Where I've been
3 years ago
General
Hello everyone,
Not a lot of activity here lately. Last month was complicated because my grandpa who is 90 got hospitalized with water in his lungs and stayed there for three weeks. He's back at his home now, but quite diminished. I am keeping my fingers crossed that his health gets better and that he recovers from this.
I also got called for a new job position as a physics and chemistry teacher in highschool. The beginning was very, very sudden and rough as they called me at the very last minute (read, they called me in the afternoon to start the next morning, not knowing what the programs were, not knowing what lesson the kids were currently doing, etc.) but I managed to get through the first two weeks.
This job position is something I had been looking for to complete my art activity and keep saving more money in order to possibly get a loan and buy my own place. This sudden start made a big mess in my art schedule (I have 3 games in the making in addition to commissions, owed art and personal art). But had I said "no" or "can you call again later plz", they would have scratched my name off their list and I would have been unable to ever find a job as a teacher again.
Until I find a correct life balance between all these activities, I will not take new commissions. I will of course finish the current projects and already started works and commissions, but I feel like I'm a bit overwhelmed currently.
I have closed orders for potions and badges undefinitely. These were not performing well lately anyway.
In other news, I have signed the quote for the manufacturing of my first card game, Too Many Kobolds. First edition will come in 1000 pcs, and should be available around May-June 2023 :) I'll give more info about preorders soon.
I also have some TF sketches and sequences I will try to upload around christmas. They are not all coloured, but I hope you will enjoy them.
Please be well,
Not a lot of activity here lately. Last month was complicated because my grandpa who is 90 got hospitalized with water in his lungs and stayed there for three weeks. He's back at his home now, but quite diminished. I am keeping my fingers crossed that his health gets better and that he recovers from this.
I also got called for a new job position as a physics and chemistry teacher in highschool. The beginning was very, very sudden and rough as they called me at the very last minute (read, they called me in the afternoon to start the next morning, not knowing what the programs were, not knowing what lesson the kids were currently doing, etc.) but I managed to get through the first two weeks.
This job position is something I had been looking for to complete my art activity and keep saving more money in order to possibly get a loan and buy my own place. This sudden start made a big mess in my art schedule (I have 3 games in the making in addition to commissions, owed art and personal art). But had I said "no" or "can you call again later plz", they would have scratched my name off their list and I would have been unable to ever find a job as a teacher again.
Until I find a correct life balance between all these activities, I will not take new commissions. I will of course finish the current projects and already started works and commissions, but I feel like I'm a bit overwhelmed currently.
I have closed orders for potions and badges undefinitely. These were not performing well lately anyway.
In other news, I have signed the quote for the manufacturing of my first card game, Too Many Kobolds. First edition will come in 1000 pcs, and should be available around May-June 2023 :) I'll give more info about preorders soon.
I also have some TF sketches and sequences I will try to upload around christmas. They are not all coloured, but I hope you will enjoy them.
Please be well,
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Congrats on the new job, I hope you enjoy it. *hugs* I wish the best for your grandfather.
Thanks for the update. Hope you get to the point where you're not overwhelmed sooner than later. Until then it at least sounds like a positive change :)
Hope you find that work/life balance that suits you, so that you don't feel overwhelmed.
Looking forward to seeing your new sketches and sequences as always :)
Joyeux Noël !
As for the job thing, congratulations! I am very happy to hear. Hopefully becomes a fruitful, long-term job for you! ::3
(And hoping Grandpa gets better !)
Wishing you all the very best there.
Et bonne année 2023.