Oof, it’s been a minute. Maybe I was too ambitious with my January update, hehehe . . .
Firstly, where have I been? Dying (T^T) not really though. My body had a bad relapse and the frigid weather here in Iowa did not help (sigh). However, I do have good news. There was a medication adjustment about a week ago and I’m feeling better now.

          Health check out of the way, let’s talk about what I’ve done with my free time. Writing wise, I have a bunch of plotlines written, just got to add the details and they’ll be done! Whoop! I’ve done some sketching here and there. The majority has been spent with the OC guide, more specifically dealing with the drawing aspect. I’m hoping to get that done soonish (it’s going to be titled along the lines of “OCG: Drawing Tips and Finding Your Style”). My other large project has been recognizing my art. My amino peeps are lucky because it’s really easy to update them. My wattpaders, however, are unfortunately lagging behind. I intend to get that fixed here in the next week hopefully.

          So, do I have anything complete? You bet! My most recent art is a summary of what the year has been for me so far. (it sucks!) Then there’s the sketches of Iowa I made because I was bored and wanted a fun way to vent my frustrations with the darn weather. A personal project, I created a digital self portrait. I gave up on my face after awhile . . . Let’s pretend that never happened. I’ve done a bunch of closet cosplay recently, but haven't posted it. I’m lazy so here’s a gif of some of the photos. MGMouse and I have a collab cosplay project that will hopefully be up soon. Oh, and you wattpaders don’t let me forget to post my Prussia cosplay photos from last year (yeah, I’m forgetful af. Shoot me).

(Oof, turns out the cosplay gif is too big. I'll just post a cosplay chapter in here later once I figure out something different)

          Now to my favorite part of this update, my Follower Appreciation Gift! There’s so many of you! From the 600+ followers on amino to the thousands of views on wattpad, I’m here to celebrate all of you! Honestly, I’m in a really low place in my life right now, and you guys are about all I have left. When I feel like giving up, I just have to remember every single one of you guys out there, waiting to see and hear from me. Every complete makes my days brighter and bring me the hope I need. I love you guys so much!
           Originally I wanted to do so much more to celebrate you guys, like hold a contest, take requests, and definately write. I settled on a special art piece, however, seeing as I’m always way too ambitious. At the moment, I need to take a step back and take things easy (I’m not very good at that XD). So, I present you with a beautiful Hetalia screenshot redraw. There are definitely some things I would like to change, but over all, I really do love this piece. I hope you all love it as well~!

          And now for the long list of planned projects that I hope to complete this year: Writing Requests (8 of them T^T), OC Guide, Christmas/Winter Writing Special, Cosplay Collab, and (Personal writing) A Christmas to Remember.
 
 
 
Your Fellow Hetalian,
~Rina