Wee bit of an update + payment error (in your favor, on my behalf)

Hello!! 

I’ll try to keep this brief. Firstly, some of you might notice that payments have gone through for the month. You’ll also notice it’s half of what you are usually charged. I accidentally did not set my paid post earlier in the month to paid, so it didn’t register with Patreon. That’s my fault and I’ll take the hit. I mean, it’s really only a bad thing for me, y’all will see no difference on your end.

I could make it up by charging x3 in the month of December but that’s not fair, and some of you might not be able to afford it. I also don’t feel good about doing that because of… well, my activity on here. I’ll explain but if you’re not interested in personal stuff, just skip right to the end I’ll summarise there.

Some of you might have noticed, and taken umbrage with, me not doing many, or if you’re new here, any, tutorials or streams. The real truth is I’ve been severely too busy but it’s a bit more nuanced than that.

I’ve been busy because work has been extremely stressful for reasons I can’t really get into. I’ve been trying to achieve a greater work/life balance so that I can dedicate more time here and on my alt account, doing more of what I love doing and what you all are kind enough to come to me for. My schedule works in a way where I generally always have time for a warmup. I also do a lot of personal art, which you’ll see the Personal PNG folder gradually fill on most nights with new sketches or finished art.

The problem is that the “work” part of that balance has been creeping a lot more into the “life” part and it’s been stressful. Like, “I broke down” stressful. I’m working on recovering from it but it’s rough. This has been going on for a while and it’s always been a personal thing that I just had to find a way to either power through or solve by some other means. I got overwhelmed, I didn’t, and a lot of various puzzle pieces in my life have suffered as a result.

So, yeah. I apologise for that. I’ve gotten home almost every night for a while now too tired, stressed, anxious, or a combination of thereof. I didn’t want to setup my camera, I didn’t want to stream and deal with the anxiety that comes from that. I want to fix that.

I plan on changing this, because all of you are important to me. The support I get from here lets me continue to pursue personal art in ways I only dreamed of. To change this, though, some things will need to be fixed around here. How I distribute art/rewards, how I schedule my streams, how I work on growing my audience here, my goals for the next year, etc. I plan on doing this some time early next year. As early as possible. I wouldn’t worry if you’re already a Patron here—likely nothing will change on your end. 

I suppose I’m rambling. I’ll stop. Thanks for reading, thanks for supporting me, and please take whatever half I didn’t charge by accident and put it towards something nice for a loved one on Christmas. <3

Tldr; I forgot to charge one cycle, you’re only getting billed for ½ of the pledge. Oops. I got stressed, messed it up, and have been messing it up for a bit now. I’m working on it, and thanks for your patience. <3