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8 years ago
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Hello, hello! Here's just a little update on what's been going on in my life and the like.
I got a part time job as a custodian at a nearby middle school two months ago, which I'm very grateful to have; but it has not been a very ideal job for me as it as been putting a dent in my free time to work on personal art and to be able to work on commissions as well as wearing me down and doing a number on me physically. The fact of the matter is I'm just too darn small to be super efficient at cleaning a middle school without hurting myself in some way on a daily basis. :( So there's that.
I did apply at the Living Planet Aquarium a week ago and my initial over-the-phone interview went very well, so I will be going in for a second interview/presentation this coming Tuesday. It's looking very likely that I will get the job! :D This will mean that I will could be getting better paycheck and will be working more towards what I actually want to do with my life, and that is working with animals. I also intend to go back to school this fall semester and finally finish my bachelors in biology. We'll see how it all goes, but I finally feel like I will be moving forward at last.
On some somewhat unpleasant notes I am in the process of filing for a divorce (should have it finalized in a few more weeks, dang 90 day waiting period). So yes, I am separated and am no longer with Dart as of last September. The reasons are personal, and I'd rather not discuss them, but I do feel remarkably better than I did a year ago and am very anxious to have it all put behind me. I am also seeing a therapist to deal with the whole divorce thing and to finally work through some other nasty things I've been carrying with me for a very long time now. It's going very, very well and I am making excellent progress, and feeling much better as a result. :)
On a higher note, I intend to finally fix my Buttercup fursuit real soon here and aim to have it all nice and finished for BLFC, which will likely be the very last fur con I go to. Watch for that, and if you're going to BLFC feel free to say hi!
"But Wind! When will you open commissions again?!" I hear you ask.
Not to worry. I'd like to have them open again (just a few limited slots) in the next little while. Thanks to my janitor job I have very limited time to take art commissions, and I am also working on the fursuit commissions I already have as well. Exactly when I'll be able to take art commissions again is a little uncertain, but hopefully it won't be too much longer. I will let you all know as soon as they are open again.
TLDR version:
Got a new job, new job sucks. Trying to get better job. Going back to school. Getting a divorce finalized. Seeing a therapist with good results. Fixing a fursuit. Will have limited art commissions available as soon as possible.
I got a part time job as a custodian at a nearby middle school two months ago, which I'm very grateful to have; but it has not been a very ideal job for me as it as been putting a dent in my free time to work on personal art and to be able to work on commissions as well as wearing me down and doing a number on me physically. The fact of the matter is I'm just too darn small to be super efficient at cleaning a middle school without hurting myself in some way on a daily basis. :( So there's that.
I did apply at the Living Planet Aquarium a week ago and my initial over-the-phone interview went very well, so I will be going in for a second interview/presentation this coming Tuesday. It's looking very likely that I will get the job! :D This will mean that I will could be getting better paycheck and will be working more towards what I actually want to do with my life, and that is working with animals. I also intend to go back to school this fall semester and finally finish my bachelors in biology. We'll see how it all goes, but I finally feel like I will be moving forward at last.
On some somewhat unpleasant notes I am in the process of filing for a divorce (should have it finalized in a few more weeks, dang 90 day waiting period). So yes, I am separated and am no longer with Dart as of last September. The reasons are personal, and I'd rather not discuss them, but I do feel remarkably better than I did a year ago and am very anxious to have it all put behind me. I am also seeing a therapist to deal with the whole divorce thing and to finally work through some other nasty things I've been carrying with me for a very long time now. It's going very, very well and I am making excellent progress, and feeling much better as a result. :)
On a higher note, I intend to finally fix my Buttercup fursuit real soon here and aim to have it all nice and finished for BLFC, which will likely be the very last fur con I go to. Watch for that, and if you're going to BLFC feel free to say hi!
"But Wind! When will you open commissions again?!" I hear you ask.
Not to worry. I'd like to have them open again (just a few limited slots) in the next little while. Thanks to my janitor job I have very limited time to take art commissions, and I am also working on the fursuit commissions I already have as well. Exactly when I'll be able to take art commissions again is a little uncertain, but hopefully it won't be too much longer. I will let you all know as soon as they are open again.
TLDR version:
Got a new job, new job sucks. Trying to get better job. Going back to school. Getting a divorce finalized. Seeing a therapist with good results. Fixing a fursuit. Will have limited art commissions available as soon as possible.
By last fur con do you mean last fur con ever, or for a while/rest of the year?
It'll be the first con of this year and probably the last one ever. The last two cons I went to didn't go very well and I've been feeling like it's time to start trying to surround myself with a healthier atmosphere. At least for me anyway.
Sorry for the rough times, but sounds like things keep on looking up, which I'm glad to hear! :D
I'm very glad things are looking up now though. :)