Update! (Patreon)

Hey everyone, I know things have been kind of slow. I feel like I owe an explanation for that.

My mom was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. Until she went in, she was moving, acting, walking, working just fine etc. but she was having increasingly debilitating stomach troubles once or twice a day. When the doctors examined her they said the cancer thankfully hadn't metastasized to any surrounding tissue. She gets FMLA and disability pay but it's only partial. The surgery team was able to remove the cancerous portion and stitch the healthy ends back together. She was in the hospital for 4 days recovering while I worked. She just came home yesterday and is able to eat solid food again. Her full recovery time is 2-3 months. That's 2-3 months of partial pay before her return to work, if she's cleared by her doctors.,So, I needed to get a regular job to help with bills (rent, food etc.) I went to a work agency and ended up getting a 9-5 (at night), ironically at the same place she works at. Unfortunately like most jobs it doesn't pay very well but it's consistent and at least enough to where I don't have to worry about rent or groceries munching me down to nothing every month. I'M NOT QUITTING ART THOUGH!Currently I have to work the weekends (I ONLY get Saturdays off, I work the other 6 days). That extra day is overtime and that should come in handy for upgrading some of my setup. My PC is now 10 years old, only ever getting a graphics card and RAM upgrade. As well as upgrading my wardrobe. I've been wearing the same raggedy, busted up clothes for 8+ years.

I'm gonna try to at least do 1 art thing a week, even if it's just a sketch. I can't really focus on social media like I would like to right now. Even though things here are still pretty green, I don't want this place to be defunct. Eventually I want to ask my boss to take me off the weekend list so I can have more time to recover and do art. I'm exhausted and sore every day after work. It's hard to focus or draw. Sometimes my hands hurt too much/go numb.I still have a couple of commissions from March to get done, but for the foreseeable future, I won't be taking any more commissions.Thanks for being here and reading this if you did! (I think I wanna make a sequel to that Frieren pic lol)