Day 1: List three things you are grateful for and why
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2 min readDec 5, 2021
- Apartment: my apartment is truly my space. I love my friends but I often find myself never wanting to leave my house. Even sleeping over at a friend’s place can be a struggle sometimes. I have the most clarity in my apartment, I concentrate better here, I pray better here, I am my most authentic self in my own company surrounded by the things that make me happy. Looking forward to meeting someone that makes me feel this way about them
- My love for clothes: From a young age I’ve loved clothes and playing with them. My older siblings weren’t around much while I was growing up because they were in a boarding school, so I looked to myself for entertainment. Something I always did was go into my mum’s room on the weekends before she left for one of her numerous owambe and scoot for wigs, clothes, jewelry, anything I thought would look good on me, to play with when she left. I like to think I get my love from clothes from my mom. Believe me when I say she looked good every day. Nobody from her work could touch her when it came to dressing. I wish I knew what I know now, would have documented her looks, life’s worries has a way of draining your enthusiasm a bit. Clothes are such a stress-reliever for me. I spend an ungodly amount of time thinking of clothes, looking at clothes, thinking up an outfit, discovering new clothing stores that work with my taste. I still play with clothes and jewelry and wigs, I just document it more now.
- Dishwasher: I’ve lived in America for about 8 years and I had never once used a dishwasher. Until maybe 3 weeks ago I have become accustomed to many comforts; a microwave, washing machine, vacuum, heck electricity but somehow using a dishwasher just felt like sacrilege for no apparent reason. I guess I just felt like dishwashers don’t do the job as well I would. Or the fact that it has always been used as a storage system rather than a piece of equipment in every Nigerian home I’ve been to. Somehow, I just felt like it wasn’t necessary. But since I started my job and I have less time or zeal to spend any time in the kitchen, I decided that it is not necessary for me to suffer when I honestly don’t have to. Now I only use my dishwasher. I simply refuse to soap sponge again, plus I love the smell of my kitchen when the dishwasher is done running. Also, who doesn’t like warm dishes?
