Christmas is happening

Greetings!

Christmas is finally here, and the joy is full as usual. Everyone is feeling it because the environment and the air are all about Christmas. My siblings from different corners have been calling to know when I'll be visiting home, and it's all fun pulling the game of telling them there’s no fixed date yet. I love to appear unexpectedly. Just yesterday, a cousin we hadn’t talked to for a very long time messaged me on Facebook all the way from Switzerland asking for my dad's number. It’s such joy hearing from him and knowing that he’s out of the country. These moments are the true joy of Christmas for me—getting to know that the family is well and happy.

How is it going at my end?

Like I always say, family is a big priority for me. I’ve settled my heart by sending some financial support home, and that’s the biggest joy for me. Let them enjoy until I visit home—if I don’t end up changing my mind about traveling. Lol.

Something happened:

Late last week, a kind of airdrop started trending. At first, I didn’t want to join, especially with the way people were complaining about how tough it was. But after a while, I decided to give it a shot. I did it sluggishly, not expecting much, but miraculously, I got selected. I received tokens worth $26, and the first thing that came to my mind was to buy a power bank to add to the ones I already have. I just don’t want to experience excessive battery low this season, especially with the fact that electricity is so scarce in my area. We mainly depend on generators, which consume a lot of fuel, and fuel is very costly.

Buying this power bank feels like a Christmas gift to myself because now I can stay two days straight without complaining about low battery or burning costly fuel to charge my phone if public electricity doesn’t come. It's a 33000mah powerbank.

My plan:

If all goes well, I plan to travel home after Christmas Day, maybe between the 27th and 29th, to spend time with family. Over here in the city where I reside, Christmas is mainly celebrated in a low-key manner, and it’s worse for people who have no families to celebrate with. Although I have some relatives who usually want me to come around that day to have fun with them, after that, everyone stays indoors. The roads become very dry, and nothing much happens. Me too, I want to leave this place for them and go to my village to enjoy the best of the season, where everywhere will be filled with people, noise here and there, and one will end up begging for calmness to sleep.

Have I bought my Christmas clothes?

I wanted to buy some clothing, but I prioritized the power bank first. So now, I’m gathering funds to buy an outfit. No, actually, it’s a pair of shoes I want to buy. Maybe Santa Claus could come across this and decide to tip me for the shoes.

Thanks for reading!

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_{This is my entry to the Week 145, Edition 01 of the Weekly Featured contest in Hive Learners Community}

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