Good evening, true believers!

I'll start with a mini announcement- I'm now taking short story commissions from Newgrounders like you! If there's a plotline for your favorite characters you'd like to see explored, or some sort of niche you need in your life, let's talk it out! I'm also available for editing!

My 2018 recap: 

We've made HUGE strides in mending our relationship. My anger issues have all but dissipated after we nixed one of the causes of the hormone issues! So, that's helped quite a bit. Both of us are getting into the lifestyle around here, too.. Which I never thought would happen. So, winning, here!

I've also had some success ghostwriting~ I never pictured my writing career would ever actually make us money- I always did it for fun- but it's super neat, and enjoyable work. It's mainly a few articles on random websites that apparently get a bunch of traffic and need content stored up. I've also found a niche in writing short stories/custom fanfiction for whomever... That's a bit more challenging- but it's a good way to meet and learn about the different kinds of people in the world.. I've always dreamt of having some sort of artistic career, this is a nice way to keep my writing skills sharp.

^That's also why most of my free writing and fanfiction on the various sites and psuedonyms have all but halted. Between life and paid writing, it's hard to keep inspiration for the fun stuff. However: I do have something I'm cooking up for fun, and will likely be posted on my poor neglected L-K AO3 account within the next week. Stay tuned!

There's also been a lot of different emotional stuggles hitting us, too- but this is my blog, so let's talk about me.

• I had 3 deaths in the family in 2018
• 2 good Navy friends died in horribly tragic ways
• My car-related PTSD has lessened, however, screaming has become a trigger. Woo!
• A few psychs have unofficially recommended books on borderline personality for me, which.. Explains a lot. Working on it!

Alright, alright, enough about all that; talking about about the bad is too depressing. Let's look to the future:

As my ratings go up from the writing, more higher-paying opportunities open! 2019 should be a very nice year. On top of that, we've paid off nearly all of our loans, and are looking at saving and smart purchases between now and the time I get out of the Navy- which, by the way, is this year (barring World War 3!) We're planning on buying a REALLY nice couch. It'll be the most expensive piece of furniture we own, and we're planning on keeping it forever!

I will alsooooo be getting my first tattoo this year, god damn it! We planned on doing it a few months ago, but quite a few things came up that actually put us back over two thousand dollars. Luckily, that's what savings are for, but it was probably the most terrfied I've ever been in terms of financial stuff, because our savings were gone. I haven't lived paycheck to paycheck since before I joined the Navy! It was scary, but we somehow held the line, and were able to make Christmas happen!

I've also been practicing my drawing, a bit! I was never quite good at it, and it's been years since I've even tried. Practice does make perfect, though, and I'll be getting a lot of practice...

So that's my life in a nutshell right about now, Newgrounds. How are you?