Welcome to My Internal Monologue

Welcome to My Internal Monologue, a space where I document my soloprenuer journey.

Hi, my name is Aphinya and this is the about page. If your curiosity brought you here, here's a quick rundown of who I am, what I'm doing, and what I'm trying to achieve.

Who am I?

The name is Aphinya Dechalert, Kiwi Asian originally from Thailand. I came to the land down under when I was 6 and am one of those in-between generation natives.

Quick facts:

• New Zealand is my home base. Thailand is the motherland.
• I have 3 babies - so that technically makes me a mother too.
• Dirty dishes is my 17 diapers vice.

What am I doing?

October 2024 - October 2025 is my Solopreneur Sabattical.

After deciding that I've had enough of feeling overwhelmed and overstretched, I decided that the currently lifestyle I've built up (remote dev writer and editor with a dash of SEO) is simply not for me.

Don't get me wrong, I still love writing, but when you're constantly writing about the things that doesn't excite or inspire you, it gets kinda old really quickly.

In short, I need a creative outlet. I need to find myself again, amidst the sea of responsibilities, bills, children, the need for self-care, and keeping the house intact.

What I am trying to achieve.

• calm
• financial freedom
• time freedom (aka, the mental and financial space to buy, travel, and do whatever I want with the kids without worrying if it will drain the budget.)
• reconstruct myself from the ground up - visually, mentally, physically.
• give myself the mental space needed to be a better mother.