Hey everyone, it's been SO LONG!

So starting in 2016 (a few years after I moved to Washington) I began to fall behind on my fursuit queue. You can literally see when it happens on Facebook, my 2017 commissions album ended up having only EIGHT finished commissions, versus the 15-20 I've had every other year. So the past few years I've been struggling to catch back up while also in a financially abusive & toxic relationship, being used for free transport daily & paying as much in bills as I pay in rent every month entirely alone. I did my best to carry on without any new commissions, but this year I did end up taking a few new ones to help money-wise. A few have fallen a little behind, but for the most part I've been able to keep up & also work on backlogged commissions. If you follow me you probably know I've been saying "this is it, I'm almost done!" for years & years, lol. BUT NOW I have just 5 backlogged suits from that time left, I'm living on my own with a roommate & my time is my own again,  and I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel!

The main thing that kept me afloat in the struggle was my savings for top surgery, which I used countless times to pay rent & bills when I couldn't afford it. I've been trying for years to save up & get it done, and I'm SO HAPPY to say between my savings & credit I have enough money now, FINALLY! I thought about using it to buy a house/property for a little while, but I've made the decision to get the surgery done first, that way anything I make afterwards I won't feel bad about using towards a down payment.

I'll be seeing Dr. Garramone in Florida for my surgery this summer and instead of flying over, paying for a hotel & possibly a rental car (while also making payments on my own car, which I would need to ALSO pay to park/store) I decided I'll be taking a roadtrip & making a temporary move!

[b]My main point: I would also LOVE to take a commission or two on this trip specifically to be HAND-DELIVERED! So if you live in any of these states & are interested, please let me know! I'll be travelling through:[/b]

Washington

Oregon

Southern Utah (I may drop this one if I feel like it's too out of the way!)

Montana

Southern Idaho (although I think I'll be going through most of the state as well?)

South Dakota

Possibly Nebraska, depending on what route I take

Minnesota

Wisconsin

Iowa

Illinois

Missouri

Kentucky

Tennessee

Possibly (East) Alabama 

Georgia

& of course Florida! I'll be near the southern tip for surgery so anywhere in Florida is fine!

A fullsuit should be fine (depending on where you pick up)! I'll have both of my machines, so I'll be fully equipped. Just jump on it now, so I can make sure I have the materials ordered & packed! This would also depend a lot on the location I'm dropping it, for example something delivered in Montana would be a little difficult & not give me enough time to get a fullsuit finished (a head would be better!), but something in Florida/Georgia/Tennessee would give me plenty of time to get a fullsuit finished.

I'm hoping to have everything currently in my queue finished up by March & I have a little extra space on my calendar. BUT in case I still have things to finish, my Q1 2020 suits are super easy (two partials, and a single-colour head), if you're in that quarter & would like me to hand-deliver your commission, I can do that! If I need to ship anything I’ll be using a friend’s return address in Washington, until I get a place in Florida.

The speed-run I've calculated for this trip will be a minimum of 26 days, but I'm thinking if I find a nice/cheap room somewhere I'll probably spend an extra couple days just chilling & working. The only real rush I have to get to Florida is to make my surgery date, which I'm hoping I can do a tiny bit later, like June. I have NOT called & gotten my actual date yet, but going off of forum posts the longest time out for appointments I've seen is 6 months (Which puts me in June). Once I can pay off my credit cards to take the deposit, I'll be calling & getting a solid date. If I could fill one of these slots with a fullsuit, it'd be enough to get all that started! My ideal scenario would be to get a fullsuit that makes weekly or monthly payments, dropped off somewhere near Florida/East coast, and maybe ONE more head to be safe (that could be dropped off about anywhere). 

Once I start getting into April calendar-wise (which will happen once December is through) I'll start outlining the trip & filling in work days! I'm thinking I may also make a separate calendar now, so I don't have to leave it till last-minute & I can just fill in the info when the time comes. I'll definitely post the trip outline calendar if I do end up doing it early!

I also have to make the trip back in October, so if you'd like a suit dropped off then I can do that too! 

I'll be doing a LOT of art commissions as I recover from surgery! I'm thinking about doing a whole month unscheduled for recovery, so if I get any extra work done it'll just be a bonus & get me ahead of myself.

I'll also be staying in Florida for a couple months, once I feel I'm ready for it I'll open for another couple of commissions before I head home. The main reason I'm staying longer in Florida is to take advantage of cheap rent & save some money for a house/property once I get back to Washington, so any commissions I get will go towards that! I’ll also be finishing & auctioning the Mossy Gator while I’m in Florida, so he gets all those good swampy vibes & I can take pictures in his natural environment, lol

Depending on how much extra spending cash I have, I’ll be doing a few theme parks & roadside attractions too! The main things I don’t wanna miss are the Gesa Carousel, Silverwood, House on the Rock, Lake Winnepasaukah, and Six Flags Over Georgia, BUT I also have Dollywood, Rock City, Six Flags St. Louis, Six Flags Great America, Mall of America, Little Amerricka, Wall Drug/Dinosaur Park, Lagoon, Oak Park, and of course Enchanted Forest on my list. Plus a ton of things in Florida, too! If you wanna meet up for a trip, let me know! :D

I’ll be doing a vlog for the whole trip, I’ll have a travel & work-focused edit (or possibly one-take video updates on the road) on my main channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/tunnysaysidk

And I’ll have a travel & theme park-focused edit on my theme park channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOosNy-uEUZVcFDWpMYgiJw

I'm SUPER excited for this CRAZY trip, I've been wanting to do a theme park roadtrip, AND a fursuit-drop roadtrip, AND a Florida move (AND top surgery!) for years now, so I'm super pumped I can combine them all together!