Where have I been all this year! Well its been a 2020 year.

Just a summary of where I have been. I Stewie has been home for almost 2 weeks, I am recovering from my hiatal hernia repair surgery and my wife is having her surgery on Monday from this writing.
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[@daniellehill1253]

I'm sorry you had such a rough year. I hope 2021 is much better for your family.

[@ColoringKaria]

Hugs. Thank you for your kind words. I hope we all have a better 2021!

[@oliviamoxley1603]

We missed you

[@ColoringKaria]

I have missed you guys too!

[@juliem4259]

Healing and well wishes to you and your lovely wife and furbabies

[@ColoringKaria]

Thank you!

[@marcwheeler4406]

So sorry your family has to go thru this chaotic challenging times many blessing for you and your family to have some peace .....🙏🕊😷

[@oliviamoxley1603]

I happy so happy your fur baby is getting better

[@ColoringKaria]

He is! He has a few days still but he won’t be radioactive for very long and it’ll be a month or so before we know that everything worked as it should have.

[@annalisamanderville1364]

It's great to see you back. Glad you and your family made it through 2020, Take care of yourself.

[@ColoringKaria]

Thank you so much.

[@janesimpson3462]

I just discovered your channel today and love it! Thank you for sharing all your expertise!

[@TsukabuNosoratori2]

Oh no, what a terrible 2020 for all of us. I dealt with a second bout with C.Diff on top of IBS with D this summer and I totally understand stomach pains. I had to deal with ulcers and hernias in 2019 and know how terrible that is too. I'm just glad to hear from you. I don't comment on every video but I do love your channel and seeing you, your crafts and kitties. I DO hope that things start looking up for you. There will be a light at the end of this long tunnel. Sending you some very socially distanced hugs. Take your time in recovering, and remember that your health is always the most important thing.

[@ColoringKaria]

So many hugs! C Diff is no joke! My wife had that for years I’m so sorry! Yes I hope there is a light at the end of tunnel for all of us!

[@jillwiswall5386]

Oh my goodness! It’s so nice to see you back!! What a lousy health journey this year has been for you! Hoping that 2021 is much, much, much better!

[@tabbylynn4130]

So happy everyone is ok!!

[@tabbylynn4130]

Also, very happy to hear from you.

[@Finkeldinken]

I've missed your videos, but geez what an extremely 2020 year you and your family has had! No wonder we haven't seen you around much. I hope to see you and the babies and your wife all healed healed up and happy soon. All the best.

[@ColoringKaria]

Thank you so much. Yeah boy 2020. About the only good thing that can be said is that it’s over soon. LOL. Hopeful the next year will be better for my family and the world at large.

[@justacatwhocantype]

Nice to see you back! I usually don't comment, but I do watch your videos and I wondered where you are. Glad to hear that you're doing ok. Please say hello to your kitty from me, I am very happy that he is getting better.

[@ColoringKaria]

Thank you. Will do. And thank you for commenting!

[@leannemitchem8865]

What a year. As they say what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger. I am glad you, your dad, your sister and your fur baby are doing well. Thank you for sharing. Looking forward to your videos in 2021

[@ColoringKaria]

Thank you so much! Man we really dodged a bullet with my dad. He’s been seeing new doctors and has actually been doing so much better. What a year! I’m hoping 2021 will be better not just for my family but for the world at large!

[@leannemitchem8865]

Here here!

[@arcuda2001]

hi , Karia it's norakag , here!! nice to see you back !! 💜

[@ColoringKaria]

So many hugs girl!

[@annadownya7754]

Glad your back. So sorry this year has hit you so especially hard. 2021 must be feeling the collective pressure of our expectations. Sending good thoughts for your family.

[@ColoringKaria]

Honestly I was too sick to feel anything most days. Just couldn’t even feel that. But I’ll be back as much as I can be and I’m glad to be able to do this much.

[@birdgirl2623]

I can't think of anything to say that isn't going to be repetitive or cliched. I am sorry to hear how just about everyone in your family--cat included--has been feeling poorly. I hope you all continue to recover from your ill health. I've missed your saucy reviews. I appreciate your honest opinion on things because it helps me decide if an item you review will be something I would like (even if you happen to hate it---LOL).

[@ColoringKaria]

Awww thank you so much. I hope so too. I missed doing reviews as well. I also had an idea to talk about every day items folks can but that are actually art works in disguise as a functional goodness. Anyway I have to keep getting better first. I hope that 2021 is a much better year for all of us!

[@TheColoringDIVA]

So good to see you 💛

[@ColoringKaria]

So good to be back.

[@ndiehl9207]

I'm glad you are able to be back. By the way, I've been meaning to tell you I enjoyed hearing you on the JJHo show!

[@ColoringKaria]

Oh my god thank you! That was soooo much fun! I totally loved doing.

[@Wordfishtrombone]

I started watching you while you were dealing with all that. Looking forward to more and a better 2021!

[@TUG657]

Is so sorry you had to go throughout all of this, you do not deserve this. I’m so glad to see you again, and I’m really happy that things are getting better for you! Every day will only improve! I wish your the best of luck!

[@ColoringKaria]

I hope so too! hoping for a better 2021 for all of us!

[@TUG657]

@@ColoringKaria Absolutely!

[@TammyNewmanArt]

I’m so sorry that you’ve been through so much this year but on the way up now 😊

[@ColoringKaria]

Thank you! Yeah 2020 has been a very 2020 year. But I’m feeling better day by day.

[@jeanne17118]

Wow, that's a LOT to go through! I'm so glad to hear that your Dad is okay and I hope his surgery helps him feel better overall. And I hope your sister can recover completely without any lingering "long covid" symptoms. Its a nasty virus! There was a period in my life where I felt like going to the doctor was my full time job! It sounds like you have been having that kind of year and your wife as well. Having surgery is always a big deal so I hope it makes a difference for the two of you and that you can see your health improve over the coming months. Its good that you have each other to lean in during this difficult time. Poor Stewie! I had hyperthyroidism and had radioactive iodine in 2018. It took a long time to feel like I was back to "normal" but Stewie will get there. He must have been feeling awful before he was diagnosed. It is so painful to watch our pets dealing with illness or injury and to be yelled at by the vet I'm sure didn't make you feel any better. I would be petting Stewie too! Its enough that he went through all that without having to deal with being quarantined at home. I understand the guidelines to keep your distance, but people are given the same treatment. Your touch and affection is probably exactly what he needs right now. I would be interested in membership as a way of supporting your channel. I always learn so much from watching your art videos and I love the abstracts! I'm sending lots of good thoughts your way and hope that good health prevails in 2021!

[@ColoringKaria]

Thank you so much for everything. I hope your radioactive iodine treatment worked! I have been feeling a little better but it’s a slow process. Still I have been feeling a little better and that’s what counts. I think there should be a “Join” or membership button but I’m still learning the process with everyone.

[@missjoshemmett]

Stewie does look thinner! My friend had problems all year, including Covid and lost 95lbs! She is doing better. Another friend died unexpectedly. I had a twisted bowel but got it untwisted by not eating or drinking (I had feeding tubes of course). 2020 has been horrid for sure. I didn't even decorate for Christmas. Because bending and reaching could twist my bowel again, and that could mean removal. I am on soft foods. And, since I don't have a car, I have been to the store twice. I eat very little because I have very little. They will not deliver from the grocery store with EBT, so I have a lot of food stamps to spend when I can get some real food! I was infected with bed bugs for months. And I broke a bone in my foot. I sincerely hope we all have a much better 2021! God bless and get better!

[@ColoringKaria]

I’ve been wondering how you are doing: Yeah ManCat Stewie lost over 3 lbs in a year! Which is a lot. So that’s how the vet found his hyperthyroidism. But hopefully the treatment worked. Ugh I’m sorry about your loss and your friend with long tail covid. It’s such a horrible illness. We were so lucky my father was only on the ventilator for a few days and appears to have made a full recovery. As for your situation I would write to your congressman. And your state Senator. My sister wrote when my father and she got Covid and they got a lot of help as well as info and directions on more long term help. Of course not all congressmen can help but there have been set up a lot of food lines here. I know a friend who got a whole thanksgiving feast that way. She found the line and got online registered and got the food. Another friend got food deliveries of free pre cooked meals she just had to heat up once a week. I don’t know what state you live in though. Some states are better at this stuff than others. I know Los Angeles has a wondalunch program for free precooked meals. Same thing you register online and then you go during your time slot so you aren’t in a line for hours. Here in NYC they have set up food lines everywhere. It’s sad that we are at this place and time but I know a lot of places can’t ship to restaurants right now because they are closed or limited capacity so they started opening up. Here at least there is no maximum income or anything. If you need food they will give it to you. And they had different kinds of meals like sensitive stomach, kosher and so on. It makes me sad that not every place is like that. We started donating to a food kitchen every month in New Jersey because that’s were my wife grew up. Anyway it makes me sad to see food insecurity. I wish I knew some specific places that deliver meals I could post. But I know they exist because pre covid I was there when my friend got one of her weekly food deliveries. Anyway I’m sorry. Maybe I’ll do a video on where I donate so that others can list places in their states that they either donate to or get food deliveries from. Edit: found this. Looks like you just enter a zip code and they connect you to places that deliver free meals in your area. It doesn’t like they charge anything or check income. www.mealsonwheelsamerica.org Sorry I don’t mean to assume. Maybe you already checked.

[@jacjac2010]

I'm really late for this video but omg you REALLY had a 2020! What a crappy, crappy year! I miss you and I used to watch your coloring videos for inspiration! Do you still use Prismacolor? I was thinking about it but they are not cheap!

[@ColoringKaria]

thanks :) I do use them sometimes but mainly use poly chromos. the price of the prismacolor had dropped really far and then went back up. but i did spot that you can get the set of on amazon for $20. still expensive but less than some other sets amzn.to/3CQzLmQ

[@jacjac2010]

@@ColoringKaria Nice! Thank you so much!

[@tabbylynn4130]

Also, very happy to hear from you.