2023 was not a good year for me. Death stalked my family long before dad passed away, as my mom lost her oldest brother at the start of the year. It was a year marked by falling deeper into debt and several failed ventures; my annus horribilis, my horrible year.

I can only hope I've seen the last of it.

There were a few bright spots; my friends here helped me through a lot of it, and I got to see more of the world, and for that I remain grateful. I thank God I have the people in my life that I do; it would've made things unbearable without them. But tonight of course, we're not looking to the past, but towards the future. I'm going to start 2024 busy, and with an aim to better myself and my situation, to ensure I won't be left so devastated by the end of 2024.

-I plan to have my novel, Wolves of Kirkney, published through Blackwarren, previews of which you can see in my gallery.
-I have the potential of a better job coming up soon, one situated with my church.
-I'm going to focus on a faster turn-out for commissions, since I want to get back to writing 2000 words a day.

As for my bodybuilding? Yes, that's still going on. For all those that checked out my journals for that, I started 2023 at 247 pounds- and while I was at 198 in June, I fell off the wagon following Dad's passing; come Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the decadent sort of eating one could expect to do on a European cruise, and I end the year at 216, which is still a loss of over 30 pounds I'm determined to keep off. I have a ways to slim down before I can start building more muscle properly; but I'm going in with a brand new workout routine and far more experience than I had in 2023.

Otherwise, I hope to entertain you all here for another year. As always, you can check out my Patreon and my Ko-Fi if you'd like to support me, or watch here for when I open for commissions.

Thank you all, God bless, and Happy New Year,
-Renard