{"id":17331,"date":"2026-09-11T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?p=17331"},"modified":"2026-09-10T20:13:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T00:13:28","slug":"its-ok-to-not-be-ok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/its-ok-to-not-be-ok\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s OK to Not be OK"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lately, I’ve found myself more stressed and less inspired than usual. It always feels like there’s a mountain of tasks looming over me, both for work and my personal life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Likely as a result of this, I’ve been less motivated to create. Whether for my blog, Instagram posts, crochet, or journaling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jim and I have a vacation trip coming up, and I’m hoping some time away from everything will help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the meantime, I hope you’ll excuse my lack of posts. I’d rather not post at all than share something that falls short of my quality standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And for those dealing with similar issues, please remember, it’s OK to not be OK.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Just a quick post about what’s going on recently.<\/p>\n

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