Oh hey look, I'm back, and my blog got a little makeover! Hopefully it makes things easier to navigate. I'm actually quite proud of how it's turned out lol.
I thought it would be best to do a little update since I haven't updated anything in a few months, just to let you know what's going on. It was an unexpected hiatus, and it wasn't really through choice. I've been dying to work on my stories, but either something happened in my personal life, or I just didn't have the energy, usually because of those said things that had happened.
Firstly, I've been desperately trying to prevent myself from being made homeless, which was about as fun as it sounds. It's a long story, but basically my dad owned a share in my house, which isn't a good idea when you have a really rocky relationship with a parent. My dad and I do not get on at all, and we haven't done for years. This is a form of power that he has held over me for years, but I haven't been in the position to do anything about it. But now, my mum and I have managed to join forces and buy him out of our lives. It's been a long a difficult process, with solicitors, money shenanigans, mortgages, arguments, and my dad just generally being a prick. But now we're finally coming out of the other side. The downside is, I'll be stuck living with my mum for the foreseeable, but that's waaaaay better than being homeless, and dealing with extortionate rent prices. I no longer have the constant threat of my dad being able to kick me out at any second, and I will now be able to cut all forms of communication with him forever, which is a great relief for my mental health.
Which brings me onto my second point. If you've followed me for a while, you'll probably already know that I don't have the best track record when it comes to mental health, and I have a variety of issues and demons that I have to deal with. But this year, I finally managed to seek out a really amazing therapist who was able to give me the proper treatment that I needed, rather than just talking about my problems. I've been having some really intensive CBT sessions to help me deal with my post-traumatic stress disorder, and the results have been amazing. For the first time ever, I've been able to process some horrific memories and try to begin moving forward with my life. I'm not cured, but damn, it has sure made one hell of a difference, and I will likely be continuing to work with this therapist in the future to help me deal with other traumatic moments that have happened in my life. I've also found myself a support group of amazing women, and we have all formed a strong bond for life. They're like sisters to me now. Together, we express our issues through art and writing, which is perfect for me. So keep an eye out for new poems that I'll be releasing on my FictionPress account that I'll likely have written during these sessions. This has all led up to me being invited to do a live art show for International Women's Day next year, and I'm super nervous and excited for that. I also might appear in a few podcasts as well which is pretty cool.
But, there have been some majorly sad incidents this year as well, including the sudden death of my boyfriend's father a few months ago. That's been a really tough time, and I've had to be there for him as much as possible. I won't go into too much detail for the sake of my boyfriend's privacy, but I hope that his dad is resting in peace, and I'm going to continue to be there for my boyfriend, who I'm so proud of for having to deal with all of this - and for being there for me with my issues throughout the year as well. He's the strongest person I know, and truly an inspiration to me.
With all of this settling down, I'm hoping that I'll be back to writing next week, starting off with uploading the next chapter of Double Trouble, and then Reflection. Go and Conquer is on a bit of a hiatus at the moment due to writer's block. I know where I want to go with the story, I'm just struggling with how to get to different plot points if that makes any sense? I've also been transferring my old Sonic the Hedgehog fanfictions onto AO3 since FanFiction really seems to be a dying site now. Plus, rumours keep going around that the website is going to be deleted. I doubt that'll happened, but better to be safe than sorry.
Speaking of FanFiction being a load of garbage, I have unfortunately had to turn off my PM system on that site. I'm really sorry to anyone who has been wanting to contact me via that site, but I was getting such constant harassment from bots, and artists practically trying to bully me into commissioning work off them, that I'd had enough. There were too many accounts for me to report, so I just gave up and closed it off. If you have a GENUINE message for me, then you can email me at thetauruspixie@gmail.com or message/send me an ask on my Tumblr. You can also message me on Twitter and my new Bluesky account. That's right, I now have a Bluesky account, which you can check out by clicking here.
Happy New Year! Here's hoping that 2025 will be kind to all of us!
