I Turned 23 Now What? !The Chika Ibe

Hey guys!

Can you believe your girl is 23? A whole 2 and 3! I mean, it hasn’t been that long since I tried to kneel down under a bed (if you don’t get this reference click here), time is actually going fast but for some reason I’m not as anxious as I would normally be. Is that growth? I don’t know, you tell me!

I remember a couple of days before my birthday, I was talking to my friend and sulking about how I’m not excited for my birthday, because I couldn’t celebrate it the way I wanted to (I’m a big birthday person), I had planned out my birthday at the beginning of the year and when it was close to the day I had no money to fund this plan. We talked and she let me understand that a celebration is a celebration and guys!! When I tell you I had an amazing birthday!

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Now I didn’t just come here to fill you guys in on what happened on my birthday. I’ll also talk about a few things I intend to do now that I’m 23 (cliche but who’s gon check me?), like a manifestation for my life if you ask me. So if you want to experience this with me, keep reading!

Have a Closer Relationship With God

Lately, I feel like I’ve been lacking in my spiritual life (sit back cause this might be a little vulnerable), I find it hard to sit, kneel, stand and talk to God, and this is partly because I think He doesn’t listen to my prayers. Like don’t get me wrong, I still love Him, I know He cares for me. I just don’t think I’m His favorite. I find myself googling how to pray because maybe my prayers don’t reach Him 😂. So this time I want to grow in him. I don’t know how but I intend to.

Connect With People and Network Meaningfully

I’m at the age where I need to build my network, I know I find it easy to talk to people (at least people my age) but I’m trying to put myself out there and actually build my network. Especially since I want to work in the creative industry. So I’m publicly putting this out here, if you’re a creative and you’re looking to connect, I’ll love to connect with you.

Make Money From All my Creative Outlets

You know how everyone wanted have a particular occupation when they were younger? I wasn’t that type of child, and I’m still not that person. I don’t have a dream job, I want to create (art, content, fashion, etc.) and get paid for it. I want to enjoy what I do and still make money from it and hopefully my time has come.

Learn To Say No

Guys! This one!! This I really need to learn. If I tell you how many things I’ve gotten myself into all because I don’t know how to say NO! I’m currently in one of those things as a speak and let me just tell you, it’s not fun. I actually can’t wait for it to be over!

Trust Myself More

I tend to over think and put myself down, when in fact “I sabi wetin I dey do”, I’m not one to toot my own horn (but toot toot!) I believe I’m really good at what I do, maybe not where I want to be but for now, I’m actually really good. I just need the crowd to catch up 😂.

Live in the Present

This can also apply to you too, a lot of times we find ourselves living life just so we can enjoy life later and not to sound shallow or anything, what makes us think we’re going to be there by then? If the pandemic thought us anything, is that life is really not ours. Now I’m not saying live wildly, spend all your money in a day because no one knows tomorrow, what I’m saying is, enjoy life at every given time. Live life, and take each day as a gift! I’m mainly talking to myself because I’m my biggest hater, but that’s changing gradually 😌.

Learn New Skills

Am I really Chika if I’m not trying to learn something creative? This time around I’m looking into graphic design, because why not? I need to learn the basics and apply them. I mean, I already draw manually so this shouldn’t be hard right? Right!? (Cries in internal pain😅)

Dress better

This may seem hilarious to you considering I give tips on style on here and on my Instagram but half the time in real life, I dress homeless 😂 I just feel like why should I waste this outfit now (basically not living in the present), when I can wear it to a better event, and then I go out and see that everyone is dressed nicely and I look like an assist.

Stop Comparing Myself

One of my worst traits, I compare my looks, my size, my content, my life, you name it, I compare it. I want to take this year to see what I can do when I put the comparison on hold and just live. Because I tell you, it is stressful!

Show Love and be Loved

I won’t say I struggle with this, I just feel like I need to give more (maybe it’s the cancer♋️ in me), I’ll also love to receive more. I was talking to my friend and I remember telling her that, I don’t think I’m anyone’s person. You know that person you want to talk to when something good or bad happens? Yeah I don’t think I’m that for anyone and I’m not going to lie that messed with me for a good week or more. Hopefully I get to have that soon🤞🏾.

Gather More Memories

I’ll love to document more, with pictures, videos, etc. I want to have a memories that I get to look back at and smile. You know those memories that Snapchat shows? For some reason they make me smile, when I see how life was for me at that time, how much I’ve grown, how I thought that day was one of the worst days of my life and how things are a whole lot different now. I just want to have something to remember.

Travel somewhere out of Nigeria

Writing this and literally laughing at myself because I don’t know how I intend to do this. But that’s the point of manifestations right? I’ll really love to travel to South Africa, explore their culture, and just have a great time. Like I watch South African movies and think to myself, “I can’t wait to visit this place”. So I’m just putting this out there and hopefully I get to accomplish this.

Live intentionally

I want to be more intentional about life, what I do, how I live, what I eat, every thing. I want to be able to look back and say “na me do dis tin” I just want to be a better human being.

Learn about money and budgeting

Although I’m not making much of this, I still want to be able to keep my finances on check. I want to be able to budget and set aside money for everything monthly. Cause guys when I tell you, I’m tired of being broke! I can’t keep spending the money I don’t have.

Start taking more care of my skin

I always include this as part of my goals, but do I ever get through with it? Find out when I turn 24! I’m just kidding guys (insert I’m just kidding meme here 😂), honestly, I actually want to take care of my skin. But skincare is so damn expensive and this is why I need to be booked, paid and relaxed🕯(God help me). Currently have my eyes on the Ren skincare and all things Korean.

Manifestations don’t work if you don’t put in the work right? That’s the main reason I’m putting this out there. Now I know I don’t want to let you all down, especially the ones that are controlled by me.

Hopefully I get to fulfill all these intentions without talking myself out of it, and in the words of all game shows, “let the game begin!” (I don’t think you guys understand, I feel like I’m the funniest person I know 😂)

We’ve come to the end of this blog post, sadly. But it doesn’t have to end here! Get yourself acquainted with my previous posts, don’t forget to comment what you think, like and share this with your friends and enemies ❤️

Love you,

Chika ❤️