New home, new schedule

Quick update to let you guys know that I just moved to a new apartment/flat (had to, cause my old landlady was selling the apartment I rented there). So I'm finally able to put some very turbulent and stressful months behind me, but also prepare for some intense and stressful months ahead of me.

I have to complete the first SPiKE volume of the graphic novel in just three months. Got it all sketched out, so only the coloring and texting remains, but me and my publisher calculated that I have to complete and average of one page per day.
My brain isn't the type of brain that allows me to follow a routine or set pattern of shit to do, so my actual work schedule is - as agreed with my publisher - to hand her a minimum of five completed pages every week. That sounds more do-able than "one every day" because dude, I need some chill days too.
I also work best under pressure. Or, not best, but I get the most shit done the closer I am to the deadline. So I'm gonna have a few work sessions every day, and then some heavy duty intense ones closer to the weekends. Cause I need to balance the graphic novel work with being a responsible dog owner, and have time to myself and do shit that recharges me. I actually have a friend group now, even! Like, I have many friends, but they're sort of separated in that most of them don't know each other or are topographically unable to just hang out together on short notice.
But I've found my own little tribe here in the capital, and hanging out with those guys is surprisingly energising. Social anxiety doesn't exist when I'm with them, and I don't even feel socially drained afterwards. Plus they're hella cool and hilarious folks to hang out with XD So I want to prioritise going on more adventures with those dudes, now that I don't have to commute for over an hour with irregular bus and train schedules to do so but can just walk out the door and be in close proximity to everything I need (capitals dude.. so convenient!).
These are also people with creative jobs and lifestyles who are used to tight schedules and how the creative industry works, and have been awesome in giving advice on how to handle it. How to balance it.

So all in all I feel positive about this summer.

Thing is though, social media has to be down-prioritised. I am sorry about that, but I hope you understand. There are only so many hours in one day, I have to prioritise art, doggo and self care. I will pop by now and then and do some random streams while working on pages (I draw most of them on my ipad, but I like to switch to PC and tablet sometimes too, so I'll stream then), and sometimes I feel the urge to play Skyrim as it is my escapism-hobby-thing-slash-happy-place-sometimes, so I'll probably stream then too sometimes if that's of any interest to you guys :) I'll mostly be streaming on Twitch though I think. Just cuz I'm not motivated enough to bother with all the technical thingamabobs required to figure out and make Picarto my main streaming server again lol.
Also occasionally I will need to do some art studies or just draw something non-work-related that is just for the sheer enjoyment of it and still serving the purpose of helping me improve, so I'll stream then too :) I still suck hard at backgrounds, and I want to improve my coloring drastically, so I am grinding the basics and doing color pratices and studies fairly frequently.
Lol AND educating myself on cinematography, directing and editing for movies, because it's hella useful and fascinating.

I'm rambling again, but I think you guys are pretty used to that by now, and I am also practicing on self improvement in the way that I am trying to apologise less (learning to save it for when it actually matters) and be less helpful (srsly though, I recently tried helping my guy get his shoes on. We both realised I have a problem XD My constant insisting on helping people can be really condescending and I didn't even realise. Also I am realising that self sacrificing to help others isn't always a good thing. In fact it just plain and simple isn't. Most of the shit that's happened to me in my live has been a result of me putting the needs and desires of others before my own, which is especially convenient for people with narcissistic personality disorders and severely traumatising for me, so I'm working on not getting trapped and controlled like that more times than I already have, and learning to say no to people. Lol that got dark, but trust me, this is a hugely positive progress and development! And I am very happy to at least have realised past mistakes and current ones, cause now I have something specific to work towards fixing which I know will reduce my sources of stress drastically which in turn will improve my overall quality of life. I like helping people, but I think it is more helpful to them to be supportive and let them try and fix, cope or deal with things themselves, and instead be there for them and only help when they actually need or want it. ...Basically being a Terrance, I realise XD )

Ok, done ranting :p

I really appreciate your support, always will <3 Your pledges helps me out more than you know, and your comments are always a motivational and inspirational boost!
You cover suggestions were all awesome by the way! I wish they all could be the cover, but we ended up going for one based on a panel in the summer comic with Sam and Spike in the treehouse - a decision heavily based on your comments and suggestions <3 I can't wait to show it to you when the time comes :) Thank you so much for your help! You are all awesome <3  And heck, a lot of those suggestions would be fun to draw anyways someday :D Post on deviantart or maybe even use as chapter dividers in the books. With credit!

Ok, time for breakfast XD

Thanks again, and I wish you all an awesome day B-)

*hugs*