Documenting 2025

It's day 49 of documenting 2025. What's today again? Right, Tuesday.... Sometimes I forget how fast the days go by. Well, it's a new day to be alive. Cheers, my friend 🍷 You know J? The girl I talked about yesterday? We finally got the chance for a proper chat last night. It got into the midnight tho..... But it was nothing short of marvelous. We exchanged stories and she decided that she wanted to work more on herself. I didn't even bring it up or try to convince her. She made that decision herself. I assure you, my friend, That small decision can change her life forever. I'll be there to help her. The best way I can. No matter how busy I may get, I'll always find the time. It's the same for my other friends. I always try to show up for them. Despite my own struggles. Sounds heroic, right? Let me tell you, We may not be superheroes, but we're the heroes of our own lives. Every time we show up, give it our all and help others, we're savi...

It's day 48 of documenting 2025. 10 weeks. I ran through my calendar yesterday and found out that I have 10 weeks to study for the JAMB exam. I also put some systems in place and deleted the Instagram app from my phone. Poems on MysticVerses will be on hold till I'm done with my exam. (sigh) 😔 MysticVerses. I believe it's for a good cause. Before I continue with the plan for acing this exam, I want to relate something that happened yesterday. A friend I only met online asked me a question that made me think 🤔 Let's call her J. J asked, "why do you like me so much?" After thinking about it for a while, I told her, "I just like you". The story goes back to last year. We were former affiliate marketers and it was the norm for one to reach out to another fellow affiliate. I think she reached out to me..... Or I reached out to her....🤔 (I can't remember) Then, I had made my first sale. We started chatting. I don't know if you under...

It's day 47 of documenting 2025. 11 seconds ago, I could have made a big mistake. Purely on impulse. Thankfully, I didn't. Here's what happened. I run a Substack newsletter. It started as a way to practice writing copy when I went completely offline in the months of September and October last year. Then, I was my only subscriber. I just wanted to see what my own emails would look like in my inbox. I came back online, after establishing a publishing plan and themes for each post. I started sending out emails three times weekly. I compiled the headlines for my first week back online in a Notes app. 3 Headlines.....Online Week 1. I did the same for online week 2, down to week 14. Last week was week 15, and I only posted once for the first time. So far, I've gained 59+ subscribers, written my first 50 posts and learned a lot from engaging with other creators on the Substack platform. So many lessons learned in trial and error. So many insights. And I wanted to t...

It's day 46 of documenting 2025. Happy Weekend to you 😊 I hope your week went well If you think it didn't go well, stop and think for a moment. Think of all the good things that happened this week. I'm sure you can recount a few. But this week is gone.... We look to next week. Well, my week was...... What's the right word? 🤔 Yes.....eventful! My week was eventful. I built more connections and followed through with my reading plan. Being intentional wasn't so easy tho.... And I got the courage to do something I've never done before. It's very personal....so I can't relay it. But I might make reference to it in future posts. Before I started typing, a thought popped into my mind. "What if I start freelancing?" That single thought turned into a myriad of thoughts. "I've never tried it before...." "I'm shifting to offering services, so it's doable......" "I have a certificati...

It's day 45 of documenting 2025. Happy Valentine's Day 🥰 Let this day of love be a reminder for you to love the first most important person in your life......you. Be kind and compassionate and caring to YOU. Before you can love another, You must first love yourself. Before I continue my thoughts about Valentine's, (Like I said I would in yesterday's post....) I want to tell you how my day went yesterday. It so happens, I finalized my registration for the JAMB exam yesterday. I'm officially a Jambite 😁 The day itself was a mix of camaraderie and observations. So, it started with a bumpy road trip to the location. Lagos roads are the worst! Especially if you live in the mainland. But I believe things will get better. Anyways we got there and met other people waiting to be registered. Forms were handed out and instructions were given on how to fill it. Then the wait began. My brother came along with me to register as well. So we waite...

It's day 44 of documenting 2025. Yesterday, I realized what engagement was the most important for me. This blog. At this point, it has become a do-or-die affair. The thing is, there was no power yesterday. It really ticks me off when I have to write about power problems. Most especially because our house depends solely on it.....no backup generator. But this is Nigeria. Where we hope for the next time power will be restored. As I was saying...... There was no power and my battery level had reached half. That didn't stop my bedtime routine tho.... I still did the things I had to. The power bank we have at home was almost exhausted. Then, I started to think of all the things I had to do the next day, being today. My certification course,  The ongoing project I with my mentor friend,  The revamping of my existing pages (not much progress).... Even the messages I had to reply. Of all these things, I asked myself: "If I had enough battery to do just one thing, what ...

It's day 42 of documenting 2025. This is one of those days. Those days when I've got no plan. No idea of how this post will go. Well, this whole blog has been a mashup so far, and I'm just living each day. Let's see how today goes. I have notes from Tony's book, more like highlighted points. I'll share them....at some point. But let me get some random thoughts out of my head. I was thinking, is a serious relationship possible in my twenties? That was just a thought in my head. I mean, I've watched videos where older and successful people say that the twenties is for exploration and discovery. I'm exploring, that's for sure. In the real world, I'm the average first daughter and good girl. People even call me another name. But online, it's different. Online, I'm Duon Ada. I'm a content writer, a friend, an assistant and aspiring content marketer. I've learned how to connect with people on a deeper level. Some may think i...

It's day 43 of documenting 2025. I'm up and ready to type. By 4:58 am in the morning. Actually, the alarm woke me. I slept by almost 2am tho.... And I don't feel groggy like I should. It's probably because I slept through the evening yesterday. Like from 4pm to almost 7pm....more than two hours of sleep in the evening. I know how my body works with sleep so I figured I wouldn't feel sleepy by 11pm. I didn't. I stayed up late to do the next lesson in my certification course. Normally, I would do it after the alarm wakes me up, then type the post for today. But doing it then made it easier, because I get to type this post early. Why I did it this way? Reason is, I'm going to finalize my registration for the JAMB exam today. Meaning, I will go out in a few hours time. I don't want to get caught up in making this post by then. Anyways.... That's all about reasons. I've got juicy gossip to share with you today. Scratch ...

It's day 41 of documenting 2025. I couldn't resist. I stayed up late last night. But it was for a good reason. Yesterday, I talked about revamping my social pages instead of completely deleting them. I wrote about it in the last post. You can read it here I decided to take this week off to work on them. I will also put out a post to inform my audience of the changes. Making those changes was what I stayed up late for. Last night, I told my friend that I wasn't going to sleep until I figured it out.....'It' being the changes I would like to make. So, no 3x weekly on Substack And no posting daily on Facebook. At least for this week. Before I put pen to paper, I watched a video and picked up something from the whole 18-minute video. "Good things take time. Stop being in a rush". I had to write it down to remind myself ✍️ I also learned that knowing and accepting what my weaknesses are would help me make better decisions on how to...