Yesterday? It was just stressful for me joor. Right from when I woke up in the morning till well after midnight today when I finally went to sleep, it was just a marathon of activities and going from one thing to the other.
Sometimes, Mondays are usually my freest days, being that I have less work to do on such days. But yesterday was not such a day, it was choked with activities, and now that I think about it, it’s even amazing that I was able to get everything I wanted done. It wasn’t easy, but in the end, I got the job done.
Yesterday morning, I made my hive post before going to school, it’s something that I’ve cultivated into a habit because my brain is usually sharpest first thing in the morning. Sadly, that seemed to be the only unique or creative thing I did yesterday. Once I went to school, what followed next was a bout of walking about the school under the harsh Owerri sun. And seeing as bikes have been banned within school premises, we had no choice but to walk the distance.
During class, the heat was just unbearable. No light, even in the classrooms, and the fact that we were on the first floor of a block of building and all the windows and doors were thrown open for good measure, none of it made any difference. It was just as if we were getting cooked while trying to gain a little bit of knowledge. It just made me want the whole thing to end.
Things got a bit lighter when the harsh sun began to set, and the heat reduced to an extent. But as the heat went, intense tiredness set in. It seemed like now that the danger of being boiled alive was no longer an issue, my tiredness decided to show its face.
But then, I wasn’t surprised about that because I had done quite a lot of walking, and the seats we had in class were not exactly designed for comfort. They’re hard and rugged, so you don’t get too comfortable.
I had classes up until six in the evening, or let me say about thirty minutes past five. But I didn’t go home just yet, I still had to submit an assignment to a lecturer. And this was one lecturer who accepted his assignments individually, not a group submission. And so, I had to wait my turn to submit my assignment and then defend it to him. It was only then that I decided to leave.
By then, I was so tired and hungry, that I could barely think straight. The lecturer’s office was upstairs and a coursemate told me to wait for him downstairs because he wanted to talk to me about something. I agreed. But by the time I got downstairs, I totally forgot to wait for him as asked, and it didn’t even cross my mind again until I was sliding my key into the lock on my front door. I had to call him on the phone to apologize and he told me what he wanted over the phone.
I didn’t have the strength for anything, so I opted to drink garri. It’s the kind that swells and I put in sugar and groundnut to increase the friction a bit. By the time I was done with this 8th wonder of nature, I finally felt as if I had total control of my body, this was sometime around 7 PM. I decided to grab a shuteye then and see if I could recuperate some strength. I was able to sleep for an hour or so and woke up around 8 PM. Then, I started working!
I had so many jobs I was yet to deliver by then, and all of them were due by the end of yesterday. Just as I was about to start, it began to rain heavily, and the cold air filled up my room, making it easier for me to work. I wrote a YouTube script, it took the better part of the night and I finished it sometime around 11 PM, then I came on Hive to perform my other obligations. I was here until sometime 1:30 AM-ish. But did I go to sleep then? No.
I used an hour to round up the series I was watching. Let it not be said that Bruno Kema went a whole day without seeing a movie! It’s unheard of. Hehe…😂
Then, I went to bed, and that marked the end of Monday for me. Yeah, I know that Monday should have ended at 23:59 for me, but says who? I’m on a different wavelength and I get to decide when my day begins and ends. Monday ended at about 2:30 AM for me, and Tuesday (today) began somewhere around 9:15 AM. I don’t know when it will end yet, but I just hope it’ll be better than yesterday.
And so, that’s the rundown of my yesterday. It’s just me basically doing the same thing, but the stress seemed to have been amplified. But it’s all right. I’ll adjust accordingly.
