I wasn't really sure if I wanted to write a journal or not, especially for the new year, but i've had a lot of thoughts on my mind recently. Maybe worth documenting and letting out:

2025 was a big year for me in the furry fandom! I opened art commissions with the encouragement from a lot of wonderful people, continuing to draw and learn and figured out some methods that I really enjoy. Another big project that i've unfortunately slowed down on is that [urlhttps://chimera-galaxy.fandom.com/wiki/Chimera_Galaxy_Wiki]I started a wiki for my world[/url to detail all the lore of my characters and settings. It was also officially one year of going to conventions, going back to Fursonacon for a second year in a row! With going to cons, I met some lovely people from around my city at Eufuria, and got an invite to our Telegram channel, thus beginning my journey of getting to know people in real life, going to fur meets and the like. Although i've met a lot of cool people last year, no relationships really stuck, but i've met some more great people online. How long those will last though, honestly, I try not to get my hopes up. One other big thing for me is I redesigned my fursona, Herschel! I feel very good about the fresh coat of paint and everyone else seems to love him too. Also in line with cons, although other German Shepherds were my big inspiration for wanting to give Herschel a more natural color palette, I talked to a lot of suiters and went to a handful of panels about fursuiting! This leading to me finally making the decision to start making my own fursuit, rather than commissioning one, and near the end of the year, I bought a 3D printed head from FuzzButt Fursuits! There were a lot of other things over the course of the year, but i'll keep this journal fluffy and leave the personal and IRL events out of it.

Going into 2026...oh boy. To be honest, I almost feel like i'm not ready, but also feel overprepared. Kind of overwhelmed. With going to conventions, going to fur meets, interacting with people regularly, starting a fursuit, trying to find time to draw, and that's all on top of a handful of other things, I have found myself more or less with too much that I want to do. I'm exhausted and find it can be difficult to keep going sometimes. I've had a few people last year try to start fires and drag me down, but i've have had more than enough people to help keep me afloat. All of them deserve a massive thanks and a big hug, because without them, I may have spiraled into depression on more than one occasion. However, despite all the things troubling me going into the new year, I plan to keep on walking confidently, knocking down the walls in my way! As I begin making a name for myself and becoming more known, I don't care what people think or what they have to say about me, because at the end of the day, it'll all drift away in due time. No matter what happens, I know I still have a great amount of people that I can count on to be there for me too. Now, I don't really like doing the whole resolution thing because I think it's pointless and we all abandon them in a matter of months, if not weeks, anyway. I did think on for a bit, and had some real goals in mind, but I already have a lot of stress going on in the background, so I think i've already more or less done away with them. My only real goal is what ive always done: to keep pushing, to keep working hard, and to keep being productive. Things happen, y'know? So why put a time limit on yourself? There are 365 days and roughly 8,760 hours in a year. Look back on all that you've accomplished in that amount of time last year and the year before, and so on, even despite taking some breaks and detours! Do you really think you won't get stuff done or make things happen this time around?...

Maybe that's my real goal this year, to live with less stress than last year, and just continue to love myself. If you ask me, that's all you need. Let's just live, day-by-day, and not be conquered by our sorrows. It's hardly the stuff of bedtime stories, but life truly is a journey and not the destination, so enjoy the ride with all of its ups and downs.

Happy new year, y'all!