It's nice to hear that you did accomplish one of your goals. It's too bad about your other goals, but I think you will catch up soon enough because you can move your focus over to those.
I think there are advantages and disadvantages. 9 to 5 is more stable, but you don't have as much control. It just depends, but I do agree that a stable income is always nice to have.
Yeah, 9 to 5 is certainly more stable, and I bet that some people will choose to have stability over so many other things. I think relapses are not that bad, I've been a bit sick for a while, and these were the reasons why I majorly releasped or so.