MID JANAUARY STAND-UP (Newsletter 01)

Remember when I said I was going to try to reach out more this year and even try to do newsletters in bits monthly to remain relevant in your life? Well, here I am. I do not disappoint huh?

How has the first 20 days of the year been? I am hoping to get a lot of status reports at the end of this virtual stand-up just so we know we are still aligned to meet our new year goals. Remember no pressure whatsoever, all I have come to do is shift you back in place in case you moved a bit off track. And again I totally understand if you lost focus; it happens to the best of us. 

HAVE YOU DRAWN YOUR VISION BOARD YET?

Personally, January has been eventful, and believe it or not, there have been no L's to take home just wins; big ones. God bless the heart of the people in my life because they have remained supportive and believing. I have toured a bit and I fear for my life that if I keep going at this rate I might go back to my village because in clear Yoruba speak 'owo ti ku waso' which just means the money remains little. Hence for the better part of the next month, I will stay put and reorganize my savings. God forbid I return to a village I know nothing of. But Mexico was definitely a good decision and I had fun with the best people. I went off to an Island two weeks ago and I have not recovered from the holiday fever it brought back. Who knew January will be so fun? School has started in full swing and even though I am barely doing so much school work this semester, I have been put in a chokehold because of my research and thesis. I decided to get a headstart on it so I can focus on other things by next fall. I got accepted into the best team for my research and I even have bragging rights based on affiliations. 

My Sue is getting married and I want to cry because how can I not be there on her big day. For those that don't know Sue is my baby sister, the one and only Bonnie to my Clyde, Faye to my Ray, Thelma to my Louise and no I don't have a thing for ruthless criminal couples neither are we one but we are as thick as thieves and every other person knows how close I and my sister are. It is even sadder that I am not sure how soon I can leave to see her before she becomes a full-fledged married woman. I have decided to settle for wedding planning over long hours of facetime and texting and scouring every inch of the internet to make sure her big day(s) is special. I will learn the ropes from this planning because I can say for a fact that you have no idea how hard it is to plan even the smallest of weddings. I am over the moon because I finally get the sister-in-law tag in a few weeks. How cool?

I have taken the shine again and given too many status update reports, therefore I beg to take a seat back and hear what reports you have for me today. Lest I forget, I hope you are really living life and are happy doing it?. If anything, borrow what this tweep said 'continue your '23 deluded absolutely convinced that you are the best thing since sliced bread.

Your favourite YOLO evangelist

Helen Dami 💗