Just yesterday morning while I was drawing water from the well, I thought to myself, "Only if I can divide myself, one will go to my work today and the other will go to my mummy's shop." Recently, I have been thinking that these 24 hours are not enough for me. Because before I can do anything, night has come so fast.
Since the beginning of this year, I have been so busy with my business and I also just got a job that I am managing, plus also staying in my mummy's shop because recently the girl she hired stole money from the store and she has stopped her from coming to the shop. And since then, we have been looking for a new person to fill the position, but we haven't seen anyone. My mummy also works, so anyone who is less busy will be the one to stay in the shop. It has not been easy.
I am also doing my BSc after Higher National Diploma because in Nigeria, BSc has some higher power than HND at work. They treat them special and get higher salaries than HND holders plus their level are always higher than HND holders. I don't know why it's like that, even though there is no different from what we both study in school. And that is one of the reasons that pushed me to want to do my BSc, in case a work opportunity might come and I might need it, and because I haven't got a job of my dream.
Apart from my own baking business, work, school, and my mummy's shop, I also have a lot to do myself, like reading books, creating content, relaxing, and involving myself in productive activities. But before I blink two eyes, night has already come. So if another 12 hours were added, I will be happy because I will be able to do everything I planned on doing in a day.
Sometimes when I get home, I will promise myself to read, but I wouldn't know when I will fall asleep while reading because I am tired from the day's activities already. If another 12 hours were added, I will be able to read my books and also create meaningful content because it's been a while since I created content, and I don't even have that time. I will also be able to sleep and watch movies. I don't even have leisure time to relax and watch movies again.
I will also have more time with God by reading more of my Bible and praying. The only time I can do that now is in a few minutes in the morning and night, not like before when I spent hours. If another 12 hours were added, I will be more productive because there are a lot of books I decided to read this year, but because I don't even have time for myself, I can't even read any books apart from school books.
But I still believe that if another 12 hours were added and we don't manage our time, we will still be involved in many activities. The most important thing is to know how to manage our time. Having a timetable of how we want our day to go is also good, but the problem is that we don't always follow the timetable, and I understand why. There are many times when things we aren't even thinking about happen. But still, if we can learn how to manage our time, it will be more productive.
I love this week hive-naija prompt because it's what I have been thinking about.
All pictures are mine.