Hello, friends. I know you haven't heard from me for quite some time journal-wise, but I promise I've been busy. I took care of the first round of IA a few weeks ago, and also did a bigger commission from my waiting list. I plan on doing a bit of personal work, getting back to the other person on my regular commission waiting list, and then taking another round of IA. I've also been pretty busy IRL, too, because what I like to call the hecticelebration season has rolled around. My husband's birthday was at the end of May, our wedding anniversary was mid-June, and then my birthday is at the beginning of July, so there's been a lot of spending time offline, having people over, and being social.

I'm still incredibly stressed out, and it's affecting my work. It's not that I have art block, per say, it's just that I have been having a hard time working on anything in long stretches of time like I normally do. I've been lucky to be able to spend more than an hour at a time on drawing, because I've been so restless and burned out. I've also been pretty irritable for a few different reasons, and it's only been getting worse lately, so as a result my husband essentially banned me from the internet and drawing for an entire week so I can decompress a little before jumping back into drawing and commissions.

I have a vague idea of what I want to do over said week, and I know I have been mostly in the background (except on Twitter, for those that follow me there), but it's going to be complete radio silence for a bit. I apologize if you're interested in an IA slot and are waiting on me, but I'd honestly rather not take on work when I know I'm having issues, rather than offering slots and there being complications because I don't have enough composure to do what I need to do in a timely fashion. Please be patient with me.

Though, I am incredibly picky because lately I've been getting stuff out just before or slightly past my typical turn around (by like a day or two) and while that doesn't sound like a big deal, I'm breaking a promise to myself, and I'm not okay with that. I take commissions very seriously, and any of my clients could tell you that I correspond with them often, especially if there's an issue. I'd like to keep that reputation and build on it, but if there's a couple of small cracks in the foundation so to speak, and I need a bit of time to patch them up before continuing to do so.

Other than that, I'll see you guys in a little while! ♥