Pumping the brakes.
TL;DR: Need to take a week off, health issues, stress, not feeling well at all. AAAAAAAAA.
Hey fellas.
So first of all, sorry for the lack of written updates around this part. Things have been going fast. I've been trying to post more and more frequently but that has led to less updates. Me guess the pics are updates in and on itself. But hey, I even forgot to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. So!
Hope you had a belated Merry Christmas and Happy 2026! Yay!
Now onto the actual updates.
Yeah.
First of all, I don't like taking time off, I don't like taking breaks. I like drawing, I like drawing what I draw. But sometimes, while my spirit is high, my body fails. Like this one time that's happening at the moment. Thing being, it's worst than the other times.
It all started with me trying to open a jar of peanut butter, failing, trying again and pulling something in my traps. After that I felt a constant tension in my neck. My lymph nodes, coincidentally, were also swollen in that area. Went to the doc, NOT CANCER YEAH. But doc says my neck and shoulders are stiff af. Ok, some meds, might pass soon.
It hasn't passed. The tension is there and now it's coming along with bouts of nausea everytime I try to stretch my neck. It's not nice I tell ya hwat. And this wouldn't be a problem if it didn't happen while I'm trying to draw. But it's affecting it. So after some careful consideration and seeing as I'm not getting better:
I'm taking a week off.
Apparently stress is also cause for this while needing to lean to see my tablet also doesn't help. In any other scenario I would tank it, but this one is really bad. So.
I really need that time off. To decompress, to do some stretches and stay away from the screen. The dizziness/nausea I get is pretty harrowing and I can't work properly for 5 minutes without feeling my stomach churning. Shit sucks, man.
So I'm here asking y'all for your understanding in this time of nausea. After that week I'll be coming back and I'll try to have Lucoa finished as quickly as I can. And I have already an outline started for another progression (yay). If by any chance you want to pause your subscription, it's totally fair so no hard feelings there.
This also means I won't be taking commissions on February. I really need the rest. Hell, writing this is also giving me nausea right atm lol.
Man.
Thank you all for understanding, for all your support.
Apologies for the sudden stop in momentum.
I'll be back in a week.
Cheers :)
Comments (22)
Dude just take the time off. Extend the time taken if you at all think you need it. Get that looked at if you can. Don't need to justify it to any of us.
Take two weeks off if you need to dude. I get how you feel about wanting to draw, but your health comes first so you can draw for longer, you know? Hope you get better soon.
It ok, recover soon (づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ
Take all the time you need especially on that kind of body strain. It must super suck to deal with in this kind of work. Also youre a mad lad if youve seriously already got another Pregression planned out like hot damn.
Hey take your time but I would see a specialist about the neck. my mother had similar symptoms on top of losing feeling in her face. turns out it had something to do with vertebra in the neck starting to compress onto the spinal cord, which needed corrective surgery. might not be what you have but would still get that checked out
Take as much time as you need! Always put your health first!
Heck. Wishing you the best of luck, hope you feel better soon!
Sending love. Take it easy. You're a treasure, we all want you to take care of yourself!
aw man that's awful. hope your neck's better soon.
Take ya time
Hell, it's understandable. Get healed up. The bountiful bloated babied babes can wait.
Take 2 weeks off of it means you will feel better!
Take care of yourself fool!
Enjoy your break! Please rest well 🙏
No need to apologize. Your health is way too important and needs to come first. Enjoy your rest and come back when you're ready!
Hey. You could be driving a BMW M5, and you could be keeping it pumped full of gas 24/7. But if you don't take it in for maintenance, which you always will because it's a BMW, it's gonna fall apart and your beast of a car is gonna suck. Get your oil changed man. We'll be here when you get back :) Go to Cancun or Italy or something and treat yourself
Our dude getting tense muscles with all the hefty tummies. 😉 Joke aside, rest well and get better soon. 🙏 You deserve the break after all the work you've put in. 🫡
take as much rest as you need boss
Get some rest; your health is the most important thing! I'll patiently wait for your return with wonderful new works.
It's good to take a break every now and then. Make sure you take the time to relax and get some fresh air to rejuvenate your body. If you need more time than just a week, don't be afraid to do so since it'd be putting the cart before the horse if you end up harming yourself with overwork.
Don't worry buddy! We're gonna wait how much you need (also there's a lot of past images to watch so it's alright :3) <3
Take as much time as you need, rest well and get better soon!