Documenting 2025

It's day 213 of documenting 2025. Happy New Month, my friend 💐 August is here already! In four months time, we will be saying goodbye to 2025. Wow wow wow 😄 I've really come this far! When I started, so many doubts clouded my mind. I mean, different ways this blog wasn't going to work....but I'm here today, checking into the 8th month. I'm so grateful to God 🥲  I wish you a wonderful month ahead, my friend. I hope this month works out to your favor.... and that you're blessed with many reasons to smile and glorify God. May the odds be in your favor 🙏🏼 Featured Today... A short chat on the August mindset, a poem for August...and the usual section, Highlights. Enjoy! ☺️  365 Days With Self-discipline  📌 On Sudden Trials "The art of life is more like the wrestler’s art than the dancer’s, in respect of this, that it should stand ready and firm to meet onsets which are sudden and unexpected." Quote by Marcus Aurelius Preparing yourself for possible t...

It's day 206 of documenting 2025. Happy Friday, my friend ☺️  I hope your week went well Another week ends... Week by week, we get closer to the end of this year. Very soon, 2025 will be over. Thinking about it gives me the chills right now What to expect next year? How things will change? Resolutions? Plans? I know we don't have to worry about that till the time comes. But sometimes ...😪 Anyways, today went well... nothing out of the ordinary. Except for the last teacher's meeting I had to attend today. It was kinda like a family meeting...as we all laughed, munched on miniature biscuits and gave our suggestions. And I was finally settled for the term. Anyways....let's move on to Highlights and afterwards, we dive into some lessons from Marcus Aurelius. PS. I'm highlighting the whole note for today. 365 Days With Self-discipline  📌 On Vice Fasts "Go on a “vice fast.” Pick one vice and abstain for thirty days. Proving to yourself that you’re still in charge....

It's day 199 of documenting 2025. One more day to the big 200! Super psyched! 😃 I don't even know what I'm going to write...or how special it's going to be... But it's going to be great. Wow! It's going to be on a Saturday! And I've got quite a number of plans and tasks.... Hmm 🤔  Maybe I can type it tonight and schedule it for tomorrow. It has to be a special post...staying consistent for 200 days is not an easy feat. Trust me, there's a story to tell. No need to worry about that now... Let's focus on today's post, which is going out by nighttime. My mornings and afternoons are very occupied these days...there's no time to type then. So it's only convenient to shift the posting to evenings/nights. Anyhoo... Today went well 🙂 I was able to finish recording all the scores for two classes, excluding two subjects taught by the same teacher. Guess what? The teacher didn't show up today. So, my record isn't complete yet. Asides that...

It's day 192 of documenting 2025. Happy Friday! Well, over here the day is almost over... Currently typing by 9:31pm Nigerian time. And I'll say, today wasn't so bad 😏 I finally decided to see Dora today. Her house is a few miles from my house...and when I saw her missed call, I left to see her...on impulse. Didn't think it through tho....as I got a serious scolding from my dad because I didn't take my phone with me. It was worth it. Conversations about....stuff, really helped me feel less alone 😌 It made me realize the message I want to share in today's post. Memento Mori. Before I explain what it is, let's do Highlights...and then some lessons from Marcus Aurelius. Ready to dive in? 365 Days With Self-discipline  📌 On Being in It for the Long Term  "Tests compared new musicians who saw themselves as in it for the long term, versus just trying it.  With the same amount of practice, the long-term-commitment  group  outperformed the short-term-commit...

It's day 185 of documenting 2025. It's a Friyay! 😄 The weekend is here again! I'm actually not so excited, but that doesn't mean I can't be grateful for another day. 🎵 Oh Lord, I need you now more than e ever Would you put my heart back toge e ther 🎶  🎵 I searched the world till my he ead hurt  Just to find out your way is be etter 🎶 Just my favorite lines from Forest Frank's "Your Way's Better". I love the hip hop vibe intertwined with a prayer. The song is on my faves list 💜 Anyways, it's my last day at school....for the week, that is. Next week, I start again. Speaking of starting again, I'm rediscovering content writing...particularly the article aspect. My trusty AI assistant will help, as always. Practice and getting it right is up to me tho....but I know I've got this 💪🏼 Let's get into Highlights for today and then I'll share a chat I had with my assistant on an unusual topic. Read on and figure out what it is. 3...

It's day 178 of documenting 2025. Happy Friday, my friend ☺️  Alas! Another week ends! I'm grateful for how this week went....because it went pretty great for me. I hope it did for you as well. You know what I realized? Doing things I've never done before can be scary 😨  At first, it's like the worst thing ever, with all the emotions raging and all. But then, it gets better. Way better than I expect. And then? After it's over, I now have the capacity to do it again....because in a future moment, I will think, "I've done it before". Honestly, the past six months have been a memorable ride. Good memories, and the not-so-good ones... But I can say that I've grown in certain areas of my life but not in others. It's all part of the journey 💜  Let's get into Highlights for today, and then I continue with my thoughts 💬  365 Days With Self-discipline  📌 On Losing Momentum "No matter what your goal/project, never allow yourself to miss two ...

It's day 171 of documenting 2025 What a week! 😪 It's a Friday for me....not a Friyay (the exciting kind). Just woke up from the nap I took after I got home. (And yeah....I'm just typing by 2:45 in the afternoon...) This job is taking its toll...much so that it's forcing me to consider giving up my online work. I don't know if it's stress...but my mind seems like a chaotic environment. And I'm still bad at prioritizing. What's more important? What comes first? I whipped up a poem to describe how I feel. It's called "Spiral Of The Mind" I’ve been pouring time into what seems important,  But somehow, it doesn’t settle deep.  Tasks ticked, calls made, boxes checked Yet my thoughts slip through like sand.  Lately, my mind feels like a spiral,  Looping in circles I can’t seem to break.  I forget more than I remember,  And even silence feels loud with unrest.  It’s not pain. It’s not noise.  It’s just… chaos in disguise.  Y...

It's day 164 of documenting 2025. Happy Friday, my friend ☺️ Although I'm not so excited that the break is coming to an end, someone to be thankful for is the fact that I'm alive. And so are you! Lemme start with how yesterday went. Hmm... So, funny story 😅 My dad had planned for me to stay with my younger siblings while they did their national ID registration. We prepared and got to the place. It was closed for the day. What's funny is that he called someone living in that area before we left the house to help him check if the place was open. She didn't check it herself, she sent her child, who said it was. This is according to what my dad told me. He was completely pissed 😡 As we waited close to the locked doors, he called the person again. She didn't pick it. Seems she was busy... On the way home, he made it clear that he had wasted money on transport. In addition to that, we had misplaced the registration forms he acquired months ago. H...

It's day 157 of documenting 2025 . Happy Celebrations! 🎊 This is to our Muslim brothers and sisters all over the world. And to the rest of us, happy holidays. It's a Friyay! 😄 Guess where I am? Not in school...that's for sure. And for the whole of next week, there's no school. Thank God for the mid-term holidays! I was supposed to schedule this post last night. But it's all good...you're reading it now and it's another day added to the streak! There's something I realize just now. My posts are not top notch. I still don't know how to structure a proper blog post, fit for a brand's website. I still don't know how to conduct proper research and gather enough insights to write a post that will educate and lead a prospect to the next step. I'm just documenting here! But there's something that I'm learning how to do. That is, showing up consistently. Even when the timing is wrong. Even when I face problems in the real world. Even whe...

It's day 150 of documenting 2025. Another milestone crossed 🎉 150 days of writing in a row! I should probably sing, 🎶This girl is on fire 🔥 Cos I'm on a roll, baby! In today's section of Blast From The Past, I'll share a quote each from day 50 and day 100. Looking forward to the next milestone...day 200. Before I go into the usual sections (yes...we're still doing em'), I want to talk on the last 50 days. Speech mode activated! Let me clear my throat....although it's perfectly fine 😄 The last 50 days have been tough, my friend. Full of challenges, silent tears and struggle...mainly with myself. But they've also been beautiful and hopeful.  What we think may be far away might actually be closer than we think. And if there's any wonderful gift I've received from them, it's my reconnecting with Aisha. Somehow, the universe wanted it to happen. She's busy...so am I. She's a final year student in the university....can't imagine wha...

It's day 143 of documenting 2025. It's a Friyay! 😸 Another week has come and gone. Am I the only one feeling like time is running quite fast? Hmm... Perceptions. Anyhoo.... Something remarkable happened yesterday. I reconnected with a school friend of mine. Yeah...I said friend. In yesterday's post, I mentioned how I thought I didn't make any friends after graduating from high school. Well, I thought wrong. Aisha was like a sister to me.  More than a classmate for sure 🥰 She messaged me yesterday. I'm very happy to reconnect with another school friend of mine. So, a little about Aisha... She's a Muslim. She has a twin sister that was also my friend in school...although we weren't close. She's in my age group...in her twenties as well. Aisha is a wonderful lady and has the kindest heart ❤️ Although it's been long since we were last in contact, I know that much about her. We have a lot to catch up on tho... Big girl talk. Truth is, after...

It's day 136 of documenting 2025. Yay! It's another Friday 😄 Or as I call it, " Friyay !" I can smell the weekend already. We'll close early today tho... Earlier than the usual closing time. Hopefully, I can have a long nap after I get home. Now, I understand what rest means and I will appreciate weekends more. I'll use it well...so I can recharge for the new week. When my real work starts. Yesterday was the first parents-teacher meeting in the school where I teach. I only knew about it that morning... And I dressed well...first impression, check! ✅ It was tiring tho....as I had to wait behind for a teacher's meeting. But something good came out of it. After the meeting with my parents, one of the students in my class introduced me to her mum. She wanted me to help her with after-school tutorials. Her mum asked me if I could do it. To be sure I wasn't violating, I asked the administrator if arrangements like that were al...