Still doing the kitchen thing? I did that for years and got pretty snazzy at it, I ended up the designated opener at this fancy pants gastropub in town doing sauté/board call and whipping up daily features for a few years until I burnt out. Then I was cast as the villain at a local dinner theater production, and now I'm haulin' EI and working towards becoming a full-time guitar tech/luthier. Getting out of the heat was the best thing I could've done for my sanity, despite the frugal nature of my new situation.
I hope you're digging what you do though, most people seem to end up there by accident and kinda just go with it despite some not being cut out for what it really demands. Don't let it run you into the ground is all, it's a stressful life.