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An Interesting Test:

This past week, while I had other things going on as well, I decided to also use that time to do a test of doing no social media and limiting entertainment to 1 hr at lunch and 1hr after work was done for the day. It yielded some interesting results for me and some you'd probably expect. The first 2 days were alright but day 3 was pretty difficult and it took me more energy to NOT check socials for no other reason than some habitual action to check it, even when I know nothing has changed. I resisted though and remained as aware of my desires and actions. When my brain figured out it couldn't grab my attention through checking some socials or loading up another video, it tried to make me hungry more often even if I just ate a full meal an hour ago, or it would make me feel restless, like I had sudden energy to burn, even though I exercise and go for walks. Basically, it was trying to convince me to do everything but work on artwork...in silence XD Yet, when I did work, in silence of course, it all went fine. So long as recognized those boredom actions and random desires that were not logical, I switched gears and used that energy to work. I managed to complete 5 illustrations, set up some WIPs and otherwise work on story planning and do some artwork for an arpg game. That was largely the most I've accomplished in a week than I have in 2 months. Even on the days I was busy with other things, I could still manage roughly around 3-4 hrs of making art.

So what will I keep? 
The main reason I wanted to do this challenge was that I also knew I'd be busy with other things but to also detox and start fresh and stronger. I'll keep using this challenge as my guide. Nothing changed for me in my absence of social media during that time and yet, I was still able to receive some work. My issues of comparison dwindled and my existential dread lessened to a manageable level where my anxiety went down and though nothing really changed with my sleep, I found my thoughts were noticeable and in control. If I was observing something or attempting to focus, I could hit those modes a lot faster and easier without feeling I needed a background sound distraction. So yeah, I'll be keeping those habits, keeping things clean and clear and upping the entertainment limit to 2 hrs to allow for things like maybe a video a day and then I can use the rest of that play games or something fun when work is over. I know I need to do better and this is where it begins for me. I need to catch up on many things and so far, I feel more and more confident that I can actually do so.

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Up and Running:

Here we are, finally into December!

Not sure that's a good or bad thing yet XD Part of me feels like this year went absolutely terribly and the other part feels it went better than I expected. I suppose the hardest part that makes it feel like a failure thus far was the drop in commissions and the feeling like no one was interested in my work. Along with trying to catch up with things but the moment I feel I've started to gain ground, 4+ more things land in my lap. So yeah. I suppose I'll properly know when I go to sit down and actually see how things went overall.

Other than that, we have snow. Consistent snow that's been staying and returning. It's been super cold and thus, my usual walk with the dogs either doesn't happen or is just short. They may have good fur between their beans, but not that good >.< Otherwise, everything else is alright. We did acquire some medicine for Mochi's strange allergies that were persisting for quite some time. The congestion finally went away and she's been doing and sounding like her usual self for the past couple of weeks. 

I did have a bit of a mental struggle this past month. Trying to do things that weren't really for me and at the same time, neglecting what I wanted to do and being distracted instead. I'm doing better now. Or at least working on it very seriously. This week is my AFK week, where I won't be engaging in socials or entertainment until the evening and even then, only for an hour. Otherwise, I plan to focus on the important stuff, focus on my mental healing, and otherwise put forth effort to finish out this year as strongly as I can.

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Ch 6 pg 44

 

 

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Saltwater and Orders:

As a quick reminder, my Patreon is paused till December.

Since we're past the half way mark of November, I'm gathering things at a much better speed. I don't have the means yet at this time to still do things like stickers and other prints at home, so I still have to order them, and ordering I have been! Things are slowly coming in and I'm getting them ready to be packed and sent to Patrons. On the other side, some work has also flowed my way and I'll be doing those soon as well since I'd like to be able to afford everything without entirely breaking my meager wallet. I still am struggling to acquire proper commissions, the full rendered arts, but will keep on trying and pushing those to the next level as well in hopes to entice people some more. It may still take time, but I'm not giving up yet. There have also been a few sign ups already for Secret Santa this year, so my December looks like it'll be busy already but I'm honestly looking forward to it. I even have one going for my own for my discord server too!

In other small news, we are setting up a saltwater tank! (No, the cost didn't come from me as there's no way I could afford all the stuff for a saltwater tank). We did already have a small mishap, but nothing major. It's my partner's hobby and they're looking forward to it, learning how to do things properly so that way when we're ready for new buddies to take care of, all will be set. We do have also have some help as well so we're not entirely setting up this tank blindly since it's not as set up and go as a freshwater tank can be. The rice fish babies are growing well as well. We're still currently counting 10 fry and their future owner looks forward to having them in a few more months when they're safe to travel. We did exchange the young CPDs and we have many, many more fry in the growing tank, along with some unexpected panda cory fry too. Given we only have the 3 cory adults left, we'll probably keep these fry if they make it since they prefer to be in bigger social groups. We'll find a way, or at least try to do so.

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Almost There!:

As a quick reminder, my Patreon is paused till December.

But hey! Finally, a new little preview snippet above! It feels like ages! It'll sadly be even longer till I can do more Triune pages, but will slowly get there. I'm just mostly focused on Parallel Rift and having those caught up as soon as I can. I have also been doing well in catching up with other matters too, especially with Mail Club rewards. I'm nearly done with the postcard illustrations and have begun to set up the stickers so I hope to have those done this week and ordered if I can as well. Process still feels slow sometimes, but I'm working on being better and better with each attempt. The hiccups I keep having are lessening so that's surely a good sign I can imagine. 

Other than that, we have had our first winter snow for this season cycle. Don't quite really want to say 'of the year' since we had snow from late February to middle of May this year. So here we are again. I can imagine, it may not keep this up as it does in most years, other than the once it snowed so bad on christmas that no one could come over to celebrate till 2 days later >.> Beside the point, it's snowed, it's sticking, and it's freezing cold. Once this first bit melts, I'll need to make sure to begin clearing up the garden area a bit so I don't have to worry about it so much for next year. It'll be fine.

In other news, my partner is using the money they've saved up to buy a saltwater fish tank! It'll be their first and we've already ordered what we'll need. Nothing too big, but big enough that they'll be able to do what they like with it, which isn't anything too fancy. 

In addition, I myself have received some work again! I've reached out to a past client and I'll be continuing some more work for them that was put on hold previously. Given it seems to be a growing regular thing in helping my mum out financially each month now too, this bit of work will be huge! I'm still struggling to obtain commissions, but am not giving up. Bit by bit, something will work out.

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November:

First things first, my Patreon is still paused. It will remain as such till December.

That being said, this does change some things while I catch up on Mail Club orders as I do not have the finances coming in right now... or any for that matter. So I've had to fall back on what I've managed to save and the couple months I earned a little extra above the minimum I was aiming for. I've had to cut back on some of the usual things for Mail Club but orders are finally being ordered and can start being sent out again when I receive more things coming in so I can hopefully do it mostly in more of a large batch.

Other than that, things are alright. Growing ever colder here with more frequent rains, but otherwise all good for the most part. Have lots to do before this year ends so just going to jump right into it and keep going as best as I can.

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Ch 6 pg 41

 

 

 

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Spooky Time and Almost There:

Majority of the personal work I owe to others has finally been completed! I  may even finish this tiny bit left over later today, we'll see! Other than that, I do still have a few Mail Club things to do, but I'm hoping those don't take as much time as other things. I've also started working on comic pages once more so finally ready to catch up on those again!

I have paused Patreon till December and otherwise staying busy with trying to acquire new work still but one bit at a time as they say. I would like to be commissioned for at least 1 thing before this year is out, but if it doesn't happen, I'll look to see what else I can improve and try again next year. I'm not giving up and learning to be firm with proper wages now. It does mean I've lost out on some potential work already but I cannot no longer keep doing difficult things for literal pennies per hour. It's  not good physically nor mentally, so yeah, I'll be patient. There are clients out there who want the quality and won't shy from paying the artist properly, so I'll keep looking for those people. I do have some artworks to work on next once I'm all caught up with everything else and I feel those will help bring some life back into my portfolio. I know there's other things I can do to spruce up that portfolio as well and in the meantime, I'll keep job hunting too. I'm at least doing my best to cover all my bases as they say. Done are the 15+ years I've spent undercharging myself for work that takes hours. It's time to be the professional I claim to be!

In other news, weather is growing much colder, but otherwise, everything else seems alright. There are a few issues regarding my mum (because of course there are) and we handle them as we can. I know she wants things from me but I can't afford to help more than I already do in the few times we actually can. I'd offer her to stay with us, but I'd lose my marbles after a day. She's a great person overall, but I cannot be constantly distracted and nor can we legally keep her dog here with all the other animals we have. So yeah, it is what it is, but we cross the bridges as we come to them. It has made me personally more health conscience and making sure I'm more aware of how to take care of myself now to the best of my ability so that way I face less issues when I'm older and can still do what I love to do for as long as I am fully able to do so.

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