I live!

Hey everyone, It's been a while.

I want to touch base with you all after my extended break. First off, I should have given more of a heads-up about my hiatus and for that, I sincerely apologize. I understand it might have caused a bit of concern for some folks and I deeply appreciate your patience during what ended up being an incredibly challenging time for me.

To put things simply, the passing of my mom hit me harder than I anticipated. I realized pretty early on that I needed time to focus on my mental and emotional well-being after everything that happened and that recovering from such a significant life event is a journey and not a race.

I was already struggling to maintain an online presence while being my mom's sole caretaker for years and her passing ended up being the finishing touch in that regard. Getting back on my feet took longer than I expected but I feel like I'm in a much better position to try and make a return to online spaces now.

The generosity I've been shown here has always been a huge source of motivation and inspiration for me and it was never my intention to neglect or disregard it with my actions - especially in regard to those folks that attempted to reach out to me while I was away. I've missed interacting and sharing my work with you all. I'd like to slowly but surely shake my social rust off and and reconnect with those of you who have stuck around - all I ask is to just please bear with me a bit while I try and overcome said rustiness. I've always struggled with being an introvert but after such a long break I can't lie that trying to be social again feels pretty daunting at the moment ^^;

I also want to mention that moving forward, I'll only allow payments to process for the months where I have completed projects to share. This decision will give me peace of mind and align better with my current circumstances. I'm also considering other changes to simplify things so stay tuned for more updates soon in that regard ^^

Anyway, I genuinely hope you've all been well and thank you all once again for your support and understanding. I look forward to getting back into the swing of things! And for those who were worried about Autumn also, she is doing very well for herself and has been my rock when everything seemed to be falling apart. I'm a lucky devil to have someone like her being here for me in person.