I’m back.
Hello everyone, sorry for the month long hiatus. Some of my followers may have noticed that since Oreo's death, I've been away from my art tumblr. There's been a lot going on since then, and I've been busy, so drawing sort of slipped away from me. Oreo's ashes came back from the vet, and they're in a decorative box on my TV stand, along with her picture. My boyfriend and I have gotten another cat, a kitten that we named Milo. We both decided that even though we miss Oreo, and no cat could replace her, it doesn't feel right without a cat to take care of. Here are some pictures of the furry baby:
Work has been frantic since the start of September thanks to inventory. For those who don't know how big of a deal inventory is, I'll try to explain in the best way I can. Inventory is the day where everything in the store gets counted- twice. Once by employees the night before, and once on inventory day by an outside source. The numbers are compared along with the numbers we have in our systems for each item, and we get the results. If the numbers are extremely different, my company gets in trouble. If the numbers are exactly the same, my company gets in BIG trouble, and assistant managers and the store manager could instantly be fired- because it would mean that someone went into the system and fucked around with stuff. Inventory is important because it shows how much money the company has lost, how well the store is doing in terms of sales and stock, how much money has been stolen (in terms of items being taken and not paid for), and it determines if our store will be getting a bonus. So for the past month work has been keeping me very busy- I've pretty much been running around like a chicken with its head cut off trying to make sure everything is as accurate as possible. I've also been working very hard and trying to show that I'm the person who should get promoted to assistant manager, which is a salaried position. I've also been keeping in touch with my family- something I admittedly let fall to the wayside after my grandmother's death. It's become very hard for me to spend time with my family for extended periods of time without becoming cynical or exhausted. These things along with coping with the fact that everyone I care about seems to be dying this year, has left me very frayed and just worn out. I've been borderline depressed during the past month, and so exhausted that even though I want to do things like draw, and spend time with friends and family, it always winds up making me upset. But I'm back. Finally. The only way to get out of this mentality is to do the things I enjoy. So dammit, I'm going to start drawing again. To the people I owe commissions to: I'm so sorry for the month long absence. Your commissions are on the way, I promise. I’ve worked on them during my days off on Wed and Thurs, and I’m out sick today, so I’m working on them today too.
















