We did it.

We made it over half way through this hell of a fuckin year.

Jfc.

I miss the day when life was carefree enough to actually make plans and enjoy the summer time. But that's not exactly reality right now and it's fine, just like when COVID happened, you adjust. I also feel like I'm fighting with my blogger blog a lot more lately because of formatting and things... when it use to be all so simple. Not even going to talk about how long I've been fighting with adsense. Ugh. It is what it is though and it's all part of why I like doing what I do and have done since 1999, because despite the headaches and despite wanting to rip out my blogs throat (if it had one), I actually do truly enjoy the challenge it brings. Obviously if I've been doing this for over 25 years now lol.

This blog alone is 14 years old, damn. That's... wild to think about. About how much more different my life was when I started this blog, what I thought my life would look like and how much has changed since then. It's honestly a fuckin complete 180. Me 14 years ago would not believe what me now had to say if I ever saw her. 

July in Texas is a weird space and it only got more weird. It definitely makes me miss Florida "summer" even if the weather is insane. It's like someone who asked Threads "is Aug the best time to go to Florida?" and someone responded with "have you ever been inside an air fryer?" and I almost spit out my drink laughing. Because literally. July is also my Fall prep month, I'm not sure if I'm going to keep that going or if I'm going to wait until Sept to start all that. We shall see.

here are a few things i do want to do in July;

| revamp Etsy shops

Because I feel like after 3 years and esp after 5 years the shops need a revamp. I really want to revamp my business cards too but I also don't because I've grown so attached to them. My actual shops though could use a revamp and maybe even new product shots.. but that might be too ambitious right now lol. Small changes still count.

| declutter one surface in my room every week

I want to add more shelves to my room. I also want to reorganize my entire gaming set up, make it an easier place to be and sit down and work... or game. But my room needs a serious declutter. Especially since I have a storage unit and it makes no sense to not use if I'm paying for one. Also my vanity needs help. Between finishing product shots and filming reels, that stuff needs to get off my desk already lol. I hate that I put everything on my vanity as a hey get this product done soon and my eyes just graze over it either way lol. The product reviewer struggle.

| sketch more every night

I started attempting to draw Pomni from The Amazing Digital Circus, I wanted to make something for the girls since there isn't much TADC stuff for smaller kids. GRANTED they shouldn't be watching this in the first place but they do. They introduced me to it in fact. It's so funny.

Other than that, I really want to get back into sketching again. Blogging and writing has taken a bit of a backseat to my routine and my life lately... just because I needed a bit of a break from a lot of things. I'm starting to get back in the habit of it all, but I feel like my creative outlet needs a different medium for a bit also.

| try 3 new places to eat

This is a pretty common goal for me all around. Or one I've been adding to every monthly hopes post I've made for the last 20 years. It's a fun one that I enjoy, a lot. And even bonus if I find a place I actually really love.

| find one new favorite

Anything.

Snack, food, book, show, game... okay maybe not anything because I'd like to keep it in these categories but if I find something off the wall I keep coming back to, I'd gladly take that as well.

| finish the play test games i have queued up

I have about 3 or 4, currently. I've played 2, some are just longer demos so it's hard to say how I feel about them or what I think because you're not exposed to too much. Sometimes I'm glad I'm not the gamer who is expected to give certain games publicity because my mind would go blank. I use to be so good at this before kids and going to college and work full time lol but now it's like whaaaat are we talking about again. Or maybe it's just the current game I'm play testing because I see a lot of videos from cozy gaming creators talking about this game as if it's a full on release or something when in reality there's a lot of placeholders IN the game. It's wild.

So yeah, I really want to finish the game plays and write my reviews for them. There is one where I was doing play test on my iPad before they decided to move to Steam and the file doesn't cross over sadly, so starting over is a bit bleh but also, its nice to get a story refresh.

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I'll try my best to write here a bit more consistently, but no promises. I thought I would once I got access to my OG Instagram account again but I haven't. I haven't even been back ON that account since I got it back. I miss what it was to me and how I just poured my soul into everything. But the last few months have shifted into something I wasn't expecting either.

Life has a strange way of working.

I hope you all have a wonderful month ahead