275. Big Success



Many of you know that drawing is a source of mental health wellbeing. Almost six years ago, I started drawing and sharing my comics, and it was a way to process the many phases of adulthood. It was during that time that my gorgeous, caring, adventurous wife moved in with me. Before then, we both lived in our separate houses and we loved it. Then came cohabitation. Almost all of my initial comics were about cohabitation. Then came Trump tearing through the fabric of the United States. Then a layoff, then COVID, becoming Chihuahua people and now just the typical middle agey “what’s it all for?” vibes. All through these times, besides my wife, the PlayStation, and the Chihuahuas, there’s been drawing. I’ve never had a creative hobby in my life, and here I am… drawing for 6 years. 

So, this comic loops around and checks back in on my progress since I started drawing: is Eduardo becoming more domestic? The answer is Yes! This house is getting to be as clean and uncluttered as whatever the opposite of my mind is. And it’s all thanks to behavior management. After some machinations, I convinced my wife to annotate all the things that were affecting her well-being in matters of home. We were able to collect that data and identify some new things and now I’m killing it. This process helped me see the world through her eyes in a new way. 

I’m not perfect yet, but getting a better handle on what her stressors are and creating habits around them. I'm still pretty certain that, this, becoming the best version of yourself for the people you love, is the stuff of life. Not your salary, or your degrees, or your professional achievements.



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