When I was starting out drawing online, the biggest boon for me was talking to others who were honest about their work.

Drawing isn't easy. And so many artists MAKE it look easy, but getting real tips and learning that..it's OK to erase and do it again and again, was honestly eye opening back then!

Loss of agency kink :3

You don't have to apologize. You don't owe anyone anything.
Take care of yourself and draw only when you want/feel. 🥰

Too late.. I know.

I had a longer rant typed out about how we've been slowly conditioned to believe and be alright with gambling/stocks as the only way to make a living, while wages stay stagnant. But, it felt a little too cynical.

To be clear, I'm still very much in the throes of working through things, and it feels harder these days for myself and everyone else to just tread water.

If nothing else, try your best to be stable and good with yourself. Then, and only then, can you start at growth, adaptation, sustainability.

And I've been extremely scared about the steps I would have to take to ultimately have more peace and stability to my mental health. Because lots of these choices are taking short-term hurt/hardships for potential long-term gains.

Hurt now, for potential later. That's frightening.

It's an ongoing battle for anyone on all fronts - especially these days!

To share, I thought I knew what I controlled, but I still felt helpless... I've had to make some hard realizations about myself and my relationships to understand, there was a lot more I could and should control in my life

- Understand and work on handling #1,
- Make peace with /adapt to #3,
- But #2, this can impact (A) how many things you can control in your life, and (B) how things out of your control affect your life.

This is also the hardest. This requires reflection, understanding, hard work, life changes.

Mary!!

Rest is many times the best thing <3

I don't know what an Elder Ring is, except that I probably qualify for one... and the night usually reigns me in, not the other way around, but I'd be down to try this one out if I knew I wouldn't have to play with randos 🤣

Not only that, but crossing King Kong with Planet of the Apes, but to add to the power transfer:

not only are humans dwarfed in size, but in intelligence - yet aware, vaguely or not, that they were once top of the food chain not so long ago as they toil.

I LOVE sundresses and that one is adorable <3

Seriously, I suck so hard, you need to tell me my thighs and butt aren't nearly good enough so you'll need to test them out yourself with your face - and I will have no choice but TO ACCEPT.

Glad to see you around Mary!

..although very few Koreans get skin cancer (prevention + genetics)

When I had my skin cancer treated I had to go to Seoul, and I was told by the doctor that my green-eyed freckled German/Irish white ass were the only folks who tended to visit him, go figure. 😆

(PS, so I tan with creams, not sun)