Hello, I’m writing here after a full year of not doing so.

Jerine Nicole
2 min readJan 10, 2024

Not going to lie, I miss writing for the sake of writing.

Now, everything I do online feels like it needs to have a purpose. I feel guilty when I do things for its own sake — like vlogging or this. But I’m learning I need to embrace these “hobbies” with no purpose and hope they can convert into something purposeful.

But at the same time, my desire to make it online gives me constant anxiety about this thought. Maybe it’s because of the constant messaging we’ve heard…”you can’t make money unless you’re…

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Jerine Nicole

Part-time nurse, part-time writer. I write stories about how I explore life to inspire others. Insights on intentional living: jerinenicole.substack.com