Snooze Fest (Not! 😒)

It's day 314 of documenting 2025.
51 days to 2026!

I finally had my Monday lectures today.
Twas just like a regular secondary school class in comparison.
The lecturer asked and answered questions from the students, and also gave the topic and its outlines.

Then came the major difference.
She asked us to read up on the subsections of the topic outline.
Research on the first day!
She then said that we would discuss the information we got in the next class.

I really don't know what had been going on with me lately.
I dozed off during the second class!
It was just for a few moments tho...but this would be the second time it's happening!
I really need to manage my energy...but God will help me.

Maybe it's because I haven't been in a classroom setting in a long time, or maybe because I woke up early...
I'm not so sure.
But I'll adjust very soon...I hope 😐

After I came back from the lecture venue, I was quite tired and had a nap for one hour before waking up for a virtual meeting with some clients.
(Part of the content writing job...)
Then, I went for my first Bible study at the church I went to on Sunday.

It's called DLCF for short, by the way...
I went by 5:30pm and it wasn't so bad. It was even a televised Bible study, in that the pastor taught us virtually.
He was actually addressing the main congregation in the auditorium, but he was addressing us too.

Guess what?
I dozed off again...
For the third time!
Okay, let's count....twice in the church, once in class.
What is wrong with me? 😔

I'm not comfortable with it, but I can't help it. That's the thing!
I pray that God will help me.
The Bible study was a good one tho...it opened my eyes to some truths about fasting.
I jotted some pointers, but I understood the main message.
Thank God for that 😌

That's basically how my day went.
Not bad, not good....just there.
Let's get into the highlights for today.
And I might share a few thoughts afterwards.

365 Days With Self-discipline
📌 On Neatness

"People exert less self-control after seeing a messy desk than after seeing a clean desk."
Quote by Roy Baumeister

Here’s an easy self-discipline hack for today: clean your immediate surroundings and benefit from improved self-control.

A messy desk; and the unpleasant thought in the back of your head reminding you that eventually you’ll have to clean it — occupies precious mental space you could otherwise spend on something more useful.

Chaotic immediate environments are also distracting, and thus lower your productivity.

In addition to taking up both physical and mental space, clutter can also affect how you feel about yourself.

People feel better when they take a shower, shave their faces, put on make-up or perform any other grooming habit; and they feel worse when their appearance is not up to their standards.

A messy room has a similar effect: it indicates that the person working there isn’t organized or lacks the self-discipline to keep it tidy.

Keeping your room neat and tidy demonstrates in a physical way that you are organized and self-disciplined — and that will subsequently affect your inner world, too, just like dressing for success gives a small boost to one’s confidence.

First let me share what I think today's takeaway is:
Visible clutter most times equals mental clutter.
And not looking one's best sometimes means less confidence.
That's what I think 🤔

Now let me share my own personal experience:
I personally don't like clutter.
It makes my mind wander all over the place, and I usually feel better when I tidy up.

Even when I was back at home, my siblings would scatter my room when we came they back from school, and I would just leave it that way till they left for school the next day.
Then I would calm down, arrange the room and enjoy some peace 9f mind till they came back.

I miss those troublemakers 🥰
They've been with me for the first two decades of my life, so I think that's why I'm not feeling homesick.
I gave each of them a big hug the night before we left...and I'm sure they'll be okay.
How I know? Because God will guide and protect them for me.

Anyways, about tomorrow....
I don't have an early class.
It's by 10am...so I think I'll have enough time for my chores before getting ready for class.
I have some laundry to do...as well as some online tasks.
I'll tackle them tomorrow, by God's grace.

So far, hostel life is going great...
I'm adjusting and getting used to seeing just girls around.
But I know what I came for, and I'm focused on getting it.

I think that would be all for today's documentation.
Thanks for reading 🎀
Tomorrow is another day of lectures...and I have two of them.
Lord help me 🥲

You can always read up on former posts by visiting the main website, Documenting 2025.

See you in the next post 💜