Today is the dreaded "adulting" day. I hate being an adult...it's tough. Even on the easy days, it's tough. Since I have yet to find a way to reverse time, or un-age myself, and I won't give up at all, this means I get to go grocery shopping and all the other errands that are on the to-do list. While I adult every day, today I have to do it with other humans...that's where the not fun part comes in. Some days the humans are fine, other days I just want to hide in my closet and make them all go away. I guess you could say it's a downside of working from home...lack of human interaction. Which for me is a plus side, except on Monday's. Going out somewhere to work you get desensitized and get used to being around people. I used to be desensitized. Now, notsomuch. Not that I'd change anything. I do love working from home. It was a very long week for me, on many levels.
This past week was another 50+ hour work week. I know I've touched on this on another blog, but I will touch on different things this time. It is not all fun and games working at home. The hubby and I were talking yesterday on the topic of being lazy. In any and all professions being lazy will get you nowhere. In life, lazy will get your nowhere. Sitting on your hands waiting for your dreams to just drop into your lap and shower you with praises is not going to happen. Yes, this is a "bummer" section of the blog...but to me it isn't. Maybe because I do work my ass off, every week. Even the "Dad Days" I put in at least 3 hours of work. I don't take days off, I do take time to do other things...but a full day off...haven't had one since last year, and it wasn't the holidays. While I didn't post, blog, etc. I was working. Creating, prepping, researching, organizing. All the lovely behind the scene things that no one sees. I am proud of the work I do, and I happily work over 40 hours a week, because no one is going to make it happen for me except for me...
On a lighter side of things...and on the theme of taking time off...I did some Don't Starve last night...all in it's full glory of new patchiness. Granted, some of the tweaks and new stuff probably aren't in my current game as I'm on the longest day of survival, yet! I will die next time I log in...((sigh)) I keep jinxing myself. Half the fun of the game IS dying...they make it so campy and kitschy...you almost look forward to your characters utter demise. I'm hoping the Quacken gets me. I am not making this up...If you game, like survival games, and are sick of zombie survival games, check it out. They even have a version that you can connect to player made servers and play. Which is a whole other ball of wax. My group hasn't been playing much of it, as a group we are doing the Guild Wars 2 thing...which I haven't been able to do lately because of the neck issues. When my neck area acts up I tend to get motion sick easier than I usually do, which is fast...to a point I had to purchase a special monitor designed for people like me to even do digital art. I'm special, alright...in the let's break the bank sort of way. UGH!
On the "arter" side, my neck is feeling better, but I'm still steering clear of traditional. Challenging myself digitally and looking forward to my PC's lobotomy...maybe next month?! I'm hoping. It will open up so many "mediums" on my program that I use. That and bigger canvas sizes. Which means another product on Society 6. The ideas are for sure free flowing and I can barely keep up with them...I can quickly sketch a basic concept idea...but nothing detailed. It does bum me out, still, but I can either sit and pout, be depressed about something I can't do...OR I can suck it up, put my big girl panties on and focus on the things I CAN do...I choose the what I can do. I am hoping to get back into the daily doodle challenge soon, maybe next week...and for sure not daily. It took a bit to get my neck back to normal-ish. It'll be the Semi-Regular Daily Doodle Challenge...works for me.
Well my minions, I hope Monday is treating you well and you are having no issues adulting. Until next blog.