A stressful weekend: my market adventure

This weekend was really tiring and stressful, I had to go to the market to stock my house with food. This is something I do once every month and it never gets easy.

I woke up early in the morning to get to the market on time just to avoid too much crowd and also avoid staying too long when the sun comes out. I already wrote down my list, everything I needed I put it down on paper as not to forget anything. Rice, beans, garri, yam, spices and other stuffs. Having market list has really helped me because it helps me not to forget what I need, without this I would have just wasted time in the market.

Despite how early I woke up to go to the market, by the time I got there, the market was already full. People were everywhere and it was really rowdy which I was trying to prevent, also rain fell so the road was really bad and muddy.

I getting to the market, I had to move from one place to another pricing goods and looking for fresh ones. The worst part was carrying everything, I bought yams and it was really heavy to carry it. Even when I had those Ala barrow( those people that assist in the market to help you carry your load for you).

At a point I had a serious headache, I had to get water to drink before I fainted in the market 😂. I still managed to finish my shopping despite the stress, noise and all the ruckus of market. When I got home I was really exhausted and tired to unpack what I bought, I just laid down and rested a little bit before unpacking.

Sunday was better, because I didn't go anywhere, not even church. The stress of market really affected me and I just cooked, washed, cleaned and ate then slept. This weekend reminded me again how hard it is to run a home, especially when it comes to food shopping and planning.

Though it wasn't a fun and exciting weekend, I'm glad I got the important things done. Now my house is stocked and full with food and I won't have to stress myself about going to the market again anytime soon.

Yea, that's how my weekend went. Stressful but necessary.

All images are mine.