Marin Kitagawa | My Dress-up Darling + smol update (Patreon)

Guys, I feel so overwhelmed 🫠 Never mind my IRL issues (some are still unresolved, especially with my health), but I’m also drowning in work to the point where I feel like I’m losing my mind sometimes.

Don’t get me wrong, I love that I can work from home and do something I like, but sometimes it’s just... a lot. I manage so many socials that I’m sick of it. And I would love to just disconnect for a bit (which is obviously bad for Patreon, since I can make awesome content, but if I don’t promo it aggressively, it won’t reach new people).

So I end up stuck working every single day from morning until night, usually with only small breaks in between ☕️. Funnily enough, I’m writing this post and it’s 1:34 AM... 😅 yeah, that kind of says it all. I honestly can’t remember the last time I had a real day off. Like, completely off. No generating, no promos, nothing. Just peace.

This month, I did a lot of bonus sets for everyone 💖 but once again, I’m behind on commissions, and it really stresses me out, and I feel bad for being always late. A few months ago, I was able to finish all comms within a month and even had some free days. Now I don’t even have time to do proper research to improve my techniques.

And honestly... I keep comparing myself to other AI artists too. I know I shouldn’t, but it happens constantly. It makes me question whether I’m doing enough or if my stuff even holds up, when I’m already giving it everything I have.

I’m sorry for the rant 🙈 but I just felt like you deserve to know why things are taking me forever (on top of my perfectionism).

Thank you so much for sticking with me. 💕