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8 years ago
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So, first of all: I'm alive and well! Sorry to have worried people with my silence... the last couple months have just been pretty crazy-busy for me, and I just reached a cognitive & emotional breaking point, thanks to a bunch of life transitions:
-I had to put down my 16yo cat (adopted him from a shelter 10yrs ago) due to progressive kidney failure... not unexpected at his agem he was loved and lived a long life, but it still hit me really hard. :(
-I moved for the first time in 8 years... to a different state... to a house that's getting a ton of renovations done (both by us, and by contractors), so things have been, to put it lightly, a bit unsettled!
-Internet here was spotty at first, and it took awhile to resolve wireless issues... leaving me to try and do everything I needed on my phone (which is a pain)!
-I got some kind of sickness (probably viral) a few weeks ago that gave me horrible vertigo for up to a minite whenever I'd move my head position. I also got cold symptoms along with it, so did the eat-soup-and-sleep-for-a-week thing, and it stopped and I felt fine after roughly a week and a half, but WOW that wasn't fun. Reminded once again be thankful I'm [mostly] healthy, and to never to take that good health for granted!
-Did I mention the moving I did was during a 106 degree heat wave... while basically the entire Pacific Northwest was also on fire? c.c; Yeah, breathing that may have actually contributed to be getting sick, as I didn't take breathing precautions and it was not long after I was exposed to all of that. If that level of smoke happens here again, it's respirator time for sure.
-I also disappeared into the forest several times, interwoven with all the other goings-on; this was much needed, and very important for my mental well-being. Nature is the best therapy, bar-none. <3
Things are finally (finally!) settling down and getting back to normal for me... but I'm very sorry to everyone who was worried about me! :/ And I'm sorry that pretty much all my commissions got stalled in the process of moving, and everything else. I'm working on getting back to each of you who contacted me - I think I'm about halfway there, so look for updates by email from me soon if you haven't seen one yet! Also, expect a ton of new art in the coming days/weeks...!
Update about the Beach Bonfire YCH specifically: lines are basically done, and the ink WIP is going out by email shortly. Thanks everyone for your patience!! I am also hoping to get the last few additional slots, to fill for flat prices first-come-first-serve, hopefully ready to be claimed tomrrow, around 6pm PST. :3 If not, I'll still make an update then about when to expect the last slots to open... bit it's in the final stretch, at long last.
If you have any questions not addressed above, please email me! My address is electricgecko@gmail.com, feel free to email me again if you did within the last couple months and never heard back; I will try and get back to everyone with updates ASAP. Thanks for reading, watch for more soon, and hope you're all enjoying the weekend. :)
-I had to put down my 16yo cat (adopted him from a shelter 10yrs ago) due to progressive kidney failure... not unexpected at his agem he was loved and lived a long life, but it still hit me really hard. :(
-I moved for the first time in 8 years... to a different state... to a house that's getting a ton of renovations done (both by us, and by contractors), so things have been, to put it lightly, a bit unsettled!
-Internet here was spotty at first, and it took awhile to resolve wireless issues... leaving me to try and do everything I needed on my phone (which is a pain)!
-I got some kind of sickness (probably viral) a few weeks ago that gave me horrible vertigo for up to a minite whenever I'd move my head position. I also got cold symptoms along with it, so did the eat-soup-and-sleep-for-a-week thing, and it stopped and I felt fine after roughly a week and a half, but WOW that wasn't fun. Reminded once again be thankful I'm [mostly] healthy, and to never to take that good health for granted!
-Did I mention the moving I did was during a 106 degree heat wave... while basically the entire Pacific Northwest was also on fire? c.c; Yeah, breathing that may have actually contributed to be getting sick, as I didn't take breathing precautions and it was not long after I was exposed to all of that. If that level of smoke happens here again, it's respirator time for sure.
-I also disappeared into the forest several times, interwoven with all the other goings-on; this was much needed, and very important for my mental well-being. Nature is the best therapy, bar-none. <3
Things are finally (finally!) settling down and getting back to normal for me... but I'm very sorry to everyone who was worried about me! :/ And I'm sorry that pretty much all my commissions got stalled in the process of moving, and everything else. I'm working on getting back to each of you who contacted me - I think I'm about halfway there, so look for updates by email from me soon if you haven't seen one yet! Also, expect a ton of new art in the coming days/weeks...!
Update about the Beach Bonfire YCH specifically: lines are basically done, and the ink WIP is going out by email shortly. Thanks everyone for your patience!! I am also hoping to get the last few additional slots, to fill for flat prices first-come-first-serve, hopefully ready to be claimed tomrrow, around 6pm PST. :3 If not, I'll still make an update then about when to expect the last slots to open... bit it's in the final stretch, at long last.
If you have any questions not addressed above, please email me! My address is electricgecko@gmail.com, feel free to email me again if you did within the last couple months and never heard back; I will try and get back to everyone with updates ASAP. Thanks for reading, watch for more soon, and hope you're all enjoying the weekend. :)
I love the forests and the lakes out on the peninsula. It's a bit of a haul from Seattle, but the energy is just fantastic. When I was in the mossy forests near Lake Quinault, I half-expected to see a few kodamas peeking out from behind the moss.
Sorry about your cat. :C Good long life, though.
Sorry about the furbaby. :/ It never gets easier, but never regret that special bond.
What state are you in now then?
Good to see you back.
But I'm glad you're settling in - this new place is gonna be really good for you!