you this because I think my life is hard or I want to complain, I’m sharing because this is the reality of building something. This is the truth of starting something new and taking on all of…