Finally doing an update. I apologize for disappearing longer than intended. Sadly it's becoming the norm with stuff at home & me being burnt out from everything. This journal might be a bit of a downer so feel free to skim to the bottom about my new PC & art status.
A lot has happened but I will say some good news is my sister has been getting better, but still struggling with pain issues with her legs. But we haven't had any major issues that resulted in being hospitalized. And my mom's health has declining but I'm hoping with the recent doctor visit, we get answers.
I lost one of my aunt's to cancer, my dog Poofie to kidney failure (wild because we found out he had Addison's Disease like Dinkie, sadly it was too late) and a few days ago I lost my favorite old man cat Monkey. He was doing very well after the past few vet visits, but had a severe stroke out of the blue that left him completely paralyzed and was declining. I made the difficult decision to put him to sleep. I've been a mess since. He was 19 years old, and would have been 20 next year. I was so sure his stubborn ass was going to outlive every other pet. I miss the old man so much.
Here are some of my favorite pics of him:
https://sta.sh/220ye2fh1rm5?edit=1

my favorite picture of him being majestic:
https://www.deviantart.com/stash/051jvv0qvv8

He lost a fang a few years back and I made a memento out of it:
https://sta.sh/21nxndxczgnh
Just missing a small engraved plate/id tag with his name on it.

I also have my new computer set up and ready to go finally, as well as a ton of sketchy doodles (mostly busts) but I honestly haven't had the motivation to scan & post everything yet (there's like 100 or so lol). Once I feel better, I do plan to post them in batches. There's just so much going on over the years, and I feel like I have no energy to be social much so I'm not sure exactly when I'll post them.

Thank you for reading, I hope you all have an awesome day