Rating all the puzzles I did while being burned out from making puzzle videos
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
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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 ❤️❤️❤️
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 UA-cam 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.
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.
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."
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.
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 UA-camrs 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 😂
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?
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. ❤️
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! ☺️
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 UA-cam 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! 🥰🧩
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!)
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.
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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 🥰
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.
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.
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.
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 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 ❤
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. :)
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!
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
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 agree about the diamond painting. My 1st hobby is puzzling but I found Diamond art club back in March and I love it! Of course I still puzzle but DAC is what I've been mostly working on lately
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
I am obsessed with Cloudberries now! The quality is sooo good and the little click it makes when you put a piece in is so satisfying!
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 😂
For me, your videos are like rainbows. I don't expect them, but I am grateful whenever I see one!
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. ❤
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 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 do daimond painting since 5 years or so. I love hearing audiobooks while painting. ^^
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?
You do so much for us out here...please take all the time you need. It's really important (and possible) to grow through this instead of burning out. This is what life is 💙 enjoy your VACATION!
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.
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)
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 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. ❤😊
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). 💗
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!
As a fellow UA-camr in a totally different space, I feel what you’re saying. It takes confidence to step back and assess; glad you are doing that.
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!
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.
Diamond painting is a great de-stressor and addictive. I've been doing it since January of this year so compared to other people, I'm still a bit of a rookie. It's very relaxing. It'll be a nice break for you and you can work at your pace. Yours is very pretty. Love the Tessellate puzzle; reminds me of a quilt. Enjoy your vacation. Safe travels.
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!
Glad that you’re taking a break. I know the UA-cam algorithm sucks but we’ll still be here when you come back.
Enjoy your vacation, Karen! I need to take some time off too, I've been putting it off since my work has been so busy! Luckily I just about finished a big project before this long weekend started so I can properly enjoy my time off without thinking about it :) I really need to check out Le Puzz, I LOVE large pieces, random cuts, and colourful images! That's like, the golden trifecta for me. I'm also very intrigued by that Tessellate puzzle.
Please plan in future vacations as well!! Resting is so important. We want you healthy and happy while making content xx
Enjoy your vacation! And thanks for being real with us! To echo some other comments, hearing updates that talk about burnout and being exhausted even doing something you love, helps all of us to calibrate our sense of what are normal cycles for people to go through and feel more ok with when we are at those points too!
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'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.
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.
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!
Omg, I’m working on my Diamond Art Club canvas while watching this video. 🙌🏻🙌🏻 this is 100% how I deal with my burnout
You FULLY deserve a VACATION.
Burnout, especially when you're a UA-camr, 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 UA-cam 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 🌞🌞🌞
Great puzzle reviews and the Diamond art club paintings seem so relaxing and satisfying to do. Thanks for sharing.
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.
So glad you're letting yourself have a vacation! Burn-out is so hard to recover from, -wishing you the best with your break and hoping the rest of the year can be gentler on you.
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
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?!
Enjoy your vacation! You have so much content to go back and enjoy until the next one.
Beautiful puzzles! Thank you for sharing them. We all go through burnout at some point. Your idea to recoup is right on. Take a long vacation, don't fret about tasks that will still be there when you get back. Looking forward to seeing you in October or thereabouts.
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!
Thoroughly enjoy the quality and content of you videos. Take whatever time you need to take care of yourself, and enjoy your vacation!
Karin your great!.. people just like you alot and love to watch you explain everything puzzle.. we can wait a month for you so that you feel better and more at rest at mind.. enjoy your me time ❤️
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 🥰
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 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?
Hey, when I got burnout (and I got it bad), I planned to take 4 months off. It ended up being a 2-year break. It will take as long as it takes - don't hold yourself to any arbitrary deadlines. You don't HAVE to be back for October or get on any sort of regular schedule anytime soon. You don't have to go on break with the clock ticking down to October each day. Enjoy your time off.
Live streams where you casually puzzle! Yes! No time stress just chill vibes. I do hope your vacation makes you feel good and better. I know the guilt feeling all too well, I hope you find a way to deal with it (:
I love the tesselate and florescence company puzzles. So pretty.
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! 💖
I've also been burnt out lately, like for the entire year, and I also feel like my mind can't rest at all even on the weekends and day offs. My vacation from work is only in november so until then I just need to hang on a bit, but this feeling is exhausting, specially because mine is an autistic burnout together with a work/life burnout lol. We support your decision 100%, please enjoy your time off and we'll be here when you're ready to come back! Taking care of yourself first is very important to continue to do what you love, whatever that is, so make sure to do that and if you need more time, take it. That's the priority here, your health and wellbeing.
So happy you are taking a break! Enjoy your time off and don't feel guilty about it.
Omg welcome to the diamond painting community karen! I'm sooo happy you enjoy it! My 4 years anniversary of diamond painting is this September! Greetings from a fellow Italian diamond painter!
So many delightful puzzles! I like them all but the Cloudberries Zodiac and Chromatic stood out to me the most.
Sending you some love from Scotland! We all appreciate you! Have a great vacation 🌸
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)
How funny, Karen! I always watch your videos while diamond painting. I have a lot of paintings from DAC. I was diamond painting when your ad started, and I just had to laugh! 💛
Thanks so much Karen for sharing this cool new craft for everyone to wind down by! It looks so satisfying!
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. :)
Rifle Paper Co: Kansas is composed of nothing but wheat and sunflowers.
Me, a Kansan: Accurate.
Thank you for sharing your feelings with us Karen! I appreciate your honesty. I started watching your channel a couple years ago when I was looking for a way to chill out and turn my racing thoughts off in graduate school and your upbeat and relaxing content really helped me! I hope you will do the same thing for yourself and set the pace of your life to one that feels positive and sustainable. I would always rather have less videos from a channel than have the channel end because of creator burnout. Take care of you!
I love your content, it helps me keep calm and on track. Please take as much time as you need to recover and recoup. You are brilliant.
I'm so happy to hear you are taking a break!! You put so much effort into your videos and they are always incredibly interesting and well made. They clearly take a LOT of work.
Guilt is so easy to feel when you take a break. Know that we are all rooting for you and care about your wellbeing. You should be your main priority! We dont want videos from you if it means you are running yourself into the ground. Please enjoy your break to the fullest, knowing that we are supporting you in supporting yourself. I hope you have lots of fun on your trip and get to do what you want :) we will be here when you get back, no matter how long you need
The greatest puzzle remains finding a productive work life balance
I deeply love Diamond Painting so I'm very happy to see that you got this sponsorship!!!!
It seems like a great fit :)
Have a great vacation and always remember to take care of yourself first. I will be missing your videos as they help my mental health alot but i understand. Oh yes and the cloudberries one that you had been looking forward to whould be the one id love to do the most i just love the colors
Have a good break!!
Im guilty or feeling guilty for taking breaks too!
I love your content and will watch it no matter when it comes out or how long there is in between.
I love puzzples cause of you Karen I have a growing collection.
I love to hear that!
I love your channel, only found you recently and you have given me a renewed interest in puzzling and I’m really enjoying it and boring my family with the results 😂 The puzzles in this episode are so beautiful, thank you for sharing. Enjoy your well earned vacation.
I am a diamond painter and I'm so excited that you discovered the wonderful world of diamond painting it's amazing you'll get hooked I'm so excited
Thank you so much for sharing your 5 star puzzles! I’d bought the Spring March puzzle after watching your Sooness gradient puzzle video, but have been saving it as a reward for after moving. Now I’m even more excited for it
I love diamond painting! DAC is super expensive but totally worth it if it is within your budget. I actually had a feeling when you said a new hobby this is what you meant. I prefer square drills over round!
p.s super proud of you for taking care of yourself! You deserve the break. Be gentle with yourself!
I've done several dimond paintings. I've done different brands, also a couple custom ones. It's so relaxing, and the end results are beautiful.
I am recent subscriber to your channel and your vivacious and bubbly personality has reignited my enjoyment of puzzles. Love collecting and doing the Jumbo brand puzzles in particular the Jan Van Haasteren series (Cute and funny comic type puzzles) because he always hides quirky things in every one of his puzzles so it’s not only doing the puzzle but finding the hidden character (kinda like a where’s Wally/Waldo)
I can totally imagine doing all the filming and editing takes so much of your time and energy so enjoy your break with your family. I am happy to binge watch all your old content in the mean time. 🙂
Thank you Karen for your great video as always , you have given me a new hobby I have started puzzling since watching some of your you tube videos. Have a good break with your family
Glad to hear you are listening to your body and will be taking a vacation! I would love to do the Tesselate puzzle and may just have to get it!
Immersing oneself into a repetitive task, a chore of some sort - to clear you mind - to meditate - to mirror your own thoughts is a powerful thing to do. Of course because of the path you have taken, jigsaw puzzle are no longer that (although they are the intended purpose I believe) - so the diamond tapestries do fill that goal as you ponder about your life's choice or whatever ;)
I boardgame (euro-civ builders; point salad; strategy/war) with my husband but we do not like jigsaws. I found you a minute ago, and I love that you make jigsaw puzzling fun. I even watched your Puzzle champ videos. Keeping up the awesome work means you also need to take a break.
One thing I absolutely love is your description for the feel and texture of the pieces, this is a major seller, because there is nothing worse than buying an "expensive game" and the pieces feel and are manufactured like toilet paper.
So glad you are taking some time for yourself. Love your videos, keep it up and enjoy your VACATION.