Since September I've been feeling run down and shitty in a way that's had me struggling to concentrate thanks to career related stress and an ongoing dental issue. Turns out an abscessed tooth was what was making me feel so shitty and excessively tired. Both issues are dealt with or starting to be dealt with.

In regards to the dental issue I need the abscess to clear up before the necessary work can be done. I've been given antibiotics for it which do feel like they are starting to work - I am starting to feel like I have more energy. They did make me feel worse for a bit, just when I thought I couldn't feel any more tired and shitty than I was. At one point I was going to bed at 4pm and sleeping straight through for 12-15 hours. After a week of being too tired to do anything but work through Jedi: Fallen Order let's plays (Cal is a fantastic lead and I hope there's a novel tie-in), yesterday I managed to get a tiny bit of research and plot development for my WW2 story done. It was a relief and a good sign I'm finally starting to get better.

For the career stress that's been distracting me, I can now say I have a conditional offer with an amazing sponsor I'm really lucky and grateful to have. It'll allow me to start training for my dream job as navigation officer in September 2020. Honestly? It feels like I finally got my Hogwarts letter.

It's pretty fucking hilarious that for someone who swore they were never going to uni I need to go to uni to get the ticket I need to qualify as navigation officer. Also one of the more vivid childhood memories I have of school is where I had bit of a tantrum stating I'd never use algebra at work because it was frustrating me and guess what? Ship stability math IS algebra. :'D

I'm currently working on updating all my TH icons for consistency's sake. Again. I also wanted a proper OC roster sheet because having a quick at a glance overview of everyone in one place is handy. It helps me decide who to draw or write. I started picking at this project around the time this all went to shit. With 20 busts it's a large project but because I have been struggling with concentration it's really dragged. I was hoping to have lines finished and be well into shading by now but I've only managed to line 6 and a half busts.

Real Currency Commissions.

I'm gonna open them properly next year. I come back from my Christmas contract on the 11th (that's assuming I have a night flight home) but I often need a few weeks to get back into the swing of things, I'll likely open the first batch of commission slots soon after that.

Right now my aim is just to earn back the cost of my dental appointments.

Depending on how commissions go I may open them up sporadically for a bit of extra pocket money.