Rating all the puzzles I did while being burned out from making puzzle videos
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- čas přidán 3. 09. 2022
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Today I’m reviewing all of the puzzles I’ve been doing lately while feeling burnt out from filming and editing.
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I hope you all don't mind me getting vulnerable and talking about how I've actually been feeling lately. I'm just glad that I have all of these beautiful puzzles to do when I do need to take a break from filming and editing. If you want to get any of them yourself, make sure to open the description for all of the links ❤
You've created a nice community of people here who care! You can always share 🥰
I love you Karen! ❤️
Oh my goodness, of course not!
Take breaks! We will still be here
Take as long a brake as you need! Wish I'd done that before I was severely burned out. If you don't stop in time it can take so many years to come back - it's not just worth it. Take care, we'll still be here when you come back.
As someone with a Burnout Badge, I want to say that we’re always rooting for you and we hope you see more success and happiness in life than you already have.
Dear Karen, i believe that you love puzzles and making videos and we love watching them. But! Your happiness and well-being should always come first. As i especially love your bubbly and positiv personality, i would really be worried if you would overwork for the sake of your videos. Please take care, i can say at least for myself that i ll be here, when you want to publish your wonderful videos. But if you need recovery or a break, i hope that you will always put yourself first ❤️❤️❤️
You have nothing to be feeling guilty about. I’ve been enjoying your treasure trove of a CZcams channel and I am so grateful for all the work you put in. You are under no obligation to keep to any schedule just to keep your audience entertained. You are your own person and we love you.
So good to see that you're taking time off! I have the feeling that currently there a lot of people secretly or not-so-secretly burnt-out. You (and everyone else) being vulnerable about that hopefully also helps other people reflect on their lives. It's best to slow down before our body demands us to stop :)
Part of what caused me to be ok doing this is the My Favorite Murder hosts talking about why they would take a month-long break in the summer, so I hope I can continue that chain moving forward.
Burnout is so pervasive but under-acknowledged and treated as a moral failure rather than a hazard of working so intensely. Take care of yourself and feel better. And please enjoy your vacation! take the time to recharge properly.
Thank you for describing what I have not been able to: that it is seen as a “moral failure”. I’m going to use this from now on.
I've been through burnout three or four times as an independent architect (now a 22 year career) and yes, in jigsaw-puzzles. The last time was after the World Jigsaw Championship 2022, I just couldn't touch a piece after this event, partially due to a bad result at the individual competition. Nearly 20 tournaments in a year made this, too, and of course, a huge amount of videos for my CZcams channel and leading a Spanish puzzle magazine. Both things nearly are a second job!
I understand completely your decision and if you want to take a month or more rest, you can do what you want!
Talking about the haters, I've not seen any bad comments here (sure you deleted them before), but haters are gonna happen everytime, with everyone. They are just poor persons that just envy people that have achieved something good.
It feels weird that I am comforted by your burn out. Like, "where does she get this endless zest for life? Am I doing something wrong? I'm dying over here."
As a Brit, absolute spit-take at the casual "and then I met up with my friend Tom" and panning up to national treasure Tom Scott like it's no big deal 😂 It's always fun when your internet fandoms/fave CZcamsrs turn out to actually know each other and hang out (instead of just the 'collabs' of the late 2010s which felt like complete strangers filming things for the views)
Take care of yourself, Karen! Maybe I can use your break to catch up on four years of back-catalogue (instead of watching the puzzle competition videos for the hundredth time while I'm at work)
We met at VidCon before I had seen any of his videos, and he's been such a great friend to have in this community over the past few years.
I also did a spit take about Tom!!
Im American and I had to double take at that shot I just watch a lot of his videos cause I'm into the a lot of the nerdy stuff he chooses for topics
I am quite obsessed with Tom and when I saw that shot I think my jaw was on the ground.
I too was shocked to see his face in this video 😂
So funny that you are the opposite of me. I have been diamond painting for 4 years now and a total of 60 pieces. I do jigsaw puzzles to take a break from them. I got my mom hooked on them too. I never did a DAC until this year when my mom gifted me a few of hers. I can see why they are very name brand in the diamond painting industry ( I buy cheap off aliexpress or dollar stores or make my own). Glad you are taking a much needed 'You' time. My husband is the same way with his business and I had to force a vacation on him in August too. I will continue to watch when you return. No worries.
Vacation: I'm so glad that you're taking time off to just rest and be with your family - it's so important to take care of yourself. Never feel guilty about trying to "keep up" with the CZcams end of things - I personally would much rather see a new video once a fortnight or once a month than have you exhausting yourself to do them weekly. Remember, it's all about fun and joy and guilt is an empty emotion - it doesn't help in any way. Love you Karen and be well! 🥰🧩
I can absolutely understand your feeling burned out, Karen. Making a living as an independent creator is a hard gig! I’m glad that you’ve made the decision to take a month off to rest, recharge, and “unrumple” (as I call it for myself). I hope you have a truly wonderful vacation, and we’ll look forward to seeing you back, bright eyed and bushy tailed, in October! PS It was great to hear about Tanya Wicks as an Australian puzzle producer - even aside from the cost factor, some of the American puzzle brands won’t even ship to Australia, so it’s always good to be able to support local puzzle artist. 💚🐨💛
Puzzlelove is my friends brand and they also ship to Australia, she is Australian!
@@caitlinmulhall7366 Great to know, thanks!
YT is a burnout maker. Tons of ppl fall into the same trap as you are in now. You're a great person who loves what she does and also wants to make us happy too. No advice forthcoming other than put yourself first. Without you, there is no channel. And time isn't ending next week. You can do all the stuff you want. But you definitely don't have to cram it into a month or two. We will be here no matter what. ❤
Don't overwork yourself! Its always okay to take a break! We'll still be here when you get back!
I appreciate the sentiment, but unfortunately the algorithm does stop recommending my videos the longer I go without posting, so a lot of people just don't know when I do start posting again. And since this is my full-time job, there are a lot of things I need to balance 😣
One of my favorite quotes is "Even a steel ship needs maintenance". Well, we are none of us steel ships, are we? We living beings need maintenance a lot more than a big hunk of metal! I hope your break is everything you could hope for, and that it refuels you in every way.
Glad that you’re taking a break. I know the CZcams algorithm sucks but we’ll still be here when you come back.
when I'm tired and feeling not myself, I start quilting. everyone needs that special something to lift your spirit.
not me watching the DAC sponsorship while working on a DAC kit! Love their kits and have been doing them for a few years and nice to see that they're reaching out to non-traditional diamond painting CZcamsrs as well!
Take time for you and have a good vacation! Health, mental and physical, is so important and it tends to catch up with you to force a break when you least want it if you don't take a break voluntarily. We'll be here when you return. :)
Thank you so much for being open and transparent about the stress that YT means. It affects people so much and the algorithm does not care about breaks for the creators.
I hope this doesn't come off like advice, but PLEASE take all the time you need. I've never been upset about a creator posting infrequently. I just get happy when I see them show up in my feed! I think a lot of us feel the same way - weekly uploads are sweet, but biweekly or monthly uploads that don't kill the creator are even sweeter. Take care of yourself!! And have a great break ❤
I've seen a lot of content creators dealing with this and suggesting going to a seasonal production schedule instead and I think it makes a lot of sense. I know CZcams doesn't favor that model but I think it would give you guys the time to create high quality content without losing your minds. Take the time you need. ❤️
Vacations are a must! And I think you will find that the audience is all here when you get back. People like me are still finding your videos and have plenty to watch.
Please plan in future vacations as well!! Resting is so important. We want you healthy and happy while making content xx
The gas analogy is exactly how I have felt with my job lately. I hate that you’re feeling this way, about something that you do for fun. I am sorry and that truly sucks. Please take all the time to rest that you need, we’ll be here.
I have the same feeling, being a freelance translator, when I don't receive any job request. I feel guilty for not having worked harder in the past to survive this down period, but as soon as jobs start arriving I know that if I accept everything I will not have a weekend available, possibly for months, so I have to deny some requests. It's a constant struggle between working really hard and not having time for myself and having a lot of involuntary free time and feeling guilty for not being productive. I must say that jigsaw puzzles helped me a lot processing this situation because when I do them I feel like I am being productive but at the same time I'm taking a break from my job and clear my mind. I think the only solution to the problem is being extremely strict with your weekly routine and give yourself mandatory time off. Otherwise you are trapped in this cycle.
I have always loved puzzles but ever since I discovered your channel I love them even more
I love to hear that!
Burn-out is so insidious and surprising especially when you make your living doing something you love. There's a point where you're like, "I love this thing. Why do I not want to do it right now?" Enjoy your time off and have a great vacation!
I recommend the book “do nothing”. At the core of your being you are a human, please take time to just be a human and not let productivity and hustle culture get to your head (easier said than done) please enjoy your life and don’t push yourself too hard
Thanks for sharing!
I'm feeling burned out atm and honestly I can't remember how I got out of one last time. Things just feel so overwhelming still.
What do you think helped you?
For me, your videos are like rainbows. I don't expect them, but I am grateful whenever I see one!
Never feel guilty for taking a well needed break! Talking from experience; be careful to not push yourself so far that the joy you have for puzzles becomes a chore. It can destroy the love you have for puzzle and give you anxiety instead. I don't expect videos on a regular basis, I would rather you take your time and keep the joy for puzzleing. I would expect that moste of the people on here would agree. We rather get fewer videos over a longer time than you burning out and get non.
So glad you found DAC and Diamond Painting. It’s a great relaxing hobby that I have enjoyed for 3 years. It’s a nice break between my other hobbies like puzzling, legos, reading, and crocheting 🥰
Hi Karen, You are very brave to talk about mental health. Recognizing there is a problem is a very big first step. Talking about it with others is a second big step. Next step is to stop feeling guilty. Take the time you need, starting with September. When planning the rest of the year doesn't feel right, stop planning. Your body will tell you what and when you can do certain things. This difficult period will pass, and you will come out much stronger and more confident. I'm talking from my own experience: Burned out in 2018, and found the energy back in 2019-2020 to create one of the most popular online chess courses (as an amateur!) with 6,000+ satisfied students! Take care, Raf
The greatest puzzle remains finding a productive work life balance
I've seen many solo creators go through the exact same thing with a weekly upload schedule, it's an incredible amount of work for just one person! I can say with confidence that it has never bothered me to see them upload less, I will always prioritize your health and enjoy whatever does get released 😊
Welcome to Dimond painting and DAC Karen! I've been DPing since late 2020 and I'm up to almost 90 canvases stashed to be done. It's the absolute best hobby and I was so excited when I saw they were your sponsor
I've genuinely been loving it! I started this first one with a GIANT canvas and I'm determined to finish it haha
I like Malung them… but what to do with de finished pieces
@@Blom2021 I usually frame them and hang them either in my home or my classroom. I've given away a few as well.
.... DPing is maybe not the best term 😅😂
@@sianmilne4879 that is the term the entire community uses.
My Mum introduced me 2 Diamond Puzzles just over 3 years ago and they came in handy during lockdown done all different ones from Lord Of The Rings, Harry Potter, Titanic and other movie ones, large landscapes and star signs as well as a bunch of others. Although i don't have as many of them as i do actual puzzles which i have gotten more of then i thought over the years which is becoming clear as i pack up my house that i've been in for 10 years. With Diamond Puzzles although they take longer i recommend getting the largest size available so you can see the details cause for instance i have 2 copies of the same Lord Of Rings The Gates of Argonath or The Pillars of Kings where they are in the boats on the river going up 2 them the first copy would of been 1 of the first 5 i did and small sized can only just see them in the boats the 2nd 1 i got the largest size available and you can see everything clearly. Oh and seal them with Mod Podge or similar product when finished
Rifle Paper Co: Kansas is composed of nothing but wheat and sunflowers.
Me, a Kansan: Accurate.
Karen, i know this video is a few months old and i can't speak for everyone but I love your content and will always support your channel. Self care is so important. ❤️
I've done design work for a diamond art company. It's a great hobby and a natural fit for jigsaw puzzlers. Thanks for the introduction to Le Puzz. I actually love the close-up salad. Ooh, and Puzzlelove. And Piecework! I'm glad you're taking the time off you need. Enjoy your vacation!
I'm really glad you're giving yourself a break, Karen, because I love watching your videos, and would like to continue to do so for some time yet. Looking after your health and wellbeing is an essential, not a luxury! We internet puzzle geeks will still be here when you get back.
I did that Green Cloudberries puzzle without looking at the box (as I usually do), and once I got into it I was able to attach all of the objects to each other, but you definitely need a big table to do it that way, because almost everything was in the wrong place initially and moved around a lot! I had fun with all the textures, though, so much so that shortly after I bought and did the Red one, too.
I've been hitting a big burn-out phase myself. My mind and body have been just craving for a break and to do something different. It's great to see you being mindful of that and taking care of your needs! I wish these social media platforms would be more forgiving and supportive about that. But I'm glad you are taking steps to recover! I hope you have some fantastic time off! :)
My mom has always loved jigsaw puzzles, but I never did. In 2020, my roommate did a puzzle and I thought I should give them another chance. I really enjoyed it. Then right after I found your channel. Over the last 2 years I have super grown a love of puzzles and now have a puzzle cabinet, mostly due to you. My mom also enjoys that she has another puzzle buddy now. Also, I got my degree in graphic design too! Anyways, wanted to share a thank you for what you do. And enjoy your rest whenever you need it!
You really deserved a vacation Karen. Thank you for bringing all the beautiful puzzle companies to us and letting us watch you and get inspired by you.
As a person who was burnt out but kept going anyway, please don’t force yourself to work during a burnout! it makes you need a much longer extensive break, so please take care of yourself!
Take a break! Take care of yourself :) you’ve inspired me to begin puzzleing again and I’ve been really enjoying it! A video idea for the future: review puzzle subscriptions!
I actually stopped doing diamond art which I do love ,to do more of my jigsaws which relaxes me as much as diamond art . Good on you Karen you are tops!
Vacation! I'm so glad you are taking a break. As we say in my family "put your own mask on first ", which we got from the airlines. You provide so much fun and comfort, please get some for yourself. Not sure I would have made it thru the pandemic (so far) without you (and puzzling). 💗
Taking breaks is super important and I’m glad you’re able to take a well-needed vacation! Thanks for talking about burnout too - I know a lot of creators experience it and I think taking breaks should be a normal thing for creators.
I accidentally pressed dislike, sorry!
I clicked thumbs up.
Diamond Painting is so relaxing. My friend showed me some of her paintings and I was hooked. This holiday season? Everyone will get a sparkly present .
I love Diamond Art Club! Their canvasses and drills are high quality and if you ever run into any problems, their customer service is great.
I'm taking a VACATION myself. I build puzzles about 4 hours a day with a deaf neighbor. It's fun to communicate by puzzling across the table from each other. But, sometimes you just need a break. I hope you " fill your tank" and continue your excellent videos. You keep me inspired.
I strongly believe that no job can be done without some time off, take care during your much needed and deserved break! xx
I'm here for the karen boundaries! Please take all the time you need, and always make content you are proud of! The nerd content is what I'm here for, plus that nerdy personality too!
Vacation!
I'm so glad that you felt able to share how burnt out you are. It's so important to take care of our bodies and our mental health, but all too often people get so caught up in wanting to get just one more task done, or one more project, that we often neglect our own health and well being in the process. I just discovered you this summer, and you have definitely helped me to improve my puzzling, and have introduced me to a world of puzzles I never knew existed. Right before you posted this video I told my husband that I would love for you to do a video about the current Cloudberries puzzle I'm doing, Chromatic, and I was absolutely delighted when I saw that not only was it included in your video but one of your favorite puzzles of the year! It's because of you that I now own a few Cloudberries puzzles, and I love all of them so much. Anyway, I hope you have an amazing vacation and are able to really focus on your own well being this month. Taking care of yourself first is so important! I wish for you a super relaxing and renewing September.
please take care of yourself! we love your puzzle videos but your health is always more important than videos! I'm glad puzzle therapy still helps you and diamond painting is a great way to relax - I personally prefer cross-stitching over diamond painting bc I am a klutz and I lose all the little diamonds everywhere, but it's the same idea. the puzzles in this video are beautiful and look very relaxing! as a Dutchie I have to say the Amsterdam puzzle is one of the better ones, but the Cloudberries Chromatic puzzle looks more fun to me and I'd absolutely love that one.
I'm currently on vacation myself but I brought a lot of creative projects with me and, ngl, I am a little overwhelmed and burned out on a few of them too. my plan rn is to finish one, shelve the rest for a bit, and get back to them later. I guess we'll see how that goes.
Welcome to the super relaxing (and addictive) hobby that is diamond painting! I used to do SO many puzzles but having young kiddos made that difficult, and diamond painting definitely makes that same part of my brain happy - keeping your hands busy and freeing up your mind. I’ve been following your channel for a year or two and was SO thrilled to see you share you’ve discovered diamond painting! DAC makes the absolute best quality kits out there so you’re starting with a fabulous company right out the gate. Hope you continue to adore the craft! ☺️
I do daimond painting since 5 years or so. I love hearing audiobooks while painting. ^^
I feel for you and all the other CZcamsrs with the stress involved in making content constantly to keep your name out there for the world to see and making a living doing what you love. Take time off to reenergize and rest up. We will be here waiting for you when you are ready to start making more videos again. We love all the interesting puzzles and history that you have to share with us 🙂 (vacation)
We'll miss your puzzle content while you're on vacation but we totally understand why you would need a break. Just watching your break down videos of the puzzle competition gave me video editing nightmares! :) I can only imagine how much work they took to make! Thanks for all you do for the puzzling world and can't wait to see what's up for October! (And I would do all of those beautiful puzzles!)
I bought the chromatic puzzle when my favorite game and puzzle store warned about maybe closing when lockdowns happened. I wanted to support them and still wanted to try out a cloudberries puzzle because of your recommendations. You also inspired me to start my own puzzle insta.
You are doing amazing. And to be able to do that you need rest and vacation. Enjoy your time with family, and hopefully you can forget about youtube for a couple of hours ;)
I’m glad that you’re taking some time off - you deserve a VACATION! And absolutely don’t feel guilty. Just enjoy!
By the way, I really like all these jigsaw puzzle brands. I have a ton of eeBoo puzzles already (love them!), but I need to get my hands on Le Puzz! I had my eye on this brand for a while, but sadly the international delivery to the UK is sooo expensive. Maybe one day… In the meantime I’m waiting for my new puzzle from Soonness, glad to see it’s on your 5 star list. ❤️
Karen I have been watching you for years. You got me back into puzzling and encouraged me to start a puzzle club at my school. Listening to your body and mind is always okay with me. I don't want my entertainment and joy to come at your expense! I want you to have just as much fun doing the puzzles as I get while watching them! Thank you Karen for being such an awesome creator and I can't wait to see you in October 🎃 I'll be patiently waiting! (P.S. When I want to decompress, I always like to spend time with my family so make sure you ask for a lot of hugs!)
Welcome to diamond painting! I’ve been doing it for about 4 years. Now you just have to start binge watching Flosstube and cross stitching and you will have the perfect trifecta!
Enjoy your time off! I'm a YT content creator too, and I know the YT treadmill all to well. I wish YT had a "vacation mode" button we could invoke to freeze the YT algorithm for a few weeks. Take care of yourself and take a YT holiday. Yes, YT will hate you for a little while, but it is worth it, and you owe it to yourself! We will be here when you get back.
I have been puzzling and coloring since I was a little girl. My sister and I discovered Diamond Painting Art about 4 or 5 years ago and we are obsessed 😍
I think it's good to keep reviews of old puzzles, for people who have the old versions themselves and maybe want to relate. Love your videos Karen
Hi Karen, I just wanted to say thank you for your videos. My mental health hasn’t been good the last 2 months and I took some time off work. During that time I found your channel and binged almost every video! I’ve been doing puzzles and it’s been so helpful for my mental health. Thanks for your videos and please prioritize yourself (like I did!) and take a break!
That is a lot puzzles! It just took me nearly 3 months to do a 3,000 piece puzzle. I've got a 759 Ravensburger puzzle to do next that has an escape puzzle to do once you complete the puzzle itself.
Check out my video about the Ravensburger Escape Puzzles if you want some tips for what to expect! (Or don't if you don't want any spoilers about what to expect haha)
Enjoy you vacation Karen, take a good break and rest, you deserve it
The fact that I'm doing a Diamond Art Club diamond painting while watching this video as background noise. 😂 Pro tip: a light board and a resin pen is SUCH A game changer, alongside storage for your extra drills!
I love that you are getting into diamond painting. I too do diamond painting and puzzles . What’s fun is finding puzzles and diamond Art from the same artist. I’m thinking of completing both and then hanging them together in my crafting room.
Having around a years of content is a pretty sweet thing to have in your back pocket. Oppressive, but it’s always a great safety net. Been binging your videos all week and I’m loving every second
omg, same! and it’s been a DELIGHT! thank you, Karen ❤️ and enjoy the vacation with the fam!
So glad you are taking a break everyone needs time to decompress. :) Enjoy your family and vacation! We'll all be here when you come back. :)
I just got into watching your videos a few weeks back and it really has reignited my love for puzzles. There was a big chunk of my life where I just didn't have the time or space or money to do puzzles but now that I can I'm really enjoying it again. Thank you for doing this
I'm sitting here starting my 2nd ever diamond painting when you started talking about a new hobby and I said to myself, "I wonder if it's diamond painting?", and it was! How cool is that?
Good job listening to your body and energy levels and doing what is needed. Burn out is real and awful. Enjoy your relaxing VACATION!
Omg, I’m working on my Diamond Art Club canvas while watching this video. 🙌🏻🙌🏻 this is 100% how I deal with my burnout
I know very little about what is involved in making videos but even I could tell there was a huge amount of time and work put into the puzzle competition videos. You produce such quality and interesting videos! Take some time, enjoy your vacation and we'll see you when you're back!
I deeply love Diamond Painting so I'm very happy to see that you got this sponsorship!!!!
It seems like a great fit :)
I actually went from puzzling to diamond paintings too, it's very relaxing in a different way than puzzles are. There's a lot less brain work involved, you don't have to think about where things fit, because the canvas tells you. I now switch between them whenever I finish a puzzle or a painting depending on my mood :) Puzzles are still very satisfying to do, but it's just nice not having to think about them so much sometimes, you know?
Enjoy your vacation! You have so much content to go back and enjoy until the next one.
Enjoy your well-deserved vacation! Relaxed people make the most relaxing content.
Also, I did Chromatic by Cloudberries about a month ago, after getting that and some gradient puzzles from them based on your reviews. I absolutely LOVED the experience, and I'm glad to see that it made your short list of 5-star puzzles.
It's great to find someone with such similar puzzle taste, because I can always trust your recommendations. My family has picked up on the fact that I'm doing puzzles, but not quite what quality I look for. My dad sent me a 8"x10" 120 piece puzzle that had huge gaps between each piece, and the art was dark and blurry. I was like... thanks for thinking of me dad! I love you so much, but also this puzzle was trash garbage.
Oh no! That sounds awful 😂
I'm so glad that you're taking a break, I hope you have a good time, burn out is no good!
I also find a long mental to-do list overwhelming and detrimental. I mean it's great that you have all these ideas, but when there's just so much, it can be difficult to know where to start and what to focus on. So that idea of planning exactly when you're going to do each of the ideas you have sounds like such a good solution to this, I wish you the best of luck
Also, does Tom always wear a red shirt irl too?!
Karen, I applaud you for taking care of yourself. I sometimes find it challenging to do self-care, Enjoy that VACATION!!!
The puzzles I would like to do:
- The Le Puzz look like a lot of fun! I would do the 500-pc one.
- PuzzleLove too look awesome. I liked the Tessellate.
-Tania Wicks puzzles -- macarons
- Rifle Paper Co,, US map -- reminds me of one I had as a kid. Each state was a single piece (except for a few small ones like RI & DE:)
- Piecework: coffee mugs, Life of the Party, Feeling Flushed
Love the images but some look too challenging yet (flowers).
- Cloudberries zodiac (looks like a lot of fun)
Nice to hear that you're taking a break, sometimes we don't listen to our body and that can lead to terrible consequences, it's good that we notice it before we break. I'm glad that you're going on vacation and putting your mind off your work. I'll miss you, but I hope that you get to feel better and I'll be waiting to watch your next video!
I can't believe you have finally found diamond painting! I unbox diamond art club kits every week! I've been doing this for the past 4 plus years. Welcome to our world!
As a person who has done literally hundreds of diamond paintings, you can also get burnout with those too....I am currently taking a break from DP and have worked on many different types of crafts....I will go back to them eventually as I have half a dozen or so DAC to work on....I personally prefer to do the square DP's over the round....I find the click when the pieces go into place so satisfying....
Hi Karen! Glad you're taking a well deserved break!
I'm spending the evening getting back into your videos after taking a break from your content. I haven't been able to bring myself to watch since the 24,000 piece videos. I started watching your channel with my ex in 2020 and in September of 2021 we stopped living together (we had been broken up but remained best friends). We're still friends now but watching your videos without her hurt every time and I just couldn't do it.
I've been missing your content though and also wanting to puzzle more myself. I got lots of content to watch while you take your break, which you totally deserve! Enjoy the vacation! Love your content always! 💖
Another amazing video Karen!
And thank you for being vulnerable, loved hearing about your life update and I am happy that you are taking a break with your family. We don't expect you to release videos every week- please take time to create fun projects and we will wait for you! Thank you for all your hard work and providing such fun contents to the puzzle community. Also wow! I can't believe Marching Spring is one of the puzzles that hit 5 stars. Hoorraay!
Enjoy the Vacation! Thanks for making the videos, they are perfect for watching when I want to relax, which makes me a bit guilty knowing they are burning you out! Just wanted to let you know I appreciate the work you're doing.
Never feel guilty for refilling your own bucket. Hope your vacation is relaxing and enjoyable. Haven’t read all the comments, so someone may have suggested this already, but maybe at some point you’d want to hire someone to help you so that you are not doing everything 100% by yourself. Love your content! Take care of yourself and unwind often.
I haven’t finished the video yet but I just wanted to say that it brings pure joy to my heart to see you just being you! You have such a dedication to being yourself and also such a beautiful eye for aesthetics which comes across so well in your videos.
You are truly a Gem and I’m so glad I found your page. The time and effort you put into your video does not go unnoticed, and your infectious giggle/laugh brightens my day every time!
You are most certainly a bright light and we are all blessed that you dedicate your time to sharing your light with us. You inspire me so much to just be authentically me without apologizing.
Karen, I hope your days are filled with as much relaxation as you need because you truly are a QUEEN and deserve to treat yourself like ROYALTY. ❤😊
Enjoy your vacation!!! It is so important to make sure to have good work life balance and take breaks when you're starting to get burned out. Thank you for all of your videos, they are so fun and interesting!
Your channel is wonderful. The content, the production quality and your personality all make your videos a joy to watch, not to mention the enjoyment of puzzles that you and your audience have in common. Take all the time you need, because you will return with a fresh perspective. You've already done so much.
Karen! I already have an addiction to diamond paintings, I don’t need an excuse to buy more! 🤣 I’m doing one while watching!
You FULLY deserve a VACATION.
Burnout, especially when you're a CZcamsr, is real. I wish folks didn't have to keep pushing themselves to produce content at the cost of their personal well-being. Unfortunately, that's the world we live in - on and offline.
It's super duper hard when you're a public figure to put your well-being first and not feel guilty. I'm just glad you've recognised how you're feeling and that you've prioritized taking care of yourself. You owe nothing to anyone else but YOU (even if the CZcams gods say otherwise 🙄/😜).
Anyway, I (and SOOOOO many others🥰) will be back to watch more of your content whenever it appears. (Thank you, sincerely, for sharing this update.)
Enjoy the heck out of your vacation 🌞🌞🌞
I’m so glad you are diamond painting. I’ve been doing it for a little over a year. Be warned, it is addictive 😆
Absolutely love Diamond Art Club! So glad you found a new project to work on.
Keep being you ❤️ we just appreciate you sharing what you love. And it’s no fun for us as viewers if you’re not enjoying yourself. You deserve to take time for yourself 🥰
That gas station analogy was spot on! Wow!! I feel seen!