The Rina Journal

I literally have nothing to update you all about except for the news that half of my country is in total lockdown, our total cases have exceeded 40k within 3 months, after 2 years of being barely in the 2000s. The harsh restrictions still affect my mental health (and not only mine, right?), so I will continue being rather inconsistent with updates until there's really some actual progress that I can share with you. Stay safe <3

As the title suggests, this episode is an update on my mental health status after having an appointment with the psychiatrist. I never thought that my previous "fails" in keeping up with hobbies for longer than a week would be related to the chemicals in my brain and not just my laziness. In the meantime, I'm accepting donations to pay off my visits to the said psychiatrist and prescribed medicines as I still haven't stabilized my freelancing career. Please visit my Buy Me a Coffee page for a monthly subscription ($5/month) or a one-time donation: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/therinajournal

Two weeks passed since the last entry in my journal, and guess what? I am struggling to get by as the days go on. I'm still firm about being a freelancer, but when you have undeniable symptoms of ADHD and GAD, it gets almost impossible to even get out of bed. So I opened a Buy Me A Coffee page for one-time donations and monthly subscriptions, and I'll be glad if you could help me cover the much-needed expenses for a few sessions at the psychiatrist, possibly prescribed medicine, and other therapy expenses that will require additional investment. The goal is $1000 for a start, link to the page: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/therinajournal (choose to either subscribe for $5/month or make a one-time donation). Thank you!

It's official - I have no idea what to write in the description of this episode. Yeah, I talk about what happened in the past week, but there's nothing much of a significance to be highlighted here. I guess this is a good filler to my life resume - setting end and mid-goals.

Nowadays I try to remind myself to not always focus on bigger goals but enjoy small wins as well. It's the journey that matters, isn't it? So I try to praise myself even for the smallest things I do throughout my day, be it vacuuming the room or noticing the ripe breadfruits outside my window (damn, I want some fried breadfruit chips!). It's important for me to not forget about what makes me, me.