In the last month alone, I’ve experienced a planned surgery, a mystery illness immediately after completing a major milestone in my career (yay to the Baltimore Tattoo Convention!), and then an unexpected emergency surgery that has swept me off my feet yet again. Safe to say, this kind of time off adds up in more ways than one. Clients are disappointed. Bills stack up. Mental health tanks. Your image suffers. Your confidence suffers. Everything starts to feel like it’s