Motivation Monday: Beating the Post-Holiday Blahs as a Creator

Motivation Monday (1/5/2026)

When the Holidays Are Over—But the Pressure Still Lingers

If you’re feeling a little off today, you’re not alone.

The holidays carry a lot of momentum—deadlines, energy, connection, expectations. Then January arrives, the decorations come down, the inbox fills back up, and the adrenaline drops. What’s left can feel like an adrenaline dump.

For creatives, that shift can feel especially disorienting.

After weeks of making, selling, gifting, shipping, hosting, and showing up for everyone else, it’s common to feel tired, unfocused, or unsure where to begin again. That doesn’t mean you’ve lost motivation. It means your creative system is still coming down from all that intensity.

This isn’t a flaw. It’s a transition. And transitions need a different approach than fresh starts.

Why January Feels Foggy (Especially for Creatives)

Right now, your brain isn’t craving inspiration—it’s craving re-engagement and re-entry.

After a high-output season, asking yourself to immediately plan, launch, or “get serious” again creates friction. That foggy, resistant feeling isn’t laziness; it’s your system pushing back against pressure.

What helps most in this moment isn’t a big vision or a 12-month plan.

It’s a small, grounding way back into your work.

Try This: The Creative Re-Entry Task

Instead of forcing clarity, start with a Creative Re-Entry Task.

A Creative Re-Entry Task is designed to lower resistance and rebuild trust with your work. It’s not about progress or performance—it’s about reconnection.

A good Creative Re-Entry Task is:

• small enough to finish in under 45 minutes
• familiar (something you’ve done before)
• useful, but not high stakes

Examples:

• organizing photos from a recent project
• reviewing last season’s best-selling items
• cleaning up one product description
• sketching or drafting without the goal of finishing
• prepping materials for a future idea

The goal isn’t to “get ahead.”  It’s not to grind out results. The goal is to remind your body and brain: I know how to do this.

Momentum grows from familiarity—not pressure.

Where peddl Fits Into This Season

This is exactly the season peddl was built for.

peddl isn’t about pushing louder in January. It’s about creating space for sustainable momentum—especially in the quieter weeks.

Here, you’re reminded that:

• you’re not creating in a vacuum
• slow starts are normal and shared
• meaningful work doesn’t disappear after the holidays

Seeing other makers reset, experiment, and begin again—without performative urgency—makes it easier to do the same.  If you don’t know about our community and would like some more information,  drop us an email at hello@peddlit.com.

Your work still matters, even when it’s quiet. Especially then.

Motivation Monday Reminder

You don’t have to feel inspired to begin. Beginning is often what creates the inspiration.

!! Focused Action for Today !!

Choose one Creative Re-Entry Task.

Set a timer for 30–45 minutes.
Work on that task only—no multitasking, no pressure.

When the timer ends, stop.

Even if you want to keep going.

Finishing is the win. Showing up is the win. You’re rebuilding rhythm, not racing.

💜

If you’re finding your footing this month, you don’t have to do it alone. peddl exists for the quiet seasons too—for the Mondays that feel tender, foggy, or slow.

We’re here for the long game. For steady momentum without stress and burnout. For the in-between seasons.

Always, peddl💜