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Tablet art programs?
Posted 10 years agoFriend of mine has an Android Tablet, 4 or 5 he's not sure. What programs are there out there that are compatible for this? He enjoys drawing and wants to give digital a go, but needs a good program.
CLIP STUDIO PAINT SALE!
Posted 10 years agoStill a little over 5 hours left. SUPER CHEAP PRICES!
I purchased the Pro version, myself. Go check it out!!!
http://www.clipstudio.net/en/purchase*falls over*
Posted 11 years agoBluh. BLUH I SAY!
Wii U
Posted 11 years agoWe got one for Christmas, if anyone else has one feel free to add me! Username is Sontock. Right now we only have Smash Brothers (I haven't played this yet) and Hyrule Warriors (which I am in love with!), and we're looking to get Mario Kart 8 here soon. If you add me, let me know!
Happy Halloween!!!
Posted 11 years agoWOOT WOOT!
Gonna take Lacie out and walk around dressed up :) Well, me and her will be. Chibi never dresses up xD Not that he doesn't want to, but we never have the extra cash to get him a costume. Mine is simple, I got a wig and a mask to wear (though it means taking off my glasses and going around half blind xD) and tossing on my skirt and fancy top! Lacie is gonna be a Lady Bug, because her nick name is Bug ^__^
Hope everyone has a safe and happy Halloween, awooOoooOoo!
Gonna take Lacie out and walk around dressed up :) Well, me and her will be. Chibi never dresses up xD Not that he doesn't want to, but we never have the extra cash to get him a costume. Mine is simple, I got a wig and a mask to wear (though it means taking off my glasses and going around half blind xD) and tossing on my skirt and fancy top! Lacie is gonna be a Lady Bug, because her nick name is Bug ^__^
Hope everyone has a safe and happy Halloween, awooOoooOoo!
Commission Special
Posted 11 years agoHey everyone!
Trying to bring in some extra income, being a stay at home new-mom and all. So I am offering $11 Full body full flat color single character only, or $6 half body full flat color. Can do adult as well as general, can do couple half body for an additional $3. Refer here for what I will and will not draw.
USD Only
PayPal Only
Examples
Taa-Daa
Unlike my regular commissions where prices may vary, the 11 and 6 (or 9 for two character half body) are set prices.
Trying to bring in some extra income, being a stay at home new-mom and all. So I am offering $11 Full body full flat color single character only, or $6 half body full flat color. Can do adult as well as general, can do couple half body for an additional $3. Refer here for what I will and will not draw.
USD Only
PayPal Only
Examples
Taa-Daa
Unlike my regular commissions where prices may vary, the 11 and 6 (or 9 for two character half body) are set prices.
A realization ...
Posted 11 years agoAnd I just realized ... it's 17 years ago, to the Day, that we lost my brother. He passed away on Thursday, October 23rd 1997. I remember it was a Thursday because I missed school the next day and had to explain on Monday why I was absent to every teacher I saw that day -__-
Miss ya, bro. Wish you were here to meet your Niece.
Miss ya, bro. Wish you were here to meet your Niece.
Free Art Raffle ~ Signal Boost
Posted 11 years agoCute art work, and they got a cool raffle going, check it out :D
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/6210991/
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/6210991/
YCH Bedroom Eyes
Posted 11 years agoA new YCH is up. Please visit
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/14822845/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/14822845/
Other places to find me
Posted 11 years agoIf FA happens to go down again all the sites you can find me on are:
FB
DA
InkBunny
Furiffic (nothing uploaded here yet, it's brand new)
Weasyl
All of these accounts have the same Username - Sontock - except for FB, where I am Sontock Tsukino.
FB
DA
InkBunny
Furiffic (nothing uploaded here yet, it's brand new)
Weasyl
All of these accounts have the same Username - Sontock - except for FB, where I am Sontock Tsukino.
Costume Picture
Posted 11 years agoEvery year I do a picture of Sontock dressed up as someone or something (A witch two years in a row, then a member of Team Rocket another year) and I was sitting here wondering ... what, or who, should Sontock dress up as this year? I have an idea :D I'm not gonna say what or who though right now, but I want suggestions!
Suggest something or someone for Sontock to dress up as :D I may still do my idea, along side of the other, but if someone suggests something I really like more, then that's even better! :D
No clowns or spiders -____-;
Suggest something or someone for Sontock to dress up as :D I may still do my idea, along side of the other, but if someone suggests something I really like more, then that's even better! :D
No clowns or spiders -____-;
Character re-design?
Posted 11 years agoI love my 'sona, but over the years as I've grown and matured, she's changed as well. And I'm thinking it's time for another change. Not species wise, but appearance, perhaps. Eye color, hair length/color(s) ... etc.
Nothing drastic so that the stuff I've had drawn will be completely out of sync with her, but just ... SOME kind of change. Part of me was thinking about making her eyes Green, keeping the dark brown hair mostly, but making it much longer and adding some kind of fun color to it? I dunno. It's just an idea I've been tossing around for a while.
Thought I'd put a journal out here, get some opinions, and just be alive :p
Nothing drastic so that the stuff I've had drawn will be completely out of sync with her, but just ... SOME kind of change. Part of me was thinking about making her eyes Green, keeping the dark brown hair mostly, but making it much longer and adding some kind of fun color to it? I dunno. It's just an idea I've been tossing around for a while.
Thought I'd put a journal out here, get some opinions, and just be alive :p
Update on Life
Posted 11 years agoSo, an update on life.
My dad's cancer is back. The counts are slowly, though steadily, rising. The last few weeks have been rough because I've been trying to talk him into getting his affairs in order so that when the time comes, hopefully later rather than sooner, we won't have all the rush and confusion we had with my mother. Not knowing where he'll go, how we're going to cover it, etc.
He has two policies, so we have the funds when the time comes thankfully. But we still need to find out where he'll be buried, who will host his services, and what will happen to his personal belongings. Sean and I are meeting with him and one of his policy holders tomorrow to go over some details, including how to write his will and what sort of things need to be included in it.
It's not fun stuff to think about, but it needs to be done. We had no plans at all for my mother, no insurance and no where for her to go and it resulted in her being cremated, which was something she absolutely did NOT want done ... but we had no other options. And her death was a lot more sudden, so I don't want to lose the chance, knowing it's coming, to get everything with my dad in order.
Throw two sick adults, a baby, truck repair bills plus other bills into the mix and life's been pretty stressful, but we're making it. Little by little, day by day. Though it's not easy. Dad seems to have given up, each week since Mom has been gone, his attitude has gotten worse and worse. He is sadder and sadder, and just not handling life well. He is stressed about his health, and rightly so of course. But every day seems to be a struggle for him.
We are planning to move back in with my dad, he needs me. We just don't know how soon, though. I want to continue helping out our roommate however we can when we do leave, as we moved in with her because of her father's death she needed the extra help to keep her home and other bills kept up. Though I feel badly that we haven't been able to do more because of bills and everything going on.
Trying to stay strong, but so much piling on, and time isn't exactly a friend of ours. But, we will pull through. We always do. Not looking for sympathy or anything like that. Just venting a little, really.
My dad's cancer is back. The counts are slowly, though steadily, rising. The last few weeks have been rough because I've been trying to talk him into getting his affairs in order so that when the time comes, hopefully later rather than sooner, we won't have all the rush and confusion we had with my mother. Not knowing where he'll go, how we're going to cover it, etc.
He has two policies, so we have the funds when the time comes thankfully. But we still need to find out where he'll be buried, who will host his services, and what will happen to his personal belongings. Sean and I are meeting with him and one of his policy holders tomorrow to go over some details, including how to write his will and what sort of things need to be included in it.
It's not fun stuff to think about, but it needs to be done. We had no plans at all for my mother, no insurance and no where for her to go and it resulted in her being cremated, which was something she absolutely did NOT want done ... but we had no other options. And her death was a lot more sudden, so I don't want to lose the chance, knowing it's coming, to get everything with my dad in order.
Throw two sick adults, a baby, truck repair bills plus other bills into the mix and life's been pretty stressful, but we're making it. Little by little, day by day. Though it's not easy. Dad seems to have given up, each week since Mom has been gone, his attitude has gotten worse and worse. He is sadder and sadder, and just not handling life well. He is stressed about his health, and rightly so of course. But every day seems to be a struggle for him.
We are planning to move back in with my dad, he needs me. We just don't know how soon, though. I want to continue helping out our roommate however we can when we do leave, as we moved in with her because of her father's death she needed the extra help to keep her home and other bills kept up. Though I feel badly that we haven't been able to do more because of bills and everything going on.
Trying to stay strong, but so much piling on, and time isn't exactly a friend of ours. But, we will pull through. We always do. Not looking for sympathy or anything like that. Just venting a little, really.
So, I'm sick
Posted 11 years agoYaaay x__x
My mate has a severe Sinus infection and is on Antibiotics. But now I'm sick, I haven't been to see the doctor yet, but I will soon. And the baby is sick, too. Though just starting. Taking her to see her pediatrician today. Huzzah for summer colds! -___-
My mate has a severe Sinus infection and is on Antibiotics. But now I'm sick, I haven't been to see the doctor yet, but I will soon. And the baby is sick, too. Though just starting. Taking her to see her pediatrician today. Huzzah for summer colds! -___-
A bitter-sweet Mother's Day
Posted 11 years agoThis is my first Mother's Day as a Mother, which is so incredibly awesome. I simply adore my little girl and can't imagine my life without her :)
But, on the other hand, it's also my first Mother's Day without my mother. My heart aches and it's just so weird not picking up the phone to call her :(
But, on the other hand, it's also my first Mother's Day without my mother. My heart aches and it's just so weird not picking up the phone to call her :(
Life Update
Posted 11 years agoC-Sections are not fun, well ... recovering from them anyways xD
Life hasn't changed too much, there's just a lot more shirt-off time these days LOL! It's part of the whole skin-to-skin bonding that a lot of breast feeding moms do these days. And honestly I do feel it's bringing Lacie and I closer together :) the only downside is that when she's hungry, if Chibi is holding her she'll turn her head and try to nurse on him xD
5 Days old and she's already trying to roll over, and lift her head to look around. Might not be all that big a deal, but I honestly didn't think they started doing that until they were a few weeks old? Ah, well. She does a lot of eating and sleeping right now. And when she has a dirty diaper, the whole house knows it >__> She's got some good lungs!
Got her first pediatric's appointment tomorrow, and I have to schedule an appointment to get these staples removed. Hoping once they're gone it'll be a little easier to get around. Right now I'm just so swollen I can't bend over more than a couple inches (or for more than a few minutes) without being in pain. I cried today because I couldn't pick my own pants up off the floor e___e
Other than that ... not much else going on. Life is pretty happy right now :)
Life hasn't changed too much, there's just a lot more shirt-off time these days LOL! It's part of the whole skin-to-skin bonding that a lot of breast feeding moms do these days. And honestly I do feel it's bringing Lacie and I closer together :) the only downside is that when she's hungry, if Chibi is holding her she'll turn her head and try to nurse on him xD
5 Days old and she's already trying to roll over, and lift her head to look around. Might not be all that big a deal, but I honestly didn't think they started doing that until they were a few weeks old? Ah, well. She does a lot of eating and sleeping right now. And when she has a dirty diaper, the whole house knows it >__> She's got some good lungs!
Got her first pediatric's appointment tomorrow, and I have to schedule an appointment to get these staples removed. Hoping once they're gone it'll be a little easier to get around. Right now I'm just so swollen I can't bend over more than a couple inches (or for more than a few minutes) without being in pain. I cried today because I couldn't pick my own pants up off the floor e___e
Other than that ... not much else going on. Life is pretty happy right now :)
Happy fun labor times!
Posted 11 years agoSo yeah, in the hospital delivering another human being into the world.
Dilation is a slow, boring process. Contractions are getting stronger, but still tolerable. 5cm Dilated and 75% effaced. HOW EXCITING! :p
Dilation is a slow, boring process. Contractions are getting stronger, but still tolerable. 5cm Dilated and 75% effaced. HOW EXCITING! :p
Death in the family
Posted 11 years agoWe lost my mother yesterday.
It was completely unexpected. She had gone to the hospital about 3 weeks ago with pneumonia, and seemed to be doing better. She was still a little congested but otherwise wasn't bad. But because there was no foul play suspected they won't be doing an autopsy. My mother had a lot of health issues, mostly heart related, so they're ruling it as natural causes, I guess.
But now my family is faced with the fact she had no life insurance. She did not want to be cremated, but due to the suddenty of her death, we simply cannot afford a viewing and funeral; casket and plot, etc. just ... aren't possible. So my father and I decided we have to do a cremation after all, and the funeral home my best friend was able to find is amazing. They'll handle notification of death to various parties and whatnot, and including the cremation the total is a little over $1300.
The part that hurts the most is that I'm still pregnant; she kept saying over and over she wasn't going to live to see her first grandchild be born. We all thought she was just being paranoid. I have an appointment Monday to schedule to be induced ... she had less than a week to go. It hurts so bad, but I have to fight it and stay calm because I do have high blood pressure right now and am on medication to keep it in check.
Just ... feeling a bit lost right now. We didn't get a long very well, we fought like cats and dogs, but she was my mom.
It was completely unexpected. She had gone to the hospital about 3 weeks ago with pneumonia, and seemed to be doing better. She was still a little congested but otherwise wasn't bad. But because there was no foul play suspected they won't be doing an autopsy. My mother had a lot of health issues, mostly heart related, so they're ruling it as natural causes, I guess.
But now my family is faced with the fact she had no life insurance. She did not want to be cremated, but due to the suddenty of her death, we simply cannot afford a viewing and funeral; casket and plot, etc. just ... aren't possible. So my father and I decided we have to do a cremation after all, and the funeral home my best friend was able to find is amazing. They'll handle notification of death to various parties and whatnot, and including the cremation the total is a little over $1300.
The part that hurts the most is that I'm still pregnant; she kept saying over and over she wasn't going to live to see her first grandchild be born. We all thought she was just being paranoid. I have an appointment Monday to schedule to be induced ... she had less than a week to go. It hurts so bad, but I have to fight it and stay calm because I do have high blood pressure right now and am on medication to keep it in check.
Just ... feeling a bit lost right now. We didn't get a long very well, we fought like cats and dogs, but she was my mom.
Please, please help <3
Posted 11 years agoRe-posting this, hoping to get some help from all you wonderful, fantastic, animal loving furries out there. *bats lashes*
Please help, even if just a little (a dollar or two is still enough!). The person you are helping is my best friend of 18 years, AND our current room-mate; meaning this directly effects me, my mate and our expected child (just 4 weeks left until she's born).
A copy of her Journal ...
"This is very hard for me to do, but for my furbabies, my ratties, cats, and my darling older dog who is my mascot, i dont have a choice. I have fallen on very hard times since my daddy passed in september. The bills are piling up, and there have been complications that arose to make things even worse. I am in danger of losing my home....and if that happens, i will have to rehome my furbabies. I am working at 2 different jobs to try and catch up, and so far, its just gotten worse. I'm coming to you all, in hopes that some of you will help me. This is a fund ive set up for donations to help me with bills...if you can, please help."
To help, please visit this site: http://www.gofundme.com/7cvklw
I know the final goal amount may seem like a lot, but as I said even just a dollar is appreciated! And if you could help by boosting this even further that would be fantastic! On top of us Furries being at risk of losing the house, it would also require us rehousing 14 cats, 4 ferrets, 10 Rats, 2 Dogs and 2 Lizards. Some of these animals are no longer young and thus would not stand a very good chance of finding a good forever home if it comes to being moved. So please help!
Thank you.
Please help, even if just a little (a dollar or two is still enough!). The person you are helping is my best friend of 18 years, AND our current room-mate; meaning this directly effects me, my mate and our expected child (just 4 weeks left until she's born).
A copy of her Journal ...
"This is very hard for me to do, but for my furbabies, my ratties, cats, and my darling older dog who is my mascot, i dont have a choice. I have fallen on very hard times since my daddy passed in september. The bills are piling up, and there have been complications that arose to make things even worse. I am in danger of losing my home....and if that happens, i will have to rehome my furbabies. I am working at 2 different jobs to try and catch up, and so far, its just gotten worse. I'm coming to you all, in hopes that some of you will help me. This is a fund ive set up for donations to help me with bills...if you can, please help."
To help, please visit this site: http://www.gofundme.com/7cvklw
I know the final goal amount may seem like a lot, but as I said even just a dollar is appreciated! And if you could help by boosting this even further that would be fantastic! On top of us Furries being at risk of losing the house, it would also require us rehousing 14 cats, 4 ferrets, 10 Rats, 2 Dogs and 2 Lizards. Some of these animals are no longer young and thus would not stand a very good chance of finding a good forever home if it comes to being moved. So please help!
Thank you.
SAI users, HELP!
Posted 11 years agoHey there fellow SAI users!
I come to you with a couple of issues that I have no idea how they got there, or how to fix them. I did NOT have these problems when I did my last piece, however while working on my latest piece I discovered some rather irritating problems. Maybe you can help?
The first issue I noticed, my Ink Pen tool ...
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y2.....psc1a22c73.png
As you can see, the color coming out is not the color selected.
The second issue I noticed, the Background Layer effecting layers above it ...
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y2.....ps1d99ec35.png
Again ... no idea how these issues came about considering I haven't changed any settings between my previous piece and this one, and my previous piece had no issues at all. So what can I do to fix them? The background layer problem is, really, the most problematic of the two, because I have found a work around for the Ink Pen problem (just use the normal pen, ha!) but .. yeah. Help please? <3
I come to you with a couple of issues that I have no idea how they got there, or how to fix them. I did NOT have these problems when I did my last piece, however while working on my latest piece I discovered some rather irritating problems. Maybe you can help?
The first issue I noticed, my Ink Pen tool ...
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y2.....psc1a22c73.png
As you can see, the color coming out is not the color selected.
The second issue I noticed, the Background Layer effecting layers above it ...
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y2.....ps1d99ec35.png
Again ... no idea how these issues came about considering I haven't changed any settings between my previous piece and this one, and my previous piece had no issues at all. So what can I do to fix them? The background layer problem is, really, the most problematic of the two, because I have found a work around for the Ink Pen problem (just use the normal pen, ha!) but .. yeah. Help please? <3
9 years ago tomorrow.
Posted 11 years ago9 years ago tomorrow. That was when I met one of the most important people in my life. One of my closest friends. My heart and soul. 9 years ago tomorrow I met 
chibikitsune. I remember 
sunshadow422 and I going to the airport to pick him up, I was so, so so so nervous lol! I was so incredibly shy, I remember when we got back to my house, I wouldn't sit on the couch with him. Heck, I wouldn't even look at him! I was so shy then, and so nervous. Which was so weird because when I met him at the airport, while we talked on the hour drive back to my house ... something occurred to me. This would be the man I spent the rest of my life with.
It actually took Sunshadow getting up and dragging my ass over to the couch before I could bring myself to look at him directly. And ever since then, I haven't been able to take my eyes off of him. I've changed a lot since the two of us have been together, but it feels natural. As though he simply woke up another part of me, a part that was laying in slumber until the time came. Each day we're together, I grow more and more thankful to have him. I feel so incredibly blessed. Though he doesn't understand or believe me when I tell him that I feel like the lucky one, to have him in my life.
We're lucky enough that since his move to DE in June 9 years ago, we've never spent more than a week or two apart. Unlike those who have jobs who keep them apart for months, even years at a time. I couldn't imagine my life where he isn't by my side each night when we go to sleep, and each morning when we wake up. In the 9 years we've been together, we've NEVER gone to bed angry with each other. We end every night with I love you. And I can't remember more than 2 big arguments, that again ... still got resolved before bedtime, and ended with an I love you.
There aren't many people out there who can say this about their relationship. Whether it's just two people dating, or even another married couple. But I am thankful everyday for him. And though lately I've been ... less than pleasant and incredibly moody ... he is there for me, he is patient with me, and he loves me. It's so hard to explain, to put into words, just how much I love and cherish him. 9 years together, and at the end of the month we'll be celebrating 3 years of marriage, and about two weeks after that we'll be welcoming our little girl to the world.
My life may not be what many would call perfect, but it's more than I could have EVER hoped for.
chibikitsune. I remember 
sunshadow422 and I going to the airport to pick him up, I was so, so so so nervous lol! I was so incredibly shy, I remember when we got back to my house, I wouldn't sit on the couch with him. Heck, I wouldn't even look at him! I was so shy then, and so nervous. Which was so weird because when I met him at the airport, while we talked on the hour drive back to my house ... something occurred to me. This would be the man I spent the rest of my life with.It actually took Sunshadow getting up and dragging my ass over to the couch before I could bring myself to look at him directly. And ever since then, I haven't been able to take my eyes off of him. I've changed a lot since the two of us have been together, but it feels natural. As though he simply woke up another part of me, a part that was laying in slumber until the time came. Each day we're together, I grow more and more thankful to have him. I feel so incredibly blessed. Though he doesn't understand or believe me when I tell him that I feel like the lucky one, to have him in my life.
We're lucky enough that since his move to DE in June 9 years ago, we've never spent more than a week or two apart. Unlike those who have jobs who keep them apart for months, even years at a time. I couldn't imagine my life where he isn't by my side each night when we go to sleep, and each morning when we wake up. In the 9 years we've been together, we've NEVER gone to bed angry with each other. We end every night with I love you. And I can't remember more than 2 big arguments, that again ... still got resolved before bedtime, and ended with an I love you.
There aren't many people out there who can say this about their relationship. Whether it's just two people dating, or even another married couple. But I am thankful everyday for him. And though lately I've been ... less than pleasant and incredibly moody ... he is there for me, he is patient with me, and he loves me. It's so hard to explain, to put into words, just how much I love and cherish him. 9 years together, and at the end of the month we'll be celebrating 3 years of marriage, and about two weeks after that we'll be welcoming our little girl to the world.
My life may not be what many would call perfect, but it's more than I could have EVER hoped for.
So, remember my last journal?
Posted 11 years agoYeah. I wish that were still the case. But, nope. It's gotten worse.
With only six weeks left until the little one is due, she's getting into position and causing some interesting discomfort and pains. And yes, that's correct. SIX. WEEKS. LEFT. We're getting very close to the day I am looking forward to as much as I was my wedding day; our little one's arrival.
Pains in the lower stomach and groin, sharp and sometimes lasting as long as 5 minutes, are worse than just not being able to be comfortable. Which, is still an issue too! But, I've talked to my Dr and she says more than likely it's my body prepping for the baby's descent and arrival, which makes sense. I've looked up what the usual symptoms of Labor are (how contractions will feel for example) and thankfully what I am experiencing are not the same.
Sleep is still hard to come by. With the expansion of the baby and my belly, I have to sleep practically sitting up to keep the pressure off my lungs (I'm also on an inhaler now to help maintain my asthma better) and am keeping a pillow between my legs when I am able to actually lay on my side to help alleviate some of the discomfort there, which my Dr says could also be contributing to the groin pains.
Hmm. What else, what else? We've moved out of my parents and in with my best friend, we're paying rent here but it's a win win situation over-all. She gets money to help her with her bills and she has a spare bedroom we can use to make into a nursery for the baby so that we're not crammed into a single bedroom, like we would have been at my parents AND we get away from my mother who was driving me absolutely insane and we were only there 3 months.
I have gestational diabetes, so I am on a controlled carbohydrate diet to help monitor and maintain my sugar. I'm doing really well for the most part, but I have my high days because there are some things that I do treat myself to occasionally (an extra soda, some ice cream) because if I try to cut it out entirely for the next six weeks ... I'd go nuts and kill someone.
For the most part, I think that's it. Haven't had the drive to do any drawing, my friends' brother is staying here too in the living room, and generally I am not very comfortable with drawing while people are in the room, so that's where I stand for now on art. I have a commission I need to re-start and of course one still on reserve, with three open spaces for anyone else who is interested. Yes, I know I have a low drive for art but I want to still put it out there that commissions are still open and I really do want to try and get my stuff together and start working on art again. Just. Need. Drive.
So, that's what's been going on with us. We're both totally still alive just ... life happened.
With only six weeks left until the little one is due, she's getting into position and causing some interesting discomfort and pains. And yes, that's correct. SIX. WEEKS. LEFT. We're getting very close to the day I am looking forward to as much as I was my wedding day; our little one's arrival.
Pains in the lower stomach and groin, sharp and sometimes lasting as long as 5 minutes, are worse than just not being able to be comfortable. Which, is still an issue too! But, I've talked to my Dr and she says more than likely it's my body prepping for the baby's descent and arrival, which makes sense. I've looked up what the usual symptoms of Labor are (how contractions will feel for example) and thankfully what I am experiencing are not the same.
Sleep is still hard to come by. With the expansion of the baby and my belly, I have to sleep practically sitting up to keep the pressure off my lungs (I'm also on an inhaler now to help maintain my asthma better) and am keeping a pillow between my legs when I am able to actually lay on my side to help alleviate some of the discomfort there, which my Dr says could also be contributing to the groin pains.
Hmm. What else, what else? We've moved out of my parents and in with my best friend, we're paying rent here but it's a win win situation over-all. She gets money to help her with her bills and she has a spare bedroom we can use to make into a nursery for the baby so that we're not crammed into a single bedroom, like we would have been at my parents AND we get away from my mother who was driving me absolutely insane and we were only there 3 months.
I have gestational diabetes, so I am on a controlled carbohydrate diet to help monitor and maintain my sugar. I'm doing really well for the most part, but I have my high days because there are some things that I do treat myself to occasionally (an extra soda, some ice cream) because if I try to cut it out entirely for the next six weeks ... I'd go nuts and kill someone.
For the most part, I think that's it. Haven't had the drive to do any drawing, my friends' brother is staying here too in the living room, and generally I am not very comfortable with drawing while people are in the room, so that's where I stand for now on art. I have a commission I need to re-start and of course one still on reserve, with three open spaces for anyone else who is interested. Yes, I know I have a low drive for art but I want to still put it out there that commissions are still open and I really do want to try and get my stuff together and start working on art again. Just. Need. Drive.
So, that's what's been going on with us. We're both totally still alive just ... life happened.
That point in pregnancy when ...
Posted 12 years agoI cannot get/stay comfortable to save my life!
Is it really too much to ask to be comfortable for just a little while?! I've been confined practically to my bed because I'm at the point where my feet are swelling if they aren't propped up. And I had the idea that I could totally sit in the recliner except that ... it's a rocker recliner so the moment you kick the foot prop up it lays back too far for the sort of back support I'm looking for. I even tried just sitting in it with a foot stool in front of it .. nope, it still lays back.
So I thought ... the couch! I moved all my blankets and the foot stool over to the couch, this would be perfect! I could even keep my hot tea right next to me on the end table, awesome! ... except there is no outlet for my laptop to plug in to ... save for the one that is about a foot behind the couch and completely out of my reach ... UGH!
So back into the bedroom I dragged my blankets and laptop and my tea and myself. I want to cry only because I really am so sick of sitting on my bed all day. During the day the husband is at work, and my parents are asleep so it's nice and quiet, which I love. But, if I need anything I have to get it myself, which WOULDN'T be an issue except getting in and out of the bed after getting comfortable is such a hassle. And rather uncomfortable at that when you have a larger than you're used to stomach in the way ... and I get so completely winded with all the shifting an sliding and pushing ... oi! It's kind of depressing :(
Only 2.5 months to go! ................
Is it really too much to ask to be comfortable for just a little while?! I've been confined practically to my bed because I'm at the point where my feet are swelling if they aren't propped up. And I had the idea that I could totally sit in the recliner except that ... it's a rocker recliner so the moment you kick the foot prop up it lays back too far for the sort of back support I'm looking for. I even tried just sitting in it with a foot stool in front of it .. nope, it still lays back.
So I thought ... the couch! I moved all my blankets and the foot stool over to the couch, this would be perfect! I could even keep my hot tea right next to me on the end table, awesome! ... except there is no outlet for my laptop to plug in to ... save for the one that is about a foot behind the couch and completely out of my reach ... UGH!
So back into the bedroom I dragged my blankets and laptop and my tea and myself. I want to cry only because I really am so sick of sitting on my bed all day. During the day the husband is at work, and my parents are asleep so it's nice and quiet, which I love. But, if I need anything I have to get it myself, which WOULDN'T be an issue except getting in and out of the bed after getting comfortable is such a hassle. And rather uncomfortable at that when you have a larger than you're used to stomach in the way ... and I get so completely winded with all the shifting an sliding and pushing ... oi! It's kind of depressing :(
Only 2.5 months to go! ................
Other Sites I Haunt
Posted 12 years agoAnd I say "Haunt" because they are not as active as FA ... not that I'm incredibly active here right now, but you get what I am saying xD
I am not planning to leave FA, I live in a nice dark hole all to myself to stay as drama-free and happy as possible. I only poked my head out long enough to find out what's going on currently because of the people I am/was watching who have completely deleted their galleries and are leaving FA in small swarms.
Any-who, all the sites you can find me on are:
FA
DA
InkBunny
Furiffic (nothing uploaded here yet, it's brand new)
Weasyl
All of these accounts have the same Username - Sontock. I'm too lazy right now to go to each site and link to them ... I'll do it later. But yeah, so. Feel free to come find me on these sites too, if you like. As for people leaving FA and whatnot, each "I'm Leaving" post makes my watch list that much smaller. I'm un-watching anyone who claims to be leaving, whether I'll continue to watch them anywhere else they post, will depend on my mood at the time I read the journal *shrugs* As I said, I try to keep my life as Drama-free as possible.
Toodles for now! :D
I am not planning to leave FA, I live in a nice dark hole all to myself to stay as drama-free and happy as possible. I only poked my head out long enough to find out what's going on currently because of the people I am/was watching who have completely deleted their galleries and are leaving FA in small swarms.
Any-who, all the sites you can find me on are:
FA
DA
InkBunny
Furiffic (nothing uploaded here yet, it's brand new)
Weasyl
All of these accounts have the same Username - Sontock. I'm too lazy right now to go to each site and link to them ... I'll do it later. But yeah, so. Feel free to come find me on these sites too, if you like. As for people leaving FA and whatnot, each "I'm Leaving" post makes my watch list that much smaller. I'm un-watching anyone who claims to be leaving, whether I'll continue to watch them anywhere else they post, will depend on my mood at the time I read the journal *shrugs* As I said, I try to keep my life as Drama-free as possible.
Toodles for now! :D
Having a girl!
Posted 12 years agoWent to have the level 2 Ultrasound tonight, and found out chibikitsune and I are having a girl! :D Due date is set for April 15th. We are SUPER excited!
chibikitsune and I are having a girl! :D Due date is set for April 15th. We are SUPER excited!
