Hi, its been a gazillion years since I was last on this platform but I hope you’ve all been doing well.
This week I have been doing some self reflecting due to politics, and I am trying to figure out how to get involved in my local community. Currently starting off small by finishing my high school diploma after a decade, and seeing if I can help my fellow classmates out with the resources I know about. Since they’re also all in similar situations with educational and financial issues, I have been collecting resources on things like digital literacy, sexual health, financial planning sites, and local food banks.
I am also thinking of conquering my fear of meeting my ex in-laws and going to the local LGBTQ drop in, but that will have to wait a few weeks. Got too many appointments.
Other than that, I started talking to my friends again after dealing with social anxiety caused by being “chronically offline” for once. Since I am studying now, I need to work on my school-life balance too.
Educational - I am going to get my high school diploma this year after dropping out a decade ago. So far, I have completed 2.5 credits with a pretty good average. Going to try to get into Healthcare Office Administration afterwards.
Financial - Create a savings fund in case of emergency. Register for the disability tax credit. Get my mom on OAS/GIS.
Community - Look into volunteer opportunities in my area and see what I can do over the summer to help contribute to my community.
Endgoal: Be as happy as possible.