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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Ch 6 pg 43

 

 

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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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Ch 6 pg 42

 

 

 

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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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Ch 6 pg 40

 

 

 

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Autumn Feels Like It's Finally Here:

Seems like it took a bit to settle into the usual autumn temperatures and weather we generally have around here. Was swinging between summer and winter for a couple weeks. However, the colors of the trees this year seem a lot more vibrant than I've seen them in a very long time, so I find that interesting. 

In other news, still trying to catch up on things, but making some better progress at last. Though, I doubt I'll be able to have it all done within 6 days, so I'll most likely be pausing Patreon again for November as well and then should be back on track then after. It doesn't help me out financially in any way, but still hoping something will turn around and help me regain those funds. I do have artworks planned to take a leap at and hopefully entice some potential buyers in the near future. I'm not giving up, but it still is tiring on some days and can put me a low mood at times. I still keep going though. I should be working on comic pages again real soon too so I'm actually looking forward to that. I doubt I'll reach the goal for the year, but being over half at this point is better than what I managed last year, so it's progress none the less. I'll take it for certain!

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Ch 6 pg 39

 

 

 

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Cold Settles In:

It seems the last of the humid and hot weather has finally left... on the downside, it feels like autumn temperatures were skipped nearly altogether as it's now just frigid cold here on many days. While I don't mind bundling up, it does make working a little more difficult when you're hands are cold all the time. Been trying to find a nice pair of those fingerless sleeve things to wear to help keep my hands warmer, but no luck yet. I'd use my winter gloves, but sadly, I misplaced one of them, so only have one mitten left where I can take off the top and use my fingers >.<

Oh well. I'll still be working despite the cold. I've survived before so another round won't be bad. I am making progress though. Slowly but surely and so far, it does feel I may have my main list of things to do cleared by the end of the month. Though, one may take longer simply because I haven't had any approval or updates on it, but I should be able to get through the rest. The goal still remains the same at least. Till then, hope all are well and I hope to have more interesting updates soon while I continue the hunt for work on top of catching up. What a combo eh?

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