It鈥檚 not been an easy weekend for me. And while I鈥檓 glad that it鈥檚 over so I can return to school, I鈥檓 also a bit sad because I have to return to school. It doesn鈥檛 make much sense, I know but if you have any idea just how topsy-turvy the weekend was for me, then you鈥檒l most likely understand why I feel a bit conflicted.
But then, what can I do? The problems I鈥檓 facing currently are internal. A good part of them are a result of my choices, and then a good part is also a result of the bad decisions of the government. And then, there鈥檚 this environment I鈥檓 staying at. Somehow, and in some way, everyone has a role to play in what I鈥檓 going through. However, if there is one thing I know, it鈥檚 the fact that I鈥檓 not the only one going through this. But does this make it easier to bear? No! Hell, I don鈥檛 even know why I mentioned that.
The other day, I talked about how confusing our weather was and how the harmattan seemed to have returned with vengeance. That was how most of January was for us. It was filled with chilly and dry air that after a while started becoming uncomfortable due to the cracked nose and the dry nostrils. We managed it though and somehow pulled through.
However, since we slipped into this month, it鈥檚 as if we jumped out of the freezer and right into the fire. The heat we鈥檝e been experiencing is just something else entirely. Like, just simple things one does and you start pouring water from your sweat pores like a tap. It got so bad that I wasn鈥檛 even doing anything, I was just sitting on my bed and operating my phone when I started sweating profusely. I was sweating so much that the water was dripping off me in huge drops.
It鈥檚 just tiring and frustrating because the nights are way worse. When you sweat at night, everything gets wet. The sheets, the pillows, and even the foam, all make sleeping too uncomfortable for us. Bathing cold water doesn鈥檛 help much anymore because even as you鈥檙e toweling your body dry, you can feel the heat returning.
Anyway, this heat was the major cause of what I鈥檓 going through right now. Due to how expensive fuel is, a lot of us can鈥檛 run generators through the night anymore. However, power was restored a few days back, and it was left on throughout the night. To combat the heat, I placed my standing fan right at the head of my bed and bent it to face me. Then, I slept off.
Now, note that this is not my only fan. I also have a ceiling fan and another standing fan in the room, both of which were turned on as well. So, with that fan trained right on my head and bare chest, I slept off all through the night. You鈥檒l be happy to note that I slept like a baby, and didn鈥檛 feel even the slightest heat. But, at what cost?
When I woke up, my nose was blocked, and I had a severe case of catarrh. I also felt cold, but this seemed to be internal cold because I was still sweating. And then, there was the headache as well. I could barely hold myself up because I was feeling sick. That鈥檚 when I realized just how big a mistake I had made.
Anyway, none of that stopped me from doing my work or performing my duties, although it sure as hell made them a bit harder. I bought some over-the-counter drugs to combat the cold and later today I鈥檒l pay a visit to the medicals in my school and hear what they have to say about my foolery.
Maybe if the weather wasn鈥檛 so damn hot, I wouldn鈥檛 have resorted to that decision. And also, if power had been more reliable, then I probably would not have done that either. It鈥檚 crazy, I know. But then, what can one do?
Since then, I鈥檝e not turned the fan on again. Even when power was restored for the night last night, I didn鈥檛 turn it on because I鈥檝e learned from my mistake. If there is one thing I don鈥檛 joke with, it鈥檚 my health. While I don鈥檛 like the heat, I鈥檒l also not want to get myself sick just because I want to feel cool.
So, that鈥檚 how I鈥檓 starting my Monday. Slightly sick and geared up to go to school. No worries though, it鈥檒l all be fine. I鈥檓 sure we all will have a great week.