It's almost 6 am here and I am already getting prepared to have my morning devotion. I will be back soon. I hope I don't forget or shouldn't skip my mind.
I was able to achieve my targets yesterday and I am so excited. Waiting for what today brings and I will definitely do more than yesterday.
This is something I snapped when we went for our tour and this is a particular bar where we took some sauce and drink to relax our minds from the 682 steps we climbed.
See ya later.... It's 6am already 😎🥰🤩🤩
All about my zodiac sign. What about yours?
“A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.”
Mark Twain https://fortuneandframe.com/blogs/news/zodiac-sign-quotes-for-each-element
What if I tell you I never knew what zodiac signs are until days ago? I got to know where I fall into and was amazed at what I read. It is always good to learn something because ignorant is a big disease and I must admit the fact that I was in the unknown before now.
Though, I always hear people talk about it, but never occurred to me to read about it because I thought what is my business in that, not knowing it's something relating to our personalities.
Did I get to see my zodiac sign? Read on because I might be falling in that category but you will know if such a sign speaks of my personality truly.
According to astrology, a person's personality is predicted using their sign and it is also possible to predict the future by looking at the position of the sun, moon and planets to compare to the zodiac constellation. Zodiac signs can be referred to as horoscope which is used to predict the future using a map.
While researching zodiac signs, I got to know that a person's particular sign of the zodiac is the one that the sun was in when they were born. I tried using my birthday to determine where I am and I was amazed to see where I belong to.
My zodiac sign is **CAPRICORN** which made me curious to know more and to see if what it says about my personality is true or false.
The dates of the Capricorn zodiac sign start from December 21 to January 20, and since I was born on the 14th of January, I fall into the category. The symbol is represented by a **sea goat** with the planet (Saturn). Capricorn is the 10th sign of the zodiac sign.
*The sea goat is a mythical creature of a goat and fish which means, there is a cross between a goat and fish.*
Now, let's move on to the personality traits of a Capricorn relating to my life.
Personality traits:
**Capricorns are said to be authentic, real and honest.**
This is very true about me and that got me smiling since it matches my lifestyle. I love to be real and not pretend to be someone else. I go for original and you can never see me acting against my personality. I believe when I am original, you have to accept me the way I am or you leave, that will never make me change myself to please you.
**Capricorns aren't likely to fall for the latest designers or what's trending just because everyone else is doing it.**
I love my personality and I stay within my limit. I am not the kind that runs around wanting to move with what is trending. I am content with what I have and appreciate the little abundance in me. Being satisfied is my thing and one thing I always focus on is, my time will come to do the great things others are doing, and shouldn't be in a hurry to jump on the latest bandwagon because I see my friends getting it.
Saturn, which is a very slow moving planet, when it returns, the thought is that it is a reminder that we are human and have limitations.
Many people just want to do things above their limits and it makes them keep falling into one problem or the other. We are humans and there are certain things we wouldn't be able to get, and there is a limit to the power and energy we possess. We cannot outrun our destinies and I believe that there are things we shouldn't go beyond because we have limits.
**Capricorns possess the ability to achieve success and find the truth by leaving behind what is not authentic.**
Another thing about me is that I believe we should go for the real things that matter because, in the end, all is vanity. We would leave everything behind one day when death comes knocking, but what we should never forget is leaving behind the truth, a good legacy for our generation. I am always scared and hoping to leave a good impact for those behind me, should in case, the worse happens.
**Just like the goat, Capricorns are high achievers and business oriented.**
The aspect of the sea goat symbol says a lot about goats being scrappy and some of them are capable of climbing to great heights. I have seen a goat climbing a high mountain in my village, and this says it all that goats will keep climbing and never relent. This is another thing about me. It's rare for me to give up on something because I would want to give it my best and learn something from it.
With all these being said about Capricorns, there are some challenges they face too, which are;
They can be workaholics and tend to let their drive or quest for success get the best of them.
This is one weakness about me too that many times, I have deprived myself of rest just because I want to get something done and if I don't, I might not take my rest until the body breaks down itself.
Another challenge is that Capricorns cannot handle relationships smoothly and they turn to their opposing sign (Cancer) for a lesson on how to nurture themselves, relationships and emotional lives.
They are so committed to a person in the relationship that they easily fall in love and trust the other person because all they seek for is a life partner. This might be dangerous especially when heartbreak occurs. They find it difficult to get back on their feet.
In conclusion, Capricorns can be a perfect match for Virgos in a relationship as they work together in love. I have been able to understand the capricorns and would gladly opine that this is my zodiac sign because it says a lot about my personality.
*I would like to thank @Infinity for renewing his sponsorship to me. Thanks so much. God bless you 🙏*
Thanks for your time.
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[October 06, 2022] (No 278 articles for the year)
I got kisses after three years.
“A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous.”
Ingrid Bergman https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.scarymommy.com/kiss-quotes/amp
How soft the kiss was when I got one after three years. I love it! It was as if the moment shouldn't go away but we can't stop the day and night not to go away, but we keep waiting for what the next day brings. It's been three years since I last had my last kiss with my ex-boyfriend and ever since then, no one came around until someone showed up in August this year.
The way it happened, I can't even explain but it was just so funny to me. I think when God wants to work something out, He does it in a way that no one would be able to understand but it happened. Let me leave that part, maybe for another day.
I am someone who has no time for relationships not until this guy came into the picture and I want to give this another chance and see where it leads to seeing he is real about it too. I hope it leads somewhere beautiful because I do not want any hurt or pain from the relationship. Also, I am not getting younger but older and there is a need to give love a chance again even though my past has been a bad one with different relationships with guys who aren't sincere or not ready to go deep into one.
I wanted to keep this a secret, especially on social media because I don't like stuff like bringing my relationship online for people to know what is going on in my life. No! I don't like it. I prefer a low-key and would only decide to show us when the time is fully right. Besides, I love surprises and would want people to be surprised too.
I only told two close people around me. They didn't believe me at first because that was something they wanted for me all this while. They would always wish for me to have someone soon, but I don't even bother about that. But now, I am into a relationship that I keep praying for and wishing it last. In a relationship, the tribe doesn't matter as long as there is trust and communication between you both.
Also, I see him as someone serious about this relationship. It took me a while to accept him fully because I was having some doubts at first but later, I decided to go with it and see where it leads to; of course, a lasting one.
After a month, he decided to visit me from the east. Before then, we have always been chatting every second and minute. I observed he needed attention and that is one of his love languages which I got to study from him. We always communicate every moment daily and many times, we do video calls where we laugh and gist of many things.
He even complained about me not having his time. I told him I am always a busy lady especially working online, but later, I understood him and had to schedule my time for him too. At least you have to create time for someone you love.
Then, he told me when he would be coming to visit me and most especially to get to know some places in my state as he loves to travel and go to different tourist centres. Hearing that, I was excited and started looking forward to that day. The day seems so long in my eyes; I think this is how one feels when you are in love again but one should be careful at the same time. I was patiently waiting for the day while I was doing some cleanings in the house plus getting some things to get prepared for his visit to my place.
The day he finally came, though he arrived so late at night and I could see he was so tired from the journey. Going to pick him up in the night, I quickly recognized him and we both went home together. Getting home, I welcomed him to my home and he kept his bag down. We then kissed for a while before I gave him some food to eat and relaxed.
The kiss was surreal and I enjoyed it too. Let me stop here for now.
Thanks for your time.
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[October 05, 2022] (No 277 articles for the year)
Same food but different time. Do you see the two meals? The first one, I cooked last night; there is rice, fried plantain and frozen fish while the second was prepared some months ago. There is rice, fried plantain, cow's skin and smoked mackerel fish.
Good morning everyone 🤗😎
This was when we were about to start the tour to the hills. After making the payment even though it wasn't what we planned for, we paid eventually because we couldn't turn back home. At least we brought enough cash with us.
Before we continued, the tour guide explained what we would be seeing above the hills if we are opportune to climb the whole 682 steps.
Stay tuned for more pictures 🥰🥰
We went on a trip to Idanre Hills where you see the wonders of Nature and God's awesome creation. This is the entrance of the Hills as we were welcomed to view beautiful and amazing Nature.
For few days, I would be explaining some pictures and the stories behind them. Stay tuned for more captivating pictures.
#gratefulvibes #hiking #tour #idanrehills
A trip to Idanre Hills. Nature's wonder.
*“If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere.”*
Laura Ingalls Wilder https://parade.com/1034896/marynliles/nature-quotes/
The journey yesterday was great but in the end, stressful as I couldn't do anything again, other than prepare some meals for us and we slept. When I woke up this morning, I was feeling pains everywhere but I still would try to make a post today. Pardon me because I won't be going into more details here about our trip to Nature's wonder where we got to see ancient stuff and some explanations.
I have been wanting to visit this particular place called Idanre Hills which means “this is magic”. There are many rocks there and we saw many interesting things which some of them were shocking to us.
We were three that went there and also Blurtians.
This was where the journey started as we went to the bus park and we were waiting for other passengers to get filled up so we can start the journey. We left home at 8 am and before 11 am, we were already at the Hills where the signpost welcomed us. As we entered, we went straight to the office to pay our entrance fee plus the tour guide's fee too. After signing, the tour guide set us up for the tour while he was leading the way.
The tour guide prepared our minds about the hills. According to him, there were 682 steps and if we do not complete the steps, we won't be able to see different things because that was where the fun is. At first, I thought I wouldn't be able to climb it but it became interesting while climbing and I saw it as a form of exercise and to burn calories too.
There were people who lived on the Hills for 900 years and the hills has been in existence since 1933. We started climbing the hills and there were five resting places on our way going up. These are resting places for people to rest after climbing few steps and are tired before continuing the journey.
That is our tour guide putting on a red t-shirt while the lady is my friend and the guy is @obikay. The trio formed a group for this trip. Obikay is the founder of Blurttribe on Blurt Blockchain.
The guide was talking about a man who came from Lagos to view these hills but couldn't finish up the steps as he fainted more than twice and in the end, he couldn't continue. It was so funny but wasn't a good one. A strong person would climb such amount of steps but isn't for a weak fellow.
After resting for a while, we continued our journey until we climbed all 682 steps.
Happy that I got to climb the steps and my friend took a shot of me here. If I do not climb at all, there is no way I would get to see different things being talked about and I would miss the fun part of it.
The guide told us there are two rivers on the hills; the first is called **Thunder river.** This river is for those who are going to war and he talked about some warriors who were going to war, they washed their faces and drank this water and they forgot to say “I am satisfied” and when they went to the war, they didn't return home alive.
He said whoever drinks this water or uses it for anything and forgot to say “I am satisfied”, the person, though, will go to war and wins, but will never make it back home.
While going, my friend was tired and our tour guide told her to use the thunder river to wash her face but she must not forget to say the word “I am satisfied” but she was scared. So, we continued the journey.
The second river is called the **“Arun river”**. This water is split into two; one for bathing while the other for drinking.
This particular river is for those who want to be successful. He told us we can fetch some into some bottles and add pebbles to them. Once we get home, we should pray over it and keep drinking and using it to bathe. Whoever does this would be cured of any illness and become rich. This water is miracle water for everyone who drinks or bath with it.
For the ones we fetched, we would be adding clean water to top it up since there are pebbles in it which wouldn't make the water taste bad after a long time. They suggested we bathe in the river but we couldn't because it would be taking much of our time.
This was when we were at the top of the hills which the tour guide said was 3000 ft above... can't even remember that part 😅 We viewed the whole neighbouring town there as we took some pictures together. I couldn't look down or move further as I was afraid I might fall. Whoever falls from the top is gone forever. So, we were being careful too.
This is an ancient big and heavy stone which the guide talked about. He said this stone was used to determine a bachelor who is fit to get married. If a bachelor carries it up to his chest level, it means he is fit and ready to settle down and control his home. We jokingly told Obikay, the guy in our midst to try it if he is fit enough 😂 he declined. Maybe he was scared, who knows? 😁
We saw the market square where there was a prison yard, the court house and where the king dances. He said whenever the king is dancing, no one dares dance else, the person will die before the next day. When an offender is taken to the court, and he or she is guilty, he or would be thrown into the prison that is opposite the market square, and if it's a big offence he or she committed, the penalty is death immediately while people would witness it.
We saw two paths; one was for the king to pass through and no one is allowed to pass through it while the other path is for the commoners. We met a priest on our way where he prayed for us and demanded we give him some money which we did.
We saw rocks in the shape of toad, puppy, elephant, snail and others. We hiked too.
Hiking was the last activity before we turned back home. While going back, we met some other people who came to the hills too but weren't able to climb the whole steps, especially a woman who was feeling tired. The people met us on the way and saw the bottle of water we fetched from the Arun river and they wanted too. Our tour guide gave some to them while we continued descending.
It was an interesting journey so far for us. More details would be posted on my Hive blog later. You can check back for them as I didn't want to make this post longer.
Thanks for your time.
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[October 04, 2022] (No 276 articles for the year)
My minimalist lifestyle.
“Being a minimalist is essential if you must have a well simplified life. Minimalism has the end goal of making your work easier and more productive when you can simplify a task, it can lead to significant time savings.”
Princessbusayo
We all engage in different kinds of work as an employer, employees, full-time mothers, students etc. Me, I am a graduate who is working from home, and for me to make my work easier for me, so that I won't have to cry to bed because I couldn't finish up my task, knowing fully well that the next day might be another hell of a ride, I should create minimalist techniques to help make my work easier and productive.
**Daily to-do list**
One thing I do when I wake up, after observing my morning devotion is to create a list of what I would be doing for the day. If you must perform your task faster and still have some time to enjoy other things, the need for making a list of things to accomplish your goal for the day is necessary, or else, you might keep going in circles and racking your brains finding what to do next and before you know what is wrong, the time is gone.
Creating a to-do list will help simplify your task and work towards an achievable pattern. Writing down your task for the day makes you not to forget anything you need to do for that day and keeps you on track.
**Recognize essential tasks**
Even after writing down my list of tasks, because at that time, I was only writing and remembering things to do for the day and once I am done with that which doesn't take less than 5-10 minutes, the next thing is to identify the most important ones to do first which I will tick ✅ as the top. These are the ones I am doing first before the others because they are very important to attend to. I call them the Big tasks.
**Remove non-essential tasks**
It sounds crazy to us when we have to cancel or erase some tasks after adding them to our list. This is normal because we consider them as not necessary. Many times, I have added watching movies from Netflix to my list for the day, but after going through them again, I just remove that from the list because it is not necessary or important at that time for me.
Look for the unnecessary tasks in your list which you know aren't necessary even though you might include them next time, but for that day, take them away to attend to other important things.
**Ignore distraction and be focused**
I have weighed the difference between when I am so focused and when distraction set in. I noticed I tend to be drawn back on my task when I am distracted more than being focused. One of the things that cause distraction is those people living in my compound. They are students, and you know how noisy they can be sometimes. Many times, they will keep knocking at my door to come outside to gist with them.
Sometimes, I tend to say yes to them and other times, when I am determined to be focused, nothing can disturb or distract me, and I end up achieving my tasks within a limited time, unlike being with them and in the end, I rush things.
Another distraction is the constant notifications from our phones. This is what I do instead; I put my phone in “do not disturb” mode to focus more on what I am doing at that moment. By the time I am done, I check my notification and see the number of messages and calls I have missed. It's good anyways since I have been able to achieve my aim.
**Take breaks**
Whether going for a walk, having your lunch, talking to a friend etc. This is very important and should not be ignored unless you want to break down and spend your time at the hospital or spend all your money on drugs and bills. Remember, the body needs rest too. You cannot keep working without resting when you aren't like the wall clock.
The body needs much rest to reenergize back, and this can happen when you take a break from your work. Don't sit in front of your computer or phone screen all day without taking a break to protect your eyes. There is a need to stretch your arms, legs and body just to let it rest for a while before you return to work. When you do this, your body returns to its normal system and it makes you have a productive day afterwards.
Finally, don't forget to always smile while doing what you love because a day without a smile is a bad day which could disorganize your system and bring negativity into your life.
Thanks for your time.
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[October 03, 2022] (No 275 articles for the year)
Juggling work and study together. Did I cope?
*“With faith, discipline and selfless devotion to duty, there is nothing worthwhile that you cannot achieve.”*
Muhammad Ali Jinnah https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/muhammad_ali_jinnah_372013?src=t_discipline
Being a full-time student in school, and juggling with work can be so stressful, tedious, and draining of one's energy and in the end, the breakdown happens. That is never easy, but is there another option when you know it's the only way for you if you do not want to involve in illegal activities, especially youths who exchange their bodies for money, all in the quest for survival in school?
Let me praise myself in a little way; *Princess, you are just too good and a strong lady!*
Today, I am still amazed at how I could multitask with both work and study during my degree studies then. Many times, I have developed migraines, headaches, and fevers all because I stressed myself, but in all, I never stopped because I know what I wanted for myself.
Since I know it is through my blogging, that I get money to help me survive in school and help me get handouts, pay some necessary dues, and do stuff as a student, I had to balance both of them so that I don't have to keep borrowing or begging money from people to help sort things out or engage in illegal stuff as a student.
While some students came from wealthy homes and had someone to help them, the only thing helping me is my work and I just couldn't leave it to face my academics because I know if I do, I will struggle hard except for God is my source.
I have seen some colleagues of mine who complained about working and studying together but had to give up on one just to focus on academics. I am not better than anyone though, but I appreciate God for the strength He gave me and the resilient spirit to never give up on any.
When I started focusing more on blogging platforms after gaining admission into the University, I had to create time for both my work online and my studies in school and none never distracted the other. It was all about Time Management.
I had to create time and made my study plan from my work (blogging) since I never wanted anything to distract me from my primary assignment which was to come out successfully with my certificate.
I had no one to help me in school except my elder sister who took up the responsibility of sending me to the University even when I told her, I won't be able to go because I thought I won't survive but she told me to go.
When I got to school, I decided not to disturb her or add to what she was doing for me and my other siblings. She is the firstborn and also the breadwinner in the family, so I pity her for the responsibility and this was what made me develop the habit of discipline to manage work and study.
**Self-discipline was the second tip that helped me survive both.**
It got to a point, people were surprised seeing how I engage so actively online and still have time to read which made them know that once you are determined not to lose on both sides, you will work it out.
Many times I have had sleepless nights to be active with my work while during the day, I create time for studies as I would have to attend lectures. I also engage online in school especially when there is a free lecture and it didn't affect my academics because I knew what I was doing and also focused on achieving the best with both of them. I never ignored the place of rest too, because I wouldn't be here talking if I never gave time for rest.
Even during the examination, I still find myself engaging online while I read simultaneously because I couldn't give up one for another. How I did it, only by God's grace because I just couldn't leave my blog empty without posting.
I was managing three blogging platforms then and none affected another. It's just a matter of self-discipline to know when to study and when to work and you will be fine.
In most cases, when I feel I was getting too pressured, I split my time for the day. The first part was for studies (reading) and the other part for working. But that didn't make me leave one for the other.
I am a strong lady who knows what she is doing. Even if I am on my phone for the whole day, I still have time to study my books and to God be the glory, I never carried any course over.
Whenever exams are around the corner and my friends see me on phone, they would be like “Don't copy that girl because she knows what she is doing”.
Work and study never disturb each other for me because I was able to manage my time effectively and still achieved what I wanted and still achieved more.
Because of my self-discipline, rest, and time management, I graduated without suffering or going through some tough challenges most students go through just to survive in school.
Thanks for your time
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[October 02, 2022] (No 274 articles for the year)
Starting new in October.
*“A new month is a chance to reach your goals this time.”*
Unknown
September 2022 has gone finally and here we are in October. As it is today, we are celebrating a new month, then the independence day of our dear country, Nigeria which clocks 62 years today. With all these happenings everywhere, at least we still wouldn't fail to celebrate our lovely country for reaching this year.
The month of September was great for me and I couldn't stop appreciating God for all He has done for me and my family, including my friends, both online and offline. Just a few days ago, my results were out and I was so excited.
I wouldn't stop praying for the owner and sponsors of the Readcash platform because they are the reason I am not idle and not broke. I have been independent because of this platform and other blogging blockchain like Hive, Blurt, and Serey. Calculating my earnings from these platforms is enough for me every month which is even more than what some salary earners receives at the end of the month.
Last month, Noiseapp was launched which made me sign up and started doing something there. I earned $1.82 from little tips donated by people or the site itself. At least half bread is better than none and accumulating those would become an ocean of tokens in the future. This is why I don't mind what I receive daily because I do give myself much time to work and see what it has amounted to. Thanks to the people behind it too.
It was in September that I missed posting for a day just because of what happened which wasn't my fault though, or should I say it was? I forgot totally as I already did the editing and added image and prepared it. I was only waiting for 11 am which is my normal posting time but the way I forgot still amazes me.
I almost forgot another day but thank God I remembered on time. If not, It would have been 28 posts I wrote. At least I still got something mouth watering in my wallet because rusty kept visiting me always. Thank you, Random Rewarder.
I enjoyed all articles I read last month. Some, I can relate to while others were counted as learning from other cultures which I love reading. We all are different and reading or seeing people having different ways of doing something, adds to my learning about it.
Early this morning, I already transferred all my bch to one wallet and the empty wallet is for October as I love tracking my earnings to know the actual amount I made.
I can't wait to see what this month brings but I believe it would be an amazing one for every one of us here. Let's keep grinding and also, never forget that health is wealth. Taking care of ourselves is important so we don't end up spending the money meant for enjoyment or other things we have budgeted for and then spending it on hospital bills.
So, it is better to be proactive to avoid breaking up unexpectedly when you refused to take cognizance of your health.
I will try to be active more this month so I can achieve the target I have set for all platforms. I hope nothing will distract or stop me from achieving them.
It's Saturday and the last day of the week and we enter into a new week. Tomorrow is the first Sunday in my church and I am going along with my dancing shoes to appreciate God for His faithfulness. Still expecting the light to come so I can iron the clothes I intend to wear.
What about you? Are you ready for this month? Are you already setting new targets? Are you willing to take care of your health and be observant of things around you?
May God help us all. Amen
Thanks for your time.
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[October 01, 2022] (No 273 articles for the year)
Happy New Month and Independence day to Nigeria.
On this day, October 1st, 2022, Nigeria clocks 62 years but it seems things aren't normal in the country. Though we are celebrating a new month, that shouldn't make us celebrate and rejoice on another ride this month of October.
I pray may God keep us safe this month and our targets would be achieved.
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She locked the WhatsApp group.
*"There's nothing like deep breaths after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore stomach for the right reasons."*
Quote source https://www.countryliving.com/life/g4815/happy-life-quotes/#:~:text=%22I%20have%20chosen%20to%20be,it%27s%20good%20for%20my%20health.%22&text=%22Happiness%20is%20a%20journey%2C%20not%20a%20destination.%22&text=%22No%20medicine%20cures%20what%20happiness%20cannot.%22&text=%22They%20say%20a%20person%20needs,and%20something%20to%20hope%20for.%22
It was a big day for many of us yesterday as we were waiting patiently and anxiously for the release of our results. In my school, once you hear that results would be released soon, all students would always be in a high mood. Some would be over worried while some would have tension and anxiety written on their faces. There, we have others who don't bother at all because they believe strongly that God never disappoints His children. I am in the last category of students. But yesterday took another turn entirely.
Waiting for the final result which would determine if you would graduate or not is something to get scared of, especially knowing the kind of school you are graduating from. My school is called the “school of frustration” where they frustrate the lives of students from lectures, to assignments, to tests and exams. Then, when results come out, the grades would form an acronym of EFC, DED, EFCC, BED etc.
My school doesn't bother if they fail 100+ students to come back to rewrite the course again. The lecturers are so mean that the only thing aside you from reading hard throughout the night is to pray hard for God's mercy. This is something I take seriously because I believe there is nothing they can do to my scripts once God is involved.
I heard a student saying she saw her lecturer marking scripts at her hairdressing shop and was even dozing on it. Can you imagine that situation? This is the time you see students who read very hard repeating the course even when they are sure of what they wrote, but if you don't have connections, you will come back to rewrite such a course. There is always mistakes in grading students in my school.
So, on Wednesday around 11:30 pm, the assistant to my course representative announced that our results would be out the next day around 12noon. That was when everyone came out to start chatting and waiting since then. I was shocked to see some graduates among us do not know what noon is. One of them even asked if noon is same as midnight. I couldn't stop laughing but at the same time a shame for such a student.
My sister posted a video on her status where the interviewer asked some graduating students the meaning of BSc and Masters. Some were saying Bsc is Business Education 😂😂 Someone said once she finishes her four years course in the University as an undergraduate, she would be collecting Masters's certificate 😅 So funny but a disgrace to them.
Yesterday morning, I knew the results would be posted as the course representative was updating us of going to the department to collect them, convert to PDF and send them to us. Everyone was calm as they kept hoping for the best.
One was even eating then but hearing results would be posted soon, he couldn't eat any longer. Another said we all should fast and break the fast once we have seen the result. I was just smiling at them and was like “It is when you needed something good, one would remember God”.
Someone said I should make sure to get good grades. My reply to him was “where were you when I was writing the exam? Why didn't you encourage me then?” It is when everything had been done and marked, you are saying this. At that period, I was on my phone waiting for the course representative to post them. I wasn't in the mood to engage online because I wanted to see what I got first. Lol
A few minutes later, the course representative locked the group so no one would chat until she is done posting all courses. Immediately, we started seeing results for each PDF course and I was so happy when I saw that 6 out of 8 courses were amazing. The remaining two aren't out yet, so I am waiting for that. Even my project course, I scored A with four unit. I was so happy and prayed for my supervisor for giving me such a mark.
After I finished recording my courses, I praised God for a few minutes because He deserved that praise. He has been helping me right from 200 level with no carryover and for the last part, to Him be praised.
I calmed down after seeing my results and that of my two friends. They also did excellently well and I am so happy the three of us are graduating finally.
Thanks for your time.
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[September 30, 2022] (No 272 articles for the year)
This is smoked mackerel fish I bought some days ago. I was feeling hungry and I didn't want to cook anything. I had to get this for a cheap price and used cassava to fill my belly.
Thank God the electricity came back yesterday night and I charged all my gadgets. I hope they bring it today.
So far, it's the last day of the month of September. God has been faithful, isn't He?
Appreciate God always
#gratefulvibes
Been a writer for long.
*“I think people who create and write, it actually does flow-just flows from into their head, into their hand, and they write it down. It's simple.”*
Paul McCartney https://www.quotemaster.org/q25a3fceeb9e7fd1e5b6f58b3b2c09728
The week is running at a full speed and I love it, especially for someone eager to see December and celebrate the festive season with family and friends. Do you still see Christmas and New Year as something to celebrate? To me, I will always love the moment and get excited as each month passes by. At least, we are heading to another year which we don't know what it will bring, but be rest assured and believe that if God is for us, no one can ever be against us.
Here comes an interesting prompt I first bumped on Fantagira's blog, then I saw it on Jane's blog as she gave beautiful answers which kept me smiling like someone who is being told “I love you and would let the whole world know that”. Do you catch that feeling already? 😅 So far, I have met 3 or 4 users more already who have written their own and here I am, doing justice to my version of it.
**What inspired you to start writing?**
When I was a young girl in my teenage years, I love writing songs I composed by myself and would take them to church to teach others. I love writing my version of songs then which I so much love doing. Then, I went on to write stories in my head which are known as fictional stories. I bought different books for this and I enjoyed doing that. Well, I never knew writing or blogging then. So, I didn't even consider it something that will come to favour me today.
Music composing and stories inspired me to write as I don't miss a day doing that. Many times, I will just wake up in the middle of the night to write down a song I got inspired to sing so that I don't forget it. It got to a point, I was using human conversations to sing and would compose. If I find it meaningful or I got any inspiration from it, I quickly run inside to jot them down. I was always excited to teach my friends songs in church and for this reason, I was inspired to keep writing them down so as not to forget. The same thing with my stories then.
Another thing that inspired me more and made me take my writing beyond songs and stories then was knowing that I could get paid doing what I love which is writing. My younger sister was on Steemit then and when she knew I do write, she partnered with me to open an account. I would be writing for her two accounts while she pays me when she cash out. I was really happy to do this, especially being my sister and knowing I would be paid too since I wasn't doing anything other than teaching Job in which I wasn't paid hugely.
My niche then was writing about God's word and that was the community she was in then called #gratelfulvibes. So anything religion was allowed. That was what she wanted me to be doing for her while I was happy helping her and she pays me. So, earnings also inspired me to keep writing even though I don't even mind any cents I am given today because it's what I love and enjoy doing.
**When did you first consider yourself a writer?**
It was when my sister introduced me to Steemit and partnered with me in the year 2016, I saw myself as a writer since I write from my head and not copying and pasting.
**How long have you been writing?**
Well, let me say I started writing in 2016 which I stopped after a year or two. Then, I came back fully in 2020 and till today, I have not stopped writing daily on platforms. Though some blogging platforms have stopped existing now. I was always writing non-stop since then.
**How do you handle writer’s block?**
As a writer, it is normal to experience writer's block. Then, I was so much experiencing it but would force myself to write something, but when I read a post by @Fexonice1 on how to avoid it, ever since then, I don't find it stressful. Even if I am going through writer's block, I write about how it started and what I was doing during that time. This is what I learnt from his post. My last post that talked about the light issue was a result of writer's block which made me come up with that since it was something that was happening then.
**What advice would you give a new writer, someone just starting?**
Remember if you must write, you must be ready to learn and keep reading. Without reading, our minds are blank and until we pick something to read about, that is when we start to connect those dots in our minds. Reading inspires us to write something from what we have gained. Also, get inspired through music and movies. Don't stop learning because it's a continuous thing.
It may look difficult at first, but start from your daily activities, and put down your ideas from daily conversations with humans. Observe your environment and surrounding. Go out to Nature and you will be inspired to create something of your own.
Do not think of taking someone else's works because you can never grow with that. When you keep practicing your writing skills, you will surely be good at it.
Thanks for your time.
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[September 29, 2022] (No 271 articles for the year)
This sluggish fowl has been disturbing my peace since morning even when I am still pissed off by the lack of electricity.
I have decided to kill it and enjoy myself 😝😂😂 but I dare not do it unless I see the wrath of the owner.
I was sitting outside the corridor when it came inside the compound and was crowing. I had to stand up to chase it out but another thought was to snap it for noise here. After capturing it, I did the editing and here comes the result.
This hen is said to be sluggish and unwise 😝😝😝 and it can't run. Whoever will catch it will not go through any stress at all.
It sucks when you are living in an area with no light for the past five days now. It's seriously a bad and frustrating one for a writer and blogger like me because every activities of mine lies on my phone.
I made a post stating and narrating how challenging it is for me and how I ended up paying money to charge at the charging center. Do I have a choice?
https://read.cash/@Princessbusayo/being-in-darkness-for-four-days-cafe69ea
I hope everyone is doing great this Wednesday. According to my friends here, Happy Hump day 😍😍😍
Being in darkness for four days.
*“Inspiration is one thing and you can’t control it, but hard work is what keeps the ship moving. Keep up the good work.”*
Kevin Eubanks https://www.spiritbutton.com/wednesday-quotes/
Later today will make it five days since electricity refused to show up and since then, I have been alternating myself just to be online, and some other times, I will spare my phone so it doesn't go off anytime soon. Someone like me needs to be online to engage and attend to other things and this is why there is no need for someone who only uses his or her phone to make and receive calls to be compared to someone like a blogger and writer like me.
Since Friday afternoon we had light last and we thought they would fix it at least after the next day but here we are, trying to cope with ourselves. This is why I had to plan for myself getting two power banks that would last me but right now, I have no other choice than to find somewhere to charge.
Two days ago, I overheard a lady saying she went to charge her phone with a little cent and then, I was still having some battery on my power banks. One was almost getting low but it took me the whole day until yesterday, there was no choice for me but to use money to charge too. I gave one of my power banks to a friend who was going for lectures with the plan to collect it later in the evening.
Each power bank takes over eight hours to get fully charged and when I use them, they both last for me. Even my torchlight was so dim last night and I can't waste money charging it. I only gave it to someone to charge at the church. It only charged for an hour and I was able to see clearly and still better than being in darkness.
Using a torchlight can't be compared to seeing the full light bulb in your room, circulating everywhere and giving you the inspiration you need. A student was shocked to see she has two assignments to be submitted by 10 am today and she could have started attending to them if there was light. Her torchlight can't even see anything at all, even her phone wasn't charged too. She had to sleep like that, hoping to do those assignments very early this morning while it's bright.
Without electricity, my mood tends to change and I will start frowning my face. I am not always in the mood when there is no light but once they bring it, you see how excited I am to start some things I have left pending. Though that doesn't take away the positive vibe in me. When you see your phone going low and your power banks aren't charged, you won't even be able to use the phone to check what is going on in the world.
Here we are again today, hoping light comes. I heard there was light in other areas yesterday but they didn't give our area. This is something that pains me more. Seeing other people having light while we do not have. We are all sharing the same transformer (electric pole) but it seems my street enjoys darkness more than light😂😂😂
When others are excited about seeing light, we would be inside in darkness, feeling bad and the landlords around do not care to call up a meeting to know what is wrong. Whenever they bring light, we would be happy and that is what I have always endured for the past 3 years. Thank God I only have limited time to spend here and I might decide to travel anytime soon since I am no longer a student now.
I love areas with constant and stable electricity. Even if they take it, it shouldn't be long before bringing it back. I love it when all my gadgets are fully charged as I would have more time to spend online. It's such a pity this is how things are in my country. I know other countries experience lack of electricity but I can only say more about my own country. It sucks!
How I wish I can stay more active today but I will try. I have charged one of the power banks and it has 3 bars out of 4 while the second one has been taken to the charging center. I don't want to keep spending money daily to charge but as it is now, I don't have a choice 🥺
Thanks for your time
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[September 28, 2022] (No 270 articles for the year)
An act of volunteering.
*“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”*
Gandhi https://www.volunteerhub.com/blog/quotes-inspire-volunteers/
When you have gone out of your way in helping others without expecting anything in return. It is called Volunteering. This means doing things of your own free will, even when they do not ask for it.
Many people will never speak out until you extend your hands to help them, and that, I can say is the best volunteer ever because it will come as a surprise to the one you are helping and with that, in their conscience, they pray for you and bless you.
Ever since I realized that we need each other to grow and progress, I have always been happy doing things of my own volition and never expecting anything from you. I believe that when I do things for you, I have spared some time to do that and definitely, it can never affect my schedule.
I have in many ways volunteered for others, and I could remember this particular one when I was still a teenager, very young. My elder sister taught me.
There was this old man in my village, he is late now. He couldn't see well anymore and with his stick to aid him in walking, he will always come around to say Hi to my grandma. This man was nice to the extreme and this made me love him and would be happy to see him. I also do check on him every day whenever I am around in the village.
Once a week, I and my siblings would go and pack his clothes and take them to the stream to wash and get them dried. We also go to his house to clean up everywhere and this continued even when my sister wasn't around.
I found Joy helping old people then because their prayers are always important to me. I grew up to love helping people around me who needed it and this has given me Joy and happiness in doing it.
I also did volunteer work where I lived with my parents then. After my mom's death, it was I and Dad at home plus five more tenants apart from the landlord. These tenants were lazy that they do not take care of the surroundings.
I took it up every week to do this because I don't usually have time during the days as I go for my teaching Job. The big gutter in front of the house is what I do most every Saturday and I never felt bad seeing other tenants not doing it.
Anytime I am washing the gutter, I am always happy when people pass by and shower prayers on me. This is something I love about helping others. I don't do them for something in return, but for the peace you feel when people pray for you willingly.
I am also a volunteer in my church as I joined the children's department. This is something I have ever wanted to do because I love children and want to teach them things from my experience.
Since I joined the department, it has been exciting for me when it's Sunday because I know the children would want to learn from me. I feel happy when they are happy too and that is the greatest volunteer one can ever do without waiting to be rewarded.
There are so many things I have volunteered to do for people which I cannot keep explaining, but the ones I have done recently are giving others the attention to explain what earning platform is and how it works.
I have brought some interested people on board recently on platforms like Readcash, Hive and Blurt and I gave my time to explain to them so they don't make mistakes. I am glad they are doing fine today.
Volunteering work is a good thing because there are people who need our help and it's something great when we can allocate some time to help them out. It isn't all about money alone, but your service to humanity.
I would love to keep being a volunteer in different ways because I enjoy it and it makes me happy putting smiles on other people's faces. When you help someone, God is always pleased because that is what He wants from His creation.
Thanks for your time.
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[September 27, 2022] (No 269 articles for the year)
Yesterday was fun as I went to Chicken Republic to get some food for myself. I went with a friend and I had to pay for the two of us.
I bought two mixed foods(Jollof and Fried Rice) with chickens and salad. I got two malt drinks too with a meat pie for myself.
I was actually craving meat pie until I got there and changed my mind.
The chicken is so big and I couldn't finish on a spot. I didn't want to waste the remaining and I sliced it and put in my fried stew I made last Saturday.
Happy Monday guys!!! 🤩😋
An abusive relationship.
*“I am done looking for love where it doesn’t exist. I am done coughing up dust in attempts to drink from dry wells.”*
Maggie Young https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/abusive-relationships
It's another Monday again and here we are, wanting to grind and do our best to meet up with our targets. I hope we gain the strength to do all these things. Yesterday was awesome and I had to take such a step since it's been a while since I went out for a treat. Last night, I was thinking of what to write for today and instead of preparing my post last night, I slept off after being tired of the whole thing.
I was browsing through Google when my eyes caught something which I believe isn't a new thing anymore but a constant reminder for everyone in a relationship.
We all want the best in a relationship with our partners, and finding the best person would surely be a blessing to us. Though there is no relationship without its ups and downs, but there are some situations one should immediately retreat and leave on time to avoid anything whatsoever.
I read of a wife who had an accident while running to meet up with her husband's girlfriend because she caught the man cheating on her. While driving, she had an accident and died on that spot.
I pity the woman but from another angle, one would ask “why didn't she wait to confront her husband when he returns home?” She is gone and that wouldn't make the man not marry another person or keep cheating. It's always painful when you see your partner cheating on you, but the best is to let it go and leave your life. If at all you want a divorce because you can't withstand such emotional trauma, you can just enjoy your life because you deserve the best.
*If you die because of a man or woman, many men and women would step on your grave.* This is a statement we do say to let those going through such moments know that life has no duplicate and you need to move on with your life. Yes, it isn't easy but you have no choice because you can't change anyone unless they decide to change.
As singles, there are signs to watch out for to know if you are in an abusive relationship. You don't have to stay in such a relationship but to leave and to protect your self-image rather than being blamed for everything in the end. There is a need for us to value and cherish who we are and if someone is taking us for granted, shouldn't we leave such a person and hope for someone who will adore us?
In my tribe, they will say that what you can't accept when you are rich, you start refusing it while you are poor. This means what you cannot accept and cope with now, just reject them immediately and don't say you will learn to cope in the future, it might be too late.
If you have a partner who keeps yelling at you for whatsoever reason instead of being calm to resolve the issue with you and he or she keeps saying nasty things to you, then you should know this is a big red flag to leave such a relationship. If you think he or she is going to change later, you are deceiving yourself because such a partner can ruin your emotional life. Reject such behaviour now before it's too late.
When he or she keeps screaming at you and losing their temper on you, then be watchful and know what to do immediately. When a partner is so aggressive to the extent that he doesn't even value your presence but with just a little issue, he or she has flared up, raising their voices on you, know that it will keep escalating to a big issue if you don't act fast by leaving such relationship.
Do you have a partner with unpredictable behaviour? They tend to exhibit different kinds of rude and bad behaviour anytime and many times, you can't even predict the next step they would take on you, this is very dangerous and could harm you later if there is no change. Such unpredictable behaviour could cause you stress because you might just return from work and he or she brings up a new behaviour you never expected, then this is a sign of an abusive relationship.
When your partner earns more than you and with that, they start to control you using their money as a weapon. “If you don't do this, I won't give you what you requested and the likes”. They would start dominating and taking advantage of the position and if you are still with them, you can never enjoy such a relationship because it would be like all your life and spendings are dependent on them. After all, they earn more than you.
When your partner is always threatening to leave you because of one thing or the other, that's so bad and it's a controllable behaviour from them. If you do not do their bidding, they threaten to leave the relationship and because you are so in love and attached to them, you have turned into their victim and they can swing you anywhere they want.
Finally, when your partner hits you, then there is nothing to preach about there. You don't have to stay just because they apologized but they still keep doing that, you aren't blind to know that is a big sign of an abusive relationship. They find pleasure in hitting you even in public and are always making jest of you in the presence of others.
I used to say that if a man tries or attempts to raise his hand on me and says it's a mistake, I will leave because if I don't do anything now and think he won't do that when we are married, I am only deceiving myself. So, it's better to stop it now so it won't be too late for me.
Thanks for your time
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[September 26, 2022] (No 268 articles for the year)
These are my spiritual parents. This is my pastor and his wife in church today. The service was awesome. My church was promoted from being an area church to the zonal church. This means my church is now a zonal headquarters for other churches under us.
This is such a beautiful news today. On a norms, the pastor should be transferred but he is staying 🥰
I never expected it'd turn out this way.
*“Every morning you have two choices: continue to sleep with your dreams or wake up and chase them.”*
Arnold Schwarzenegger https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/a39775557/monday-quotes/
I never expected it'd turn out the way it did for me yesterday but in the end, I met myself already went as far into dreamland. I woke up at 4 am to quickly write this article as I needed to be in church as early as 7 am. Anything past the time does mean I am late as a worker in the church. I take care of the children's department and I am so excited every Sunday to meet these amazing children. Right now, I am acquainted more with these kids and they now enjoy me, especially the little stubborn boy among them.
I had to make him the class captain so he could stop making noise and disturbing others while I talk to them about the word of God. At least, I remind him of being the class captain and he should help me write the names of noisemaker. This is a way I could get him to pay attention and stop distracting me.
Yesterday was the last Saturday of the month and according to how it is done in Nigeria, perhaps in other countries which I don't know of, we held environmental sanitation every last Saturday of each month. In this way, everyone would do a thorough cleanup in the environment where all neighbours/tenants or house owners would come outside to clear the surroundings and make everywhere sparkling clean again.
It's been long I have done a thorough cleanup in my room and there is dirt in every corner of my room which I then shifted to yesterday to clean everything up. I shouldn't have wasted that much time as I used five hours cleaning and decluttering everything in the room. The standing fan took the whole of my time because I had to unscrew it to be able to clean the dust that has been stored inside.
I cleaned the corners and when I was sure it was cleaned enough, I screwed it back, but I am yet to see if it's working as there was no light yesterday. I remembered the first time I did the same thing, it affected the rotation and I couldn't repair it. I searched for fan repairers, but I didn't see any. I had to leave it that way and was managing my property. At least it is blowing air over my body.
I did everything in my room. Who would help me before? Lol...I owned my small space, so I should clean it up if I don't want to keep staying in the dirt. I thought of making some changes too as I transferred some stuff to another position and I love how it is now, compared to how it was before. At the end of the task, I felt relieved doing what I did. I took my bath immediately because the sweat had glued on me and caused a bad smell on my body.
By that time, I was already famished and I was shaking. Hunger isn't good and I do pity those who are struggling to eat even once a day. I managed to go get some ingredients for my stew and rice which I prepared afterwards.
By 2:30 pm, I was done and ate my food. I took a nap thereafter and when I woke up, I was feeling pain in my back which didn't make me bend for too long.
By 5 pm, I went to workers meeting in Church which only lasted for an hour and I returned home to eat my remaining food. I took a shower and was weak to do anything online. But I moved on to watch the movie I was watching last night, titled **“S*xify”.** This is about a virgin who wanted to try out an app to optimize orgasms for women. I am still on it though since it's in episodes. The movie is interesting and you can only watch it if you are over 18 years 😅😅😅 If you are below that age, don't move near it unless you want to try something funny 🙃😝
I only watched two more episodes before I zoomed off into the Dreamland and here I am ready for what the new week is about to unfold. Are you ready too? I wish us the best in this wonderful week. Let's keep grinding and trying our best. May God help us all. Amen.
Thanks for your time.
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[September 25, 2022] (No 267 articles for the year)
Today has been a hectic one for me that I am having pain on my back due to the work I engaged myself in. This is the last Saturday of the month and I decided to do a thorough clean-up in my room and it took me 5 hours to finish everything, then I prepared my first meal. Right now, I wouldn't be able to do anything but sleep because I will be leaving home early by 7am to church tomorrow.
Meanwhile, you can check out my article about being stuck in traffic and my experience about it.
https://read.cash/@Princessbusayo/have-you-been-stuck-in-traffic-before-9e22475c
Have you been stuck in traffic before?
*“For every little move of cars or buses in a traffic is a progress until you arrive at your destination.”*
Princessbusayo
Traffic is the worst thing I detest when going on a journey. At that moment, everything being said or funny jokes being cracked don't make sense anymore especially when you are so uncomfortable due to having stomach pain or trying to defecate or pee.
Most importantly, going for an important or urgent meeting that has to do with your career or life. One who is experiencing stooling must not try being hooked in traffic because you will hate your decision at that moment. The fresh air coming in will not have an impact on you again except you release those strangers in your body.
I have had my share of being stuck in traffic. The mantra for being stuck in traffic is that every little move of cars or buses is a progress until you arrive at your destination.
I have two scenarios to share with you as I find them interesting and at the same time unpleasant. For the first one, I wasn't so concerned about myself but the people in the story.
***For the first one;***
It was during the RCCG (Redeemed Christian Church of God) Holy Ghost congress that was always held in August. That year, I was still with my parent and that was before the death of my mom. I help them to sell slice bread by the roadside very far from our house.
At least we would take a bus from there to our homes which last us 40 mins getting home. So, we close by 9:30 pm and before 10:30 pm, we are home.
On this day, the program was held and there was so much traffic that made the cars and buses stopped moving till it was in night.
It was time for us to go home, we didn't see a bus to take us home, we started trekking (my parents and I) thinking we would get a bus in the front, but till we got home, we trekked which made us get home at 1 am.
On our way home, there was a bus with some people who were carrying food to a wedding event. We saw them listening to music and joyfully serving themselves the food that was supposed to be served at the wedding.
One guy was constantly receiving calls as he kept shouting that they were hooked up in traffic and that they should forget about any wedding because they already started eating the food since they were hungry. We laughed because it was funny. I pity the couple that day.
***For the second one;***
The second one has to do with me. Though I have experienced many incidences of being stuck in traffic, this was the one that flashed back to me after reading the topic for this week's edition.
I travelled to Ibadan and while returning to Mowe (Some of us will know this place). I decided to branch Berger first because I sent my younger sister money to help me get a new phone at computer village so our meet-up would be at Berger while I return to Mowe.
When our bus got to Ibafo which is after Mowe when you are going to Lagos, that was where the traffic began. At first, the bus was moving and I was so happy because I was almost approaching Berger. My sister already got there and was getting angry. I kept pleading for her to understand it wasn't my fault but the traffic.
The traffic I thought wouldn't last long took us 3 hours and a few minutes in between Ibafo and Berger. During that time, I couldn't breathe anymore. Even the fresh air cease to flow in from outside, the heat was unbearable.
There was a baby beside me. Her mother kept using her scarf to blow air into her but she was so uncomfortable. The heat was pinching her which I felt for her.
If as an adult like I, could feel the inconvenience, what should I say about the little girl? No one could come outside because the driver locked the door and it was as if the bus was moving little by little and no one wanted to step out so it doesn't end up making everyone rush inside again.
I knew my sister was pissed, but she had no choice but to understand my situation then. When I got to Berger, I saw my beautiful sister's eyes turn red as she had been on her legs standing for those hours because she couldn't get a place to sit. I had to compensate her with some money while I collected my phone and turned back and continued the journey.
Thank God while going, the road was free, or else, I might suffocate and faint that day. I got home feeling so tired that I couldn't take my shower but sleep.
It was one of the worst experiences being stuck in traffic for me that day.
Thanks for your time.
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[September 24, 2022] (No 266 articles for the year)
Happy weekend everyone! It's Saturday and the end of another precious week. I can't wait to see what the new week brings.
It's still very early here, at 5:18am. I woke up at 4am and have been engaging on Readcash. I need to engage because I have a lot of work to do when it's dawn.
My room needs to be thoroughly cleaned as it would be an environmental sanitation for me. I might be stressed to engage thereafter but I will try.
These days, I only watch romantic and seductive movies on Netflix. I love what I watch as it keeps me educated too 🤩
Aside action movies, romantic ones are the next. Who is with me on this?
It's night and here I am wishing everyone a wonderful night rest. Happy weekend 😎💃💃💃
Seriously, I never fancied fried potato but boiled one which I eat with fried eggs. I was starving some hours ago, and I decided to try it with the little potatoes left in the house.
I fried the stuff and gave some to my friend. She confirmed it tasted delicious and asked how I did it. At least I am glad teaching someone.
I only tried frying yam but not potato but this is my first trial and it came out great.
Ask me which would I go for now? The boiled or fried? It's obvious that it's the fried that wins now. 😋😇🥰
It's been so long I did this.
Been long I did what? I made an appreciation post for these set of people on Readcash:
1. My followers
2. My readers
3. My commenters
4. My upvoters and tippers
5. My sponsors.
I have wanted to make this post before now, but I did it today and I am glad I did. With a sincere heart, I appreciate everyone who have been part of my journey on Readcash.
https://read.cash/@Princessbusayo/its-been-so-long-i-did-this-b3dcb884
It's been so long I did this.
*“When you have mastered the habit of saying thank you, and being sincere with it, you will realize how blessed you are.”*
Princessbusayo
It's Friday again and the weekend is here already. For the workers or employees, you should start getting ready for clubbing, and hiking if you need that, have more time for your family, and friends and enjoy your solitude—doing what you love doing. For me, writing and cooking something delicious would keep me company and perhaps, watch some movies if my schedule permits me.
It's been so long since I have appreciated these sets of people on this platform and I want to do that today. This has been on my mind for some days now and I decided to make space for it today. When you appreciate people, they will be encouraged to keep doing what they do because they have seen you as one who appreciates and return with a sincere word of “Thank you” without being fake about it.
One thing I want you to know here is that, without them, I wouldn't have gone far or stayed as that would demotivate me because, of what use am I wasting my time making quality posts and no one ever heard me? My contents are a medium through which I express myself and I always get encouraged when people like them come around to leave an amazing comments to keep me going. You made my “almost two years” stay here awesome and with no problem at all.
My followers
These are the first set of people I want to appreciate because without them clicking the subscribe button, they won't even bother coming around every time to read what I have to offer.
So far, I have 639 followers or subscribers which isn't much compared to the big people here. But I appreciate you guys, even though half of them aren't active anymore. Another side of it is my consistent followers here.
I was pushed to scroll through my first post here and I was awed to see some people who still show up today. I wouldn't want to be tagging names, but just know I truly observe you and I will always be forever grateful for not giving up on me.
My readers
My content is useless if I do not get to see this set of people around. I would feel like my voice isn't heard despite screaming and shouting, even with a microphone. They are the ones who would come around to see what I have brought. Many would even tell me they want to keep seeing more.
Seriously, it's a privilege for me to meet you guys because truly, you are always here to support everyone. Paying attention, trying to read to understand and not just opening for the viewing sake, I appreciate it! I couldn't have asked for more from you guys but you are wonderful and I wouldn't take that for granted. Never!
My commenters
Now, this set of people do not only open the post and read, but they wait to say “I came around your post and here is my idea, contribution, feedback, suggestion etc”. You created that time to read carefully and left an impact on my posts. Do you know there are suggestions I have acted on from you guys and I am glad you dropped them?
There are things I learn from your comments and I admired them. Dropping your idea, or opinion is my way of getting to know your perspective on the topic because I don't know it all. I am never an island of knowledge and I love hearing and reading from others' views. Thank you so much.
My upvoters and tippers
Oh my! These are also great people I appreciate a lot. We all have goals to achieve daily and still removing what you have worked for here to tip others, is something I see as a loving heart from you. Truly, some people always support one another and no amount of cents is too small. They say that a little drop of water makes an ocean.
Receiving $0.02 from 10-20 people here daily is something and when you calculate that at the end of the month, you realize it's something. Tipping isn't compulsory here but when you catch the mind of your readers through your posts and they get captivated, they tip from their hearts and you deserved that from them.
My sponsors
These people can never be out of my list because you are the real niggas. Having a sponsor and renewing every month is an opportunity here, and to me, I see it as being paid a salary apart from getting rewarded by the Random Rewarder. I appreciate all my sponsors who trusted and believed in what I bring here every day and still, they never get tired of renewing. It's not easy but I am grateful. God bless you always ❤️
This is truly from the bottom of my heart to show my gratitude because as they say in my tribe, he who knows how to be grateful for things done yesterday will receive more tomorrow. I love you guys 🥰🥰🥰
Thanks for your time.
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[September 23, 2022] (No 265 articles for the year)
The kind of rest we need to be productive.
*“It's good to reflect on life and take a step back and sit and relax and do something else.”*
Floor Jansen
You will agree with me that we all need rest and that is a fact about every living thing on earth. Physically and emotionally, we can't remain active and productive all the time. But while we might understand how important sleep is to the body, there are other kinds of rest that we often or most times ignored or neglect. I have studied different types of rest that surely would help us get better and improve our best.
**Physical rest:** This is usually pretty straightforward to understand. This involves taking a break for your body, and this has to do with sleeping more or taking naps during the day. Physical rest stipulates a space to rest and heal from our physical effort, and also to let the brain prepare itself for more activity. The brain needs to relax to reenergize and be ready for the next task.
We cannot be productive unless we are mostly sleeping well and able to take constant rest from activity and this requires physical rest. However, in addition to sleep, physical rest can also take the form of relaxing physical activities like yoga or walking, as well as planning for naps and breaks in the middle of a workday.
Do well to note the kind of activities suitable for you to engage in and be able to fit in different types of movement in your day.
**Mental rest:** This involves giving your mind a break from those negative thoughts and worries that keeps appearing and reappearing in your head. We all go through troubles that distort activities for the day and distract us in different ways. Having mental rest will help you to be free from daily troubles and ready to tackle them.
*How do you give your mind rest?*
The first way is to clear those negative thoughts through practices like mindfulness and meditation. There is a need to let yourself focus on something specific instead of allowing your attention to go back to situations or ideas that piss or frustrate us.
Another way is to find something that feels calm to you, letting the thought flow. Things like gardening or playing games help your mind focus on something else and this helps give you the much needed rest when you take a break by engaging in something pleasant.
**Sensory rest:** Every human being are constantly overstimulated; i.e, we arouse to functional activities. There is a lot of information we get through our phones and other gadgets. Every day we regularly expose ourselves to background noise, ads, bright lights, loud music and many more. This then means that our senses should take a break.
Sensory rest involves finding quiet places like staying indoors or outside in nature just to be free from everything listed here. We should try putting away our phones and turning everything off as they demand our attention. Those noises, loud music, etc shouldn't hamper our senses, and so we should allow ourselves to be disconnected from the world and put those things away for a while till we regain our sensory rest. Spend some time in nature and silence.
**Emotional rest:** We mostly get discouraged by people's criticism and judgement which affects our emotions. We need to find time and space to let our emotions go without having to suppress them or trying to express the opposite of what we may feel at that moment. If you want to cry and let it out, do it, feel angry or simply take a break from the rollercoaster life by finding activities to calm your nerves down.
There are ways to find emotional rest and they are journalling or writing down your experiences, how you feel, and how the day was to you. Another way is to find things you are good at like colouring, cooking, singing, doodling etc.
**Social rest:** The truth is, people can be exhausting. At times we need to take some break from socializing with people. There is a need to find solitude than loneliness because there is a difference between both of them. Solitude allows us to spend time with ourselves and enjoy doing what we love which helps keep us company. Loneliness will only lead to negative thoughts which turn into depression.
We can also have social rest by looking out for someone who understands and will always comfort us. Spend time with those who truly care and matter more than toxic ones.
**Spiritual rest:** This is very important as we truly need this to find our purpose and values in life. This involves spending time pursuing our faith, religion, or other spiritual practices like reading the word of God, praying, meditating, volunteering etc. Spiritual rest isn't for believers alone, as anyone needs to ponder on their purpose and where they belong in the world.
Thanks for your time.
I am using this moment to appreciate @fantagira for remembering to renew her sponsorship to me. God bless you always. Thanks so much ♥️❤️
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[September 22, 2022] (No 264 articles for the year)
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