Yesterday after heading back home from the gym, I told my gym buddy I wouldn't be coming to the gym the next day, which is today(Friday)due to the distance and transportation cost, but I would be available on Saturday. I think apart from the financial cost, the days of not hitting the gym are automatically a rest day.
Today should be a rest day. However, It was not until a friend called me on WhatsApp that I remembered something I'd been putting off for quite a while now. The sim used to register my WhatsApp is not available anymore, I lost it in 2023, and ever since then, iv not made a move to retrieve the line, but I still use WhatsApp since it's already registered on my phone.
This is even one of the reasons why I haven't given a thought about changing my phone because I'll have to go to my service provider's office to get my line back again, which is always a stressful journey to embark on. Occasionally it could take weeks of going back and forth before you can get things all sorted out.
It Sucks, but this is the norm of service providers here in Nigeria.
So today while my friend unintentionally talked me into going on the sim card retrieving journey, it was then I realized the damage that could happen if I kept on procrastinating and prolonging the issue. What rings in my head from the conversation we had was that—what if someone else gets redirected to the same line since it hasn't been in use for more than 6 months*?
This is common around here, where inactive SIM cards are being resold to another customer. I don't know if my line has already been redirected, but I did call the line after the conversation, and it was not connecting, meaning it hasn't been resold to someone else. If I'm not so nonchalant, this line is one that I used a lot, and it is the recovery number for most of my online activities, from crypto exchanges to most of my online bank accounts. If someone else got this line and started filing a recovery form, I'm fu$ked.
That alone opened my eyes.
The reason for his call was not about the SIM card retrieving issue, but we ended up talking about it the most.
For this reason, I decided to be a good boi and burst out of the house early, which is very unusual. I'm even known to be the last one to leave the bed in the morning. This I believe is a result of not having my routine healthily, as I write mostly during the night and sleep very late at night. It's almost 12’o clock while writing this post. We are already on to the next day.
This shows exactly how my timing with writing and other related activities are not in balance, nor are they in sync the way I want them to be. Every so often I force myself to read a chapter or two, knowing I have to before going to bed.
All this was what has been bursting through my mind for months now, I've even written about this in some of my posts, I even had to stop going to our shop frequently the way I used to just so I can be able to get more rest because I know my sleeping hours are way less. I honestly can't remember the last time I slept for 6 hours plus or had a superb sleep. I either wake up with a headache or wake up with a flimsy feel, not until i stretch or force myself to do some push ups that I get a bit of strength to feel normal again.
This too….sucks.
It does so much that while I was able to get my ass off to my service provider's main office which was miles away, they didn't surprise me as the journey was all to no avail due to the network not being stable.
After waiting for hours, I decided to take a walk down to the bookstore and get something that would help me get my mind straight on how to start living an energetic and happy life without having to burn out along the way because I see myself going down that path if care is not taken.
Initially I've heard about a book titled Ikigai, I even had an audiobook I've listened to more than once, so I know It's something I'm going to like. However, when I got to the store, I count find what I wanted. So as not to let my transportation to that faraway place be in vain I had to find something else that might be interesting. It didn't tale more than two picks that I held the 5am club in my hands that I knew I would want to give it a try.
I think I've heard about it being talked about on X countless times but i never took an interest in it, so today seems like a perfect day to give it a chance since I really need to be a part of the 5am club and leave the 9 am lazy ass club.
Without further ado, today journey never went as expected, it certainly comes with its twists and turns from the call from a friend to the service providers office to searching for ikigai to later ending up buying the 5am club.
I’ll pin it down here so I can have a good sleep tonight and start reading tomorrow. Maybe I'll drop a review of it later.
Off to bed
