It's been a while, and things have changed. I'm not working retail anymore. I started going back to school this fall semester - these should be my last classes just to sign off on getting an Associate's degree. The same weekend I lost my job, a fox broke into my chicken coop and run, and killed all four of my hens. I ended up getting some chicks to be the next run of chickens. They're just under 5 months now - They're Silkies and Polish hens. We also have another new animal family member. Her name is Sparkle, and she's the most adorable thing you ever laid eyes on. She's just under a year old, and she's a DSH tabby cat - what's unique about her is she has no eyes! It mostly doesn't slow her down, she just spins in circles to regain her bearings if she gets lost or confused. She and the other two cats are getting along great. Ember, the tortie, has started settling down as she approaches her second birthday. The more we see of her adult personality settling in, I'm more convinced that Tani did take the time and energy to teach her some of the ropes. She's such a quirky and clever kitty! She likes to ride on your shoulder like a parrot, and she loves when we put on tv shows that are amusing to her also. I only wish the TV were any sort of accessible to her to gently bap at.

Since my last journal, I've gotten another car - so Dashie has a friend now. It's a 2016 Subaru Forester that I inherited from my late mother-in-law. We've decided she eventually is going to be decked out to be Zephyrina "Zipp" Storm.

Since the start of COVID-19, I've now had it twice, despite being up on my vaccines at the time. The second round was from the roommate, and it was bad enough that the doctors put me on Paxlovid and steroids. Which, speaking of steroids, I'm also now officially taking HRT! I'm also part of an official study for HRT therapy with my healthcare provider, so that's exciting I guess!

Oh, I'm also open for commissions. Between Artfight and some other art practice, I'm feeling a bit more confident in my skills and ready to take on some digital commissions.