It's been two months since my last progress report. Here's what I have for September and October of 2025. I'm still trying to take a picture of my face every day to keep myself accountable. I'm not sure what I'll eventually do with those photos. Maybe one of those "I took a picture of myself every day for my first year of content creation" videos. September (Weeks 5-9) In September, I divided my energy over learning AI automation, starting my Etsy store, writing an ebook, creating my first n8n workflow, publishing my first YouTube video, and finding a niche AI automation project. In my free time, I worked on songs on onlinesequencer.net, where my username is also Thoughtra. I received a sample of my "End Car Dependency" bumper sticker I made in Printify. I listed the sticker on Etsy and decided to make revisions to the design. I named my Etsy store "TrafficCalmingCo." My Etsy store banner. I then made a "Paint isn't Infrastruct...

Misery loves company. That's why they had kids. Raised in a home that made you feel undeserving, worthless, and not a priority. Your thoughts reproduced that environment because it's  familiar . Your siblings were your first bullies. Enabled by your parents. "Harmless" teasing turned into self-sabotage. You go to an event with your sisters and mom. You sit down at a random spot at the table. Your seat is marked with a flower. Little sister huffs and puffs. Mom rushes to move you to avoid her tantrum. Pushed out of the way again. Sister delights in winning a prize for sitting at the seat with the flower. You watch quietly. Middle child. Nothing you can do. "I would never say anything  like that to my daughters." No need to. "You're not fat; we would let you know if you were." "That looks skimpy." "You need serious help." "Church is for people like you." Treated like a lost cause. Growing up unseen. Don't bother ...

I never thought I would write monthly reports in my free time. But this time is different because I'm writing about my  projects, and it's a way to track my growth and share what I've been doing. The first month of building myself online was full of learning, experimenting, and starting projects that interested me. Printable Password Keeper Here's an easy digital product that I would use. I've always had my login information written on scraps of paper lying around, so I designed a printable password keeper. A snippet of my password keeper. It's still a draft. I don't have a printer nearby, so I sent it to family to try, but I didn't set a deadline for feedback... so I might let this fade into the background for now.  If I clean it up, I might offer it as a freebie download, though I'm not sure it's worth the time since digital managers are more common. Bumper Stickers This was my favorite project! My new path in life has given me a reason to be c...

Opportunities pass you by left and right. You wonder what your life would look like if you had acted sooner. You regret so much of your life not lived . You feel like a failure. You feel like death is the only cure. But you've had enough . You want to move, but you're stuck . You know what you don't want in life .  You have a vision of the life you do . But you don't know where to start. "Am I too old?" "Is it too late?" "Is it worth it?" "Am I worth it?" You wonder how you've made it this far. You don't want to feel sad anymore. You want a different life or no life at all... "Just be happy." You wonder why you were given this life. You see everyone else moving ahead, but you're living each day on repeat. "Why was I born?" You wish you never existed. You don't know why your family says they're proud of you.  You haven't done anything with your life, just the same thing as everyone else....