Moving

Thanks to the support of some of you wonderful people, even if I don't make my Indiegogo goal I should have enough (even after 9% is taken) from the campaign to move back to MN this summer. I might have to crash on my parent's couch for a while, but if that's what has to happen, we'll make it work.

At least I'll be home!

That said, I'm still working to promote the campaign in hopes of reaching the goal. If you receive my home town's local newspaper you'll see an ad in the next one with a link to the Indiegogo page. I'm hoping to generate a little local interest from people who might know me and my folks but are not following me online.

I don't have a moving date set yet, but I'm planning for June to give me enough time to get done what needs to be done. I want to at least make sure all fursuit work is complete so I don't have to haul unfinished costumes and fur back north with me, so they're my first priority.

The Minnesota move will be accompanied by another move of a different sort. When I'm "back in the northwoods" this blog will come to an end. Why? I'm moving to Wordpress and building a website.

After literally years of saying I would, I'm finally building a professional presence on the web. I've seen just how important it is to have a website if you want to make any kind of income online and build a brand for yourself, and I'm excited to start building it. I've already purchased my domain, but I'm holding off on going public with it until the site is more than a skeleton. Exiting stuff though!

I spoke with my mom the other day and she's doing alright. She's been sick from the chemo and has lost her hair, but she apparently has a few fabulous wigs to wear that she was able to pick out for free. My dad almost thought there was a strange woman in the house when he saw her wearing one when he got home from work haha. She's got a fighting spirit, and hopefully this summer she won't need to continue the chemo and she can do radiation instead. That still means a lot of trips to Duluth, which means four hours of driving there and back. 

I'm really hoping I'll be able to afford a used car in order to help with that. The car I was driving in MN was my dad's old, rusty Oldsmobile. It likely can't handle many more Duluth trips. With the rusted out bottom I'm afraid to drive it long distances. If my Indiegogo hits its goal I should be able to afford a down payment on a decent used vehicle, but I know the costs don't end there. Insurance and gas add up quick, so I'll be taking a second job in addition to my work-from-home writing once I'm back in MN.

Big moves, big changes. They're coming. I'm ready. You can help.