Taking Stock || June Notes.

I honestly didn’t know we were already into a new month, till I saw the happy new month tweets on my timeline (I’m on Twitter! @cassie_daves)

I’ve been feeling a bit low/slow since I got back to Lagos, been spending the better part of my days in bed sleeping away my life. I need to snap out of this soon, as its affecting my blog. Also, not having my blog planner has made me so scattered and trying to just wing it using a normal book isn’t working so well for me right now.
Anyways, I would stop lamenting about it. I have sort of accepted it already, but that doesn’t stop it from hitting me every now and then. I’m making a new batch and I can’t wait to finally get myself one and get started with it again.
I’m back to being laptopless and blogging with my phone. Please bear with me guys as I try to get stable over at this end and get back to my routine.

As is custom, I’m meant to do an end of the month recap but I decided to do it in a taking stock format instead. I love reading these “taking stock” posts I see floating around the blogosphere and I think it’s just perfect to ease into the new month and get my groove back.

Making : More blog planners. I’m currently taking new orders, which will be the last one for the year so please order for yours now if you want one, before it gets sold out.

Eating : Less and Less food since I got back. Typing this hungry right now.

Drinking : More of water. I’ve decided to attempt the 30 days water challenge where I drink only water and nothing but water. I’m not sure if I will see this through, because I love my soda. Lol but I’m going to try. Day one has been successful so far.

Reading : Wild by Cheryl Strayed. I only started this yesterday, after I finished the book “Me before you”. I’m not exactly sure how I feel about “wild” yet, but it didn’t do a good job of helping me sleep last night and it made me even more bored.

Wanting : To do more, To be more, To love more and To experience more of life. The book “Me before you” did that to me and also my recent travel. I really just want to live life.

Playing : Nothing currently.

Wasting : Lots of time in getting more work done with all my moping around. I’m finally going to sit up and get my self together.

Creating : Something for you guyssss!

Wishing : I could be back with my cousins now. Lagos has been somewhat lonely since I got back. I guess I got a bit too used to all that energy that comes with being around so many kids/people ( 10 kids to be precise lol) and now I’m back to my house with its echoes, I can feel the difference.

Enjoying : My own sappy playlist and more of the script and daughtry. My cousins all had A1 in trap music, so I was surrounded by that when I travelled. Feels good to be back to good soothing music.

Loving : This really nice new travel blog FnpTravels, The @NFBYardsale initiative  and Anjola Fagbemi of Bejewelled Bud on snapchat. She is too cute!

Wondering : Why in the world I’m breaking out right now. It started when I travelled, subsided and came back again. I’m not too freaked out though, because I expect it to clear out on its own soon but I’ll be making a switch to Dudu Osun soon, let’s see how that works out for me.
This is my third time breaking out like this – happened the very first time I travelled out (because I remember thinking that their weather should make my skin better and not worse. Abi na? Lol) , I blogged about the second time here.

Hoping : For more big brand collaborations, to be on ebony life TV’s the spot and a paid travel sponsorship like the one Sisiyemmie and co are currently enjoying. Chaiiii! Baba God, open doors for me.  Also hoping to start house job soon and get it over with. Its been a year plus now

Marvelling : At the bundle of creativity that is Kachi. I’m constantly in awe of that girl and I just pray that plenty good things happen to her.

Wearing : This plain black oversized muscle tee I bought in a rush. I didn’t plan to get it but my aunt wouldn’t wait for me to look through the store properly, and a sports bra that was a properly thought out decision – why didn’t anyone tell me how comfortable these things are???!

Noticing : (Really just noticing) how much struggle Nigeria is.

Thinking : About snapchat and how I’m really just being me there but not entirely sure if I’m exposing my awkward and weird self lol. Overthinking it right?

Opening : Myself to trying new (and weird looking) foods more

Feeling : Thankful regardless.

June was another good month majorly because I spent it away like you all already know – (Read the recap of my vacation here. )
I got to feel a bit more independent because over at my aunt’s house, there really was no curfew. We went out late and stayed up all night till the next day. It did good things to me as an adult.
I also got to travel all by myself for the first time ever. I was a bit scared because I’m really so clueless about lots of things, the fear of appearing stupid by asking really simple questions and also because I’m terrible with directions but it turned out to be quite easy and I managed just fine. Travelling alone made me feel all grown up and what not too lol. Can anyone tell how much “feeling like an adult” in terms of freedom means to me? Lol. Because they stifle me so much at home.
I think this past month really just opened me up to more things, and made me realize how much more there is to life outside this my small Lagos life. Also, how much struggle this country of mine really is.

On the lessons front, I learnt to open my mind more to new experiences and places (especially regarding my house job now)  I wasn’t too keen on travelling to be honest and for the first few days, I wanted to come back to Lagos but just look at how much better I am for it now.
One thing I really want to do this new month is to travel more within Nigeria. Anyone up for a road trip ?

Half of the year is proper over now and it’s time to reevaluate the goals you set at the beginning of the year. How are you doing with yours?