So it ends

As you have noticed, the daily challenge ended abruptly.

Aside from my computer needing an upgrade (which has since been performed), I got overwhelmed by the sheer amount of responsabilities I'd placed on my shoulders. Last week, as bf was on vacation from work, so did I take an unannounced vacation from life. It gave me time to re-focus. And made me see how much I needed to be less demanding of myself - or, rather, demanding in a smarter way.
Because, from doing so much, I lost track of a lot.

One fact is that the challenge didn't turn out, at all, as I'd wanted/planned. I made too many 'cop-out' pictures. This is one fact that made me realize the challenge is still too difficult for me to handle.
The other side of it is that I realized I was putting too much strain on accomplishing a lot, resulting in the important endeavours to be neglected - one, namely, was writing. And the couple of days I spent focussing solely on writing, I did no drawing. And it felt good.

So, for many reasons I can't detail because it's a jumbled mess in my brain still, the challenge is ended at 'unsatisfying'. It did help me a bit. But it's simply not helping me as it should - and, worse, it's detrimental to everything else.

The main focus now, is writing. I wanted to get my compendium done by end February, and clearly it's not going to happen, which means delay in getting my stories edited, and published. The second focus is ProjectComment, though I do have to be less strict with myself when it comes to replying to people because forcing myself is simply not yielding any results: I delay further. If I can do one note and/or comment a day, for now, at least I'll be going forward.

As for the Patreon, I'm still waiting on an answer from our Art Commission. Considering I'm delayed with everything, I can still give them some time... But, if they don't reply, I'll go through with it anyway. If you're curious, I plan on having a $1, $5, $15, and potentially $10 depending on what I can offer (or, who knows, what may interest people). The $15 will only be of worth to creative people, and may not have any luck selling, but I want to offer it anyway. More on this to be revealed later.

So, what's going to happen with this blog for this year? I'm not sure. When I have too many places to update at once, I get lost. Fact is I haven't updated my site in quite some time. Facebook's been a while, too. Considering I tend to add tidbits of writing on Facebook, I think I'll just keep this blog for the visual art pursuits. This does mean updates may become irregular, but I'll try to keep a regular schedule as before (Sunday or Monday), even if I have little to show.

It's time to put the 'right' back in writing. <<