Monthly Update - December 2021
Added 2021-12-29 02:56:43 +0000 UTCWell, y'all, I'm really late this month with the update! I managed to take some time off over the holidays and am just now getting back into the swing of things, so here's our update for the month of December.
It's hard to believe this is the last month of the year! I've been doing some reflecting as I think about 2021 and everything it has brought my way, and the one thing I know for sure is how incredibly grateful I am for each and every one of you. I won't steal my own thunder by saying any more about that (it's in the update!), but suffice it to say, this would have been a very different year without my little community here.
I've put out a bit of an interactive piece in this update, so check that out and respond if you feel like it. 2022 will be amazing because I really do have the best Patrons a girl could ask for, and I look forward to more adventures with you all in the coming months!
Happy New Year, everyone! Stay safe, stay healthy, and above all else, keep being you!
Love you all!
~B~ 💜💜💜
Comments
Wow ~B, I'm so sorry to hear it's been that kind of year for you. Big congrats on coming out stronger and still continuing to make such a, well, *beautiful* trove of art in the process. Unsurprisingly, I also couldn't agree more about what a big (and yes, *important*) lift this whole weird hobby and its creative community can give. It's absolutely been the same way for me. I apparently produced fewer 'porny' things this year than last, but they've included some of my own favs, several hugely fun collabs and some of my trickiest and (I think/hope) best editing jobs to date. Life's been pretty mixed outside GWA-land, but I've had more freelance work and been posted/published in more outlets than ever. There was even one time someone approached me out the blue about paid writing work instead of vice versa, which is just amazing. Next? There are a few new ambitious ideas taking shape and an ever-expanding list of GWAers I'd love to work with/work with again. We'll just have to see how it all shapes up. I can't wait to see where you go as well. Especially starting next month, hmmm?..........
Fix
2021-12-31 16:13:23 +0000 UTCthanks you too :)
gkek
2021-12-30 09:42:35 +0000 UTCHi B, New patron here but a long time admirer of your work. I'm glad to hear that you got through 2021 a stronger and more resilient person. This year has been disappointing for a lot of us, so don't be too hard on yourself about it. I used this year as a reset button for my life and decided to take my self-improvement seriously. I got a new job and was able to save up a nice little sum of money, I reconnected with friends that I'd drifted apart from, I even assembled a sweet little home gym that I'm quite proud of (actually using it is another story however). What I'm most proud of though, is that I decided to take on a challenge that I had given up on before. Next year I will be taking my second shot at a university degree, it's my first time going back since dropping out in 2017. Overall I'd say that 2021 was the setup for the improvement that I hope 2022 will be. Next year will be all about executing the things I've been planning and have set in motion this year (One of those goals, coincidentally, is to write my first script commission for you haha). So yeah, it's been a hell of a year. P.S. You uploaded this on my birthday so that makes you extra cool!
Ray
2021-12-30 03:39:01 +0000 UTCSounds like you've put the foundations in place for 2022 to be a kick-ass year, since you did all that heavy lifting in 2021. Good for you! That's a lot to accomplish in one year. And having one or two real friends is way better than a room full of fake ones, so that's a good starting point for the year, too. I'm sending you lots of good vibes to help start your year off right! Thank you for sharing, and have a safe and happy new year! 💜💜💜
~B~
2021-12-30 00:29:05 +0000 UTCOne thing I always want to offer here is a safe place to just relax and enjoy the simple things, so I'm glad it's a positive place for you. Your achievement for 2021 is huge, and deserves so much respect, because making new friends we can trust and count on is one of the most difficult challenges many of us have to face. The past couple of years have been very isolating and it makes my heart happy to hear that these connections are still being made, are still growing and strengthening, despite the circumstances of the world around us. You're right, we *don't* have to do it alone, and that is such a blessing. Thank you for that reminder, one I myself need from time to time. Staying positive and holding on to hope is my mission for 2022, and you've definitely helped add to that energy. Thank you for replying! I wish you a very safe and happy new year! 💜💜💜
~B~
2021-12-30 00:26:23 +0000 UTCguess i sold a house, bought a nicer one for less money, moved across the country and finally faced some pretty uncomfortable stuff that's been a problem for years. Not the best year but lots of potential. Made a couple real friends lost a few fake ones lol.
gkek
2021-12-29 10:17:54 +0000 UTCFirst of all: thank you B for being such a welcoming, open minded and generally empathetic person! I think in times like this, everybody can use a positive beacon in their lifes, such as yourself <3 Creating a save environment to share some positive energy, is a wonderful idea and in my opinion a great opportunity to feel better about yourself and not dwell in thoughts of things, you didn't manage or achieve over the past year. I don't think anybody would argue, that it wasn't a tough one, that each and everyone of us had to face challenges and failure.... but we can learn from that and prepare ourselves for those situations in the future and maybe achieve an outcome, that we can appreciate or even just feel good about at the end of the day. Personally, I made a new friend this year. A lovely lady, I can share everything with. It doesn't seem like a whole lot, but for me, that is my biggest achievement this year. Finding someone, with whom you can share deep thoughts, concerns, fears and still laugh at the end of every conversation. I sure hope, that 2022 will be better than this year, just in terms of the surrounding bullshit.. but even if it won't be, try not get eaten up by frustration and anger over what went wrong or what could have been. We have to play the hand that we are dealt... but we will never have to do it alone! I hope you guys will have a lovely new years celebration and can start fresh into 2022 <3
Stromkasten
2021-12-29 07:34:54 +0000 UTC
