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🕑 Added 2019-03-18 02:09:34 +0000 UTCHey everyone!
So, I've been gone for so long, and I don't think I've been able to inform you of anything that has been going on with me recently! I definitely need to explain why I haven't send out rewards yet, and what you can expect!
Okay, first off-- for reasons that I will explain in just a bit, I'm super late on all your rewards, and I'm just now getting to order postcards and stickers, which should arrive to me and be shipped out to you in about a week, depending on how fast they are delivered to me! To make up for being so frickin' late with the rewards, I'll be adding an extra sticker and mini print into your packages.
These are sketches for the first sticker pack I'll be sending out (for the sticker reward tier; they were witchy themed). I am going to color them in tomorrow and order them right after, so you can expect to receive those if you signed up for my sticker tier (and the hand and flower design is gonna be the extra sticker that I'm gonna sneak into all packages I'll be sending out)!
Secondly, let me tell you guys what's been going on with me/rewards/school. This has been the hardest semester yet in terms of school workload and being in a creative rut. All of my classes have projects and research papers due weekly (and essay exams of all things). The worst part is that my tablet broke and I wasn't even able to use it for those projects! I needed to use my laptop's touchpad to complete so many of those projects, making them take about three times longer than neccessary, and also uglier.
Apart from school, any free time that I have to spend on personal art is so unproductive. I've had a huge artistic block in which I hate everything I create, so I haven't even been able to create something even halfway good for you guys! I'm so sorry for being late with postcards and stickers, but I'd rather be late and send you something good rather than just send you crappy art for the sake of finishing the job. The biggest reason that I've noticed I am not able to create is my environment. In the nicest way possible, I hate my roommate, room, environment!! I don't have a quiet, tidy space to focus and create. My room is constantly a mess because my roommate doesn't care about tidiness or cleanliness at all, so whenever I sit down and try to draw or paint, it feels like my mind is drowning and I'm all over the place until I can't help getting up and bleaching the whole bleepin' room. She leaves all her stuff all over my desk, her clothes and dishes everywhere, and the shower drain is constantly flooded with her hair, and I have to man up and clean up. Okay, my little rant is over (she's nice otherwise), but I'm sure anyone who is even the tiniest bit OCD can relate. If I'm not in my room, I try to draw at the library or somewhere on campus, but usually, that just means I'll bump into friends or not have all the supplies that I need with me, as well as be distracted by everything going on around me.
I thought maybe I was just finding excuses for this rut I've been in, but I've been home for just a day and a half and I've able to make 10 sticker designs that I super love! It was so simple to zone in and focus on creating and drawing today, and I'm kinda dreading going back to college and school and the mess. The only thought that really keeps me going and gives me hope is that I'm going to be moving out and living alone and off campus next semester! I applied for a two person bedroom so that I can make one room a studio and have the rest of the apartment be mine, and I'm so excited to live alone and have silence and order so that I can create. I considered living with one off my best friends, but after a lot of consideration, I realized that the wisest solution would be to live alone. I can basically guarantee that I'll be so much more on the ball in the fall, but for the moment, I need to figure out how to tolerate my living conditions.
So, now that we've established how stressed and OCD I have been, spring break was so tiring but great. I think I was able to disconnect from all the crap for long enough to breathe and enjoy and get back to school refreshed, albeit still tired. My friends and I went to Universal and Disney in Orlando, and this was my first time going to either. The trip was insane; I've never traveled without my parents before, and I kinda had to take the reigns when it came to transportation and all the housing. I felt so adulty figuring out rides to and from places at midnight, where to get dinner, and what to do next. I know, I'm lame for thinking this is so big, but hey! It was big for me. We went to Universal for four days, which was definitely way too long, and then spent one day at Disney. If I were to go back and change the plans, I would have done two and two days since I ended up loving Disney so much more than I anticipated! I thought both would have more rollercoasters, so I was naturally disappointed at the long lines and small rides, but I loved Hogswart and Diagon Alley ( I was grinning like a kid the whole time). I went in to Disney hating it honestly; I had no idea why people paid so much to go, but the more we wandered around and saw more things, the more I started to geek out and my 1940s Disney loving self shown through. By the end of the night, I felt like it was so magical and I never wanted to leave, and now, I keep thinking about how cool it must be to work for Disney.
Lastly, I am trying to figure out a cute tote bag design, so if you have suggests for cute quotes/slogans or subject matter, please let me know!
MUSIC
The Japanese House
The band CAMINO
None of My Business- Cher Lloyd
Collide- Swim Season
MOVIES
I watched Legally Blonde for the first time and really enjoyed it! It was super cheesy but cute. Otherwise, I watched some of the new season of Queer Eye (it's soooo good by now), and tried to watch the new Arrested Development episodes, but it started at the beginning of season 5 and we never got to the new episodes. Hopefully sometime in the coming weeks I'll have time to watch it!
Comments
All that sounds really tough. Not the same as you but I've been having similar situations with art and grad school and all that jazz. It's totally understandable where you're coming from. Disney sounds amazing by the way! I've been to Universal Studios a few years ago and it was so fun. You make me miss travelling, haha. Only a few weeks left! (Few? Maybe? I'm in Canada so I don't know when your semester ends but you get what I mean. haha). I can't wait to see how your life and art continues! Ruts like that are normal and we don't hold it against you :)
Dealing with all of that sounds real tough. :/ I'm glad you were able to use Spring break to de-stress at least a little. Hooray for Disney World! I remember going there over 10 years ago, but thinking about that makes me feel old, so I'm gonna stop, haha. But it seriously stinks that this semester has been really strenuous for you. However, your new living situation for next semester sounds like the light at the end of the tunnel! I hope you get through these next weeks more easily than the first half of the semester. Do you plan on getting a new tablet? What kind did you have?
Thank you so much! I'll be posting more art soon; I'm excited to get back into it! I also bought acrylics because I've missed painting but don't wait to bring my oils to college, so hopefully I'll be sharing some of those paintings as well!
Aww thank you so much! You're so sweet to me; I hope you're doing well and that you're gonna get through it as well! All the love and hugs!
We all have times in our lives where we are more than frustrated by our situation, the silver lining always is, there will be a time of peace soon. I hope it goes by quickly though, I miss your art! Good luck with all your classes, I’m sure you will kick butt.
Sharon ODonnell
I’m soooooooo happy to hear from you!!!!!! Yaaaaay!!!!! I’m so happy you went to Disneyland:) and loved it!! I’m soooo happy your going to have your own place next semester!!! My heart goes out to you about your current roommate situation ~I’m going through something similar:(...so I’m trying to find ways to help myself...like getting out of the house to go running or walking along the beach...watching something funny~like snl, funny YouTube videos, and remembering things that make me laugh and happy...You’re in my prayers!! Do as many things as you love as you can and take good care of yourself :) and always know you have mine and so many others support to take care of yourself first and not feel pressure to post or create!! We care about you soooooooooo much and want the best for you!!!’ :)!!!! Your in my prayers Sara!!
