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Claudija Tzandrapova
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Happy Holidays, Season's Greetings to each and every single one of you. Been a rough year but hopefully the new one will be a lot better.


For those who have or will ask, I decided to focus my efforts and energies on becoming a Video Games Developer in some capacity be it making levels, quests or coding in enemies heh heh heh; as such I had to make a difficult some say - decision and have decided not to continue pursuing art. Whilst there are a couple of old friends and promises I am intending to keep; I will not be taking on any new requests, trades or commissions. I know some will be disappointed but please understand I have to work hard at this career if I intend to do it seriously for my remaining working life. I won't be leaving here, don't panic this is not a "sooo I'm leaving DA bye gang" journal :P just letting you all know what I'm doing and why.


I wish you all a successful, happy and healthy new year and years ahead and be excellent to each other *waves a paw*

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Just wanting to wish all my darlings a very happy, merry and awesome holiday season. Whatever you celebrate, enjoy it fully and please stay safe out there.

Love, snugs, hugs and nuzzles from your fave crazy, floofy fox.

Until next time this has been your...

Vixy on the Inside signing off 😋 night night everybody!
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Hi my darlings hope you all have had a lovely Holidays period and are having a Happy New Year. For me it's not been good. I noted you all I started work well I was fired by the court after 8 days. According to them I was 'too familiar' with people. Apparently asking how my colleagues' weekend went was a no-no. Now why they didn't say something to me before the Wednesday when I got called around 6 pm by Brook Street's after hours office for me to stop doing it... I don't know. So I call up to find this out and then called the court to thank them for their time. They call Brook Street claiming I asked why I'd been fired and, the real kicker: saying I broke some "non-contact" clause that I was unaware of. So the asinine call I get from Mr. Leigh Davies tells me not to call either the court or Brook Street and he hung up. Now, being unable to contact the agency meant I could not fulfill my contractual obligation - you must contact them within a month of an assignment terminating for a new one or they terminate my employment and so they fired me around mid-November.

I have had issues with sleeping before but it got worsened after this making my Unemployment Agency Advisor, Ms.  Sandra Cook feel I might be depressed. I go to my doctor who explains that depression is generally routine-dominated as in you cannot wake or get to sleep before a time and it's constant: with me I could be fine today but sleep through all tomorrow and Thursday then be unable to sleep for three days.... it's not regular enough to be depression. With a history in my immediate family of this issue: mum has Type 2 Diet-controlled diabetes but she'll pass out randomly throughout the day if she's able to stay awake at all and it's worse if she goes out like to shop with me tomorrow when I sign on. My sister is more regular but she will randomly fall asleep any time after 4 pm when the kids are all home from school. My niece Maria has it the worst. Maria struggles waking up and she's fallen asleep even during school classes. She passed out so heavily at one point that they took her to Singleton Hospital (it's a large hospital based in Swansea, United Kingdom) to wake her. Today she had to have an iron infusion as they want to remove her tonsils with her history of regularly suffering from it but are concerned due to her sleeping troubles of how she'll fare with the anaesthetic. She had max-strength iron tablets and made no progress when tested. So my doctor, feeling like hers it's genetic hereditary or both: suggested testing me for - B12 deficiency, anaemia, diabetes and iron-binding issues. He then prescribed me 5 mg Folic acid tablets to take once a day. I'm almost through that course and I've not had any changes either. Christmas Day week, I was asleep through every other day for instance and that is when taking the tablets.... As a result of all this, Sandra said it's unfair to expect me to maintain the high-demand of 35 hours job-related activity per week (it's a government regulation here that you must be actively-looking for work or doing all you can to improve your chances such as preparing for interviews, volunteering and so on) so lowered it to just 22 hours. I'm due to see her tomorrow morning early to see if there's any update on when I can begin this provision they have for people like me who want to work, can work but have some long-term or mitigating health issue that causes them to have to alter their aims. Her colleague Denise is already waiting to sign me up for it but have to see them tomorrow to talk more on what it'll involve when it begins and so on. It's also why you've not heard from me in such a long time and sorry about that darlings.

Hoping you lot have had a better time of it than me xD

Until next time,
Your Vixy on the Inside,
Claudija xxxx

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Wishing every single one of you a wonderful holiday season, please stay safe and I shall see you all in the new year!

All my love,
Your Vixy on the Inside

Claudijaxxxxx
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Hi all,

Just a little update for you all. I know I've been silent for a while and I apologize but it has been a real pain in the butt. Firstly the application for a job. I signed up with the Brook Street (UK) Limited agency and my agent was very very fast in how she got me interviews. Within my first week of signing to them, she'd found me three government positions with the United Kingdom Ministry of Justice as a Court Usher. For those not too familiar, the Usher is the person who aids the judge/s and clerk by ensuring all relevant parties and witnesses are present for the cases to be heard. I was eager to try the role and got very very fortunate in that I was successful in one application for Swansea Magistrates Court in Swansea City, West Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom (so not to confuse you with the other Swansea heh).

Then it was a rough two month period of trying to find references, get myself a Criminal Records Bureau check (this makes sure all of your convictions are laid out for usually this level or higher of employment. Anything to do with vulnerable adults, children, elderly clients all in the UK are mandated/ required to have one of these to prove they are suitable for that role) and Photo ID in the form of a driving license (Provisional license meaning I can learn to drive but have not passed a required test to drive legally on my own). Most was simple enough but oh that final reference.....

This week your Vixy began her new role as Monday morning I entered Swansea Magistrates Court and began my formal induction to my role and it has been very fun. The staff I work with are all good fun and I've noticed a lot of teasing and harmless ribbing going on so I already feel I'm fitting in heh. The cases I've sat in and since Tuesday been aiding the clerks in bringing in the parties for the hearings: have been varied to say the least though you darlings must understand I cannot speak about them: it is against the Data Protection Act in the United Kingdom to do so  but I'll tell you that I am enjoying myself hehehe.

This means as I'm now working the Dolly Parton job: 9 am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday... you won't see much of me around except on a Saturday unless I use that day to recover my sleep from the week previous heh. Any pending artwork is on hold too until I re-adjust to my new life and the hours I am to have for sleep and of course, being at the court before 9 am in the morning. It's a 30 minute bus journey so I hope you darlings understand heh.

I love you all and hope you all are well, please note me or pop me comments here and in the gallery if it's for an artwork already up there: I will have a look at my notes at least twice a week when I come home. 

Until next time my darlings, stay safe please and best of health and fortune to you all.

Your Vixy on the Inside,
Claudija Tzandrapova xxxxxx
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