I've been kind of quiet since it's a semi-stressful time in my life. In corporate speak, I have a "negative cashflow situation."

I figured i'd use this time to better my skills and jump into something new and exciting. As a older kid I found programming to be really fun and did a tiny little bit of visual basic and some webdev stuff html/xml/css in my mid teens.

Trying to forge a new path but there are a ton of roads and paths to go down. (And all the paths are hard mode.) I meant to get into this a year ago but, fulltime work kept me from really doing anything farther. Now with this extra free time, I have an opportunity to re-evaluate things and grow. I haven't even gotten too far into it and I already feel like an imposter lol.

Edit: For those worried, don't worry, it's ok. I had planned for this for many years and figured i'd ride the gravy train until I got RiF'd or something. (Yay for foresight!) I should be ok for a while but I still need to draw up and implement a real plan.

@luvstiger I got a nice chunk of savings from selling my house and used it to take a niiiiiice looooong vacation to assess my life and get into some new hobbies. It's now 20 months later and I've got some promising job interviews lined up, like, not only do I feel ready to re-enter the workforce but having an income again is required to achieve my present primary goal (upsize and host activities for friends). If you have the means to take a breather, please take advantage of it!
@grifkitty lol I don't have a house but it is definitely a dream to live in one XD. I'm working with an extremely modest amount of back up funds but it's probably best I don't sidetrack too much. With that being said balance is key and working on myself, not just the skills but self care will be paramount.