Documenting 2025

It's day 364 of documenting 2025. 1 day to 2026! The last Tuesday on holiday! It wasn't particularly exciting, but I thank God for how it went. Oh! One more thing... My uncle came back last night! It was all hugs and greetings as we welcomed him. Now, let me start with how today went... The morning was pretty ordinary, with chores and cooking. Then my uncle went out and came back with things we would use for breakfast. He was like, "Make this for me, that's what I want to eat" After breakfast, I then went online on Whatsapp and for the next hour, I was settling a dispute between my assistant course rep, E and his roommate, J We all traveled to his home for a program a few weeks back and the time spent there became a bonding experience...it was like we became siblings 😇 This time around, J had a misunderstanding with E and I just had to come in and make a group call. Apparently, J wanted me to "judge" the case, and I was like, "I ain'...

It's day 357 of documenting 2025. 8 days to 2026 My first holiday Tuesday with ma homies!  My brother turned out to be very accommodating....it seems like he wore another personality! Today's post is going to be all about him. My brother. Let's call him P. He's younger than me with just one year and I've lived with him my whole life. So, I should know how he behaves and acts...sometimes thinks. Maybe it's because we're 3 girls and he's the only guy. That's why he decided to be more....gentlemanly. (Yeah, that's the word! 😁) We came on Sunday, that's a few days ago...and the next day, being yesterday, he surprised me. He washed plates! Even when we were done eating, he helped us take the plates to the kitchen! Then he used the axe to break up the wood we used to cook yesterday. The P I know is very different from this guy....😏 Let me digress here. So, in our house...the methods of cooking are a mix of ancient and modern. There...

It's day 350 of documenting 2025. 15 days to 2026! Today turned out to be a lazy day for me. Well, it wasn't initially. The morning, lectures and more errands for my classmates. Apparently, we're having issues with registration for our general courses. The trip to the General Studies office wasn't so fruitful...but hopefully it will be resolved by this week. When I came to the hostel, there was nothing more I wanted to do than to lie down on my bed. That, I did. I didn't go anywhere....was just scrolling lazily for hours. It was evening time before I decided to get off my bed, wash my shirt for tomorrow and fetch water. I didn't even look at my books. I told my friend (slightly complaining) how hectic school life is....and I'm just starting. I know it's going to be much tougher. I'm really trying to brace myself for the usual stress. I guess it's all part of adjusting to a new place....and I think I've just been her...

It's day 343 of documenting 2025. 22 days to 2026! Today was a regular day... Not much drama. Except for the fact that we had no lectures today! 😁 I was thinking my coursemates will be happy...but some were pissed. Okay... Let me start from the beginning. I called all the lecturers the day before...and they all confirmed that they would be available today. But then we got to class and as we waited, our HOD instructed us to move down to a hall...that lectures were cancelled. You should have seen us troop to the hall, like sheep to the slaughter. Not actually slaughter.... It's just that we didn't know what to expect, from where we were going. Turns out, it was a lecture. Another one of those lectures... The kind that would make my coursemates roll their eyes 🙄 One of them even alleged that we were just called to fill up the chairs. Anyways, we sat there for almost 4 hours! What they talked about? "The Importance Of Publishing In High-impact Journals" ...

It's day 336 of documenting 2025. 29 days to 2026! Okay okay...today was good 😌 Despite finishing late last night, I was able to copy out all my assignments and submit. But there's a problem. Something called a class list. It's basically a list of all the names of students in my level, arranged in order of their registration numbers. News flash...I have mine already 😁 Anyways, a lecturer was pissed off last week because I didn't make the list like she wanted it to be. She literally tore the paper I was drawing lines on and trashed it. And then today, the lecturer who taught us today refused to sign on the one I had already drawn with my hand....simply because it wasn't typed and printed. Apparently, that's how it's done around there 🙄 So, here are my fears. First, the funds to use in typing and printing the list out...but I just thought of something that would solve it. Next one is, if I should make the list and new students res...

It's day 329 of documenting 2025. 36 days to 2026! I got through today, only by God's grace 😌 I dozed off occasionally during the lectures and I thank God I wasn't spotted out. Sometimes, I don't know what I'm doing. I feel like I'm doing a lot of things...with the course rep stuff, my online job, a writing contract and of course, my studies. Would you believe I haven't actually had the time to study any of the Psychology PDFs I downloaded? I was just thinking about all these as I got home from classes this afternoon. And then as I was soaking my shirt in water, an internal monologue took place. So, here's how it went: "I'm doing a lot of things, and it's a miracle I'm not overwhelmed. Sometimes, I wonder if it's even worth it....that I could just quit and free up time for actual study" "But what if God put you in those positions for a reason? God put the idea in your heart to do those things...and now you want...

It's day 322 of documenting 2025. 43 days to 2026. So, this Tuesday ended on a wonderful note. But fear almost ruined it. And I thank God I rooted out that fear. Okay, before I dive into the full story, I'll start from the morning. I got to the lecture hall early and we eventually had our first lecture by 12pm! See how long I had to wait? Well, I took the opportunity to work on some tasks for my online job, and then completed my former notes...so it wasn't too bad. Then we had the 12pm class, which ended by 2pm. God knows I was already tired 🥱 Then we started the 2pm class. I couldn't even take down any notes, as I was totally dozing off 😐 But I listened. I also made a mental note to make up my own note, later on. The lecturer also gave us an assignment. That, I won't skip. Anyways, I got home very tired... And I proceeded to wash my shirt first because I would still use it tomorrow. Then a scene occurred. Apparently, the new vice chancellor of our uni...

It's day 315 of documenting 2025. 50 days to 2026! Like right now....I'm super tired 😴 We had lectures today from 10am till 4pm! Can you imagine? (I think you can) And the rains fell this evening. The first rains I saw in the hostel. The weather actually got kinda cool, and I was able to save up on water because I wasn't so hot that I had to take my bath. This post will be short. Let's just get into highlights and then I'll share a few more thoughts. 365 Days With Self-discipline 📌 On the Cost of Education and Ignorance "If you think education is expensive; try ignorance." Quote by Ann Landers One of the worst excuses you can use to rationalize that you can’t educate  yourself is to say that you don’t have the money needed to do so. For one, ignorance is more expensive than education.  One valuable piece of advice from a book can recoup its price a thousand times or more, while  committing one big mistake (that educating yourself might have pr...

It's day 308 of documenting 2025. 57 days to 2026! It's my second night in the hostel. Frankly, the light issue is not a smiling situation. There's no light in the rooms and I wasn't able to charge my power bank properly when I went out.  The room where students usually charge their devices is outside my hostel room. I have to go downstairs to the recreation room where there are makeshift charging ports, which are usually crowded with phones. I actually don't know what powers the sockets, but it seems like a solar panel or some kind of generator. Who cares? What matters is that I'm able to charge my device. By God's grace, my power bank which died hours ago, is charging now. The plan is to stay till my power bank is full, because I can't really leave it and go to my room. I don't know anyone here. Thing is, my first lecture is tomorrow morning...and I've already set what I'm going to wear. And I can't be going around, looking ...

It's day 301 of documenting 2025. 64 days to 2026! Okay, so today was another indoor day. I was supposed to go out to for my physical clearance, but the rains came down hard 🌧️ My dad said we would go tomorrow. Well, I did quite a number of chores...and ate just brunch. Which was a full plate by the way. Worth it...😋 Then I had my afternoon nap, which extended into the evening. After waking, I remembered that I haven't typed today's post. I also wanted to share that I had reset my phone last night....because the device wasn't functioning as needed. It started to function better, like a new phone. In that light, I had a chat with ChatGPT about the reason why....and the whole concept of transition, which I'm going through right now. I'll share that chat after today's highlights. By the way, I didn't later post about my 300-day milestone... I wasn't really into it, because my phone was misbehaving. Would probably do that tonight. Let's...

It's 294 of documenting 2025. 71 days to 2026! Today was more of a rest day. Wasn't active until 11am because I wasn't feeling too good. I thank God for His strength. I still went to where I would upload my documents and came back. Just the headache remains tho... But I'll be fine, by the grace of God. Anyways that's about how my day went. I also packed my clothes in my suitcase, after deciding not to put it off till tomorrow. The main packing work has been done then....all that's left are the miscellaneous. Okay, let's get into Highlights for today.... And then I'll share a few more thoughts. By the way, I just wanted to mention that this documentation counts as writing. If I'm on a writing streak (which I am!), I can probably write about anything. The main idea is that I write every day ✍🏼 Just wanted to put that out there... 365 Days With Self-discipline 📌 On the All-or-Nothing Mentality "Part of abandoning the all-or-n...

It's day 287 of documenting 2025. 78 days to 2026! Today started off well...with the hope for an accomplished day. I wrote down a to-do list and then started out with the tasks. But my phone started acting up. The rain also fell today...and I think it affected the network. Because even ChatGPT wasn't working. I wanted to use it for some exam questions I was working on (ex-teacher business 😏).... It was super annoying. The main task I wanted to do today....took hours. For the media to upload was a nightmare because my phone would just blank out. This device is probably on its last years of functionality. I tried and tried. Same thing....till afternoon. I dozed off, woke up and tried again. Still nothing. The network wouldn't just agree. I also went out to run an errand for my dad and came back. Tried again. Still didn't work. Evening came, and it was time for the home-tutoring session. I just left the task. After the session...