🍒 A lot of thing you said here really resonated with me, like:
"I missed my chance to grow with my peers but now I'm hopeful that I'll be able to create something new, that's completely my own".

I've had the same feeling too of missing the momentum and wanting to get it back, I do photography as well, some self-portraits, fashion and artsy stuff, so you have mirrored me today with your post, so now I will follow your progress and we will work hard to build our way back up :D