After a battle with a painful illness, I was given a chance to respawn (minus a few important parts) late last year. Now I'm building strength. I've started walking. Soon, I'll be able to run. Then, lift. I must recover all the strength I lost, and it'll be both harder and more necessary than it was before.

I'm building experience and knowledge. I learned how and when and why to ask for help. I learned how to lean on the people around me. I'm learning how to have the hard conversations. I'm learning how to use my time and my money. I'm learning how to grow my own power-ups, deal with my status ailments, and enjoy the game even more.

I'm building a family. This year's big challenge is finding a home for myself, my partner, and my daughter, and making the move and the change as easy on everyone as possible.