Hello! I did this last year and I thought I would do it again. It's gonna be long but I feel like I write some insightful stuff that you guys could perhaps take some advice from. I had a good year actually, it was far better than 2016. Ofcourse there were plus and minus points but I achieved some good things.

First of all, I set myself targets for 2017. They were:


What I need to do in 2017 to improve my life

1. I need to make Gdakon 2017 one of the best experiences ever, be in a really good mood and show my best side and make it a good one for my room mate and other people that I will meet there
2. Find a better job, more money means I can move out quicker
3. Stop being a pussy and actualy note and message people on this site to meet more people and perhaps make friends. I can't sit on my ass and expect people to contact me. I need to put the effort in to be more social.


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1. Yes, It was a really good con actually. I made a video about it and currently it has 650+ views and 20 likes. The con was really good but the people were really nice and so kind, now I remember why I love this fandom. There was something bad that happened, that I mentioned in private to friends, but it did not spoil the con at all. Gdakon 2017 was my first con and it was extremely memorable.
2. Yes, I quit my job of 4+ years that I hated, and got a new better paid one with more perks. my financial situation has improved by atleast 300% I'd say.
3. Mostly yes, I did try to message people first and stay more in touch, mostly it worked but it didn't always work. Sometimes it led to sadness and disappointment. But through doing it, I did make atleast 4+ contacts that I wouldn't have had if I didn't talk to people.

2017 was a very special year for me because I went to my first furcon. I've been in the fandom since 2012 and have been dreaming to go to a con for 5 years, and I was so hyped that I could go to my first furcon. It was also the year that I ordered my fursuit, and as I'm writing this, the fursuit is only 3 days from being delivered to me! I got a fursuit not to show off, not just because I could afford it or to get popular. This fursuit is extremely symbolic to me, I remember being 15 in 2012 and staying up to 5AM in the night, when i was supposed to do my homework but instead I laid in bed watching fursuit videos, con videos, fursuit bowling videos and absolutely LOVING the idea of having my own fursuit. To now finally having one.... I can't explain how I feel about this. 5 years ago I would have never thought I could ever be a suiter myself, but now I am. I absolutely can't wait to act out my character.

I also got a couple of arts, not many but I did with  lightning-wolf and  kai_yeena and thank you for letting me collab with you in those art pics! I loved them and adore both pics <3

I also have a YT channel, as of now it only has 3 videos and 17 subscribers, but I have huge idea for the channel. I want to make fursuit skits, con videos like I did for Gdakon 2017 and do collabs with other fursuiters. I have some extremely unique ideas for my YT channel, and I absolutely can't wait to do them. I learned alot about editing from my Gdakon 2017 video too, and I will purchase an expensive camera like a GoPro to record videos with, to maximise the quality of my Youtube videos. My Youtube channel is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX.....Hp9yx6zPQK992A

There were a couple of minus points of this year:

-The year itself was quite boring and uneventful, a lot of the year was going to work, coming back late at night, having a bath and going to bed. That's good for my bank account but not for my mental health.
- I made the mistake of only going to 1 con, it seriously is not enough. Because after Gdakon, I had no other con to look forward to for the rest of the year.
-Fell out with a couple of 'friends'. An example is when somebody who i was enjoying getting to know wanted to room with me, but then totally ignored me for no reason, meaning I wasn't able to go to the con that I wanted to go to and cancelled registration. Why did he stop being friends with me? I have no idea why but it's a shame it happend at the end of the year, since I wanted to end the year on a good note.

Other than that, It was a really good year. Which it defo was. So what must I do in 2018?

1. Just continue being very social to increase my chances of meeting new friends and making friends, which I want.
2. Go to atleast 3 cons, more if possible. I am already officially going to 1 (Gdakon 2018) but I need to find roomies for more. i am already in talks with 1 person to room with at several cons in 2018 and it's all goin good so far, so my chances are high of me going to several cons.
3. Work hard on my Youtube channel, and turn it into something big. I am 100% dedicated to making the best fursuit videos on Youtube.
4. Create the perfect personality for when I fursuit, I want people to say 'Wow, Volskar's character is really unique and amazing!'

What can I already look forward to in 2018?

+Going to Furrave, a massive Dutch furry rave party
+Going to my beloved Gdakon again, it's in a fantastic hotel in a fantastic location. I love this con and I absolutely can't wait
+Being a fursuiter, my beloved dream
+Meeting fantastic people that I've known for ages or from my previous con

Last year I did Shoutouts, where I put there icon in my journal and would write something nice about them. I am not gonna do this again this year because well, if you were in my previous shoutout journal, you would've also made it to this one. The same people that I enjoyed talking to last year have pretty much stayed the same, very nice people this year! So THANKYOU to those people again.

So, 2017 was a very succesfull year, could've done without the ridiculous drama and 'friends' backstabbing me, but it was still a fantastic year. I can't tell you how excited I am for 2018. If you read the whole Journal, please comment below to tell me what you liked about it or if you have any questions, or just want to post something! ^^