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6 years ago
Hi guys!
I hadn't wanted to share too much of my personal life because I always worry that they come off as excuses as to why I am so slow or scarce. I have maintained some communication with my clients who have paid for their comms but I do feel that I should try to maybe do more frequent updates so that everyone is in the know how. I will try to organize things in a concise manner. All of them have interconnected so I am going to try and write it all out in an order to show the cascade.
1. Grandfather-in-law has been put on hospice care.
For those who aren't familiar, this means that the doctors feel that he only has months to live so a nurse visits weekly to help him out and ensure he is comfortable. He has been moving around a lot and is active which is both good and bad. It's bad because he has fallen a lot and been found passed out BUT, since he has reverted back to being a stubborn man who is doing what he loves and wants his mood has improved drastically. This has given him more zest for life.
While I wish I have gone over more often my husband and I have visited him and my Mother-in-Law when we have the free time to help out. We are making more efforts to try and be more present with him during our free time.
2. My mother is selling her house to retire back to her birth-country and wants to help my husband and I buy a home of our own.
Part of why my husband and I have had limited free time is because we have had to divide our time between both mothers - one who is the sole caretaker of a stubborn old man and one who needs a lot of help prepping to sell a house. We have personal obligations and needs to help both of them out. My mother has been doing her best to try and pay other people to do a lot of the repairs but we still need to her her buy supplies and materials and then make the long drive to deliver them.
A lot of free time is spent researching homes, looking at property taxes, new county demands that is tied to streams and cesspool/septic tanks, and most importantly, try and get pre-qualified for a loan. We also went to house showings to look at houses that fit the requirements that everyone has.
3. Both my husband and I had gotten very sick in the middle of all the above chaos which made scheduling a nightmare.
I was out of working order for 2 weeks - spent a lot of time in the bathroom and the bed and just could not... human... My husband did his best to look after me but sick hours are few. Once I recovered I had to get our home caught back up to speed/cleanliness and then I also had to balance out the needs of both our mothers. I managed to get things settled.
I had overworked my hand right after my recovered and then my husband got sick for a week which meant I got sick again. The month of March is a bit blurry but we managed to muddle through.
4. Small update that isn't dramatic BUT, I had been in communication with print companies to get products made from my fanart piece.
I have 100 prints ready of my sexy pink haired lady on a lovely 11" x 14" size :D They just have to get shipped out to me. I have also ordered 50 badge pins, round 58mm, and they should be showing me a sample of it soon.
The reason why I did this was because in June my small little country-ass-country home island is having a comic convention in June. It is very short notice so I am trying hard to schedule it into my already busy schedule.
5. The usual hand issues and all the medical appointments and insurance headaches that go along with it.
For those who aren't aware, I have had chronic hand pains in my dominant hand. These pains have escalated for the past 4 years to the point where holding a phone would be hard - sometimes squeezing toothpaste is painful. Recent tests have culminated down to a pinched nerve in my neck AND, xrays showed that the ligament by my C7 had started to calcify during the healing process after getting damaged. This damage is more than likely from the car accident I was a passenger in about 8+ years ago. This calcification means I have arthritis in my neck which has made turning my neck difficult.
I have gone through a couple sessions with a chiropractor and a physical therapist. Between those treatments and my nerve calming medication ( Gabapentin ), I have been able to hold a stylus a lot longer than I did a year ago. I still have to be careful and keep an eye out on myself so that I don't overdo myself.
There are other small scheduling conflicts that had been dropped on my lap but my mental fortitude had held on thanks to the support of my family and friends. It also helped that my close friends hold a near weekly movie and potluck night to watch 1 movie from series we loved. We had done Lord of the Rings, then did the original Star Wars trilogy, and now we just finished Harry Potter. Being able to be out of the house with good food, great cocktails from talented friend, and watch a movie while we talk about it has been a boon on my life. I love my friends a lot and cannot thank them enough for letting me be a part of their circle.
What does this mean for Sora and Art? I have been catching up on my DnDecember project. I have 1 more piece to go before I start on the final batch. I work on painterly styled fanart here and there to break the monotony of lineart. Those fanart also double as "merchandise" for me :D I do love and try to be efficient. I do have a small waiting list of art projects from cherished friends/supporters so I am keeping myself busy by juggling it all. I plan to try and have a scheduled streaming session every week as well as an update journal to show what progress has been made professionally and personally.
Please do share with me what you'd like to see me do. If anyone has advice on things I am all ears.
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I have opened a tip-jar styled Patreon in an effort to get "grandfathered" in before Patreon changes their business model. Please help me get started by voting on what video game franchise I should vote on. The options on there are: Fire Emblem, Legend of Zelda, an Elder Scrolls based NPC, or some other video game character. If you can comment on which character specifically too, that would help me out a lot.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/what-.....uld-i-25678975
I do not intend this to be a paywall. Just a tip jar style with monthly commission slots. I will focus on fanart and original content but want to hold polls on what can be drawn. I would be very thankful and grateful for any and all input you guys may have :D
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Thank you guys for reading! Have a beautiful day~
Sora
I hadn't wanted to share too much of my personal life because I always worry that they come off as excuses as to why I am so slow or scarce. I have maintained some communication with my clients who have paid for their comms but I do feel that I should try to maybe do more frequent updates so that everyone is in the know how. I will try to organize things in a concise manner. All of them have interconnected so I am going to try and write it all out in an order to show the cascade.
1. Grandfather-in-law has been put on hospice care.
For those who aren't familiar, this means that the doctors feel that he only has months to live so a nurse visits weekly to help him out and ensure he is comfortable. He has been moving around a lot and is active which is both good and bad. It's bad because he has fallen a lot and been found passed out BUT, since he has reverted back to being a stubborn man who is doing what he loves and wants his mood has improved drastically. This has given him more zest for life.
While I wish I have gone over more often my husband and I have visited him and my Mother-in-Law when we have the free time to help out. We are making more efforts to try and be more present with him during our free time.
2. My mother is selling her house to retire back to her birth-country and wants to help my husband and I buy a home of our own.
Part of why my husband and I have had limited free time is because we have had to divide our time between both mothers - one who is the sole caretaker of a stubborn old man and one who needs a lot of help prepping to sell a house. We have personal obligations and needs to help both of them out. My mother has been doing her best to try and pay other people to do a lot of the repairs but we still need to her her buy supplies and materials and then make the long drive to deliver them.
A lot of free time is spent researching homes, looking at property taxes, new county demands that is tied to streams and cesspool/septic tanks, and most importantly, try and get pre-qualified for a loan. We also went to house showings to look at houses that fit the requirements that everyone has.
3. Both my husband and I had gotten very sick in the middle of all the above chaos which made scheduling a nightmare.
I was out of working order for 2 weeks - spent a lot of time in the bathroom and the bed and just could not... human... My husband did his best to look after me but sick hours are few. Once I recovered I had to get our home caught back up to speed/cleanliness and then I also had to balance out the needs of both our mothers. I managed to get things settled.
I had overworked my hand right after my recovered and then my husband got sick for a week which meant I got sick again. The month of March is a bit blurry but we managed to muddle through.
4. Small update that isn't dramatic BUT, I had been in communication with print companies to get products made from my fanart piece.
I have 100 prints ready of my sexy pink haired lady on a lovely 11" x 14" size :D They just have to get shipped out to me. I have also ordered 50 badge pins, round 58mm, and they should be showing me a sample of it soon.
The reason why I did this was because in June my small little country-ass-country home island is having a comic convention in June. It is very short notice so I am trying hard to schedule it into my already busy schedule.
5. The usual hand issues and all the medical appointments and insurance headaches that go along with it.
For those who aren't aware, I have had chronic hand pains in my dominant hand. These pains have escalated for the past 4 years to the point where holding a phone would be hard - sometimes squeezing toothpaste is painful. Recent tests have culminated down to a pinched nerve in my neck AND, xrays showed that the ligament by my C7 had started to calcify during the healing process after getting damaged. This damage is more than likely from the car accident I was a passenger in about 8+ years ago. This calcification means I have arthritis in my neck which has made turning my neck difficult.
I have gone through a couple sessions with a chiropractor and a physical therapist. Between those treatments and my nerve calming medication ( Gabapentin ), I have been able to hold a stylus a lot longer than I did a year ago. I still have to be careful and keep an eye out on myself so that I don't overdo myself.
There are other small scheduling conflicts that had been dropped on my lap but my mental fortitude had held on thanks to the support of my family and friends. It also helped that my close friends hold a near weekly movie and potluck night to watch 1 movie from series we loved. We had done Lord of the Rings, then did the original Star Wars trilogy, and now we just finished Harry Potter. Being able to be out of the house with good food, great cocktails from talented friend, and watch a movie while we talk about it has been a boon on my life. I love my friends a lot and cannot thank them enough for letting me be a part of their circle.
What does this mean for Sora and Art? I have been catching up on my DnDecember project. I have 1 more piece to go before I start on the final batch. I work on painterly styled fanart here and there to break the monotony of lineart. Those fanart also double as "merchandise" for me :D I do love and try to be efficient. I do have a small waiting list of art projects from cherished friends/supporters so I am keeping myself busy by juggling it all. I plan to try and have a scheduled streaming session every week as well as an update journal to show what progress has been made professionally and personally.
Please do share with me what you'd like to see me do. If anyone has advice on things I am all ears.
***************************
I have opened a tip-jar styled Patreon in an effort to get "grandfathered" in before Patreon changes their business model. Please help me get started by voting on what video game franchise I should vote on. The options on there are: Fire Emblem, Legend of Zelda, an Elder Scrolls based NPC, or some other video game character. If you can comment on which character specifically too, that would help me out a lot.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/what-.....uld-i-25678975
I do not intend this to be a paywall. Just a tip jar style with monthly commission slots. I will focus on fanart and original content but want to hold polls on what can be drawn. I would be very thankful and grateful for any and all input you guys may have :D
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Thank you guys for reading! Have a beautiful day~
Sora
Please keep at it. The arting and the humaning. I am sorry to hear about your grandfather as well as all of the health issues... But thank you for letting us know about them.
And I wish you luck in your house hunting. You keep saying that houses over there aren't cheap, and I am obliged to agree. While people over here are waiting to see the housing market burst again, I do not know if your area follows that trend. Of course, it would still make sense since your area could follow a premium pattern - that premium prices would reflect the base prices and have to flex and bend with them - not follow - premium could have some insulation. But it would be pulled down with like as if some distant force - we shall call it gravity.
-hugs- keep going... And please be safe.
Also. Asbestos stopped being legal to be put in homes in 1977. It sounds like you know what you are looking for though.
I received some happy-ish news from my mother in law. He isn't ACTUALLY ON HOSPICE! Great news!! Last we spoke she had said hospice. I'm not clear on the details but for now, it is nice to know that the doctor's haven't put a time limit on him. I feel personally that as long as we keep him -feeling- healthy and in a good emotional state, then the old man will have years to come. Depression ages and weakens you and during the time he finally got out of the hospital and made to act like an invalid was the time he really did -look- like an invalid.
And thank you very much for your wellwishes :D We have an eye on a house and home we can sell my mom's soon enough to snag it. The home was recently built by the current owner so huzzah! NO fear of Asbestos :D