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I'M ALIVE I PROMISE OMG (Updates yeehaw)
🕑 Added 2023-08-08 22:00:03 +0000 UTCHello besties, I kinda took July off inadvertently. I'll do my best to explain, but I do want to thank you all for being so patient with me ;; It genuinely means a lot to me! Skip to middle of post if you just want pin updates!
WHERE I'VE BEEN!
I know I've been saying Life is Happening™ all year (which it sure has been), but that's more or less what happened. One plan fell through & then it just took forever to pick myself back up properly. I think it was just mental stuff & burnout. Not fully sure, but it was completely unexpected & I feel so bad that it went down the way it did.
I was supposed to go back to my home city of Tampa for Metrocon, but for a couple of reasons, ended up cancelling kinda last minute. Still not sure if that was a smart move on my part, my BF says I was probably due for a break of sorts cause I've been on the move sine March.
This is the most I've travelled & vended at cons ever, so I guess I'm a lot more disorganized than I thought. My method of madness IS working I think? But only to a certain extent lol. I'm proud of me for doing so much this year! But I also have to remember I'm human & I don't have the energy (mentally & physically) at 29 than I did at 23-24. I have more cons this year but I couldn't help but catch myself looking forward more to my local con this month than I was for Metrocon (with travel & hotel expenses in mind). I'm still learning my limits with things, I guess it's just taking longer to find my groove.
I still feel bad that I didn't go though. I've been the breadwinner essentially since my BF got sick & only just kinda got back on his feet & feels well enough to look for jobs again. It's taking its toll on me cause I'm a lot more tired & low energy than I want to be but I'm doing my best!
Health:
I got sick like 3 times in July :' ) The first time I was bumming off a cold my BF caught from AnimeNext that was delayed, but still got me lol. The last 2 times, my stomach was not a fan of things I consumed & it completely rocked me harder than I felt in a very long time. One of the instances had me in pain for about 3-4 days. Fun times ~(>_<。)＼
I'm much better now! Hoping I don't go through it again though 😅
Other IRL stuff:
Found out my dad has glaucoma a couple of weeks ago, amongst other health issues that come with age. Both of my parents are older cause they had me in their early 40s, so I always knew in the back of my head that I'm going to see them go through things at a slightly younger age than most of my mutuals. But to see it actually kinda happen in real time distressed me hard for a couple of days.
Glaucoma isn't a death sentence obviously, it could be a lot worse with other conditions, but just knowing that it's just a matter of time before he's probably incapable of helping himself saddens me dearly.
I made a post about it here months ago! But, for those that don't know, my bf was diagnosed with Diabetes in late April. I was in the midst of attending a con when he was in such a bad state of Diabetic Shock that it would've lead to a deadly stroke. I'm just glad that life kinda intervened & I was able to get him the help he needed.
He's doing much better now though! He's still here, he's back to his old self, & just going day to day. He recently told me he wasn't feeling 100% until just recently in late June/Early July, so I've been doing my best to financially & emotionally support him the best I can. So I've been focusing on keeping him company cause I'm 110% sure he has PTSD from his medical episode, but who could blame him? It wasn't fun for either of us :' )
TL;DR if you don't wanna read a wall of text: Loved ones have health issues, I was burnt out & kinda took an impromptu hiatus but hi I exist!
PIN & PACKAGE UPDATES!
There was a massive delay on my part but packages for pins have (finally) been sent out! I've contacted those for the first 2 pins & just bundled them into the same package! I really want to apologize on the massive delay; low energy stuff kicked my butt & I was disorganized but I promise to do much better in the future!
Pinkie Pie & Vaporeon Pins:
Since June & July were such a mess for me for numerous reasons, I haven't fully started production for either of these pins yet but absolutely will later this month! With that we should get them ideally sometime in September! Factors for the delays include:
- Shipments overseas were delayed due to strikes. (Should be ok now I think?)
- I had to redo Pinkie's pin 3-4 times to fix her face & reduce costs (it was going to be very expensive lol)
- Had a con in June & then July threw me a curveball™ but I'm getting back on my feet.
- I have a local con later this month that I'm slightly prepping for.
But the good news is, I ordered the stickers ahead of time! I made the silly mistake of forgetting to order the Pink Panda stickers when the pins were in production (I have them now lol) so I figured doing it ahead of time was for the better. Normally I'd wait until the pins were maybe a day away from being delivered to order stickers, that way I could grade & package the pins accordingly.
They came out cute I think! I also have a price quote for the Pinkie pin that works within my budget without taking much - if at all - from the design!
Hoping to have a design poll out by this weekend for August! I doodled some pin ideas on paper the other day, but idk if they're too detailed since I have a nasty habit of making things complicated lol.
That's all for now! This was a long af post & I apologize for that! I just had a lot to say I think :' ) Thank you so much for taking the time to read! If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me here or on Twitter!
Comments
Madam Launch
lol. lmao even~
QueenAshi
(So I checked my PMs & completely forgot to message you omg I’m so sorry) but I sent the packages on the 8th! That said, I’m assuming you’d get them Friday or Saturday on the absolute latest
Madam Launch
so if we've got a pin coming to us, you've sent us an email regarding its shipment? am I reading that correctly?
