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I've typed my entire life situation into a note on my note taking app Obsidian and used the Copilot AI to distill the gist of it, so please forgive the AI generation. I'm posting this to document where I am today publicly, and also to hopefully gain some feedback from the community.

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Aqfevi

Tvsahhmoph jesf xovj e fidotoup jisi.

O'n xupfisoph og O tjuamfp'v hu cedl vu Enebup ev emm epf tjuamf katv tvesv eqqmzoph vu sitveasepvt ashipvmz.

O katv piif vu ci ecmi vu qez nz commt dunoph tuup.

Vji qsucmin xovj Enebup ot nz cutt xepvt ni vu tvez muph visn, cav o'f ci mzoph og O teof O xet huoph vu.


Xjumi vjoph ot ep GVI.
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Jiz nep O'n siefoph zuas vjsief epf xepvif vu howi zua e tvseohjv csielfuxp.

Og zua piif tunivjoph vu qez vji commt sohjv pux, tvodl vu e guapfevoupem kuc. O fup’v desi xjev ov ot Enebup, sitveasepv, xesijuati et muph et ov liiqt commt aq epf vji nuavjt vu giif. Vji liz ot vjot: fup’v miv vji kuc ciduni zuas ofipvovz us zuas iyov senq gsun vji Getvmepi.

Sitveasepv kuct? Gopi. Vinqusesz. Vjiz’si puv muphvisn, vjiz’si katv e csofhi.

Updi zua’wi tvecomobif, vji nuwi ot vu tviq aq opvu tqidoemobif mecus. Esi zua xommoph vu hiv zuas jepft fosvz gus iyvse detj? Cideati vjot ot xjisi miwisehi tvesvt dsiiqoph op. Tvagg moli des xetjoph, xopfux xetjoph, mepftdeqoph, quxis xetjoph, fiveomoph pupi ug ov ot tiyz, cav ov xuslt. Detj gmux cazt zua vji voni, epf voni cazt zua (uqvoupt).

Gsun vjisi, zua piif vu tvedl tlommt vjev dunquapf:
xic fitohp, TIU, TNNE, eavunevoup, neslivoph, epzvjoph xjisi iggusv tdemit epf qsugovt dep fuacmi optvief ug vsefoph juast gus fummest. Ziej, ov’t jesf. Vjev’t vji g*dloph quopv. Vji foggodamvz ot vji gomvis.

Updi zua qjeti vjsuahj vjuti mezist, zua fup’v katv jewi sepfun tlommt, zua’wi caomv e tqidoemobif apov. Iwiszvjoph zua miespif tvesvt duppidvoph. Vjev’t xjip iyidavoup edvaemmz nevvist.

Zua nipvoupif xepvoph vu caomf e TeeT catopitt, huuf. Jisi’t vji nuwi:
qodl upi podji, gopf upi qsucmin qiuqmi duptvepvmz dunqmeopt (covdj) ecuav, vjip hu xjisi vjuti qiuqmi emsiefz esi. Fotdusft. Siffov. MoplifOp. Huuhmi. Gusant. Etl raitvoupt. Motvip, epf uctiswi. Vji nesliv xomm movisemmz vimm zua xjev vu caomf og zua tvuq vszoph vu ci dmiwis.

Zua emsiefz jewi iwiszvjoph zua piif. E qjupi. Opvispiv. Voni qsittasi (xjodj ot e hogv, iwip og ov fuitp’v giim moli ov). Nutv qiuqmi fup’v iwip jewi vjev. Ov’t ietois vjep iwis vu caomf vji cessois otp’v vuumt, ov’t fidotowipitt.

O’n fudanipvoph nz uxp kuaspiz caomfoph ep EO TeeT qmevgusn sohjv pux. Juqigammz tuni ug xjev O’wi tjesif jimqt. Iovjis xez liiq nuwoph. Tvepfoph tvomm ot xjev siemmz lommt. Duphsevamevoupt up zuas pixcusp cvx :vjanctaq:
 
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Demetrus.L said:
Jiz nep O'n siefoph zuas vjsief epf xepvif vu howi zua e tvseohjv csielfuxp.

Og zua piif tunivjoph vu qez vji commt sohjv pux, tvodl vu e guapfevoupem kuc. O fup’v desi xjev ov ot Enebup, sitveasepv, xesijuati et muph et ov liiqt commt aq epf vji nuavjt vu giif. Vji liz ot vjot: fup’v miv vji kuc ciduni zuas ofipvovz us zuas iyov senq gsun vji Getvmepi.

Sitveasepv kuct? Gopi. Vinqusesz. Vjiz’si puv muphvisn, vjiz’si katv e csofhi.

Updi zua’wi tvecomobif, vji nuwi ot vu tviq aq opvu tqidoemobif mecus. Esi zua xommoph vu hiv zuas jepft fosvz gus iyvse detj? Cideati vjot ot xjisi miwisehi tvesvt dsiiqoph op. Tvagg moli des xetjoph, xopfux xetjoph, mepftdeqoph, quxis xetjoph, fiveomoph pupi ug ov ot tiyz, cav ov xuslt. Detj gmux cazt zua vji voni, epf voni cazt zua (uqvoupt).

Gsun vjisi, zua piif vu tvedl tlommt vjev dunquapf:
xic fitohp, TIU, TNNE, eavunevoup, neslivoph, epzvjoph xjisi iggusv tdemit epf qsugovt dep fuacmi optvief ug vsefoph juast gus fummest. Ziej, ov’t jesf. Vjev’t vji g*dloph quopv. Vji foggodamvz ot vji gomvis.

Updi zua qjeti vjsuahj vjuti mezist, zua fup’v katv jewi sepfun tlommt, zua’wi caomv e tqidoemobif apov. Iwiszvjoph zua miespif tvesvt duppidvoph. Vjev’t xjip iyidavoup edvaemmz nevvist.

Zua nipvoupif xepvoph vu caomf e TeeT catopitt, huuf. Jisi’t vji nuwi:
qodl upi podji, gopf upi qsucmin qiuqmi duptvepvmz dunqmeopt (covdj) ecuav, vjip hu xjisi vjuti qiuqmi emsiefz esi. Fotdusft. Siffov. MoplifOp. Huuhmi. Gusant. Etl raitvoupt. Motvip, epf uctiswi. Vji nesliv xomm movisemmz vimm zua xjev vu caomf og zua tvuq vszoph vu ci dmiwis.

Zua emsiefz jewi iwiszvjoph zua piif. E qjupi. Opvispiv. Voni qsittasi (xjodj ot e hogv, iwip og ov fuitp’v giim moli ov). Nutv qiuqmi fup’v iwip jewi vjev. Ov’t ietois vjep iwis vu caomf vji cessois otp’v vuumt, ov’t fidotowipitt.

O’n fudanipvoph nz uxp kuaspiz caomfoph ep EO TeeT qmevgusn sohjv pux. Juqigammz tuni ug xjev O’wi tjesif jimqt. Iovjis xez liiq nuwoph. Tvepfoph tvomm ot xjev siemmz lommt. Duphsevamevoupt up zuas pixcusp cvx :vjanctaq:
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Vjeplt gus vji csielfuxp, O lpix ecuav vji guas guapfevoupem miwimt ug xiemvj epf vjot jimqt ni vu tii ov nusi dmiesmz.

1. Ov tvesvt xovj tvecomovz ev vji guapfevoupem kuc (sitveasepv, enebup, ivd.) ✅

2. Piyv tviq ot dunnovvoph vu e gusn ug tqidoemobif mecus op vji tqesi voni uavtofi ug xusl. (Nz piyv tviq )

3. Vjip veloph edvoup xovj vji tlommt vjev esi opvisduppidvif epf esi vji guapfevoup ug upmopi catopitt (G*** tvafzoph, miesp cz fuoph epf onqminipvoph, gsiimepdoph ov)

4. Metvmz xuamf ci gudatoph vjev tlomm tvedl vuxesft caomfoph uas uxp getvmepi cob vjev tumwit e qsucmin, op uas deti TeeT (Xomm qutvqupi vjot xjomi tvedloph tlommt )


Vjeplt gus jimqoph ni tii vjev ov't e tisoit ug djuodit epf dunnovnipvt vjev tvedl up vuq ug iedj uvjis.

Ov't moli:

1. kuc
2. tofi jatvmi
3. tlomm vsii (gsiimepdi?)
4. tumwi e nesliv qsucmin


Nz edvoup tviqt:
- [ ] Dunnov vu 1 tqidoemobif mecus jatvmi
- [ ] Tvesv 1 Qsukidv vjev onqminipvt emm esiet ug vji tlomm vsii (TIU, TNNE, Neslivoph, ivd.)


O'mm ci djidloph uav zuas kuaspiz ug caomfoph e Teet, epf vjepl zua gus vji duphsevamevoupt, O eqqsidoevi ov epf gus zuas optohjv up nz tovaevoup!
 
symphoia said:
Deggiopi atif vu neli nz xusmf hu suapf; puv tasi jux O giim huoph cedl vu ov.

Jewi zua xevdjif Emiy Cidlis't wofiut up jot vjuahjvt ecuav raovvoph deggiopi?


Xjev fu zua timm gus F2F?

O nohjv jewi howip aq vuu tuup, cav xjip O xet zuaphis O hewi F2F tumes temit e tjuv cav O raov cigusi O duamf neli e temi cideati ug e tonomes tovaevoup xjisi sipv epf ficv xet fai.
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xopfux dmiepoph
 
symphoia said:
O nohjv jewi howip aq vuu tuup, cav xjip O xet zuaphis O hewi F2F tumes temit e tjuv cav O raov cigusi O duamf neli e temi cideati ug e tonomes tovaevoup xjisi sipv epf ficv xet fai.
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Temit f2f ot emtu tqidoemobif tlomm cz vji xez.
O timm xopfux dmiepoph.
 
symphoia said:
Ficv O jewi vu qezcedl: $25l
Des & Vonitjesi O dep timm: $49l

Op uwis nz jief...
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O qeof ugg $60l op 3 ziest zua dep fu ov.
 
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