is having medical issues with her dog and needs min $30 ( $60 even better) for meds. Please consider this a good start to the new year to help someone in need out <3 Thanks!

Happy New Years! I'll be celebrating Lunar New Years as well! I'm lucky it doesn't start for another two months or so. This coming year will be the Tiger and I'm a monkey. Supposedly I will have a so-so, even kind of year, so I guess that's lucky enough!!
Anyways My New years resolutions are:
Chore Calendar
Possibly getting my eyebrows done
Trying to incorporate less sugar and more substitute
Eatting different foods ( cultural like stuff, not diet )
Making traditional Japanese Hairpins out of silk
Going to Japan ( if possible )

<3 I think the Chore calendar is the best resolution of all!! YATTA! FIGHTING!

Thanks for all the help and subscriptions.. I appreciate you all for your support and comments ^^ I hope I get better at art this year!

My grandmother went to the hospital again. I had hoped her remission would be one of those that would last at least 5 yrs or even a year. I am seeing her for Christmas. I feel sad. I won't write too much because I feel down on myself as well. I am angry at myself for being so unhealthy and not being able to do anything physically to help my grandmother. I wish I was more motivated.. I owe some commissions.. I'm trying to get a few done while there is a lull in school. But I still have work and I can't take my tablet to work T_T

Sincerely,Thanksgiving was really nice this year. I feel very thankful and very lucky to actually be able to share it with most of my family together since there's been a feud going on between family members/stepfamily members. Also my grandmother looks durn good <3 I am very very thankful and pray every day she stays in remission!

Curious about the Japan poll?
Yah I decided to see what kind of ideas are out there. A thought of having a trip to Japan lifts my spirits, no matter how far away that seems in actuality. Really I have no way to save that much. I'm scrimping to keep going as it is and now I have another addition to the household ( KP ). Also I tried the second job thing with tutoring, but that money ended up going into the household and to family. Also the secondary hours are killer with school/homework and working full time right now. I wish I could do some kind of data entry at home or something, or gluing together match boxes >.< If anyone knows of such a thing like that here in Tucson, let me know! Anyways, just to break it down though, I just need a plane ticket and about $20 for train tickets for Japan. The air tickets tend to be anywhere from $800 - $1100. I can stay at my aunt's there. Plus she is definitely going to feed me like crazy >.< I would love to visit her. Anyways, most deviants said I should get another job. As you can see that'd be difficult, not accounting for the fact we are in recession. I'm going to try to get on my commission more. Maybe save some change? Or even put a donation thingy even if it's a dollar!

Bird stories!
On other more upside type of news. KP is molting! He became cranky, but always wanting scritchies.. Also he looks bedraggled. I thought he was sick, but saw all the new feather shoots. His feathery coat also feels much thicker and he's living a mess everywhere.. Anyways MOLTING! He's healthy though <3 And he's actually decided to eat greens too!! WOot! Also I read that a hostel owned a cockatiel that lived for 33 years!!

For those of you curious about the cockatiel found... Here is KP's story. KP's first name was "cici" and then for three years he became " Chirpie." Now he is know as "KP" by me! As you may imagine, I found this out because I found his owner. Through craigslist where I put the ad, KP's owner came forth. I was cautious, checking his phone number and email through online tracking. Then I called him to come over to see if KP would recognize him at all. Indeed KP did. KP danced happily and matched the pitch of the song his owner whistled and could finish the tune in fact, of his own accord. But KP stayed close to me and in the end did not go with his owner. Also being a bit of a biter, KP didn't do this with me, as he wanted to be skritched a lot. His owner decided that KP had decided to stay, so KP is still with me! Pictures coming soon!

I am sad and happy. How I longed to reunite KP with his dear owner.. Yet after 1.5 months I had grown waaay close to KP and the same for KP to me... Anyways I'm dreaming of awsome bird toy's I'll buy/make for him.

Other news..
I've been very busy with school work and haven't had any personal time to complete any commissions. I am dying for a WOW subscription and to possibly save up for a way in the future trip to Japan ( I'd have to also save up for pet sitters for guinea pigs and bird now too ). I can't give up hope though!
Also been super tired and can't quite kick it. No matter how much I sleep I keep getting tired. And caffiene isn't doing a thing for me! o.o Strangeness..

Going to see my grams & family for thanksgiving this week. I don't have the day off but I can go before I go to work. o.o