Well this blog this clearly isn't working out as well or as consistently as I'd hoped. Splitting time between work, art, D&D and moving to a new apartment has been.... a lot.
As a forty-something single hermit, I want nothing more than to curl up in bed and play Baldur's Gate 3 all day. But alas, watching other people succeed has been a nagging yet surprisingly effective driver for me to get back to life.
So things that I've been working on over the last six months:
Took classes in figurative drawing, which became portrait drawing, which I'm enjoying much more immensely. I have two more sessions, after which I wonder what I can do because...
I just got the keys to my new apartment. This past week has been filled with researches for new furniture, getting the utilities and broadband going, finding contractors to cat-proof the unit, reading and re-reading and measuring my floor plan, and budgeting. And yes....
I'm adopting. A cat. I have shortlisted two. I am torn between the two because in an ideal world I'd get both. One is a black short-haired male with green eyes that's barely a year old; the other is a grey semi-long domestic shortbred with yellow/green eyes that's two years old, also male. Both are my dream cats. I want to love them both but alas as a first-time cat mom I figured one would be a good start. So I've been resesarching catification, cat-proofing, watching videos from Jackson Galaxy, and watching many instareels and TikTok videos of cats, wishing and praying that my future fur-baby will have the same chill/manja attitude and personality because he/she will be spoiled rotten.
Been playing more D&D games this year and am becoming a little bit of a dice goblin fledgling. I am spending more than I should on dice. But I can't help it. They're shiny and beautiful and yummy and look like they could bring good luck.
So far I'm keeping my rising panic and anxiety at bay with multiple apps (thank you Procreate, Notion, and Numbers) for managing my life. I hate that they're now my bedtime stories/homework when I'd rather watch videos by Charlotte Dobre and Critical Role, but alas, adulting appears to be the main theme for me in 2024.
So that's all I've got for now, and hopefully I don't have to take another six months for my next update. But I'd love to get some feedback on the site. My goal is to be able to sell what I make, but I can't think of how to make these accessible (whether by prints or by merch like stickers and bookmarks - if anyone still uses bookmarks). This year I want to take a step to make my art meaningful. So let me know what you think!
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