🐍Happy Lunar New Year of the Snake 2025 featuring Nuregami 濡神, God of Water & 11 baby snake gods! 🌊 Okami Lunar New Year Project 🧧

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Year of the Snake predictions here, here and here just for fun and not taking it too seriously.

It’s going to be Lunar New Year by midnight / the 29th :0!!

I don’t celebrate it traditionally but there are a few customs.

This is Nuregami 濡神, the Celestial Brush god of Water (watersprout) & 11 Ko-Nuregami 子濡神!

It is annoying that most don’t follow the lunar calendar and are already doing snake drawings and new year things at the start of 2025 when I’ve been waiting to publish this piece I did last year when Lunar New Year does happen.

Yeah I’m a petty grump who wonders if she’s making things harder for herself ;P

I still kept being patient and been keeping it to the lunar calendar all this time so I won’t cave haha

I’ve been doing this fanart project for 11 years now so I did 11 young Nuregami / Ko-Nuregami 子濡神 or baby snake gods in this illustration too!

Goodness…next year will be my last, doing this project!

No I will not start over and do it over again – I don’t think anyone cares given how it’s just an annual thing I do and most people are not around anymore 🙁

That time of year where I ramble about silly predictions for my year

A lot of it is repeating general advice and reminders really. Can’t take it too seriously and I treat it as a point of reflection and perhaps some hope if it’s positive :0 These predictions are much more positive than past years whoa

Career:

Apparently it’s on the rise? Do professional development, bring innovation, show what I can do? (am I doing it well enough within my abilities and knowledge? Hmm)

Do quick/well thought out decisions (wait a minute don’t you need time to think it over but then it’s not quick anymore)?

Courage to take risks for great opportunities and to enjoy satisfaction, recognition and advancement? (Gosh I’m an anxious overthinking butt who freezes up when unprepared and put on the spot. I worry if I’m too much or not doing enough wahhh)

It’ll be happening at the latter half of the year more? (Hope I can survive, manage, embrace the journey)

Stay goal focused for the long term, push forward without getting sidetracked by others, avoid getting stuck in place, focus on what I love and excel at, keep working hard at my work, self improve and take my time understanding everything before deciding. (These are very general encouraging reminders I guess. Yes I usually take my time because I am an ignorant person who needs time to process, always has more to learn in life while also managing my personal biases and weaknesses)

To these predictions:

Well I hope so things get more positive! I’ve been trying to not spiral into insecurity, despair and feeling like a imposter in waves. The goalposts are always moving ahead and I do get existential when faced with my own self doubts :’)

I don’t think I can go any ‘higher’ in my career though as I’m not trying to be senior nor the level of a director. Maybe I’m harsh with myself and I don’t have the people management skills. It’s much more responsibility and stress than I can emotionally manage when I tunnel vision and hyperfocus on art the most. I’d rather work together with the guidance of other artists and team members!

Maybe I’ll do new things for work! Who knows.

I also hope to be better at not being misunderstood…I do make efforts but I’m not perfect at it, I do default to written communication since I can reflect and proofread myself for clarity, communication needs to go both ways and it’s a lot of trial and error catering and making it work with someone’s needs/preferences :0

Wealth/financial situation:

Keep managing expenses and somehow increase income?? This feels like saying the obvious…”just don’t spend as much and then you have more money”! Wow…

Well I’m just a frugal, stingy butt because of costs of living and personal debt!! Vacations isn’t even the norm for me. Easier said than done and I’m not alone in being stingy at least haha

Health:

That I need to watch for my health from all the heavy workload due to my career (uh oh!!!), fatigue, decreased energy (I’m already most low on energy on work days) so time managing for regular breaks and rest is necessary.

Diet is a huge role and exercise is important to stay in good shape! Do regular medical checkups and supplements too. Well this is a good reminder I guess! I don’t look forward to the painful types of health check ups I’ll have to do though…

Another said that I’ll have plenty of energy at work??

I’m doubtful about that as I’m just trying to do my best with work, getting to the office and sensory overload between environments/situations haha

No I’m not better than everybody when I’m quiet – I’m mostly protective with my time and attention because my low energy is finite and is usually left for doing work tasks, discussing/listening about tasks and errands.

Social energy is fleeting but I do try to greet/wave when aware or feel up to it :’)

Love:

Apparently this year I’ll meet someone special while starting off as friends?? That we share the same goals and be understanding? It’ll be a stable relationship? Hm sounds too good to be true. It’s a fantasy, wonder and hope to consider though! Hard to believe that something would work out. Would I really want this when I don’t know? I doubt that someone compatible and mutual exists when I’m a hermit and am already juggling with my own life let alone worry/consider about someone else’s life :’D

I should focus on friends anyway. Quality bonding time (when stars align)! Also other types of love and connections too! I do feel bad when things aren’t mutual, compatible and feels forced but we dance around and avoid discussing it instead :<

Despite my romantic, silly heart and feelings that I hide away and manage…relationships are not everything.

As usual grain of salt. It’s a rare nice prediction though :’)

Personal update

Summer is eczema time for me and I am annoyed too. Gah I don’t enjoy summer.

I think things are going okay as I juggle things but I don’t know if I trust my judgement :’D Some things are in limbo for a long while and I don’t know how things will go. All I can do is do my best and for things and people I can’t control, I hope for the best.