Journalled on Saturday, 31 August 2024 | Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 25 degrees, hot, sunny and overcast.
The last day of the month, but has it been a good month?
And the answer is I don’t really know. It’s been one of those months that seem much longer than a month, more like six months.
Exactly a month ago, it was my brother’s birthday, which was probably the first time in my adult life that I did not send him a message and birthday wishes.
On the 1st of the month, I received compensation from KLM Airlines for the confusion I experienced when returning to Brazil. More than half of the money went directly into buying Bitcoin. The market has been quite unimpressive. At the start, it increased by 10 to 15%, then lost momentum, and towards the end, it experienced a slight depreciation.
One of the real advantages this month has been starting to prepare faceless YouTube videos with Descript.
I subscribed on the second, but only really started using it in the latter part of the month, and now I am going full steam ahead. I should have started a year ago if I had begun then. Just imagine how much further ahead I would be and how much money I would be earning on YouTube if I had.
On the 3rd, I started reading The Richest Man in Babylon, which I should have finished a long time ago, but I have promised myself this week I will.
On the 8th, I transferred 4000 Reais to Alexis’s account to support infrastructure for ‘Teahogui’. So far, I haven’t seen any significant results; the long gringo isn’t monetised, and I am starting to question this partnership due to communication issues and a lack of solid results.
I also started the business plan, layout, and logo for Teahogui, which I was pleased with and found impressive.
I haven’t seen any real improvements or resolutions yet.
In the middle of the month, I registered Teahogui.com, before it was Teahogui.com.br, which now makes it more important internationally. I also began researching a social contract for the company, and I had a meeting with an accountant, Fernando, on the 21st, which I found fruitful; it resolved many problems and doubts and gave me more structure for the company going forward.
Over the weekend of Friday the 23rd, Nalva and Yasmin attended Sinha’s graduation party, leaving me the flat to myself.
I appreciated having space and quality time alone, which I needed. My relationship with Nalva has significantly worsened over the past month. It’s clear that since I made it known I wouldn’t pay a deposit for a new flat at this time, she has become more impatient, aggressive, vindictive, and toxic; the old Nalva I remember from the past, when Yasmin was a child.
understand it is temporary, so I’m fine with it
Some people need to feel hurt and victimised so they have a reason and justification to hurt others and lash out. I have been looking for another place to rent, and yesterday, in principle, I think I have found a small studio flat that, if the deal goes through, would be ideal for me.
So, has this month been good?
The truth is, every month is a good month, regardless of the circumstances; it’s simply a matter of accepting the bad along with the good. I am moving forward, in good health, gradually finding my way through the long grass, a path. I still think a lot about Julie. I experience highs and lows, good days and bad days, but this is normal; it merely takes time.
Now I will have to resolve the issue with Alex!
Bring on September!
In bed by 11 p.m.
Thank you.
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Richard
