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Ugh, omo! Yeah, it’s another week, and I honestly struggled with this post. I stared at my screen for hours on end. I even spoke to ChatGPT for some ginger, but I just couldn’t get anything out.
A lot of things weighed my mood down this week. I feel like I honestly need a good cry. Yeah, I always feel better when I’m overwhelmed and finally have a good cry. I don’t know whether I should call what I’m experiencing a mood swing or what, but I just feel dull.
My mother makes it seem like having mood swings is something bad or something that shouldn’t happen. She would always tell me to work on it, especially around my period and all. Sometimes, I’m confused. Does she think I’m happy being sad, grumpy or irritable? 😂
This is something I’ve thought about a bit. There was a time I attended a women’s service, and they spoke about how women should concentrate more on prayer during menstruation because of the emotions that come with that period. The idea was that we shouldn’t allow those feelings to make us commit sin. Some women might get unnecessarily angry, say things they don’t mean, and then there’s the horniness that can come after your period and around ovulation, alongside the thoughts that come with it.
When I think about that, I remind myself that women experience different moods and emotions throughout their cycles. It’s part of being a woman. Personally, I want to understand my cycle and be more in tune with it so I can learn how to manage my emotions rather than simply shut them down. That’s why I often allow myself to feel whatever I’m feeling and try to understand what’s going on instead of pretending nothing is happening.
Ugh, my mum kills me with laughter. 😂 She also came around to tell me that I should know ChatGPT is a liar, that it tells me what I want to hear, and that not everything it says is true. Apparently, it responds based on the things I’ve been chatting with it about. Well, I sha love my ChatGPT, and no one can come between our relationship. Lol.
Now, this Nigerian El Niño, abi what do they call it? The crazy combination of heat and rain? I honestly can’t get it. But one thing is certain: it’s not going to stop me from doing my skincare and applying lotion to my body.
Those small rechargeable fans are now my best friends because a girl must do her skincare, especially when she’s finally seeing results and likes how her skin feels. Apparently, the scrub I was using, because it was naturally made, was what was messing up my skin. But now that I’ve removed it from my skincare routine, my skin has been cooperating with me. I also think the lemon water I’ve been drinking has become part of my little routine, and things have been looking good.
On a good note, I’m also losing weight, or rather, trimming down. I left myself alone for some months and blew up, but now I’m seriously cutting down on how much I eat, and I’m beginning to see some changes. I like it! Because, honestly, I was almost getting to two bags of rice. 😂
It’s the last week of October already. How did this month fly by so quickly? And this year too! I’m just looking back and wondering when I was in February, because how are we already approaching November? Christmas is practically here, and honestly, I’m not even feeling the Christmas spirit.
Abi, is it the Tinubu era that’s causing this? 😂 Because it really isn’t feeling like Christmas. So, how are Christmas preparations going? I was passing through Victoria Island recently and actually saw a couple of Christmas lights being put up. So maybe it’s me that doesn’t go out enough to know that Christmas is happening. Lol. Please involve me, oh!
I’m sha looking forward to November because of Black Friday sales. But even those advertisements should have started by now. Nothing! Everywhere just seems dry.
Well, I honestly feel much better now that the week has come to an end. I hope you all are feeling better and had a great week too.
I basically pushed through this week. I pushed myself real hard, but I made it to the end.
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