hi everyone. i'm gonna be taking a hiatus for an undetermined amount of time. here are my reasons why: 1. the aes comm i feel like this comm has become so toxic lately and there's so much pressure to be perfect all the time and continue to develop ur thumbs to make this "perfect" style. there are impersonators and ppl being rude abt orders and just so much weirdness. when i was on an old acc everything was so much easier when the og aes scratchers were still relevant. now there's all this pressure. and speaking of pressure- 2. pressure i've been under a lot of pressure and stress lately. i'm 16 now and i'm taking all honors classes plus APs and a science research intensive. i have so much homework all the time and i find myself procrastinating with scratch instead of doing homework or studying when i really need to. i wish i could balance both of these things but as i approach my junior year, my academics need to be my focus. i can't focus on my homework etc. when people are harassing me about orders and new projects. 3. now that i am sixteen, i feel like i have somewhat outgrown this website. i've been on here for six years on many accounts (more on that later) and i want to focus on building my irl relationships and supporting myself in my actual life. as much as i wish it could, bios/wiwos/thumbs etc won't be getting me into college in pharmaceutical chemistry, doing well in my classes will. 4. unshared projects i have a few projects that i may share over the next few weeks that have been in my files but i haven't wanted to share, just in case u guys are bored or sum-- i'm seeing taylor swift in concert in late may and i think i have to make a project abt it bcuz it's gonna be amazing 5. the computer i use atm is a school chromebook and it just blocked my file manager, meaning i can't access any images i've downloaded or anything of that sort and can't make any new thumbs. i just got a new computer but i don't want to sign into scratch on that one because i know i won't have the willpower not to log in. 6. tbh i feel really awful bc i haven't made my edit contest results yet or finished my bc prizes. when i come back i hope to have those done, but i can't promise anything. i really love the time i've spent on here and i will consider returning in a month or so, but the month of june i have finals and then i will be in france from end of june to late august and won't be responding to comments or sharing projects during that time either. i may check in during this hiatus but i need to focus on my mental and physical health. i am so so grateful for the friends i've made on here (light, thea, ivy, and more, u know who u are) and i wish i could stay and talk to u guys and i will try to reply to some comments and stuff. i am so grateful for the 268+ of u who follow me, and i can't believe that i achieved my most followers on scratch in just a few months of being active. i am forever grateful for everything u all have taught me <33 another thing, for a while i was on a secret acc- i won't share the username but it is following me and it starts with the letter "b" if u want to try to find it, but i unfortunately won't be active on that one either. those of u that supported me, thank u all sm i will miss everyone on here :( <333 -elle
