It's been 2 weeks, and I still haven't made writing this segment a priority. I was so preoccupied with the field trips that we organised @ Cuddle Africa. 

Let me catch you up for 2 weeks, yeah? Let's go! 

I decided to take my walks outside of the comfort of my estate. I decided that safety wasn't good enough for me, I needed to gamble with where there was a possibility of me being hit by a car, bus or Okada. I was so disappointed to know that the long one-hour walk was just about 4km, and I got 7k steps in. Phew. I made the mistake on one of those days to walk when it rained, sigh! My very not-so-picky self noticed all the trash, dirty puddles, smeellllll Gosh! I've not been motivated to take that walk again. This Lagos is DIRTY! That's all I would say about that. 

We are STILL homeschooling because the new question I get now is "Are you still homeschooling?" Well YES! My older son is learning about bridges this month, and my younger son is learning about a cocktail of different things. We have a trip coming up next week to Ibadan, and I have been working on our itinerary so far, and it's looking good. I have a budget and I am hoping to stick with it. Fingers crossed. 

I made a cinnamon roll. I bake mostly with the kids, and you can imagine it's always chaotic, and I never get to enjoy my process. They had a birthday party that Saturday, and I took the opportunity to enjoy and bake without chaos. I enjoyed myself, the treat was yummy, and I think I am done with my cinnamon roll phase. This was the 2nd time baking it, and now I am so over it. Lol. 

Our field trip. My company, Cuddle Africa, now organises field trips for parents and their kids during the holidays. This time we went to Mindscapes museum, Jaekel house & Lagos state fire station. We had an amazing time. I finally met my assistant, who has been working virtually with me for a while now. We wrapped up the field trips, took our lessons and planned for next year. You can join our waitlist here. 

My dilemma and reflection: 

I really don't remember what my major dilemma was last week, but I found myself reflecting on how people/vendors are increasingly becoming unreliable. I just need consistency in the quality you deliver and the timeliness. I don't think that's too much to ask in 2025, right? Right. 

Can I rant a bit? I paid 20k for a taxi from the Island to the mainland and 17k+ back. Every time I see the fare these days, I just feel so surprised. I remember paying N500 for a taxi, N1,000 and a maximum of N6,000 to the mainland. It's so crazy. They keep saying it's getting better, but the cost of everything keeps going up. I was truly overwhelmed by it all, and it's not like I can do anything about it. Sigh! One has to just keep making money. Feeling so sad for my beloved country