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Fundraising Stream!

Howdy yall, I'm in a bit of a tight spot once again. I'm short on rent so I'm going to be doing a fundraising stream tomorrow at 4pm EST. I'm planning on playing the new Stardew Valley update!

The goal is to raise at least $150 so that I can also buy groceries. You can find me HERE! I'll see you then!

#stream announcement #announcement

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A new addition!

Delicate Flower is also $35, if you're interested, feel free to DM!

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Two more adoptables!

Troupe Master and Nightmare King will be $35. If you're interestd, feel free to DM me!

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I've posted some new shirts and a new sticker on my store!

I also still have my Puppy Pride stuff as well! If you're interested, feel free to visit my store! Hopefully I'll make more stuff for my "brand" in the future lol I was just super inspired for these ones since I've been playing so much Final Fantasy XIV

[inkbarista]

I've posted some new shirts and a new sticker on my store!

I also still have my Puppy Pride stuff as well! If you're interested, feel free to visit my store! Hopefully I'll make more stuff for my "brand" in the future lol I was just super inspired for these ones since I've been playing so much Final Fantasy XIV

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Bringing the price of Nightmare King down to $28!

Two more adoptables!

Troupe Master and Nightmare King will be $35. If you're interestd, feel free to DM me!

[inkbarista]

Bringing the price down to $28!

A new addition!

Delicate Flower is also $35, if you're interested, feel free to DM!

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I know its been a while, but I'm sending this around one last time. I also have commissions open and such if you'd like compensation. Money is incredibly tight, as all of my tax return went to bills, including my dog's medical bills.

I'm very grateful to everyone's generosity. I apologize once again for being quiet. Work and just overall health has me at a low point right now. It's very hard rn.

I ended up caving and making another gofundme. I'm praying that this will be the last.

This fund is just so I can start off the new year on the right foot, and be able to pay my bills without worry. If you can't or won't donate I completely understand, I just ask that you share this around. If you'd like to donate, it means the world to me.

You all have been incredibly kind and generous, and I can't thank you enough for that. I'm just hoping that this will be the last time I have to raise money like this. I'm sorry to be posting another so soon.

#reblog #im very tired #prices are skyrocketing and my boss refuses to compensate for it #my dog just turned ten #and is having fifty medical scares every time i look away for five seconds #my health has tanked even further due to work and just overall shitty eating habits due to being poor #its been very fun (is lying)

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Streaming at 3pm EST today

Hey guys, going to do a stream today with my lovely friend @inkvalentine and my sweet husband (who doesn't have a tumblr lol). But I believe the lineup for games will be Phasmaphobia and then Lethal Company.

All of this will just be part of promoting the GoFundMe to help fix our poor car. I hope to see lots of you there!

#announcement #stream announcement #hell yeah gamers

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https://gofund.me/96bce824

Hi, all. So, I've had a day from hell and I'm too exhausted to re-explain on another platform. But here, I'll copy paste the story here. TLDR at the bottom. If you can't help, pass it on. Literally everything helps. Love you all.

Good day all, thank you for stopping your busy day to check my page.

Let me lay out the situation as best I can.

First off, some background for myself and my family. My fiancee and I only have(had) one functioning car between us when we took in a family member of his in an emergency CPS case. We are trying our hardest to take care of her and teach her how to be a person, but our schedules and only having one vehicle has made that a struggle. She has gotten a job just last week and is working hard to get on her feet. It's great and we are very proud of her! It's part time for the time being while she learns how to manage finances and how the world works.

However, since October things have started taking a turn for the worse. Between my fiancee and I, we both worked minimum wage and in October I bent over to put on a shoe and my back made a horrible crack noise. I went to the ER in immense pain and despite having insurance, I still got dumped with a hefty bill that to this day I am still trying to pay off. I have gone through physical therapy as requested by my doctor, since he didn't want to operate on someone of my age. However, it did nothing but agitate the problem. While I can now move around again, bending over and lifting anything past 15 pounds is strenuous. I'm in pain every single day and even sitting up is difficult most days. I can't stand up for long anymore before it becomes too much on my back. But things continue to happen, as they do. I was set to come back to see my surgeon this year but on Dec 29th in the last hour of the day, my job decided that an AI system could completely take over my job and laid me off. Getting unemployment as well as answers back from my previous work has been very difficult. My benefits were cut off with no chance to refill medications or see my surgeon. So, now my continued treatment to fix my back on top of my other health issues have all been put on pause. I've been working for almost two years now to get treatment and figure out what's wrong with my health, but I am now on a desperate search for a new job.

Which leads us to today. We are already strapped for money, and on a trip to an interview and my fiancee going to work, we got taken down a gravel road that looked deceptively fine. Driving across, the ice was far deeper than it appeared and it destroyed the grill, bumper, and wheel well (I believe that's what it's called) aka part of the frame that covers the front wheels broke and are hanging. That's not where it ends. So, I took the car to get it temporarily fixed so we could hopefully figure something out to get repairs done. The car got a temporary fix, and then I proceeded to take the car to pick up my fiancee from work. He and I began our drive back home, and as we were passing train tracks a doe jumped out into the road way too close to us. She only came into view as she appeared in the lights of the car, immediately getting bodied by the car. As you can see from the image, she destroyed the hood of the car and much more. I feel horrible for the poor thing and I hope she went quickly, noticing the fur and blood on the front bumper. We managed to get the car home, but the check engine light came on. This car is a Toyota prius. Anyone who knows anything about a prius knows they are basically tin cans. So, the worry is that the cooling system is busted now too. This will exponentially increase the amount we need to pay to repair the vehicle.

The worst part is, is that this is the only car we have to go to work and for me to go to interviews. I do have a car, but it's not in running condition right now. The poor thing is a 1999 and needs some parts replaced that we have not had the funds or availability to get a list of parts and have them replaced. The car also can't move anyway right now and would need towed. The prius is our only vehicle we have, and I don't have the funds to drop on fixing it. Insurance won't pay for it as far as we have been made aware by the body shop because of the type of insurance we have.

So, this is the current estimate we have to work with in regards to repairs. The entire front, hood, coolant system, and I know a few more pieces need replaced. The prius can run and be moved to a body shop at least, but paying for it will be a nightmare. If he can't get to work, we are in major trouble. My fiancee, his little sister, and I all rely on this car for work. While I'm still looking for work, I'm very limited because of my current physical state. We've spent a lot of money on my Healthcare already and every day are worried I'm going to reach for something and have my back crack again. While we are working on Medicaid, these things are proving a slow process. They also don't cover previous medical bills when I did have insurance. So, our only choice is to live off his income currently while I'm on a search for a new job every day. Our lives depend on this one car. Especially since we live out in the woods and work is 40 minutes away.

If you've read this far, I appreciate every single second of your time. Every single hand this gofundme goes through will be a huge help. If you can't help, that's okay, please don't stress your own financials if youre in a tough spot. If you can pass this along to anyone you can, that would be more than enough. Thank you again, and I wish you all better fortune this 2024.

For those who can't read the whole thing;

TLDR; Me and my family are already going through a lot of financial troubles with my health and being laid off, our only mode of transportation is severely damaged from an unmaintained roads massive pothole and hitting a deer in the same day. Three people rely on this one vehicle for all our jobs and interviews that are far from home. Donate if you can, if not, please share and thank you so very much.

Also including another picture here for you all to see. Thank you all again, I wish you better fortune this year.

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I ended up caving and making another gofundme. I'm praying that this will be the last.

This fund is just so I can start off the new year on the right foot, and be able to pay my bills without worry. If you can't or won't donate I completely understand, I just ask that you share this around. If you'd like to donate, it means the world to me.

You all have been incredibly kind and generous, and I can't thank you enough for that. I'm just hoping that this will be the last time I have to raise money like this. I'm sorry to be posting another so soon.

[inkbarista]

I ended up caving and making another gofundme. I'm praying that this will be the last.

This fund is just so I can start off the new year on the right foot, and be able to pay my bills without worry. If you can't or won't donate I completely understand, I just ask that you share this around. If you'd like to donate, it means the world to me.

You all have been incredibly kind and generous, and I can't thank you enough for that. I'm just hoping that this will be the last time I have to raise money like this. I'm sorry to be posting another so soon.

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I mentioned in the tags of the original post that my dog had teeth come out during an accident. Good news is, they're actually there! Bad news is that she has a growth there that covers them, which I thought was swelling from an injury. I have to pay $800 to make sure its nothing malignant, as Harley is a boxer breed. A lot of these funds are honestly going to making sure she is comfortable. I do my best at the expense of my own comfort, but she's getting old and keeps finding new ways to visit the vet lol

I appreciate everyone's kindness, genuinely. I'm deeply humbled by how many people have helped me thus far, and I've been doing my best to make right by you guys and get myself to a place where I can give back.

Thank you. As compensation here is a picture of my beloved idiot.

I ended up caving and making another gofundme. I'm praying that this will be the last.

This fund is just so I can start off the new year on the right foot, and be able to pay my bills without worry. If you can't or won't donate I completely understand, I just ask that you share this around. If you'd like to donate, it means the world to me.

You all have been incredibly kind and generous, and I can't thank you enough for that. I'm just hoping that this will be the last time I have to raise money like this. I'm sorry to be posting another so soon.

#reblog #ngl i considered taking the gofundme down because i feel its not nearly as important as those around me #but im keeping it up not for me but for my dog #shes getting old and deserves to be comfortable

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I ended up caving and making another gofundme. I'm praying that this will be the last.

This fund is just so I can start off the new year on the right foot, and be able to pay my bills without worry. If you can't or won't donate I completely understand, I just ask that you share this around. If you'd like to donate, it means the world to me.

You all have been incredibly kind and generous, and I can't thank you enough for that. I'm just hoping that this will be the last time I have to raise money like this. I'm sorry to be posting another so soon.

#reblog

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https://gofund.me/96bce824

Hi, all. So, I've had a day from hell and I'm too exhausted to re-explain on another platform. But here, I'll copy paste the story here. TLDR at the bottom. If you can't help, pass it on. Literally everything helps. Love you all.

Good day all, thank you for stopping your busy day to check my page.

Let me lay out the situation as best I can.

First off, some background for myself and my family. My fiancee and I only have(had) one functioning car between us when we took in a family member of his in an emergency CPS case. We are trying our hardest to take care of her and teach her how to be a person, but our schedules and only having one vehicle has made that a struggle. She has gotten a job just last week and is working hard to get on her feet. It's great and we are very proud of her! It's part time for the time being while she learns how to manage finances and how the world works.

However, since October things have started taking a turn for the worse. Between my fiancee and I, we both worked minimum wage and in October I bent over to put on a shoe and my back made a horrible crack noise. I went to the ER in immense pain and despite having insurance, I still got dumped with a hefty bill that to this day I am still trying to pay off. I have gone through physical therapy as requested by my doctor, since he didn't want to operate on someone of my age. However, it did nothing but agitate the problem. While I can now move around again, bending over and lifting anything past 15 pounds is strenuous. I'm in pain every single day and even sitting up is difficult most days. I can't stand up for long anymore before it becomes too much on my back. But things continue to happen, as they do. I was set to come back to see my surgeon this year but on Dec 29th in the last hour of the day, my job decided that an AI system could completely take over my job and laid me off. Getting unemployment as well as answers back from my previous work has been very difficult. My benefits were cut off with no chance to refill medications or see my surgeon. So, now my continued treatment to fix my back on top of my other health issues have all been put on pause. I've been working for almost two years now to get treatment and figure out what's wrong with my health, but I am now on a desperate search for a new job.

Which leads us to today. We are already strapped for money, and on a trip to an interview and my fiancee going to work, we got taken down a gravel road that looked deceptively fine. Driving across, the ice was far deeper than it appeared and it destroyed the grill, bumper, and wheel well (I believe that's what it's called) aka part of the frame that covers the front wheels broke and are hanging. That's not where it ends. So, I took the car to get it temporarily fixed so we could hopefully figure something out to get repairs done. The car got a temporary fix, and then I proceeded to take the car to pick up my fiancee from work. He and I began our drive back home, and as we were passing train tracks a doe jumped out into the road way too close to us. She only came into view as she appeared in the lights of the car, immediately getting bodied by the car. As you can see from the image, she destroyed the hood of the car and much more. I feel horrible for the poor thing and I hope she went quickly, noticing the fur and blood on the front bumper. We managed to get the car home, but the check engine light came on. This car is a Toyota prius. Anyone who knows anything about a prius knows they are basically tin cans. So, the worry is that the cooling system is busted now too. This will exponentially increase the amount we need to pay to repair the vehicle.

The worst part is, is that this is the only car we have to go to work and for me to go to interviews. I do have a car, but it's not in running condition right now. The poor thing is a 1999 and needs some parts replaced that we have not had the funds or availability to get a list of parts and have them replaced. The car also can't move anyway right now and would need towed. The prius is our only vehicle we have, and I don't have the funds to drop on fixing it. Insurance won't pay for it as far as we have been made aware by the body shop because of the type of insurance we have.

So, this is the current estimate we have to work with in regards to repairs. The entire front, hood, coolant system, and I know a few more pieces need replaced. The prius can run and be moved to a body shop at least, but paying for it will be a nightmare. If he can't get to work, we are in major trouble. My fiancee, his little sister, and I all rely on this car for work. While I'm still looking for work, I'm very limited because of my current physical state. We've spent a lot of money on my Healthcare already and every day are worried I'm going to reach for something and have my back crack again. While we are working on Medicaid, these things are proving a slow process. They also don't cover previous medical bills when I did have insurance. So, our only choice is to live off his income currently while I'm on a search for a new job every day. Our lives depend on this one car. Especially since we live out in the woods and work is 40 minutes away.

If you've read this far, I appreciate every single second of your time. Every single hand this gofundme goes through will be a huge help. If you can't help, that's okay, please don't stress your own financials if youre in a tough spot. If you can pass this along to anyone you can, that would be more than enough. Thank you again, and I wish you all better fortune this 2024.

For those who can't read the whole thing;

TLDR; Me and my family are already going through a lot of financial troubles with my health and being laid off, our only mode of transportation is severely damaged from an unmaintained roads massive pothole and hitting a deer in the same day. Three people rely on this one vehicle for all our jobs and interviews that are far from home. Donate if you can, if not, please share and thank you so very much.

Also including another picture here for you all to see. Thank you all again, I wish you better fortune this year.

#i have more traffic here than my main so im reblogging here too #reblog

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I ended up caving and making another gofundme. I'm praying that this will be the last.

This fund is just so I can start off the new year on the right foot, and be able to pay my bills without worry. If you can't or won't donate I completely understand, I just ask that you share this around. If you'd like to donate, it means the world to me.

You all have been incredibly kind and generous, and I can't thank you enough for that. I'm just hoping that this will be the last time I have to raise money like this. I'm sorry to be posting another so soon.

#announcement #gofundme #i'm sorry i'm just tired and stressed #been on the verge of a panic attack all day #my dog managed to rip some of her damn teeth out today so i have that bill as well

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Hey.

I'm sorry its been so quiet outside bumping my stuff. I'm gonna be real, I can't really promise when I'm gonna come back.

Everything up until this point has just been a massive shitshow. More often than not the kindness of friends and family is the only reason I'm not homeless. My dog has gotten older, my jobs have gotten shittier, and I spend most of my time just scrambling to make ends meet.

I have barely been able to draw or do much of anything creative, because I'm so stressed and depressed from everything that I can't begin to even motivate myself to do anything more than work and spend whatever time I'm not working to rest. It doesn't help that I barely have food half the time. Hell, I've lost 60 pounds from hardly eating and working long hours. Jobs aren't hiring, or at least not hiring me. And I can't take much more.

At this point I'm only barely standing because I have friends who are far more kind than I deserve helping me pay my bills. I can't pay them back and it eats me up inside. I'm exhausted. And I can't rely on them forever.

So the silence has its reasons, and every time I say I'll be back, I get hit with something else. Hell, I'm currently $60 short on rent. The most I can do is struggle to give the generous patrons I have SOMETHING to be paying for. I've been sick, starving half the time, and just unable to pick myself up. And I hate it.

So... I'm sorry.

I don't want to make another gofundme, this doesn't feel like something that is worth another fund for people pick at me for. I just wanted to give an explanation. At this point, I don't know when I'll be back to having the energy to do anything. I'm just trying to survive.

#vent #i'm very tired #and i'm trying #but it's hard