Hey Guys!
How’s it going? I do know I haven’t been as per the weblog recently and truthfully, this time round in contrast to my first weblog break, it was majorly as a result of I stored procrastinating writing a submit after which finally simply couldn’t determine which of my many drafts to begin with.
I lastly determined to simply ease again into running a blog once more with an replace, life recently submit and in addition share a couple of highlights of my month. It’s been so lengthy that I really sat right down to take inventory of my Month, I’ve mainly simply been winging life out right here.
The earlier month, I couldn’t consider a single factor that gassed me up sufficient or made me completely satisfied asides from being grateful for all times, however this previous month took a flip for the higher.
For one, I lastly rounded up my housemanship 12 months!
I already talked about rounding up my housemanship 12 months and plans shifting ahead on the weblog right here. It’s been a few month now and I’m nonetheless soaking in all the liberty. Getting out of that 12 – 12 life was positively one in all my finest elements of September.
Received chosen for the GTBank style weekend.
In case you comply with me on Instagram (Go comply with me! I’m @cassiedaves), you in all probability already know this. I shared snippets of the GTBank Vogue weekend mannequin casting on my instastory after which later introduced that I used to be going to be strolling the runway for the style weekend early subsequent month.
Attending the mannequin casting was a kind of “let me simply go do that” kind of choices. I’ve lengthy accepted that my modeling years are behind me, however I figured that with my new discovered freedom, I’d as properly do one thing I take pleasure in.
Modeling began this complete style factor for me, and though I don’t do it actively anymore, it should at all times be one in all my first loves.
I’m enthusiastic about all of the content material I might be curating for you guys from my GTBank style weekend expertise. Similar to the occasion final 12 months, the mannequin casting was tremendous organized and properly executed (approach higher than any casting I’ve attended in all my modeling years) and I can already inform that it will be a enjoyable expertise for me. As traditional, I will probably be sharing a lot of behind the scene and in addition be gifting away a couple of purchasing playing cards to be spent on the style weekend so go comply with me on Instagram to remain updated!
I put collectively slightly vlog of my day and the GTBank Vogue weekend mannequin casting up on youtube and you may both watch it above or proper right here. It’s my very first video and first time modifying one, so please subscribe and let me know your ideas on my first vlog.
Went on my first massive group journey
In case you can rely eight individuals as a big group, properly sure! I already blogged about my highway journey to Osun state to overcome the Erin Ijesha waterfalls right here however what I didn’t discuss in that submit was how good the journey made me really feel.
It would simply be me being my traditional emotional mushy self however there’s simply one thing about being part of one thing larger than simply you – connecting with individuals, and being welcomed into their circle.
For me, it’s a priceless feeling. Erin Ijesha was far more than simply the entire highway journey thrill and hanging one thing off my journey bucket record, it was additionally the bonding, the making of recent buddies and the sharing of recent experiences.
Made my first six digits from running a blog.
Ah, what can I say? I’ve been running a blog persistently for 4 years now and I feel it’s about time! haha. Jokes asides although, this 12 months began out tremendous sluggish for me “running a blog sensible” due to my housemanship. I took my first over a month break from the weblog and someplace alongside the way in which, additionally misplaced my running a blog mojo.
All that coupled with the truth that working with manufacturers in Nigeria as a blogger will be fairly irritating as a number of them by no means have budgets for blogger collaborations, I usually wasn’t so centered on working with manufacturers however these previous few months God got here via for me and I made my first six digits from a single weblog collaboration.
The lesson realized from this was to simply hold doing the work regardless, give attention to your self and bettering your talent and every part good will finally come.
Received My Second Weblog Award.
Properly, this really occurred late August however I didn’t get to seek out out till September and solely simply lastly obtained the award the opposite day. I truthfully didn’t assume I used to be going to get this award as I didn’t put it out for individuals to vote for me, so it got here as a pleasing shock.
In case you nominated and voted for me to win this, you possibly can have all my cash! Thanks a lot! Try my first weblog award right here.
So what does life recently appear like for me?
Making: Properly, tons and many journeys to gelato heaven – Hans and Rene with me continuously complaining about how broke it’s making me. It’s a really unhealthy relationship I’ve with Hans and Rene
Studying: Increasingly more African literature! Following my submit on jazz-hole Lagos and getting again my studying mojo, I’m glad to announce that it’s slowly coming again to me! I completed a guide titled “Behold the dreamers” by Imbolo Mbue final night time and previous to that, I learn “Stick with me” by Ayobami Adebayo. Subsequent up is Luvvie Ajayi’s – I’m judging you.
Excited: For style week! Each LFDW and naturally, the GTBank style weekend. I hope that I’ll get to satisfy a number of you guys quickly!
