It’s been a while, hasn’t it?
Back in February 2025, we decided that it was time to close Treasures by the Locks, and the months after were a whirlwind of preparation and panic. We ran an auction through MaxSold for most of the store’s stock—the leftovers that we didn’t want to try to sell on our own went to 1-800-GOT-JUNK and we walked away from 7 May Street at the end of May.
I fully intended to dump all of my energy into this venture… and then I went and got myself a full-time job (insert sweatdrop emoji here). It has me working 45 hours per week (50, if you include the commute), with very little energy for much else.
This job is allowing me to pay down my line of credit (I’ve gone from $9,5331 owing to $6,250 since July) and, with any luck, I’ll be free of it in 4 months. At that point, my credit card will be next and can probably be knocked out in a couple of months.
It’s also letting me get some desperately-needed upgrades: a few additions to my wardrobe, a new document scanner, and some other things here-and-there that I’ve been needing for several years but haven’t been able to buy.
The new scanner is set up and ready to go. I need some storage bins (to make sense of all the crap I’ve had to shove into my room since shutting down the store) and, possibly, a few other organization-related things, but, it’s a step in the right direction.
In short: a lot has changed since I last posted anything relevant to what I’m doing here. I haven’t given up, I’ve just had to take a step back.
I’m looking forward to taking that scanner for a run and to work’s yearly shutdown, so I can get back into the swing of things here. In the meantime, watch the shop and check out the new Patreon.
See you soon,
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