The weekend is finally here again~
I finally got to actually relax with virtually no work last week. It's been really nice.
My store has gone very quiet without American customers, which is generally a bad thing but right now specifically for me, it does kinda line up nicely for giving me a break 😂 I still get a few orders here and there from other countries but it's really cut the workload down.
From what I've heard, 25 countries have stopped shipping to the US entirely. When or if these self imposed 'sanctions' will end, only time will tell. There's no reliable communication about any of this. I suppose all I can say is that I'm glad I'm on break and that my store is basically empty right now anyway!
aside from that, I've mostly just been spending time with Willow, friends, and family. I've gotten to meet my friend's new baby for the first time, which was really nice. They're doing so well and I know they'll be great parents. Willow's doing great too! We are struggling a little bit with 'scarf and barf' tendencies, but a new feeding mat seems to be really helping [ It's only been one day though haha ]
I don't have a pic of her using it but it looks like this:
So now she has kibbles available at all times on the tricky mat, and wet food for dinner. No barfs yet! [ I'm pretty sure the issue was overeating because, sorry for the gross TMI, but the sheer volume of her poops and the barfs was clearly impressive, and her behaviour has been otherwise very perky and healthy ]
Anyway! My arm has healed pretty well too. I've been able to play video games again ^o^
I am thinking about getting back to work, but I'm not going to rush myself. I think some boredom is really important to mental health and crucial for creativity, so I want to let myself get bored.
If I do decide to get into it next week, I'll be figuring out how to fire up BTD2 so I can play through that the same way I played through BTD1 to remember the game and log fresh critiques and ideas. I think I will record myself and put up the video later, but I don't think I'll do it live on stream this time. I'm just more comfortable without a live audience 😅 I love to make art but I am not a performer LMAO
I think that's all I've got though! Not much of an update but I am enjoying my break!
Thank you all very much for allowing me to take this down time so I can recharge before starting the next game. I really appreciate it!
And of course, stay safe and see you next week!