OMG.  You guys.  Hi.  Um.. so sorry I disappeared for a year.  That sounds so lame.  I mean, I've been here, I try to log in and at least read my messages once a week or so, even though I don't reply to them.  I'm sorry.  I've never been good at replying to comments, and the last year of my life has been something of a haze.  That's my excuse, anyway.  

I've been working two jobs for the last year, twelve to fourteen hours a day, six days a week.  Every once in a while I've had a whole weekend off, or taken some vacation time, but generally, the time has gone by so fast because I'm constantly busy.  I've gotten so used to it that on the rare occasion I have time off I feel bored.

I've also just started graduate school!  I'm a week in and already wondering what the hell I'm doing here.  This happens every time I make a major life decision.  I begin to talk myself out of it and regret not making a different choice.  But I'm studying Museum Science with the hopes of, well... working in a museum after I graduate.  

In fact, the second job I picked up last year is at two local museums.  The staff between the two is shared because they're city owned, so I get to work at one that's more of an art gallery and one that's a WWII museum.  It's really neat.  Unfortunately, that job is only part-time, so I've still been working my full-time retail job as well.

That's about to change, though, because I'll be a student assistant at school this semester, so I have no choice but to quit my retail job.  It's scary, making all these changes at the same time.  Sometimes I feel something that I imagine is a small panic attack.  Anyway, that's what's been going on.  

I'm not going to lie, I don't draw much anymore.  That's not to say that I don't do it at all, just that it's become something that I've unfortunately had to put at the bottom of my priority list.  I'll try to at least put up some sketches, but no promises.  If there's anyone left reading this, you probably already know how flaky I am.  That seems to be a quality about me that is unlikely to change unless I work very hard at it.  I'm trying, but I'm so used to just running away when things get hard, so that's a habit that will take some time to break.  

I hope everyone is well!  I do check my inbox and read messages and look at pieces, even though I honestly don't have the time to reply or comment to the extent that I would like to.  But I truly appreciate all the encouraging comments and the favs of my pieces.  That always makes me feel better, especially if I've had a hard day.