Malia
Passive aggressive custom rank B)
It amazes me how much a simple thank you can change my day.
I run an online store where I customise anything I can paint on--shoes, caps, bags, shirts, you name it--with geeky designs, and as it's the end of the year, it's getting especially busy because people are wanting customised gifts for their loved ones. So while it's been good for money, it's also been really busy, like so busy that I can't take weekends off either like I usually would.
It's not even that I don't like being this busy--it's good! And I count it as a blessing that I can make money off something that I do as a hobby, alongside my regular work. But I've been on autopilot for days that I've barely stopped to take a breather, that suddenly getting a PM from a young girl who I customised shoes for back in August, telling me how much she loved the design and thanking me, just made me pause for a moment and think ... it really is worth it putting in the effort when the other person is happy, you know? I mean, it's also worthwhile getting paid lol, but there's something about seeing people get genuine joy out of that, and knowing they're wearing what you drew/painted while feeling proud of that. It's the uplifting thing for an artist to feel.
So yeah. I'm genuinely feeling appreciated right now. It's nice
Here's wishing everyone else here some positive vibes and the best of days~ xoxo.
I run an online store where I customise anything I can paint on--shoes, caps, bags, shirts, you name it--with geeky designs, and as it's the end of the year, it's getting especially busy because people are wanting customised gifts for their loved ones. So while it's been good for money, it's also been really busy, like so busy that I can't take weekends off either like I usually would.
It's not even that I don't like being this busy--it's good! And I count it as a blessing that I can make money off something that I do as a hobby, alongside my regular work. But I've been on autopilot for days that I've barely stopped to take a breather, that suddenly getting a PM from a young girl who I customised shoes for back in August, telling me how much she loved the design and thanking me, just made me pause for a moment and think ... it really is worth it putting in the effort when the other person is happy, you know? I mean, it's also worthwhile getting paid lol, but there's something about seeing people get genuine joy out of that, and knowing they're wearing what you drew/painted while feeling proud of that. It's the uplifting thing for an artist to feel.
So yeah. I'm genuinely feeling appreciated right now. It's nice
Here's wishing everyone else here some positive vibes and the best of days~ xoxo.
