2022 has been. Something. A lot went wrong this year, and if you knew me in the first half of it you know how I was โจgoing through itโจ lmfao
I kept it off of tumblr mostly, so for those of you who don't know; my family was evicted so I was homeless for like a week (we are now fine thankfully), we all got covid, while isolating we found out my granda could die at any time (he then passed like 2 weeks before we got evicted), had some friend group fuckery, plus a fuckton of school stress , all within the first three months of the year!
There was plenty more shit after that, such as the amount of coursework I had due, drama practical exams, the written exams (featuring my school fucking up the course, which we found out with 24 hours to go til the exam), and a very stressful few months of job searching which eventually ended with me biting the bullet and having to go full time rather than part time like I'd intended, plus a lot of mental health struggles in between ๐ญ
Needless to say; very stressful year, I can safely say I couldn't even really breathe until October. Which was then followed by art burnout caused by sheer exhaustion from now working a 9-5, something that devastated me as I no longer had the energy to do what I love as much as I wanted to. But that doesn't mean everything was all bad!!
I made so many amazing friends this year, and became closer to many I already had. Jumping around fandoms more has honestly been great to meet so many groups. I improved a shitton w my art, got to be involved with multiple fan projects, started posting on other places than just tumblr, we hit 1000 followers here (recently 1600!!!) which is something I only ever dreamed of a couple years ago! I also finally finished school, and honestly didn't realise how amazing it would feel to finally be free from that damn place after 7 long, miserable years
This is so long but, I want to say thank you for bearing with me through it all. I know I've been a bit all over the place, but I genuinely adore the lil community we've built here, and I hope it continues to grow through 2023 ๐
The Carry On Countdown of 2023 has sadly come to an end. We hope that everyone who participated had a wonderful time. The admins sure had a blast feasting on all of the fabulous content from this year's countdown.
We hope everyone will remain inspired to create even more fantastic Carry On related content into the new year.
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We wish everyone who celebrates a very happy holidays, and we hope everyone will have a terrific 2024.
Thank you for 2022!!! There was so much that happened and not enough art ๐ฅน๐ฅน but here we are in the new year!! 2023 LETS GOOO!!! ONTO MORE ART AND MORE SPICE! ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
I've got a new fic for you, but before that, I just want to wish you all a very happy new year! I hope your 2023 is filled with happiness, light, love, and peace. I hope this year is a chance for you to rest, recover, and heal. I hope 2023 is YOUR year! ๐๐
Now for the fic... I know I said this would be teen, but it's actually rated M. I'm sorrrrrrryyyyyy. I'll make it up to you soon with some ridiculous fluff or something! ๐
In the meantime, please enjoy this lighthearted, spin the bottle fic!