Hi Holdingon, Sorry to let so much time lapse since my last visit.
That is a wonderful list of positives and goals ... and it is not filtered thru rose color glasses that you are seeing those babysteps!
Your H is in the midst of a transformation, albeit a long one ...
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... but just the same, there's nothing wrong in a daydream or two ... that you could just kiss your frog and he would turn back into your prince. Just bear in mind, that only happens in fairytales.