Dear dA fans--I am leaving DeviantArt

It has NOTHING to do with what anyone out there did (or did NOT do, for that matter). It has NOTHING to do with any of my artwork/stories not getting enough hits, ratings, feedback, or critiques. In fact, I've received PLENTY of all the above. What you fans out there have done for me has enlighten more than I could have ever imagined ... and I have a very active imagination. And of course, it has NOTHING to do with any "doom and gloom" or "end of the world" stigma. Quite the opposite. This is ONLY the beginning.

So, with all that said, I WILL tell you my reasons for deactivating my account:

1) The time, sleep deprivation, even skipping meals, that I've invested into with each and every art piece, character, and story is no longer feasible with my now ever-changing schedule.

2) When I opened up my DeviantArt account for the very first time, everything was new and exciting. As of late, however, it is becoming an extra chore for me. It has lost its Midas touch, and as much as I've tried to re-kindle it, I find myself wanting to take more naps, too many new ideas keep springing up in my head a lot fast than my typing hands can keep up with, and sometimes some ideas end up on the "forgotten forever" list. I.e., I'd have an idea, but in order for it to bare fruit, I have to start typing it out RIGHT AWAY. And the problem is that I don't type it fast enough these days, so those ideas end up getting lost. Yes, I do have old-fashioned journals that I can write in so that forgetting new ideas does NOT happen, but even with that, I have to write in the journal RIGHT AWAY, and lately I keep saying to myself, "Meh, I'll do it later ..." and then it ends up NOT happening ...

3) This one goes along with reason #1 ... when I type stories, they end up being too long for something to post on a website. When I had "all the time in the world," I wouldn't care how long it took me to complete my stories and art pieces, as long as I pushed myself forward, the results were well worth it. But now I live in a world where the clock is NOT my best friend. And because of that, I've been working on putting limits on myself as to how many chapters long a fan fic should be or how many colors I use in a drawing. No, I'm NOT dying, if that's what any of you are thinking. When I say, "the clock is NOT my best friend," I mean that I have to be more attentive to how I manage my time now more than ever. What I was able to get away with in the past, I can no longer do so.

4) And finally, this last reason is all the previous three reasons combined into one mold. I have a KID now. Yep! I did tell a couple of my fans about this, but for the rest of you who didn't know, yes, I have a child now. I want to free up some more time so that I can spend it with her. If any of you are thinking "Well, you can do both, take care of a kid and still do your DeviantArt," yes, I KNOW I can. But why I've been too lazy to jot down my new ideas in journals or type them up and all the rest is because I've been devoting the majority of my time with my new daughter ... AND trying to manage my health on top of that. That's what I meant in the first reason when I said that it was not feasible with my schedule.

So, there you have it. But just so it's not too great of a loss for you, I will STILL have stories posted on FanFiction AND my Fidget website. And I'm not deactivating the account just yet. I have to download my WHOLE gallery to my computer so nothing gets lost. And I will re-post the link to both my Fidget website and the link to my Fanfiction.net gallery, so if you ever want to keep up with any updates I post, just go to those links.

I want to give a shout out to all my loyal fans out there who have inspired me and driven me to create all the pieces you see as of now on the site. My next journal update will have a list of all the fans I'm giving a shout out to, so that you will know that you will not be forgotten. If you have any questions or concerns about what I have typed in this entry, feel free to post comments below.

Thank you for making my DeviantArt days worth the living.

Sincerely,

Reyelene