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Updated: Nov 7 2024

Just thinking about updating this has been overwhelming, I'm just going to list the main stuff and skip the details. TLDR: Everything is great! It's just been a lot.

Life lately:

WE FINALLY MOVED. For context we were supposed to move in April, but we were finally able to do so mid-September. I love the new place but I'm still getting used to it. We moved 80 km away from the city to a small rural town. Because experiences.
My parents also moved out from my childhood home this month, and I have to say I'm surprised at how emotionally taxing it's been for me. I don't know if I'm expressing myself correctly here, what I'm trying to say is even though I've known for years they wanted to move, and I think it was a good decision for them in this season of their lives, visiting them in their new house was emotionally...a lot?. It's just a lot to process. How every place I've ever called home in my life is not home anymore.
Work was crazy in the months before and after the move. I had two major deadlines the week after the move for campaigns that had been in the works for over a year. I got to the verge of burnout but made it through.

Art stuff:

With all of this, I've been pretty busy and pretty tired, and haven't been drawing a lot. And when I do, I get frustrated because of course I'm rusty. I'm trying to be gentle with myself and remember that just like this website, crocheting, etc. drawing is just a hobby and it's supposed to be fun, not another stressor. Ultimately I need to chill and focus on building my drawing habit back up, quality will follow.

One art related thing I've done is go live with my portfolio! It's a bit green still, but I thought it's good enough and I can keep working on it as long as I want. It's a relief to not rely on instagram to show my art :)

my portfolio

I'll still be sharing my art here, I wanted something I could show people irl if that makes sense.