hi, twitter fam. as i’m sure some have noticed, i haven’t been very active these last few weeks, and i’d like to briefly pop in to say hi, and answer some of yalls questions as to where i’ve been. brief thread:

thread tw warning: death ment., funeral ment., mental health

within the last month, my family and i have endured multiple losses of family members and close friends. it has been an incredibly tragic, painful month for us.

due to these losses, i have had to take time off from my (already very) part-time day job to assist in arrangements, to offer support and childcare to grieving family members, and to grieve myself.

this month (and this week especially) has been brutal. i am completely overwhelmed. i’m heartbroken. i’m angry. i’m stressed to the max. i am hanging on by a thread.

i could never have imagined the pain and the loss this month would bring. the absolute exhaustion- mental, emotional, and physical. the trauma. the stress. it has been awful.

i am blessed to be surrounded by people who love me dearly and can offer emotional support, and it has been helpful beyond words. i am so, so grateful.

following our latest loss, i have taken several days off of work to allow myself time to grieve. due to the nature of my field, i work a (very) part-time schedule. between scheduling and (unpaid) bereavement time, i have not worked in a week and a half.

the last few months, i have struggled to catch up on all of my bills. i had just finally caught up on them at the end of last month. with all of the work i have missed, i will already be falling miserably behind on them again.

in an effort to not fall so far behind on my expenses again, i will be running a sale through the first of november. all of the info regarding this sale can be found in the quote tweet of the beginning tweet of this thread.

i understand these are trying times for everyone. i am in no way asking for handouts.

the purpose of this thread is to offer you, my twitter fam, a little insight into why i have been so inactive recently, and where my limited activity will be focused for now (my flash sale.)

i am endlessly grateful for the support i continue to receive on this platform. i cannot say thank you enough. i hope from the bottom of my heart that your october has been one of love and laughter and gentleness, and i hope your november brings even greater joy.

much love.

xoxo, jay