I have been ignoring dA a lot since I got back. I have been working on a Neji-meme to match my Kankuro one. And there's a half-finished pic of Kevin Mask lying next to my tv from ages ago. Eventually I'll get round to it. I've been doing more chibi stuff lately... I might do more.

Work has been sucking the life out of me quite quickly. It's great to be needed and part of the team, but it becomes so all-consuming when there's just no-one else to do your job. I have a few days off soon, one of which will be spent with my Mum because we haven't spent more than an hour in each other's company in over a month. But we never have days off at the same time and in the evenings I feel like I've been hit by a bus.

I wish I didn't need the money so much. But I guess everyone thinks like that nowadays. It's not like I can rely on my mum because she's just as strapped for cash as me. But as soon as I get a decent amount stashed away, it's time for the next insurance, taxes, repairs.

Someone we know recently moved house and got rid of a lot of old clothes. We went through them and salvaged some jumpers and stuff because we can't afford to just go out and buy whatever clothes we want anymore. The recession's been quite good for my sewing skills, I have to admit though.

But I feel like such an old lady. Learning how to sew stuff. My knees hurt when I stand up at work for too long. And I can barely stay up past midnight anymore. I am struggling not to fall asleep against Hiashi the Laptop as I type this.