As for Jelly himself, he is doing fabulously. I'm so relieved that I can share good news with you all about his health! He's been able to move around, jump up on the bed, meow his little head off, and even plays with his toys a bit more than before. His eye is still a bit watery, so I'm still working with the vet on determining if it's simple allergies or something more, but for now we've been able to determine that it's nothing serious, and is most likely allergies. He's also been a lot more clingy and cuddly with me since he recovered from his surgery, and it's been super cute.

For myself personally... things could be better. Balancing life and work has been difficult, but I'm still trying my best to keep things flowing. I want to get through my queue, very very much so. It's difficult not to get overwhelmed with feelings of inadequacy when I see how long it's taking me to make progress. But I know I will get there, and so far you all have been very graciously patient with me while I do. I've been trying to find ways to keep myself afloat financially without adding more to the queue, and I think opening for monthly sketch pages or smaller projects, which are something I can normally knock out in a few days, has been the right path. I'll have more info on that in a separate journal at the end of the month.

On the topic of personal health, this is a website I use sometimes when I'm really having trouble feeling okay. It walks you through the more basic steps of self-care, the ones I often forget to think about when I'm trapped in my head about things. Maybe it'll be useful to a few of you as well, especially given how things are in the US right now.
https://youfeellikeshit.com/

I don't have a punchy, cool, new way to say these things, so I'll just list it straight out. I don't want any doubts about where I stand.
-Trans rights are human rights
-Abortions should be accessible to all humans
-If you think "just don't have sex" is a blanket solution, get out
-Black lives fucking matter
-Peaceful protest and meekly asking for rights is only so helpful
-Fantasy =/= reality, it's not "brave" to condemn someone for drawing art or writing stories you don't like
-Guns need to really go the heck away

I'm tired. Let's keep doing our best anyways.