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End of March

Last week to catch ARTE LATINO at LuminArte Gallery- the show closes on April 6!

This month has been nuts, really can't believe it's already over. My health issues and ER adventure really set me back this month on where I need to be for paintings for the shows. I'm trying to finish up some commission projects I took on so I can get back to the work at hand- massive amounts of paintings for WAAS Gallery and Baylor. Hopefully wrapping up all commissions this weekend and hitting the canvas fresh on Monday. The Arte Latino show is closing this week so if you've yet to check it out please go give it a peep! :)
My health has been up and down, since the giant cyst is on my ovary the pain and problems I have are cyclical. I feel like a ticking time bomb set to detonate next week. I'm pretty fearful, especially is its as bad as the last one which sent me to the ER. So I'm taking extra special care of myself and not eating anything that would exacerbate the problem and lots and lots of water. I'm crossing my fingers next week comes and goes with no problem, especially since I can't take OTC meds to help with the pain now.
The program I'm trying to get into to get my followups won't be accepting appointments until MAY. : / Thats a long time to wonder if a cyst is cancerous or not. I'm just going to file it away and not think about it right now. Paint, paint, paint and try to figure out recipes with coconut and almond flour. Cutting stuff like flour tortillas and bread out means baking alternative style. 
Managed to keep the lights on and the water, hopefully the gas stays on until more monies comes in from magic land. Waiting on a mural job to start but no start date confirmed, I'm in limbo, poor limbo but must stay positive and keep working. Working will save me! 
A friend suggested I do a kickstarter kinda fundraiser thing but until I know how much followups cost I won't be able to set an amount. Magic needs to happen in April before I drown.
Still, I'm optimistic. : )


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