Doesn't Feel Like A Sunday...

It's day 362 of documenting 2025.

3 days to 2026!

Well, today's a Sunday.

And not like the typical Sunday at home or in the hostel.

Twas a Sunday that didn't feel like a Sunday.

So, about how it went...

I woke up much earlier than usual and I turned on my phone...to listen to music while I prayed. My tummy trouble wasn't as troubling anymore.

I slept afterwards and woke up by much earlier when it was daybreak.

Swept, mopped, cooked and washed.

I also ate a little portion of food between tasks and when I was done, started on my assignment.

In the process, I munched on "sugar free" soda crackers and they didn't disturb my belly at all.

Thank God 😌

I finished one part of the assignment, not wanting to rely on or use AI, which could have made it easier. I chose better.

The day wasn't as interesting...except for the fact that my aunt was all on bling before she left for church.

Her bag, shoes, clothes and wig cost up 100k in naira.

Me, my cousin and her friend were all about the hype....because why not?

She was dripping with swag 😁

And in my mind....I was like 

"vanity upon vanity".

It's all about the money and enjoying life, but what about salvation and living for Christ?

I don't feel that here....but I'm adjusting.

Through it all, I feel like God is still with me.

So, I slept during the afternoon time and then woke up in the evening, when my aunt was about to go fix a part of our generator.

She went out and my homies and I all laughed and lazied around.

Funny scenario:

The rice we cooked in the morning finished....and wasn't enough to reach my cousin.

We were meant to cook a new batch....but then I thought my aunt's room door was locked. (It's in her room the rice is kept)

We waited and waited....

Then it was evening...almost nightfall when the light came.

There was power!

We were overjoyed...and sad at the same time because of the locked door.

Then, I used my initiative to search for the key, as I knew that my aunt wouldn't just leave the room locked like that. It was unlocked in the morning.

Then, in the corner just below the window net, I found the key.

My cousin exclaimed!

We could have cooked the rice hours ago...and we were just waiting!

She didn't eat lunch and was hungry, which made her exclaim the more.

Well, we all charged up our devices and she cooked rice, while I took my bath.

Guess what?

The light stayed!

It's actually surprising because since we came, the light hasn't stayed for up to an hour before it would be gone!

They had all eaten by the time I was done with my bath and change of clothes.

I ate the paw-paw kept for me, still monitoring the reaction of my stomach.

Then I ate a small portion of rice afterwards. Still no reaction.

Guess what?

The light still stayed!

We watched a movie on my brother's tablet and he went to charge it afterwards.

My brother was like,

"This light staying till now has saved our asses!"

I couldn't agree more! 😄

Well, that's how my Sunday went and it was pretty good.

One week of holiday done and dusted. I enjoyed myself.

But with the awareness of resumption drawing nearer, I'll start working on the tasks I've been skipping.

Let's see how it goes 😌

Alright, let's get into highlights.

Less than 4 entries left.

Phew! It's been quite a journey!

365 Days With Self-discipline

📌 On Professionalism 

"Amateurs think that if they were inspired all the time, they could be professionals. Professionals know that if they relied on

inspiration, they’d be amateurs."

Quote by Philip Pullman

Inspiration is important to get you to start working on your goals, but you can’t rely on it alone if you want to pursue excellence and become a high performer. 

The keys to professionalism are: 

1. Routine. 

Don’t wait for inspiration to strike you. In an ideal world you’d be inspired all the time, always pumped up to work. 

In the real world, you’re probably going to be uninspired more often than you’ll be inspired. Yet, if you want to become professional, you need to deliver on both good and bad days.

Establish a routine of what you need to produce each day (whether it’s 1000

words of a book, playing the guitar for an hour, making 50 sales calls, or learning 20 new words in a foreign language) and stick to it, regardless of your mood.

2. Reliability. 

If you give a promise, you fulfill it — and that includes any promise you make to yourself. 

This also means sticking to deadlines and

resisting the temptation to extend them just because they’re difficult to meet.

3. Constant improvement. 

Amateurs dabble, while professionals

constantly improve their craft. Always seek new ways to improve your performance and avoid the laziness of rejecting new, possibly better methods, just because they can disrupt your current way of doing things.

That's definitely the goal in 2026:

To be a high performer 🎯

It's definitely what's going to enable me achieve my goals...which I haven't set yet. (Can you imagine?😐)

I guess that's my problem...

A lack of clarity on what I need to do. I mean, I have an idea but I haven't put it down on paper yet.

I definitely have to sit up in the coming months.

I already know how school and hostel life is....as well as how I can navigate both while working on my online job.

All I need now are the systems to put in place, to prevent clashing of activities and enable smooth operation in all aspects of my life.

Spiritual.

Academic.

Social.

Political.

Financial.

You may wonder...why political?

It's probably going to get to that point, and that's why I'm part of the royal council of my department.

And elections for positions in the student union government....

I don't even know how it all works, but it's part of the plan..somewhere.

Well, that's all in my take.

Anything else I want to add?

Maybe.

So, this morning I messaged PK.

I wanted to add a bit of suspense to what I wanted to ask him...so I added a confusing intro and then asked him half the question.

I was like, 

"Will you be my....?"

I actually wanted him to help me edit videos.

I want to start a documentation series on Instagram and it's not hard making the videos, but to edit them is where the problem is.

My phone has started misbehaving and I can't really use a video editing app on it right now.

If it was a new phone...I wouldn't need to ask him.

I got the desired effect as he was like, 

"Will I be your what?"

Later this evening, I explained it all to him and I haven't come online since then to see his response.

Let's see how it goes 😌

To be honest, I don't know what to expect in his response.

I'll probably continue with this story tomorrow.

That would be all for today's documentation.

Thanks for reading 🎀

It's remaining 3 posts and I can finally claim the achievement of my lifetime.

Writing for 365 days in a row!

See you in the next post 💜