I was supposed to have sent this out last week because it’d fit the exact event that went on but since it’s not one practised in my culture, I decided why not today? After all, it’s the start of a new month. 🥳🎄💞
Happy New Month budaflies!! 🎆🖤🎄
I woke up so excited😂 that I could barely hide my joy. I can finally enjoy the Christmas playlist saved since September, lol!! I have really been looking forward to the end of the year since then.
Before I get into today’s writing, let me set the mood for the month (listening to my playlist on full volume). 🎤🎧🎵
At least that’s what I’m best at. And I hope this time around, I’ll be able to convince my household to set up the Christmas tree🎄. I miss seeing it. It’s not as if anyone drops gifts under them too ooh!! 🎁
You should see how relaxed I am in my typing today and how wide my smile is right now😊. I hope it lasts throughout the month ooh! After all, tis the season to be jolly. (parum-pa-pum-pum)🎅🏽🎆
It wasn’t that big of a struggle thinking of what to write today. After all, there’s still enough time to account for the events of the year and be thankful for them. So yeah, A THANKSGIVING POST!! And that’s in reference to my first paragraph. ✨️
So before the year ends, I’d like to share what I’m most grateful for. 🙏🏾😇
Last week, I asked y’all to share with me what you’re most grateful for. But it seemed to me as though you either didn’t make it to the last paragraphs of the read or you decided not to share🥲😶. All the same, I’d like to share mine and I hope it brings back memories of the little things you should be grateful for in your lives as well. Perhaps it’d inspire you to share yours with me. 🤗
Enjoy this💃🏾.
Beginning of the year-ish yeahhh? Shebi that be how I suppose start?! Funny how I can only remember one particular event from then. That’d be January if my memory serves me right. Not to bore you with many details, let’s just have this.
I have come to understand something;
And if you do not take your time to accomplish these dreams, when reality sets in, you might lose yourself.
In all honesty, my year began well. I mean very well. If there’s anything I am so grateful for, it’d be MY LIFE. 🥰
What I’m also grateful for from the start of the year were the bond and friendships I built. I challenged myself and went for situations beyond me. Though I gave up and couldn’t resist it when times were hard, I’m grateful that I took that bold step. It was mind-opening and emotionally worthy. I’m grateful as well for the friends that came and left too. The story would be incomplete without y’all. 🤭
One of my biggest challenges this year was sitting down to actually decide what specialisation I wanted to study for my last school year. My friends were certain about what they wanted and there was me, “the following back”. I’m glad I chose what I was most passionate about studying than choosing to follow my friends on their path. I’m grateful for my choices. 😎
Another challenge would be when I decided to start taking my tech life seriously. I enrolled in a CyberSecurity cohort and even though struggling between school, and the job and this didn’t make it seem possible, I’m glad I earned a certificate of attendance and walked away with much knowledge to be explored later. I’m grateful to that friend that decided to share this with me as a way of helping me find my niche in the tech space. I really do owe him a lot. 😢🙌🏾
Mid-year there about, I promise you, I had the time of my life. Wooo! Enjoyment be whattttt. Marriage blessings located my family and we couldn’t help but celebrate it. And yeahhhhh!! We did it in grand style. At that point, I was more than grateful for my Family. I couldn’t find a better family to celebrate this moment of Joy and Happiness with than the one I already had. This is to say I love my family💖. I rarely say this so yeahhhhhh!! SHOOT MEE, LOL!
Then I set some midyear goals;
From the list, let me start my roll call of gratefulness. 💝
My utmost gratitude goes to my Heavenly Father. You know how people testify of the goodness of God and sometimes you feel he hasn’t been good to you enough and it seems a bit unfair?! Allow me to preach this to you. ‘Dump that thought!!’ Yes. Because honestly seeing the dawn of a new day is a sign of the goodness of God in your life.
If I have learnt one thing about how God works, It’s how mysterious He moves in his doings. I have come to fully understand that our requests whatsoever they may be and how impossible the occurrence of them might seem, it’s never too hard for the Lord. Some of them are bound to happen in this life, which you’re yet to witness them in your life. Others are bound for the next life and you need the patience to endure to the end to witness that day. Ameeennnn!!!
So keep trusting in the Lord and never lose Faith. “...weeping may endure for the night but joy cometh in the morning.” Psalm 30:5
On this note, I’d like to officially announce that I stood by my decision to serve a full-time mission (I’d do a full write-up on this when things are in place). As it stands now, I’m preparing adequately for my 18 months of service.
I think it’s clear enough that I was able to start a blog post and you’re here reading it so, ‘Mama, I made it!’ Maybe one of these days, we’ll talk about how it all started🙈. But I am always filled with much gratitude when y’all reach out to me through reads, subscribes, comments, shares and likes. I really appreciate whatever way you support my blog. THANK YOU !!! 😭🖤💯
The make-up thing erhnnnnn, if it’s today I'll pick a pencil and start drawing my brows de3 I don’t know but I can assure you that I can really put on a clean face beat without even having to draw my brows.
Thanks to GlamourHues,👄 I have been able to practice my skill on a few faces and it turned out great. I’m grateful for the opportunity.
On the side of my employment, I think it’s clear to the few who have actually read this. Unfortunately, my contract got terminated and even though it hurts that I’m not earning as much as I used to then, I’m grateful that my former employer saw potential in me, trusted my words and gave a shot at me to help build something great. It was the highlight of my year though. 👏🏾
Taking my mental health seriously, sighs!! You wouldn’t believe me if I said at a point in the year I started showing signs of ADHD🤯. I never got diagnosed (Because I honestly cannot afford it now, but maybe later in my life.) But I found other ways to keep my sanity. 👀
I channelled all of that into learning new things like cooking new meals🥱 (I had to add that before y’all start saying I cannot cook at all). I didn’t pick up and take cooking seriously because I want to be wife material😏, I did because I have actually come to enjoy it😙. But you know how they say “the way to a man’s heart is his stomach?!” (I think I might have succeeded at that, lol!!👩🏽❤️👨🏾) Word of caution: Y’all better watch out because Chef Nabi’s in town. Keep your men at home!!! Periodt!🤪
In case you doubt that, try speaking to my students. They’ll tell you how excellent of a teacher I was during my cooking class. 😂
In this same year, I have had the opportunity to work with amazing teams on different projects. These opportunities didn’t only open an amazing chain of networking. It helped me find amazing people worth calling friends as well. 🤩
I was excited to see my friends post this on their Whatsapp statuses at the end of the month, so I decided to share;
But hey, I wouldn’t want to bore you with another lengthy paragraph of my gratitude because it goes on and on and on. And we might never hear the end of it.
Reading this might make you wonder if anything bothered me at all this year because it sounds like joy and happiness here. Perhaps it seems I had it all figured out and everything was in check.
But bruh, if there’s anything I’m good at. It’d be sort of bottling my emotions🥲, later realising I cannot hide from them🤫 and facing them with a growth mindset🤔. So yes there were a lot of hard times which I’m as well grateful for. At least, these times taught me life lessons and helped me grow into what I am now! 🤓
In case you’re reviewing your goals at the end of the year and you sort of feel like you failed at meeting up to them, don’t give up on yourself yet. Pick up the remaining bits or pieces and do not wait for a new year to start moulding them into something great.
START NOW!! 😶🌫️💪🏾
Before I make my grand exit and continue to enjoy my playlist, I’d appreciate it if you’d join in on this challenge. Let’s take 26 out of the 31 days this December to ‘Light the World’🧨🎇🌍 just as the Saviour did.
It might not seem the perfect time to say this but:
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OF YOU🎄🎁🎊!!
This Christmas will be a very special Christmas for you🎅🏽🎆.
As always, stay safe and healthy!
Nabi🦋🖤