I posted a couple of older fanart pieces last night, and two thoughts came to mind:
The first thought was, "You know, those aren't bad."
Right on its heels was, "...I've improved."
And I have. I've learned to work with color, which has always been a goal of mine - at least, since I started drawing, which wasn't until I was 19.

I've also achieved that holy grail of art, the thing I couldn't do until just a few months ago:
I've learned to draw original characters, right out of my head. They're not perfect by any means. They tend to be done portrait-style, because my figure drawing currently sucks. That's another goal of mine. Learn to draw
below the neck. And I have the perfect test subjects.
My muses! Mwa ha ha!
Anyway, that's enough rambling for now. I'm off to...er...work. Yes, of course. Work.
