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The Next Chapter of My Life
2022 has definitely been the best year of my life. So what’s next?
In 2019, I turned my life around. Since then, I’ve been increasingly stable and happy.
2020 was still a bit rough.
I was on a work visa. My job sucked. My anxiety crept up on me now and again. Lockdowns happened. My husband and I were still new so there was that daunting uncertainty of the early stage of dating.
But life with him was so great — that much I knew. He took the best care of me and we moved in together. He helped me heal my anxiety and get through some serious family issues. Then he proposed to me at the end of 2020. During this year, I also went viral on Medium and made good money. I produced some of my best work.
In 2021, things were slowly falling into their place.
My relationship grew stronger. My husband’s career was going well and I finally got my permanent residency in the UK. It was a big moment. I’d waited 10 years for it. I immediately quit my sucky job and went freelance. At this point, I didn’t make crazy money with Medium anymore, but I started to get bylines in big publications. They paid me hundreds of £ to write an article! It was surreal. But it was also really hard.
