Compliments of the season!!! How did you spend your Christmas? Hope you ate rice and chicken and did not spend all day in the kitchen or serving guests. I was the official cook for Christmas , that singular act qualifies me to give you adulting advice, so stick around okay ? I strongly advice you bring out your jotters to jot some things down as I would be dishing out nuggets, YEAH DAZZ RIGHT!

I am a little taller than this , I swear

God must have read my last letter , laughed and said “ you don’t want to rest abi? okay stand up and work “, because when I tell you I have barely had time to rest? Every single day since my last letter has been a busy one. I got a job , not in a law firm , not a writing job, not a photography related job , a job I’m not even sure what exactly I’m doing there ; but like my mum constantly reminds me, “ you need a stable source of income to be able to fund your dreams”, so I , have been going to work early and doing the barest minimum which seems to be just enough. However, I have not used my salary to fund my dreams, I used it to buy clothes , shoes, skincare products because I’m just a girl. Now, since I am very big on “ everything na mindset”, I am looking at my purchases from a holistic point of view ; these purchases show me a glimpse of who I am supposed to be ( EGO OYIBO) , which will propel me to work harder; another act that qualifies me to give adulting advice.

I got tired of waking up early to cook and prepare for work, trying to close early and make it to the gym , doing transfers, people calling me “Aunty Nimi”, my family members asking me what we are having for dinner , entering public transport , people asking me for advice and so on and so forth, so I came up with ways to enjoy being an adult.

1. Sleep ; Just lay down and sleep please.

2. Treat yourself; I’m a firm believer of rewarding oneself, whether you have had a bad day or a good day , no matter how little or irrelevant it might seem, buy something extra for yourself if you can afford it. It could be as little as an extra piece of chicken , just buy it, because who knows how much it will cost tomorrow ? That Maryland cookies you have not eaten in months? Buy it today!

3. Have something to look forward to ; For instance , if you always look forward to coming back home to sleep, dress your bed before you step out , that way you are coming back to a neat bed ( remove your outside clothes before you lay down, please I’m begging).

4. Romanticise your life ; I know you are seeing shege and you are broke but does the whole world have to know ? You might be broke but at least you will be shining, also Sky Daddy provides food for the birds, do you think He will allow you to starve? Come off it please, you wey Jesus die for ??

5. Hold God by His Garment ; you want to do life by yourself ? Oya na

6. Send your younger siblings Christmas money ; They don't know how to navigate adulthood, help them please so they don’t give unsolicited advice on the internet ( not me though , my siblings sent me Christmas gifts, y’all be safe).

7. Lock In Expeditiously ; if you read the other pieces of advice and thought to yourself that I’m making you spend money, that was your sign to lock in! If you don’t have money, how will you reward yourself ? My friend, get in Jor!

8. Don’t take advice from somebody who is still collecting money from her mother ; But what do I know sha ? Live your life.

   In summary, you better enjoy your life, if not , next of kin go too chop.

   

   For context, my sister travelled , so now I get to use her things she left behind .

This newsletter will be a year old in a few days, of course I’m going to write about it and reward myself, how do I reward you though ? for sticking with me ? I have lipglosses for the girlies!

Love,

Your Friend,

Ink and Lens.