Each month comes with a special package for us. I used to think that I had all it took to be a great manager until reality came knocking unexpectedly in the month of March, and I began to take on unprepared responsibilities, which resulted in more discovery of my personality. At first, the workload felt so overwhelming for me, but gladly, I pulled through with time.
The main highlight of my past month was adding extra structure to an existing one for my upcoming water factory. I remember mentioning my water factory while I was setting my goals for the year 2024. It is one of my major goals this year, and nothing will make me feel more fulfilled than having this factory running before the year ends. Actually, the plan was to kick off the water factory at most during the Easter period, but as I continued to fix all the necessary requirements by NAFDAC,more work unfolded when a NAFDAC representative came for pre-inspection before their main inspection. It was that day that the rep advised that we raise an extra structure to mount the water treatment plant instead of placing it in the main building as we planned.
As we are still planning on taking action based on the new structure instruction, my husband got a job outside Lagos State, Nigeria, where we reside. Oh no! Deep down within me, I was happy and sad at the same time. Happy about the job and sad that I would be the only person to control every ongoing work at the factory. Again, it was the first time my husband had to leave our home to go to another state for work. I have never experienced what it looks like to parent the kids alone. All I do is my motherhood role, while my husband has his role he plays with the kids and manages other aspects of home maintenance. My people, this same month of March was the same time a lot of electrical faults came up in my home, my generator wouldn't comply, and there were lots of other things that required the attention of my husband.
It was as if everything was happening at the same time, just to taste my ability to handle things alone. The worst part of my experience is that where my husband stays currently, there's no strong network connection over there, so even reaching out to him for directions on how I should do things is a problem. I wouldn't reach him when I needed a particular thing, and it made me so frustrated most times. Sometimes, the workers in the factory will come up with weird issues that I don't even know what to do. My brain was working simultaneously, managing them and thinking of how to fix every other maintenance item in my home. The kids are there to attend to as well, coupled with their exam preparation at the end of March, for which I have to give them quality attention as they prepare. I also have my hive account to attend to every day, and it's a whole lot of time to keep active here.
I must admit that the past month has tested my multitasking skills. It was a lot to deal with offline, but I'm glad I pulled through to a point. Towards the end of March, my husband returned home and spent a few days. Those few days, he tried fixing things that were beyond my ability regarding the ongoing work in the factory, and I was relieved. The Easter celebration was still observed, but sincerely, it was just low-key at home. I made sure to participate in the spiritual exercise, which is the greatest. Then on Easter Sunday, the last day of March, after dining with my family, I slept for about 3 hours, woke up in the evening to check out hive, behold, my phone went blank suddenly and refused to turn on. All my efforts to revive my phone proved abortive, and you know the feeling of staying without an Android phone in this technological era? I felt a bit devastated and empty, hahaha. The following morning, I took the phone to the repair center, and surprisingly, they said it would be fixed in a month. That Easter Monday looked like 200 days to me. I was totally confused, but after much evaluation, I got a new Android phone instead of staying one month without one.
In conclusion, the past month revealed how much I can handle things and manage people to some extent and also exposed areas that I need to work on about myself. In the near future, I am hopeful to experience a financial turnaround if I continue to give my best effort to fixing my factory, despite the unexpected additional work.
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This post is in response to the #hivelearners prompt on the topic titled, My Past Month.
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