It seems that I've burnt myself out a bit too much. I spent so many days not drawing at all, just sort of dreading it?
So I eventually decided to just accept this as a short break. Focus on relaxing, not thinking about work the entire time.
I eventually doodled some traditional stuff for myself in a cool new sketchbook I bought recently! It felt super relaxing.

I'm still online often. I postpone checking notes to when I feel ready to work, so if there's something urgent you need to talk to me about please say so in the title!
Don't be afraid of contacting me though. Please just be respectful of the time I need to take.

I've also had several events and plans unfolding recently. But the next upcoming weeks are empty. I'm planning to pull myself together and draw some this week,
and get back into the swing of things.

With my partner's and my upcoming 1 month vacation in Japan I've been really focused on earning enough money for it. We've got it all planned and paid for, but I severely dislike emptying my account entirely, I always want an extra cushion to come back to. (I do have a savings account as a last resort, but I'd rather leave that untouched in case of sudden emergencies)

After said vacation I'm going to start a side-job at the LUSH store in my city so I'll have a second source of income that comes with less responsibilities than being freelance, haha.
Plus, I love the store, and the employees already knew me from me being there so often anyway. I'm very much looking forward to that stability and less pressure to earn money for something. I hope the vacation will allow me to reset and come back fresh and inspired!

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For transparency, here's my current To-Do-List in order of being commissioned, which might dictate order of being worked on but not necessarily:
(Excluding full usernames for privacy purposes)

- Y: 1 of 4 left; full-body shaded
- C: reference sheet
- A: 2 full-body shaded
- A: colorful headshot