Happy as hell, which is funny because I entertained suicide around... man 14-15 years old and again at about 20 years old? Got diagnosed with depression around 20-21 years old. But now, since I decided to take my life into my own hands:
Looked my depression straight in the eye, told it, "Fuck off, you don't control me. I control my life." And my depression slowly fucked off over the next year.
Publication offers.
Constant influx of art commission work.
Two CE members who dislike me follow my art accounts on social media without their knowing.
Friends I made in university, China, and in Japan reach out to me every other day, if not every day at times to update me on their lives, ask me a question, or send me photos of something they saw/did. Or they wanna know what I'm doing.
No lolonlineonly friends.
Got a big plan in 2023 for all my friends worldwide to fly out to Greece and just kick it with each other.
Fantastic job I love.
My time management is godlike, even moreso since teaching myself to speedread and build a PC to use fast forward in games beyond standard console limits.
Learned and achieved fluent accreditation in four languages (English, French, Japanese, Chinese), working on my fifth and possibly final language (Spanish).
Cook all the time; only have takeout when I'm with friends and we're out and about.
Might be relocating abroad for an even better job offer next year.
So financially responsible with my money that I can now look at $1,500+ plane tickets and think, "Wow, that's pretty cheap."
Get complimented on my confident energy, approachable appearance and personality, and my physique a decent amount.
Not even 30 years old yet.
And he best part is that none of that just fell into my lap: I put in the work to make all that happen. No freebies.