Over a year ago, I put out a post titled Life in Ibadan with no job! Guess what? I still have no job. I'm self-employed. I made peace with the fact that getting a job in Ibadan may never happen for me. Catch up with me and know what I have been up to...
Guys!!! What's been happening? Anything new? Let's talk...I feel like we're all seated in a room having a conversation like good friends. That's what we are right?
I always come here when I have a lot to get off my chest. The last time I wrote to you guys was in December 2020 and I'm glad to write to you again. Where do I start? I stopped job-hunting. I remember coming here to rant all the time about being jobless....sitting at home browsing through my phone, watching TV, Netflix, YouTube...etc. At some point I almost got depressed. I would apply for jobs and not get feedback, sometimes when I got feedback, they offered to pay very little, leaving me with the conclusion that the jobs were not worth my time.
Away from all of that! I got my hands into every single business ranging from dropshipping to selling press-on nails...my CV Writing business was growing and booming, I explored writing Personal Statements too and I must say...It's going well too. I had to drop some businesses because they weren't going well and really, that's fine cos u win some, you lose some. The lockdown started to eat at me. I couldn't go out...no friends to hang out with. There was work, the money was coming in but I was bored!! I needed to have some fun.
Once in a while, I'd see some movies at the cinema with Brah Chukkie (my husband) or alone. The void was still there, I still wasn't comfortable with my new home (Ibadan). Shocking isn't it? After one and a half years?? I could feel myself resisting the environment, I refused to allow myself to feel any sort of love for this place. I used every opportunity to criticize and condemn anything related to Ibadan. I was wrong, I know, but I couldn't help it. So I went into Zombie mode. I decided to feel nothing at all and just take each day as it came. No expectaions.....no disappointments.
I threw myself into my work, requests here and there, "Oh Chidimma, I heard you're now a CV guru, I need your expertise on this...and that". I found myself working round the clock...all day long...midnight and it became exhausting. I forgot that I was looking for a job too. CV Writing became a full-time job. My clients came from everywhere; referrals from friends and past clients, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and other places I cannot remember. I'm grateful to Jehovah for all of these. I feel like the hard work is already paying off.
There were times I'd have to design all my ads to post on my social media pages using Canva for one week straight and after posting I'd literally get 2 or 3 likes and no DM...no 'hi' or 'well done.' I did not give up. Guess what? Today I don't even need to advertise and the jobs keep pouring. You want to know the best part of all of these? It is the amazing feedback I get from my clients, I can't begin to explain the joy I feel when my clients land jobs or gain admission into their dream schools. I'm not even here to brag, I'm just amazed! I went from being bored and complaining about everything Ibadan had done to me to just being so immersed in work that there was no time to complain.
How about Youtube? I love youtube, I love to capture fun moments and air my views on different topics every once in a while (click here to watch some of my videos). The problem now is TIME. YouTube is a lot of work, from gathering content to filming, editing, and finally posting; that's a lot of work man!
When I first started this blog, you guys were here for me, reading my content and engaging me, I am really grateful for the support. You stood by me during my days of boredom and I am here to say than you. I hope to write to you again soon, hopefully, it won't take this long to post on here again.
To everyone out there struggling, please know that you are not alone. I am here to talk if you need to.
Till we meet again....your favorite melanin gurrrrrrl!
Signed
Brown Skin Girl!
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