2015 in a post

23:14 Naija girl next door 22 Comments

What. A. Year.
  I think 2015 was my fullest year yet. I went back to blog posts, pictures, messages and I'm surprised how much I did and how much happened.
It was also the year of my big chop and so will always be an important year in my hair journey.
  I don't believe the new year "brings" some kind of change as if by magic. Just a euphoria that passes quickly as people realise the same old things are still there. God's blessings aren't bound by time of year.
     January is my favourite month of the year though;
 Everyone calms down, no turn up. It amuses me how much people regret having spent too much, as if they had forgotten there's life after the holidays. Everyone counts the minutes till payday and grumbles "this January no dey finish?". Oh and the rude awakening- back to work, back to school, don't even dream about public holiday until March/April. Buhahahaha. I love dark humour. It's also my birth month.
Anyway, a look at 2015.
   
Work and career

I changed in 2015.
For the first time in my life I felt like a grown-up.
Most of my housemanship happened in 2015. I think the job, all that responsibility and accountability made me into this serious person. I learned so much, settled into my profession, fell more deeply in love with it as a whole but fell out of love with what I had thought might be my chosen specialty. I wrote a bit about it here.
   Financially, big paradox. I earned the most in 2015. I also got to my most broke in the same year. I started thinking about investment, business, practical career steps. I think more now. I'm no longer a free spirit. Darn.

Life

It's been the time of my life.
 I have had FUN. I've been hurt. I lost my grandad and I'm still not over it.
I've realised how much I love the people I have.
   Thank you Gbemi for being there ALL THE TIME and for trusting me with everything.
   Thank you Tope because you can make anything seem small and funny.
   Thank you David for all the good you bring out in me.
   Thank you Solomon for the million ways you make me laugh silly.
   Thank you Ojay for making me run more than I ever thought I could. #fitfam
    Thank you Jayne for allll the no-occassion gifts, those are the best; and for dashing me money at this age when that never happens! This growing up thing is a problem.

Blog

    Can I let you in on a secret?
I'm kind of scared of my blog. Of planning too much and then losing the fun and dumping it. It's happened with novels I started in the past.
 My blog had a spur of the moment start in 2014 and I had no clue if I would continue to write. Now I can't imagine I'll stop. I'm comfortable, I just let it flow; no schedules, hardly any blog goals except to buy my domain name.
I want to step out of my comfort zone and start taking it more seriously, one step at a time so I can still have fun with it. I also want to do collabos with other bloggers if possible, online and offline stuff.

I can't tell you guys how thankful I am to you all for reading this lil blog... As Uzoma of Dont Touch The Hair said, I have a blog family now. Amazing. Thank you. Thank you. To those who actually take the time out to comment, I appreciate every single word you drop for me. And you who do so repeatedly, I see you. You're part of this blog family I just mentioned.

   The posts that turned out to be favourites, based on views:
Faux locs with Brazilian wool
The best darn box braid method for natural hair
Crochet braids with invisible parting
Wash day: A big trim and the heavenly homemade dc
Crochet braids: Tapered cut and colour
Short kinky twists and the shortlived crochet weave
   Hmmm. Posts on my protective styles got the most views, followed by wash days. Message received.
  What other kinds of posts would you guys like to see? Please please comment and let me know so I can work on it. Hair, non-hair, anything. Go crazy.

Have a wonderful weekend.
Xx,
NGND