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Okay, so health-wise things have improved significantly. So much so that I'm now dealing with a very first-world, too much of a good thing kind of problem. What is that, you ask? Too many ideas, not enough hands or time to get them out as fast as I'd want. That's not to mention with each day more ideas pile on...like three for every one thing actually completed.

First, I'm back on some degree of the art training program. Trying to do daily practice, or at the very least every other day when I need to supersede it based on other important projects. This is quick gesture drawings, forms practice, and some deconstruction of others' work I like...which would be copying, so I can't share.

On top of that, I've got two commissions on deck currently that I'm trying to clear off and then take a break in terms of commissions for at least a hot minute. This is because I'm sitting on a bunch of partially completed personal/Patreon-related projects that I actively want to finish.

Story-wise, I'm suffering the same thing as with the other drawing projects. A bunch of unfinished one-shots I can't seem to finish. I'm developing writer's stage fright here...doesn't help that I checked out what ChatGPT could do, and I feel like it can write circles around me. As for the Family Vulpes, it's on Hiatus for a bit. Not too long, I hope. But honestly, I kinda lost all motivation to keep going with Zoot writing once Z2 came out. I just didn't want to touch the world at all, writing-wise, and the motivation has yet to return. So I'm on a break there. Sorry to disappoint everyone. It's funny, Z2 on the horizon kinda killed my motivation to do asks too. Well, that, along with my health. And while my health has improved, I'm just so far removed from the headspace. Thankfully, I can still draw some Dawn at least. For now, anyway.

Aside from art school, I want to get back into animation, as well as 3D modeling, which all require some separate time to focus on, probably after sticking with art school till I'm at least through term one. Then I can switch to an intensive modeling or animation study for a month.

Then there's physical media. Aside from wanting to learn 3D modeling for animation, I also want to print some models. Now that I have some unpainted models I've bought from others and want to paint myself, I need to get a grasp of airbrushing. I also want to dip my toes back into canvas painting. These aren't something I'm rushing into, they are just in the back of my mind.

So naturally, all that said, I have to come up with a plan, a schedule, if you will. Something that's somewhat rigid but still flexible. And most importantly, something that prioritizes what's most important with diminishing prioritization. Right now, it's just a little too loose, but it's a 3-piece daily routine.

1.) Art basics practice (About 15 mins)
2.) Reverse Engineering Art (30 - 1hr)
3.) Pending Comms/Personal Projects ( 1-2 hrs)

That's not accounting for clerical and life-related elements that can get in the way, and the occasional down health day. Although I'm happy to say I've been at my normal routines consistently for a month. As for the art stuff, I at least manage every other day...or every day but broken into halves. By that I mean doing steps 1 and 2 one day, and 3 the next. Then starting over. Naturally, I need to plot out something long-term just to keep it from getting stale. Art school-wise, I'm in the middle of term one, maybe just past it. I don't see myself reaching the end of that without forcing some writing in somewhere, but I guess we'll see.

Oh, I also have to set up my store again. Like my separate store for sticker and print sales. Etsy's pretty much dead for me now.

That about covers that. I'll keep y'all posted as the situation continues to coalesce. Thanks again to my backers and to my fans and long-term followers!

-WT