01/06/2026
BESTIEEEE COME HERE AND BE PROUD OF ME!!
I cleaned up my studio. Enough to be able to work in it.
I also reorganized a little. Actually, a lot.
My computer desk came with this great shelf for the monitors, but since the monitors I had already have stands, they've been too high to see properly. It's been bugging me every time I sit at the computer. I finally asked for help removing it and instead of putting it away, it has a new home on my art desk!
I got these pretty little paper trays and reorganized my foil rolls to make them more accessible and easier to put back. They used to hang in a cool organizer over the closet door, but I'm making it easier for myself because standing up drains me and makes me dizzy and drains me. I need to reserve every drop of energy I have because it's not like it used to be. The way the trays fit *exactly* into the vertical space makes my brain waves sparkle with happiness 😊
I'm making small adjustments like this, making things a little better for myself and giving myself a chance of being able to return to work again. I have so much to give back and art to put out in the world, and it would be a shame to not try my damnest to return, even in a smaller capacity.
Will this bite me tomorrow? Probably. But it's been such a long time coming. I really, really hope it doesn't though. I am ready to get back to everything I love, and share all that goodness with all of you.
I was able to be in the studio today for more than 5 minutes. It feels like coming home. I missed it. I missed being able to exist in my happy place.
I didn't make any new art today, but I did dig up a pattern I adore to add to merch. It's been killing .e that it exists only for me. It's too pretty to stay in the void.
Thank you as always for being here, and for allowing me to be my colorful unapologetic self and accepting my bursts of madness. You rock.