I’m currently very proud of myself. I completed 1 of 7 Google Project Management courses; with a 90% grade at that. Not to mention I finished it in a week, what should have been estimated 4 weeks. And I took my time at that. My main goal was to finish the course before my surgery.… Read More Very Proud of Myself
When I landed my first paying job after college, I didn’t approach budgeting with dashboards and forecasts. Back then, it was simpler—but also way harder. I was trying to survive paycheck to paycheck while dodging invisible fees and figuring out how taxes actually worked. It was messy, manual, and extremely personal. And it all started… Read More Learning to Budget: How Taxes, Fees, and a Prepaid Card Shaped My Financial Mindset
In today’s shifting economic landscape, relying on banks to reflect your actual available balance in real-time can be risky. Between platform processing delays, inconsistent vendor naming, and hidden fees, tracking expenses with precision has become an active challenge—especially for independent creators and freelancers. That’s exactly the situation I found myself in, and it pushed me… Read More From Budget Chaos to Clarity: A Personal Finance Dashboard That Works
I’m reviving a passion project to help bring awareness to my fundraising efforts for a laptop replacement. More info coming soon. Until then here’s the original post when I was starting the project. Keep in mind, things will be changed to reflect my current works. archiveofourown.org/works/33338557
Just timing myself to see how long a quick sketch is for me. In 15 minutes I was able to sketch Eric, and 18 minutes I sketched Kensi. At that, no references.
These are still my favorite pieces I created in 2021.
Affinity Designer really scratches that Adobe Illustrator itch. Since I’m now out of my frustration flunk, I’m actually enjoying the new program. Even getting a few things done that I was struggling with due to my flunk. Case in point: illustrator vs designer. You can clearly see which one I was struggling due to frustration… Read More Sketch 012
The official logo with the typography. I’m so proud of myself.
Since I’m happy with this color set I now have to deal with choosing the best font to go with for the logo. This should be fun since I can’t decide if I want to continue going with “Orca Global Family” or “Killer Whale Global Family” as its long format name. Because depending which one… Read More Sketch 009
Xexiar 