...In fact it's quite the opposite. I'm always wanting to draw get everything out to you guys but recently it's been very difficult. I was going to keep my reasoning quiet because they're quite personal, but I feel that because I put you all through such a long wait that I should explain myself.

Here's what has been going on. When this all started, my boss at work found out that she had breast cancer. She was put under a lot of stress and, thought I'm not always fond of her, I wanted to help her as much as I could. Her now stressful life became even worse when not only my co-worker but also our assistant manager decided to quit within only a few week of each other. I have now been promoted to assistant manager and have to work AT LEAST 32 hours a week according to policy. As you can imagine, I don't get much free time and when I do, It's not enough to put real effort into artwork. My boss has gone through her first surgery but has many more scheduled so I'll be covering most of her shifts while she undergoes surgeries and recovers.

As bad as that is, there's more... At the SAME time my boss got her news, my mom found out that a tumor she had when I was little has reformed. Normally it wouldn't be a big deal. She's had surgery before and it was removed. However, I didn't know(because I was young) that it is a brain tumor. When she told me this I completely shut down for a while. I fear hospitals enough as it is and to think of my mother going through a major surgery for a second time is extremely hard. Of course I imagine it's much harder for her... That being said, my family and I have been prepping for this surgery for a while and my mother will finally be having it at 1pm tomorrow evening. I try to keep my spirits up when I'm with her and constantly tell her that everything will be fine. She's very nervous but I don't want her to worry, even though I do.

So...That will be happening tomorrow. Basically I've been waiting to draw until I can be assured that my mom makes it out of surgery ok. Maybe that's selfish of me but my family comes first.

Thank you as always for being patient with me,
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