Ashla's Workshop

Off to vacation ☺️

Added 2023-03-03 12:02:58 +0000 UTC

I am on my way to a one week vacation now 😊
I have quite a stressful time with my bachelor thesis at the moment, so this is a very much needed time off.
It won't be warm and nice weather though, we expect around 0 degrees Celsius and rain the whole week 😅 but that's no problem, long walks on the beach are great even in colder weather.

Also on a more personal topic:
Maybe you noticed, I the last 1 and a half year I've done less photoshoots and tried to put on my bodypaint as less as possible. I have struggled and am still struggling with atopic dermatitis, I've had it since I was a child, but it was quite fine a long time until it got worse about 1 and half years ago. Now finally I have some treatment that seems to work and I hope that it will get better.
Atopic dermatitis causes the skin to be itchy and very sensitive, and the makeup doesn't really make it better 😅 so yeah, I've tried my best to put it on only on occasion, but I also love cosplaying characters with bodypaint 🙈
Wish me luck that it will get better now, because I have so many plans with my costumes 😁 and also it sucks to have your skin on back, arms and face itchy and red, even on totally normal days.
I just wanted to inform you and tell you what's going on behind the scenes.
For now, I am doing my best to eat healthy, move my body, treat my skin and my soul well. Just the stress could be a bit less, but I am on vacation for that now 😁

If you are also struggling with chronic illness or something else don't give up, eventually it will be better, and someone will be able to help you, maybe you even can find a way you yourself can do something good for yourself. In my case I found a very good dermatologist. But it took over a year to get to that point, and very many tried things, allergy checkups, special skin safe diet etc 🙈 . I send you all the strength! The way may seem infinite, but one step at a time, you will make it 🧡

Lots of love to you and may the force guide you on your way 🧡