How do you keep creative energy flowing when juggling both client work and personal projects?

Totally feel you on this—it’s a constant dance between structure and soul. What helps me is setting creative boundaries for each type of work. For example, I reserve mornings (when my mind’s freshest) for personal projects, and afternoons for client work, which is usually more defined and goal-driven.

Also, I treat personal projects with the same respect as paid ones—blocking time for them on my calendar so they don’t keep getting pushed.

And when switching gears feels hard, I take short "palette cleansers"—like a walk, journaling, or a 10-min moodboard scroll—to reset my brain between the two modes.

Lastly, I remind myself that not every week has to be equally productive on both fronts. Sometimes you lean more into one, and that’s okay. It’s all part of the rhythm.

Curious to hear how others make space for both voices too!