Change is a part of life.

 Hello and welcome to Inso's World again.

It's nearly the end of February already and it has happened in the blink of an eye. It seems a very short while ago that I was preparing for Christmas and here we are... two months later! SHEESH!

Since the December post, I have struggled with the hobby and haven't really got very much done. The two sets of converted AK troopers have gone off for casting; along with the priest. There was a Kickstarter for the first set of AK troopers and the Catachan Colonel; which did quite well. I sculpted a Beastman and Squat casualty, revealed a few Exo-Armour bodies and started to paint a unit of troops for the Catachan side of my grand army (the attachment to my display army that is completed except for varnish, base-tufts and a scenic base)...

Click the pix!

The Beastman is a concept for a Tempestus Militarum range, the Casualty was sculpted because I was asked to and the Exo's are WIP (the arms need to be finished) and have been worked on, in little bursts, for a good few months.

I've only rough-base-coated the infantry squad so no pix for them.

That lack of production is a testament to my lack of motivation towards the hobby. It happens every now and again but I think that I am a little burnt out and a little bit under the "stresses of the world" after a run of rubbish so I've put things away for now.

Life. Yep, I've had a lot of it, lately and it has certainly had me reaching for coping tools. Late last year, I lost Imgur which ruined years of posts due to my photos not being visible in the UK. Lots and lots of memories... GONE! To make matters worse, Facebook closed my account of 20+ years or so (The AI thought I was advertising and then I was not able to prove I wasn't a robot... my only appeal was rejected)... and when they close it, they erase everything from the platform... like you never existed... So many memories and events... GONE! It really left me numb and deeply upset. On top of that, the Dementia side of what I do (Dementia carer), has been having a big effect on who I am caring for because, sadly, people are leaving... some to more appropriate settings and some succumbing to the disease...  and new ones are arriving. This has been very emotionally draining and tough to deal with.

As a result, I have been very reflective. and part of that, is a need to tidy things up and get "real life" lists ticked off... 

On a brighter note... I am no longer on the RAF reserves list. My pension rose a little bit and I had a birthday so I am another year older and another year wiser (apparently).

Down here in Cornwall, we have had rain and storms since Christmas. I am hoping that things brighten up soon so that I can get out on my bike without worrying about hidden pot-holes and getting soaked to the skin.

Every day we're here there's a chance of better things to come.

See you from the arm chair!