The first three months of the year 2025 have been a roller coaster for me, and now that we are almost heading to the end of the fourth month, it feels surreal. What a year! Pooff — just like that.
Just last night, an ex-corper chatted me up, and we were talking about life in general. She showed her concern about my work asking if I have gotten one I'm managing now, but I told her no, that I'm just managing myself with the online opportunity, and so far, God has been great. I also asked her about life after service, and that was when she started sharing her experience of how most teaching jobs she has applied to were offering her less than 30k. Of course, what do I expect?
It's the normal thing we are used to, and the best is to get a good job that pays well, and with that, we keep hustling till God does something big.
I also have applied to different schools this year, and it's as if it's not my time yet or perhaps a sign just to forget about teaching because the truth is, it hasn't been easy plus the meagre they are offering to pay, not minding the transport expenses and other bills. If not for Hive, where would I have been? How do I even cope? But I believe even if Hive hasn't been here, God will always work things out.
This year, I had lots of plans, some of which have been achieved, and I feel so excited about it. Since last year, I have been planning to relocate to a new city after my service, which I did on the 28th of March. Moving to a new place is kind of stressful, and for the first few weeks of trying to arrange and get settled down, everything was extremely hectic and draining. I had to do everything myself.
I was disappointed by a friend who promised to help me so it wouldn't drain me much, but I had to forget about it and, you know, took some lessons, especially that you just have to do things on your own without depending on anyone. If they come, fine, and if not, you've got to walk life alone and with the help of God.
Also, one of my plans was to get some health tools that would save me from visiting the hospital, and gladly, I got them yesterday, which I wrote a post about here. I really made up my mind at the beginning of this year to take my health seriously, tracking my blood pressure, sugar level and others.
I checked my weight scale and blood pressure last night and here's the result. So far, I'm very healthy and okay which is something I'm happy about.
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I also got my solar, something I’ve always dreamed of having but finally got last month. Since I have installed the solar, whether the electricity comes or not, I keep going. I love how I have been able to live in the light 24/7 without struggling to charge my phone or even wake up at night just to do something, all because the light gives me inspiration.
Every night, when I was about to sleep and just turning on the fan that would work all through till the next morning, I would just get so excited and would silently say with a smile, "Life is just too good when you can afford it." At least now, I've been simply living my life without much worrying, and yes, this year is getting more fun. I am grateful to God for such an opportunity to be able to achieve all of these.
There are still more goals yet to be achieved, and I'm sure everything will work fine. Lastly, I had to subscribe for a year on Medium just because I meant business — serious business following great writers and also to be able to publish my posts subsequently there while building my writing portfolio. I just say this year must be different for me, and so far, I am doing my best to make sure things are working fine for me without depending on anyone.
So, this has been how the first few months of the year have been for me and the changes I have made, especially taking the courage to move to another city to search for better opportunities. To be honest, it hasn't been easy, but I am getting more used to doing this alone and mostly through the help and strength of God, which I believe without Him, I can do nothing.
All images are mine
