SC-S32/W1-"Today's Writing, Tomorrow's Memories."—The Personal Diary.

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You'll never know how or what depression looks like when you're not home alone with electricity to make your day. Despite all the activities I carried out, I never felt satisfied. My mind had a lot that day, and I hope you'll also learn from my day other than just a description of it. Every diary game must have a unique title which covers the day. This is mine.

Title	Home Alone with a Lot of Self Activities
Date	26-05-26

Dear Diary,

My day won't just be a description of all activities I did, but lessons will follow so that readers can have something to take back home other than just reading the narration or description of my day.

Morning Activities

Waking up early hasn't been a lifestyle for me because I usually go to bed late at night. So if I'm waking up, it's usually late in the day, or I'm being woken to join the daily activity of examining the scriptures. The scripture we examined was Proverbs 17:17.

This scripture says "A true friend shows love at all times".

	screenshot of the scripture I read with my phone

Now this application is broad. In the context of yesterday, we were meant to understand that we can support aspiring couples by what we say and do.

This will show that we are showing love. We shouldn't gossip about a courting couple or tend to criticise them about personal matters. We are also advised to avoid commenting on questions like, 'Will the relationship lead to a marriage?' If the courting couple decides to end the relationship or break up, it doesn't mean they have failed.

It means that the courtship has achieved its purpose and that the couples made good decisions when deciding if the relationship will further or not. So our being a good friend is showing love by controlling what we say and what we do not say.

After considering the scripture with my family, I left to do my chores, which involved sweeping the surroundings and cleaning the house. After doing that I focused on doing my morning routine of skincare. I know most people say skin care is for women, but it's also for men.

Skin Care with Banana Peels

Time	8:20 AM

I was actually late for my skincare routine because I woke up late. Banana peels are the best natural skincare products you can use to smoothen your face and clear dark spots. Most people don't know this unless you give it a try. I rubbed the peels on my face and allowed it to dry. I also did the same on my knuckles and allowed it to dry before washing it off my face and applying a vitamin C serum to make it even smoother.

	My skincare products

This is what I do every morning and night, just to enhance my looks. I call it discipline and achievement of better results. I would have shown my face but can't use more than one selfie in this post. After using the banana peels as a scrub and serum to enhance them, I did a little knee massage with my infrared machine which is powered to straighten joints and do the rough work. This is the machine I used.

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I then had my already-made breakfast. By then, everyone left the house to their different endeavours, leaving just me and this big house to settle for.

Breakfast

Time	9:15 AM

I actually broke my fast and ate early for the first time this year. I usually eat by 11am or later. I had to eat early because boredom was already at its peak. I had my breakfast of Toasted bread and beans with Garri. How did this come about? Lately, I've been on a diet; that's why I don't just eat plain meals; I combine them with other food classes.

_{picture of my breakfast of toasted bread with beans and Garri.}

I purchased bread and toasted it manually to produce the output you're seeing and then bought sugar to soak my Garri in a plate. I had that combo and was filled. This is the secret to why I don't usually feel hungry during the day and at night. I can stay up till 11pm at night before eating my next meal. While enjoying my meal, I listened to a series of songs for my own enjoyment. These songs were vibey songs, songs like

• Second Voice — Let Me Be

• All over by Tiwa Savage

• Amapiano tapes

• Follow by Fiokee and many others.

I'd recommend this last one to those looking for emotional songs. The beat can calm your nerve when you're angry. Of course I captured my food and tagged it as a poor man's food. You need to see the controversies this statement brought. People were like, 'How?' And I was like — to me, it's a poor man's food, but to others it's a banquet. Some lessons to be learnt.

Video setup and commencement of Work

Time	10:30Am

My work resumed officially by 10:30, and I had to reply to all messages I had left unanswered before staging myself to create a video on knowledge acquisition. I had my tripod stand and light to improve visuals and lighting. This was enough for the ride. I started by testing the camera and natural light before making my video, for which I already had a script.

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After that, I made use of my speaker to entertain myself while I fiddled with my phone to explore all my financial updates and ensure I worked on them. I fiddled with my phone for quite a long time before watching a movie on my movie box called Last to Marry. I had to watch this movie a fourth time because it's very interesting. It talks about how desperation to marry can lead one to making a decision he'll later regret. It's better to desire and wish to marry than to marry and wish to remain single.

	Screenshot of the movie I watched

Afternoon Activities

It was past 2pm, and I was still on the movie before I decided to take a brief nap and then wake up to play a board game since my phone was down and I had to power it. I went to a phone-charging place in my area and paid money to charge both my power bank and phone. In this part of Nigeria where I'm staying, light has been a problem.

It's over two years now since we had light. So I've been surviving with a little solar panel and my power bank. While waiting for the phone to charge, I took up the board game and played it all by myself as I was still home alone. My family do return late from work and school.

	Charging my phone

Playing the board game and Reading a book

Time	3pm

This board game is called Ludo and it's played with a team of four or two. You must have opponents or an opponent,tt and it's played with a dice. The number of dice that appear when you strike them on a board determines the number of moves you're to make. No. 6 on the dice gives you an opportunity to come out from your house to the battlefield.

In this battlefield, you must be careful so as not to get killed by your opponent. It's either you run or attack. Remember, your moves are calculated by the number that appears on the dice. So I had to play all by myself, and Team Yellow won twice. It's a mind game that needs you to calculate your movement before leaping to avoid unforeseen occurrences.

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After playing, I did my evening yoga exercise with an ancient book with the title, Surviving into the New World. I learnt something valuable from this book concerning the hope that there'll be a time when the earth will be repaired of its damage and all that. People will live in peace and harmony when that time comes. After that, I took to entering my small garden to do a transplant of youngins.

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Transplanting my scent leaf seedlings

Time	5:07pm

So I've been nursing this scent leaf for quite a few months now. It has grown in different places, so I had to move the seedlings to my main farm. I didn't just remove it like that; I removed it with the soil so I could transplant it on my farm with the soil it came with. I cleared my farm with a hoe and then dug a small hole to put the seedling in.

	My seedlings
	Removing it from the soil
	The soil
	Clearing the soil
	Creating a hole
	Placing the seedlings
	Watering it

After that, I covered it and watered it so it doesn't wither. After that, I assisted Mom with cooking as she came back around 6pm. After that, I collected my phone and resumed the pressing at night. In the Steem4Nigeria learning centre group, I entertained questions from newcomers, questions they would want to have answers to. I just gave them that opportunity to voice out. I was still active until 2am the next day when I doze off.

_{screenshot of questions from Newcomers in the WhatsApp group.}

And that was how my day as a homie ended.

My day in 4 points

• Music actually kept me going irrespective of the fact that the house was boring and I had nowhere to go to. Music can be a therapy for you as well.

• Most times it's advisable to challenge your ability to think with games. They consume time, though, but they can help you fix life's problems just by being calculating and prompt in the game's interface.

• If you're looking for ways to add or grow fast, try staying on a diet by combining different foods with your main meal for the best results, and after eating, rest for some minutes.

• I didn't think of how boring or depressed I was because I engaged myself in activities I didn't literally want to engage in. You too can fight depression like that.

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