Thanks for this! It’s inspiring and I feel I can relate. My specific field is amenable to shift work (e.g. working certain night or weekend shifts, and then being off during the week), which I think will help.
Oh ya, I don't know your outside of work life obviously, but it sounds like you can potentially get a lot of time in to make happen what you want to make happen, then! How long have you been practicing, or how long have you been programming?