Hey there fluffbutts!

It’s been a while since I have posted up artwork of mine, and truth be told it will probably be a little while longer until you start seeing more art from me again… This is going to be a little bit of a personal vent, so you are more than welcome to close out from this journal if you want.

Honesty, the last two months have been mentally tough for me.

As a few of you may know, my car got stolen (and recovered) some time in early May, but it was ultimately a write-off by my insurance company… This meant now find something else to drive, and this was happening during a time when I was going to move into a new rental with two of my siblings in three weeks time.

Dealing with police and an insurance company, along with arranging move-in/move-out dates, beginning/ending utilities, cleaning up our old rental property, etc… It was all super busy and quite stressful for me, and this doesn’t even include working a full time job and trying to search for a new vehicle.

Nonetheless, at first it was going alright (albeit busy) and things seemed like they would be okay… Until the day we actually moved.

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I won’t get into the specifics… But after a couple of particular incidents that occurred after the move, I’m not on the greatest terms with my sibling roommates at the moment (particularly still mad at one of them, the other is ‘okay’) and it’s been that way for about five weeks now.

Now being on ‘not so great’ terms with your siblings/roommates is one thing, but being dependent on them for a ride because your car was stolen? Yeah… That’s a recipe for a dreadful time. It’s not a nice feeling being dependent on people who are only begrudgingly helping you out, rather than an actual desire to help you through your struggles.

(It also doesn’t help that setting up this new rental with new services has been a bit royal pain in the rear, with a lot of unnecessary back and forward communication).

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Now with that all said, I should hopefully be on the ‘up’ from this mental slump… I’ve just purchased another car and will be picking it up this week. My parents and older sister have offered physical and mental support to me which has helped me out a lot, and my boss has been extra understanding of my situation.

I will be okay, and I will mentally recover from all of this, but it will take time… It’s just a shame that my ‘drive’ to create art is not great at the moment (especially as it’s my biggest form of ‘relaxation’).

I have many ideas I want to draw, but I can’t seem to put ‘pencil to paper’… I’m just too mentally exhausted and my skills have rusted-up over the last couple of months. It’ll take some time for me to re-introduce myself to drawing and hopefully I can regain some kind of ‘rhythm’ again with my artwork.

Anyway I am rambling now… But I figured I’d let you all know what has been happening (and a way for me to collect my thoughts). I’ll probably delete this journal later, but it was good being able to ‘let it out’ even if I excluded the more ‘dramatic details.’

Regardless, take care fluffbutts and know that I will post up more art again soon… Even if it may be a little while! :)