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(🌎🐀) Life Update Post!
🕑 Added 2024-06-23 22:01:30 +0000 UTCHi all, there's been so much happening the last couple of weeks!! I'm pretty behind this month lol but I'm rolling with it and hoping to catch up so that only 1-2 projects roll into next month! Thanks for patience with me :,) None of this is a Necessary read, but if you like to keep up to date with me myself, here you go!
Personal life Happenings!
There's a bunch of stuff going on, most of it neutral to,, uhhhh unfortunate/tough. Most immediate stuff is that we're trying to sell my car because I really don't think I need it and the insurance and upkeep feels really unnecessary to be paying, which I think will be a good thing. However, my grandma wants me to go back to college and try to finish my A.A. before we move states, which feels like an impossible task time-wise, and considering I won't have a car I'd have to confirm I can take every single class online and also check all of my previous credits from Dual Enrollment and classes that my previous job covered the cost of. So, generally a bit stressful ^^''
We're planning a trip to Chicago this year to check it out because we're moving there with a group of friends in 2026. Florida is becoming more and more unlivable for trans people, and many of the bills that were passed earlier this month are problematic at best, devastating at worst. And that's not even mentioning the ones they were Trying to pass but couldn't get to go through. And any of the ones rejected could always be passed in a later attempt, which is terrifying. So, we're moving out of here as soon as we can afford to! And, even though I am carrying lots of sadness knowing the people I'll be leaving, overall this is a good choice in the long run for myself, my partner, and my life.
I almost certainly have depression (oops! yikes!) and also ADHD (less worrying because I have a lot of tools to help that) so I'm trying to see if I can afford a formal diagnosis and medication in order because it's affecting most aspects of my life ! Though I will say, my sleep schedule (although at odd hours) has been pretty good with the amount of time I've been sleeping which is a big win!
I'm seeing if I can swing going to Megaplex (a furry convention in Orlando!) which is August 30th-September 1st, because the Publishing Company I'm going through will have a booth there and I want to be able to visit, as well as attend my first ever fur con!! If anyone else is planning on attending that knows me I'd love to say hi and I'll definitely keep updated about it. I'm really really hopeful we can make it happen but trying not to bank on it because then I'll feel incredibly disappointed.
Also trying to be able to afford top surgery for Benjamin! It's gonna cost about 10k, not counting hotel stays and lack of pay from time spent away from work. I think we'll be able to swing it before the move to Chicago, but that's if no emergencies happen. So hopefully, fingers crossed, no emergencies happen (more than,,, Ben's eyeball haha.)
Separately about affording things, thank you to everyone who has helped me with advice, finances, and sharing about my tax situation!! If you're new about it, Patreon does not take and set a percentage aside for tax season, and I thought they did, and then when I went to do my taxes the estimated amount I was meant to pay was about $4500. With all of your help with deductions and advice on what to do and the help of a tax attorney, the total I owe has been reduced to $965 !! I'm now on a payment plan and should have it paid off fully in the next three or four months. SO, fortunately, that is going much better! :,))
Last thing, soooo Windows 10 is obsoleting out of existence next year and that means my computer won't work next year! Hahaaa awesommme so I'm also figuring out a new pc that can run what I need it to, and soon starting payments on that I guess too! Because my pc does not support the update to Windows 11! We love it here !! We love it!!!
That's everything I can think of, but I have a feeling still that I'm missing things so . Mayhaps I shall add more to this in the next few weeks! I will mention that, I'm also experiencing incredible heartbreak. Benjamin' and my relationship together is going great, and the move and future planning has been a huge positive impact on our closeness! However- as I am polyamorous- my second partner and I are no longer going to be together for the next year and a half before Ben and I move, as they will not be moving with us. So, through everything I do right now, basically from the moment I wake up to the time I go to sleep, my chest is tight and my heart is squeezed with grief. I miss them even though they are still here, and I am deeply saddened that our wants and directions in life don't align. So, yeah, processing through that. And, figuring out how to/remembering how to live without thinking of them in relation to everything I do is a huge change, and not one I was wanting to make so soon. But, with luck, this is better in the long-run for both of us, and I feel lucky I'll always have many many memories that I'll hold very tightly and close to my heart. Okay, now that's everything I can think of.
Patreon, Tumblr, and TikTok Happenings!
As you all know, the $1 tier has been locked, and replaced with a $3 tier! Those of you who are able to be on the $1 tier are allowed to stay as long as you'd like, it is the same as the $3 tier, and you get to access the same content for less mons because of your early support in my career on here :)) ENORMOUS thank you to every single patron, this site is quite actually about 99% of my income (other income is small amounts from TikTok and Twitch, between $25 and $50 a month from both combined) so I do my very best to take care of it and take care of you guys in every way I know how!
Via Tumblr and TikTok, the second session has come out to be able to view in full with audio and music! Extremely proud of being able to make an 8 minute animation, and so so pleased with my audio team (my musician and sound designer). Next will be a car ride with Ratticus and his mom, as those of you on paying tiers have been able to start watching through! I have not posted the full of Session II publicly to YouTube yet, I'm uhhhhh thinking of like . cleaning out my YouTube? And just having full sessions/segments up? I dunno, my YouTube doesn't make me happy and I never post on it!
Okay I think that's all
All this stuff has been the past month, so it's like oh my GOD when are the Things going to end . it's tooooo much to think about! So, doing my best to think about it all sort of, one at a time, and not get overwhelmed, and still bring a fun-loving presence to the function ! That's all, thanks for reading, next posts will be for Elite patrons and then we'll swing back around to another Theratpy: Main Story page! Thanks for reading, happy Sunday !!
Comments
Jade Emberspark
Hope you're okay, hope you get a better setup soon (really weird that your pc doesn't support the update). Stay safe.
a1e20
It sounds like you have a lot on your plate, but I believe everything will work out for you in the end. I wish you good luck and peace for you, your partner & your grandma. 🥰
