hello blogger!

I've been flirting with the idea of starting a blog for a while.

I say "flirting" because it’s mostly been a lot of intense eye contact, some overthinking, and then ultimately ghosting the whole endeavor before anything actually happens. I’ve never quite managed to commit—partly because I’ve never been convinced I have anything worthwhile to say. But as my therapist so helpfully pointed out, "fear points the way to opportunity." So, here I am, staring down the void and hoping it doesn’t stare back too hard.

I should probably slap together some kind of introduction. The obligatory “Who am I?” section that lets you know what you’re in for. I never know what to put in these things, but here are my vital statistics, such as they are:

My name is Lee-Anne Linton. I’m a Leo, an Earth Dragon (which sounds way cooler than I feel most days), and an INFJ. I live in South Africa—with my parents, which is slightly mortifying given that I’m officially in the latter half of my thirties.

I’ve just started my Honor’s Degree in Clinical Psychology, which means I spend a lot of time wondering if my own mental health is actually the research project. Meanwhile, I’m also desperately trying to land an online English tutoring job, because apparently, being an adult means you have to, like, pay for things? Rude.

I’m on the AuADHD spectrum, which is an ongoing adventure in executive dysfunction and the fun surprise that, no, there is no magic pill that fixes it all. My emotional battery maxes out at around 65% on a good day, but lately, I’ve been running on a solid 35–40%, which I think we can all agree is suboptimal.

Depressed yet? Don’t worry—stick around. It gets better (probably).