Woolie

Kody preview + life update

Added 2025-10-28 17:38:13 +0000 UTC

Full picture is posted in Discord as usual!

You’ve probably noticed I haven’t posted anything for quite a while. I’ve been dealing with burnout and art block. Maybe, on top of everything, I also had a bit of the autumn blues, which only made the burnout worse.

It was especially hard because I couldn’t even figure out what exactly was wrong with me. Since August, I’ve been constantly feeling tired, anxious, and apathetic. Usually, it goes away after taking some vitamins, but this time it didn’t. So I went to several doctors and did some blood tests — everything came back normal. The last doctor just told me, “Go home, take some valerian before bed, and have a proper vacation.”

The thing is, I haven’t had a real vacation in years. The only breaks I took were during art block periods, when I was still trying to force myself to draw — which only led to chronic burnout and more stress. Even when I was ‘resting,’ I couldn’t stop thinking about not working. So when I finally returned to work, it felt like I hadn’t rested at all. Naturally, that led straight to burnout again.

I’m really sorry — there will be much less art this month than usual. I’ve tried to draw, but ended up scrapping most of my attempts. For now, I’ll focus on recovery and learning how to actually rest — not by watching anime, YouTube, playing games, or doomscrolling through social media while staying in touch with everyone. No wonder I ended up feeling like this.