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In need of help: Biting off more than I can chew.
7 years ago
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For those reading this, I’m sorry it’s taken me so long to resurface here on FA, I’ve a massive backlog of notes, comments and art to look back into, and I’ll hopefully get to speak to you all again soon, but right now, this journal is kind of my biggest priority.
This journal isn’t easy to write, because effectively I’m about to ask a lot from folks here, and feel very conflicted about asking for this.
Suffice to say, I’ve been struggling with depression a lot, chronic fatigue has set in and it’s not an easy battle by any means, but I’m still fighting it. The worst blow was losing Rascal I think. Although we still have Managan, losing Rascal hit me really hard, but after a long talk, we finally decided we would get a rescue again.
Only thing is - and here’s the selfish bit - among the dogs seen, there’s a pair of dogs that are in need of rescue together, and can’t be separated. And while we’re ready to long term commit to caring for them, there are initial vet bills and costs to getting them here that are making them hard to get past.
I’ve looked at my own savings and everything else, and if I want to do this, I need to raise another 500 dollars.
But I can’t open another Donations for Doodles option, I still owe at least Vosur and Nathan art there in my massive art drought, so here’s the hard part, I’m asking for donations here but haven’t much to offer in return.
I feel like this is a pretty selfish ask, but I’d like to think this is for a good cause in saving not one, but two Chow Chows who’re in bad need of a good home.
So, with not much I can offer, this is me testing the waters.
If I can’t offer a person by person reward for this, what if I were to offer something in exchange if I can meet this goal, say, one journal and one art a week?
Considering it’s life or death for these dogs and I’m not sure how much time they have, I’m more than willing to commit to forcing myself to gear into drawing again if it means helping them, and maybe helping myself somehow.
Bottom line, would that be something folks would be willing to donate to, or is there something else I could try to offer to ask for help towards this?
This journal isn’t easy to write, because effectively I’m about to ask a lot from folks here, and feel very conflicted about asking for this.
Suffice to say, I’ve been struggling with depression a lot, chronic fatigue has set in and it’s not an easy battle by any means, but I’m still fighting it. The worst blow was losing Rascal I think. Although we still have Managan, losing Rascal hit me really hard, but after a long talk, we finally decided we would get a rescue again.
Only thing is - and here’s the selfish bit - among the dogs seen, there’s a pair of dogs that are in need of rescue together, and can’t be separated. And while we’re ready to long term commit to caring for them, there are initial vet bills and costs to getting them here that are making them hard to get past.
I’ve looked at my own savings and everything else, and if I want to do this, I need to raise another 500 dollars.
But I can’t open another Donations for Doodles option, I still owe at least Vosur and Nathan art there in my massive art drought, so here’s the hard part, I’m asking for donations here but haven’t much to offer in return.
I feel like this is a pretty selfish ask, but I’d like to think this is for a good cause in saving not one, but two Chow Chows who’re in bad need of a good home.
So, with not much I can offer, this is me testing the waters.
If I can’t offer a person by person reward for this, what if I were to offer something in exchange if I can meet this goal, say, one journal and one art a week?
Considering it’s life or death for these dogs and I’m not sure how much time they have, I’m more than willing to commit to forcing myself to gear into drawing again if it means helping them, and maybe helping myself somehow.
Bottom line, would that be something folks would be willing to donate to, or is there something else I could try to offer to ask for help towards this?
I’ll keep looking for any way to get this together, just for now need to think positively on this one >_>
Any help is appreciated, but I’ll understand if things are tight =o
Been forever, thank you for shouting here =o
really wish I could help but my money situation is the same, just with student debt instead of getting doggos, hehe... if I do manage to get some extra money (like via commissions) I'll be sure to send it your way
Moral support goes a ways way to helping keep my spirits up on this one I think, lol, a lot going on, but I definitely wanna make this my front battle line to stand up for
I’ve got about a week to get myself battle ready here, so we’ll cross fingers and do our best
And good luck to you too, I know the student loan process is like an uphill struggle in and of itself <_<
I will manage with loans. thankfully there is a good enough demand for mechanical engineering that I should be able to get a good paying job once I'm done XD
but ya, I'll be here as much as I can be
I check my messages on FA a few times a day so I can respond quickly :3
Thanks for thinking of us anyhow <3
Still, either way, you still get my thanks as well as hugs x3 *Hug*
Hopefully you'll see me have plenty updates on these doggos if all goes well and we can see what their fave food is!
I think getting more dogs might help a lot with your depression, though sadly I'm a little uncertain about my own financial situation.
If only I weren't traveling soon... I'd donate without asking anything in return but I'm not sure how much money I'll need during my trip. ._.
Have you maybe thought of using GoFundMe or something? Not sure if those work for cases like this but it'd be worth looking into.
Good luck with the fundraising! ::hugs::
You and a couple people been saying maybe this is the right way to turn, so, fingers crossed we're making the right decision here, lol
As far as finances? Understandable plenty that you have things to take care of, don't worry if things are uncertain, we're just about ready over here, need to maybe make another journal for the final push =B
GoFundMe I tried once to setup, but I keep getting bumped back for different reasons XP Still, we're almost there much thanks to folks
If you can't donate, the only other thing I can ask is if you cross fingers and hold your breath for us, need all the morale we can, and any word of mouth would be a massive help too =o
If you're still taking donations, I've got some spare budget from last month I can toss your way. Send me a note if I can help.
Again, I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again, just a bit thanks for contributing with advice as well as furthering help to get us closer and closer to this!