I invented a timelapse camera for houseplants and brought it to market (I quit my 9-5 as software engineer for this)

This is my biggest project so far. I first started tinkering with the idea back in November 2024. I got serious about it around February 2025. I'm incredibly proud of what I've built. It's a complex piece of work, and it took countless late nights. I'm 28 now, and when I was 18, I made the decision that I didn't want to wake up at 30 full of regret. The pain of discipline or the pain of regret. Consume less, produce more. The idea came after I started my first job as a software engineer and moved into my first apartment with big, bright windows. For the first time, I could actually have houseplants. Around the same time, I picked up two new hobbies: 3D printing and electronics. I made everything myself except the electronic module. Everything else, I built from scratch: Designed and 3D printed the case, built the app, set up the backend server, programmed the ESP32 logic, built the shop website (no Shopify), created and managed social media accounts. My product has been live for about 4 months now, and I've made double-digit sales. Not a lot yet, but I'm confident I can grow this with better marketing.