One time in 2008 I had just started taking myself out to fancy restaurants once in 3 months because even though I was cash poor, I still needed rich people enjoyment so I saved for that.
Anyway, Sunday afternoon I’m at the restaurant looking at the menu,
making calculations in my head pe, which one is within my budget?
One uncle walks up to me to chat me up. I’d seen in him magazines so I knew he was a rich man’s son.
“What are you having?” He asked
“Pasta,” I responded.
He said, “Niceeee…
People think Italy makes the best Pasta but I know the US does. What do you think?”
LEEEMAUU.
Is this boy whining me? Me that I’d never been on a plane in my entire life, how would I know?
So I said, “I’ve never been to both countries, I’ll decide when I go.”
He looked surprised. In the course of the conversation, I mentioned I haven’t gone anywhere but travelling consistently is on my bucket list.
I saw that he was disappointed and he couldn’t wait to leave to another table… he was alone.
Sigh.
How would you feel if you were me?
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We curated a list on the benefits of living alone. Swipe to see! 💃🏽
1. You can be naked any and every time: You can parade your house naked, with all your God-given features hanging! You can even cook naked. It’s just you in your natural form. Bliss!
2. You don’t have to deal with anybody’s mood swings: one minute some people are acting all sweet and homely, and the next minute, they are being rude and nasty. Living alone would save you from this stress, honestly.
On this platform, we address the men 98 out of 100 times when it comes to issues that concern us. During these conversations, I don’t see women asking me to switch the questions back at them (the women). We focus on the exact topic (s) and discuss it.
When I address women directly, I see comments like, “Ife, the right thing to do is to ask the men why…”
But today I’m addressing the women dear, shall we stay focused?
So many odds are stacked against women already; we know that, we address that.
However,
some ladies get upset when a sad truth is being addressed about women, I suddenly become judgemental, the things I have not implied become implied, the lines between my statements are no longer paragraphs but invisible space loaded with meanings I myself haven’t even thought of;
1. People who fart inside a congested vehicle: People will be on their way home from work, tired and stressed, in a congested vehicle, and you will dim it fit to just mess! You look at everybody from heads to toe and you pollute? You’re a wicked pepsin!
2. People who lend out an item they borrowed from someone else: They dash you something and you decided to do giveaway with it. You even said “You can bring it anytime you are free.” Ah! Are you a good person like this?
First, I’d like to point out that this season is wayyy better than the first. The acting was superb, and there was no unnecessarily dramatic scenes.
Geralt finally accepted his child surprise, Ciri, and watching their “father-daughter” relationship grow felt so good. The way Geralt always protected her made me feel so mushy. Like “Geralt, let me be your child too. 🥺”
So many things happened this year that I’m grateful for but here’s the highlight for me:
Mid last year, I decided I was going to buy another house and this time, in the location I really wanted. I searched and searched but there was never a perfect fit.
The places I found were either overpriced or too small. I wanted big but not too big. I wanted a complex where I could see neighbours, I also wanted privacy. It was tough finding that.
In November, after I had almost given up, I followed a friend to view a new purchase.
As soon as I entered into the maisonette, I knew I had found my home. (Well, until I feel the need to move again. 😃)
The price was out of my budget but when I love something, it is no longer expensive, I just have to work towards making the money back.
1.“Everyone is doing it,” is the reason I’ll MOST PROBABLY NOT DO IT. Often, when everybody is thinking alike, nobody is thinking at all.
2.Apologise first when I hurt/offend someone. They may have assumed wrongly, their feelings may not be justified but instead of explaining away my actions, I apologise first, then explain. It has never failed.
3. I can create anything in my mind; conflict, chaos, resolution, peace etc. So, no matter what I’m going through, I train my mind to see humour, opportunities, lessons and solutions. This is why I get back up from challenges quicker than expected.