I've been watching your videos for years, but wanted to say hi.
A year ago I jacked in a well-paid job to follow my dream of designing board games professionally, and that's gone about as well as could be expected. I'm doing freelance web design work on the side to pay my rent, but I can honestly say that I have never been happier. Doing what you love is absolutely more important than making money, although I too wish I didn't have a perpetual cloud of doom on the horizon.
So I guess I just wanted to say keep up the good work, and sorry I can't kick anything in this time around. If you're ever in the UK, first round is on me.