marumo | Reflection 2019/Resolution 2020 (too late?)

Hi, it's been a while since I posted here last time...

Weeell, I know, it is already February and pretty late to make this kind of post... but, let me do that for fresh start of 2020, anyway. (For some reason I feel very prolonged New Year vebe...) Better than never.

Reflection of 2019
Overall, busy but pretty good year it was. RL got busier and less time for fandom...however I managed to achieve some stuff and should be proud of myself.

Life
My husband had changed his day job to part-time job to focus more on his career as a choral conductor/music director. I helped him with singing in his ensembles or organizing concerts/events, so, more real life/family stuff. I was so happy for him that he didn't need to work for a job he didn't want to (it required him so many overwork) anymore, and be able to spend more time for creative activeties. I enjoyed singing with his groups, with amazing, talented peple too.Only down side was these activities ate up my free time (like weekday evenings after work and weekends) for rehearsals and performances, I had much less "ME" time. It stressed me out a bit, especially I really couldn't spend much time for fandom/art stuff, haha.

The biggest event in 2019 was traveling to Europe with my husband for two weeks! That became a big splurge but we have no regret :D We visited Germany and Hungary, and spent time with friends there. Since I had studied music back in college, visiting those countries had been always my dream!

Fandom
As I wrote above, I spent less time for fandom in 2019... less drawings/outputs I feel like, but I had done with some cap-IM community events:

Relay Remix
My very first event in 2019... I made this and it was such a fun experience. Currently I am working for Remix Madness 2020, hopefully I can make something for it.

RBB
Very fortunately, my art was claimed by two amazing writers

navaan and

cptxrogers . It was my first time to join RBB but turned out huge success XD

Midyear Exchange
This new event was full of fun as an artist. I made two artworks for my favorite writers (and fics) and received 4 (!?) fics for my art works. I was so lucky! Hope they'll have similar events in future :D

BB
I worked with Navaan (again, by coinsidence lol) and made the art for her fic. I wanted to explore other universes alongside AA, so it was a nice opportunity for me to draw 616 :D

MTH
I joined MTH as a creator last year! I offered two auctions. I think I could do better with what I offer, but two kind people won my auctions. Now I'm excited to draw for them.

Holiday Exchange
It was my 4th? HE (I guess.) It was my first time to receive comics universe prompts. Took me a while to brainstorm but I personally like the outcome ;)

Meeting up with fandom friends!
I met with Navaan twice in 2019 lol our second time meet-up was in July (the first one was back in 2018), while she was visiting Tokyo for her business. We spent a full day sightseeing Tokyo, chatting about stevetony and fandom... I had so much fun with her! Then, when I visited Germany with my husband we had our meet up again. She and her husband generously took us sightseeing Frankfurt and a neighbor city, can't thank enough to them! (well, this time we couldn't have much time for fandom chat tho... since husbands were around lol)

I also had met up with some new fandom friends I got to know through discord :D isn't it amazing that there are some stevetony people from English fandom around Tokyo lol

With these people I met, we visited Seoul for stevetony fan event lol I was astonished how Korean fandom is passionate for stevetony... I bought many fanbooks and merches, met up other fans from South Korea (dang wish I could speak their language...) I had such a splendid time there. (The pictures are from the event, they really made a wedding cake for our boys lol)

How Many Resolutions Did I achieved in 2019?

Life:
Study/Polish my English ×
I have kept using English but any improvements...? I don't think so, need more proactive study for that.

Reconsider my career ×
Well I have been thinking about it but not found a clear answer. Maybe it's time to move on not just thinking about it.

Quality Time with family ○
yeah definitely had more time with my family!

Fandom:
Be more active in cap-im community ○
Done with several events, so I say it's achieved? Have done with several events and also ran some AA events in AA fandom (well that is not for cap-im community tho)

Draw everyday/improve my drawing skill ×
Watercolor/fill all my sketchbooks　×
Really didn't make it... maybe I was too ambitious lol I think I made some improvements in my watercolor skill tho.

Be more challenging as an artist ×
Couldn't finish the English fanbook... almost done tho. And didn't have courage to try taking commission or open ko-fi or something like that. Need more confidence...

Read comics and be more familiar with it ×
Nah not much inputs in general in 2019... wanna read all recommendation I got this year!

Keep making AA fanworks and be enthusiastic ○
yeah, unbelievably, I am still so into AA stevetony lol

Well, there are still a lots of things to keep working on in 2020 -_-

Btw here's my summary of art in 2019... well, at least I drew some stuff through the year lol

2020 Resolutions

Life
- Change job
Well I've reconsidered my career, now need to make some move!
- Try whatever I get interested
- Smile, be happy, even when I am not
- Making more "ME" time, and draw more...

Fandom
- Finishes English ver. fanbook I supposed to finish last year lol
- Makes drawing habit
- Try OTP 30 day-Challenge
I've wanted to try this for a while

Hope everyone will have a fulfilling 2020. Hope I will do better than last year.