I could remember some few years ago when I was with my sister in Lagos. I usually wake up late just to beat the traffic, but sometimes, I still get stuck in it. And later on, when I left her side, I discovered that I had not shouted at the bus conductor and drivers because Lagos conductors can get on one's nerves at times. That was new in a way.
Though I don't like stress, working from home changed a lot of things about me, even though I still visit sites occasionally, but some things changed inside me quickly. No rushing out of the house, no exchanging words with the bus conductor, no waiting for the bus in a long queue, no pretending like I enjoy staying in the long meetings. Now, I attend to my clients as scheduled through chat, video, or normal call before I start their designs, and to be honest, I am really enjoying the time because it gives me space to breathe again.
There's nothing like getting home exhausted and stressed out, with no unnecessary transport calculation and draining of my pocket before the day ends. I have some savings, time to prepare what I want to eat, and I'm not busy eating junk food and food that is either overcooked or I'm just managing to eat because I want to eat something. Here in my room I do what I like because everything is under control. If I am exhausted, I take time to relax without fear of having someone that will question me. I am not the lazy type, so I get everything done on schedule; don't worry about that. Though it is not totally perfect over here because electricity is not stable and I do need that a lot, and it can get boring sometimes, most especially when I am all by myself. But I don't allow those things to bother me too much. My peace is important to me.
Here in my space, I have enough time to do more research about what I want to do, which gives me clearer thoughts. And I can also control my life, not like it is being controlled by someone like a toy, and that unnecessary noise has also reduced with the stress of sitting in a bus for long. Though some workplaces can give all those, there are only a few in which a work office can give space to breathe and allow me to be all by myself without interrupting the way I think.
Like I usually say, I love my peace, and I don't like stress. This is the reason why I will always choose quiet over chaos because work is meant to feel more like living my dream, not just surviving, even when I don't like what I do.
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