I woke up at exactly 7:00 a.m. after setting my alarms for 6:20 a.m. and 6:40 a.m. My body felt so weak, like it was begging me to stay in bed just a little longer, but I eventually had to get up because I had somewhere to be and time was already against me. I stood up almost immediately, dragged myself to the bathroom, took my bath, and then set off for the day. No time to overthink anything.
First of all, the bus I took was extremely tight. I mean, no breathing space kind of tight, but I survived it. At this point, surviving uncomfortable buses in this country should honestly be added to our skill set.
I got to the market quite early, and as I was entering, I had my first drama of the day. A bike hit me. Thankfully, it wasn’t serious or fatal, but it definitely shook me. I didn’t see him coming at all. I was only looking at one side of the road because it didn’t seem like a busy one. Next thing, the bike hit my hand, and there were loud exclamations from passersby and market women on both sides. Everyone reacted except me. I was too shocked to even say anything or react. I just kept moving forward, my heart beating fast, and my frustration building up inside me. I was honestly very close to crying, but I held it in because what exactly would that change?
I finished quite early at the market, although I had a lot of network issues. This was expected because it’s usually like that most days. On days when the network is even a bit manageable, it feels like a miracle is happening. Today was definitely not one of those days.
Currently, the price of fuel in my country has increased like crazy, and as expected, it has affected transport fares. I experienced that firsthand today, and it wasn’t even funny. The prices just keep going up, and you just have to accept it because, really, what choice do you have? I also had to stop by my uncle’s place to drop off a package for him before heading home.
I left a few minutes before 6:00 p.m. and didn’t get home until a few minutes before 9:00 p.m. The journey felt so long, and to make it worse, the bus stopped at some point due to a fault. For a moment, I thought we were about to be stranded, but thankfully, we got through it and continued the trip.
I am so exhausted right now. Not just physically, but in every possible way. My soul is tired, my body is tired, my spirit is tired. I just need proper rest, the kind that resets everything.
I really hope tomorrow is a better day, honestly. I still have to go to the studio because we have a shoot, so there’s no real break yet. Maybe the actual rest will come after that.
But yeah, I had to make this post anyway. Cheers to Day 13 🥂
