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Renaissance Festival:

A bit of a reprieve from the struggles as of late by being able to go attend the Renaissance Festival, though, I still receive some chaos even then. Overall, things are improving in areas, but without solid answers to stuff, it's just all up in the air. It's probably what I don't like about this the most in terms of hospitals and health care. Several teams who can't seem to communicate or actions can't be taken till one of the teams respond but the time it's taking is longer than anyone would like. The main issue is just theories and ideas based on observation and inspection, but the results to tests are still a mystery. Going to the festival at least has allowed me to think less on the matter for a short bit of time. Instead, this past weekend held concerns about the intense heat wave. I find it rather amazing that children still around in such humidity and heat while adults do whatever they can to recoup a little. My partner even ended up with some heat rash due to such weather and the kind of costume they were wearing. It should start cooling off here this week, but I sure also still have a lot of things to catch up on. With all that's been going on, it seems like I'm being pulled in several directions to the point where I don't even want to move. It's not my first rodeo for such scenarios and feelings, but though it's a bit easier this time around, it's still difficult to manage by yourself. I'm hanging in there though.

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A Little Improvement:

 Between all the chaos with my dad in the hospital, we're starting out this lovely week by....babysitting my mum's dog! Her name is Zoe, a golden retriever. Definitely a people dog, not a dog that likes other dogs, so between the two I already own, there's a bit uncertainty there. They're not aggressive, but just cautious and a bit anxious. Zoe will mostly likely just stay in my office all day long and follow me throughout the house if I need to clean stuff or anything, so it should be fine. 

Other than that, the Renaissance Festival has begun again this year so my weekends will be booked! I did finally buy a sword though. I've waited over 10 years for one, saving what little I could, bit by bit. Bought a beautiful 2 handed sword that can also work well as a hand and a half and I already love it to death! It was a hefty cost, but after this long, I think I deserve it. I've worked hard and it makes for a nice personal reward given that I'm also bad at praising myself for my good hard work. If you're part of the discord community, you'll surely see it there, along with myself :3

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Things Are Getting Worse:

Very tough times are ahead of me. It's the part where many have to face in their lives and both sides are scared of what could come next. As I've mentioned before, my father has been on a health decline for the past few years. He's been immensely stubborn about it and now, well, we all worry it's too late. He's in a veterans hospital and is being taken care very well but it's the waiting game now as tests are done left and right to try and pinpoint the issue. The problem is, it's many things, not just a singular issue. While there are definite answers to some things, others remain a mystery and thus, it puts a lot of fear in everyone's hearts in not having answers. Though I've gone through this all before, it's never easy and gosh, for people who do this on the daily for people they don't even know, those are the heroes right there. Amazing people! 
Through this entire process, what irked me the most was discovering that no one was talking with my brother to give updates about our father. Technically his father by blood, mine by adoption, but still. No one was telling his sons. So I took up the flag to do so because I personally feel it's wrong not to be mentioned. They don't have the best of relationships, I don't think they've even spoken to each other in a few years, but even so, I wouldn't want to be left in the dark and find everything out after the fact. I don't have any form of contact with my other brother though, not by my choice, but they just stopped all connections years ago, changed everything so I can no longer find or get ahold of them. So, I at least updated information for him and the rest, on what he decides to do, is up to him. Either way, I won't hold regrets for not saying something when I have the means to do so. 

So yeah, rough times are here and ahead, but I'll hang in there and push through. I'm sure, like before, it'll be days of deep depression and other days of high working depression where I get a lot done but then exhausted the next day. I am doing better in terms of handling this all mentally than I did in the past, but it's still not easy to go through. I do appreciate everyones' well wishes and hugs and of course, your patience and understanding. You guys are amazing and thank you!

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Returned Motivation:

With things having improved and all my owed work to others now complete (with the exception of Patreon), along with some other recent events, I do feel much better than I have in awhile. I feel....ready. I suppose. For lack of a better way of putting it. I think for awhile, between the things going on in my personal life and other struggles, actually completing something, even if it was a game, has given me a confidence boost I haven't had in some time. I know that's been part of it, my lack of confidence. Things are crazy, the world feels like it's on fire, especially for artists where our work and jobs and fun seem to be taken more and more from us, making it difficult for clients to tell what is a real person and what is not. It's a hard field to navigate....not like it wasn't before, but now it's just 10x harder. Sometimes it fills me with regret, but even when such emotions arise, I still want to going as an artist. I do still feel sad I haven't accomplished much in terms of what I'd like to do as an artist and where I'd like to be, but as I keep seem to be reminded, I am where I am meant to be. Maybe this break was necessary? I'm not sure.

Either way, the main goal now is just to focus on doing as many comic pages as I can physically accomplish. I'm at least 12 pages behind schedule so that is going to be my main focus for the next several days. Not sure how many pages I can actually accomplish in that amount of time, but lets do this! Lets complete book 1! I'm almost there >.<

Thank you so much for everyone's patience!

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