It's been a rowdy chaotic year so far. Flared up, rested, kept pushing, flared up again. the whole nine. I've been especially struggling with the politics thing. I can't fix anything and being angry about it sure as fuck makes my life and everyone around me worse. So. I'm trying to go back to not paying attention. I was especially crushed when my agriculture research was breached. It was how I kept up with current weather events and focused on food instead of politics. But. Tariffs borked that up too.
Still trying to get my digital art up and running again. Long difficult conversations there. But I'm hoping to get back to it soon.
In the meantime, I'm gardening up a storm. We can for the first time... wow, since we MOVED HERE, AFFORD MULCH!!!! So my greenhouse is finally producing again. It was so heart wrenching every year to put so much effort into seeds, just to watch my babies helplessly flounder in dead soil. I made it work with home made remedies, but they never worked as good as worms castings. I'm so relieved to finally get zucchini again.
Still painting, baking, gardening, and making cool stuff. Getting into ball jointed dolls. I can't afford them, but I want to try my hand at making clothes, doing face ups, and crafting cute little supplies for them. The best part is it is because I reconnected with a highschool friend. <3 I missed Fufu so hard. She is incredible. Even cooler, I get to reconnect with her family. They are all so kind. I'm especially excited for my orb zucchini! I plan on stuffing it and bringing it over as a thank you for all the veggies and useful tools they have given me.