Documenting 2025

It's day 290 of documenting 2025 . 75 days to 2026! Happy Friday 😊 It's actually my last Friday in Lagos, because by this time next week, I would be over there (in my state). I would have traveled on Sunday but Dad says to wait till Wednesday or Thursday. By then, we would have all the necessary documents needed for the physical clearance. That's the update! Nothing much to add, because the day hasn't happened yet. It's just 9:11am in the morning and I decided to start typing today's blog to prevent the resistance I faced last night. Like, I was literally doing everything else....except typing the blog. I know I had to type and publish it, because the thought was there....but the will to do it was absent. I later pushed past the resistance, when I realized that it was an hour left before the day would officially be over. The urgency kicked away the resistance. By the time I posted, it was almost midnight.  No matter, the streak is still alive 🔥  Fe...

It's day 289 of documenting 2025. 76 days to 2026! Mid-week already! And I got a lot of congratulations from friends and well-wishers. By this time next week, I would probably be on my way to the East. Let's see how it goes... As for how today went, it wasn't so bad. The usual stay-at-home routine...and the home-tutoring session in the evening. I think I was more online today than offline. Drifting away again 😐 (Why does that always happen?) Never mind... Let's just get into Highlights for today and then I'll share a couple more thoughts. 365 Days With Self-discipline  📌 On Accounting for Taxes "Everything you do has a tax attached to it. For example, the tax on traveling is all the waiting around. Disagreements and occasional frustration are taxes placed on even the happiest of relationships. Theft is a tax on abundance and having things that other people want. Stress and problems are tariffs that come attached to success. Simply pay the taxes in...

It's day 288 of documenting 2025. 77 days to 2026! Hmm 😌 Today was great. Where do I even start? It's a very late night post, and I'm just going to give you the main gist. First, I hosted my first ever X space today. I had announced it on Monday and I wondered what I would talk about. Then, I just got the idea to talk about how unseen things affect the things we see. It was scary at first but the fear dissolved quickly as I started talking. Two people joined in first. I was talking with the intention of making it a short talk...and as I was about to round up, one of the people listening requested to speak. Someone I have never met before! Turns out, she's someone who has hosted a couple of X spaces before and sha gave me a handful of tips on how to do better. Then 6 more people listened in! I felt more confident and I spoke for a couple more minutes. It was like I was on the spotlight. But I know it wouldn't have happened without God's help. I never fancied the...

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...

It's day 286 of documenting 2025. 79 days to 2026! Well...Monday was eventful. For some reason, I was so engrossed in crochet this morning, and then I had to step out to visit a friend. Came back and headed straight for my home-tutoring session. I may or may not give a breakdown of all these activities...but let's see. First, let's start with Highlights. I'll give you the full gist afterwards. 365 Days With Self-discipline 📌 On Avoiding Problems "Avoid what causes the opposite of what you want to achieve." Quote by Peter Bevelin If you want to be safe, it’s best not to attend dangerous venues. For example, one of the most common places where bad things happen are nightclubs and their immediate vicinity. If you don’t go to nightclubs, your risk of getting into a brawl or being attacked by a drunk person is greatly decreased. It’s the same with self-control.  Instead of exerting self-discipline, it’s better to avoid problems th...

It's day 285 of documenting 2025. 80 days to 2026! It's another Sunday in October! Happy New Week, my friend 😊  I'm grateful for how last week went, and hopeful that this week is going to be even better. It's actually a few minutes after 11am right now...not much has happened yet. I'm at home with my family....not in a church like many people would think. It's not that we don't like worshipping with others on Sunday. It's complicated 😏 Well, the atmosphere is cold here in Lagos because of a windy rainfall hours ago. And in other news, I visited my old Instagram page last night. Yeah....I could talk about that 🙂 Now I can't actually remember why I decided to check out that page.... Okay, okay!  I was actually helping someone out to create a new Instagram page and it wasn't working. He later decided that he would create it himself. Then I was like,  "Where's my old page at?" By the way, the Instagram interface has reall...

It's day 284 of documenting 2025. 81 days to 2026! Happy Weekend my friend 😊  I hope your week went well...and I pray that this coming week turns out even better! Word is, I might get admitted this coming week. It hasn't been confirmed yet tho... At this point, I surrender 😂 There's no set date for the trip...so it can happen at any time. My dad wants to make sure we're going with the admission letter, and it's a good thing we didn't go this week. I still have a couple days (or weeks) left here and I'm going to make the most of it. For the record, I stopped teaching at the school. It's just the evening home-tutoring gig now....and I'm okay with that. I can explore other opportunities to set myself up for success when I get to school. Anyways, before I go any further...let's get into Highlights for today. For the whole of this year, we've been following the highlights of a particular book by Martin Meadows. Fun fact, it's a 3...

It's day 283 of documenting 2025. 82 days to 2026! Tell me, my friend 🤔  Why is it that sometimes, the day doesn't go the way you hoped it would? That's today's story. But now, it just came to me that I didn't have a clear picture of how the day would go to begin with. My bad 😔  Today wasn't so bad tho... Not entirely. At first, it was a movie with my youngest brother who stayed home because he wasn't feeling too well. Noon, I worked on a crochet project I had started for my friend. Slept off for a few hours...and then finished the project. The next time I visit, I could go give it to her 😊 That's probably today's only win. No...what am I saying? I started on some other projects as well!  Just the beginning tho...the research and content plan already laid out. Let's see how it goes. Evening, went for the home-tutoring session and helped the girl with her homework. We also did a few reviews of what I had previously taught her. She...

It's day 282 of documenting 2025. 83 days to 2026! I've been typing late for the past few days now... What am I saying? For the past week! And now that I'm not teaching at the school anymore, I have resolved to type as early as possible from now on. Right now, it's 2:25 pm (Nigerian time) and I could have typed earlier but I had to knock out some chores first 👊🏼  I'm done with them now. Well,  Not all my chores tho... But I've done the most important ones. Here I am, my friend 😊 Okay, for the updates about what's going on with my admission and all.... I think I'll share a bit of it now and then spill the rest after today's highlights. Sounds like a plan! Okay, first off.... We didn't travel today, like my dad and I had planned. Like I had anticipated. The reason is that my dad wants us to go with our admission letter, so we can check into the school immediately. For us (me and my brother) to get our admission letter, we have to fir...