The Diary Game [21/06/2025]// Went to a Local Market

Steem greetings, everyone, from the motherland of Cameroon, and welcome to my blog as I share my daily lifestyle content with you all. It is another beautiful Saturday for me to take some time off work and rest. At least I wasn't obliged to open my laptop, but I was still committed to house chores since it was holiday time with the kids at home.

My day started earlier than expected as I felt serious chest pain. I woke up from bed and drank a lot of water, which helped me overcome the pain. I went to my husband and we chatted for a while, and we suspected I'm suffering from gastric, but we agreed I need to visit the doctor to do some tests to confirm it.

Nonetheless, by 8:00 AM, I felt better enough, and I'm happy the water helped me. I had to head to a local market around the house to buy some food items to cook soups to be refrigerated, and also what we would eat for the day.

It was a walk through to and fro the market since it was closer to the house. While in the market, I felt like I was in a different country because the prices were just something else. Any item I priced at the market, I was shocked by the prices, but I had no choice but to purchase at exorbitant prices.

I bought some fresh tomatoes, palm oil, eru, crayfish, canda, sweet potato, ripe plantain, eggs, beef, etc. I could not buy as I used to buy from my former location. I picked the items and had to walk back home.

While at home, I fried plantain omelette for my kids' breakfast. They had woken up from sleep and did the needful before eating. Then I prepared my toddler son’s food and fed him. After they were done eating, I started cooking the soups. Returning home was stressful as I had to carry two sacks in my hands and walk back home. The weather was cloudy, and temperatures were moderate. It was a good day to carry out outdoor activities.

The cooking process was tiring as I had to prepare the ingredients alone and do the cooking. I started by preparing the ingredients for the tomato sauce, and then washed the tomato and blended it. I washed my beef and boiled it as well with the canda to cook the eru with. I harvested water leaf from the farm, prepared it and sliced it. By 4:00 PM, I was done with the soups and put in into bowls to be served in the freezer for later use.

When I was done cooking, I ate some of the eru with garri I prepared and had a siesta for about 2 hours. By 6:00 PM, I had to heat water and bathe the kids as the weather was cold. But I decided to take a cold shower, and my sister inlaw came visiting. We decided to sit outdoors and chat for almost an hour. When she left, I went back indoors and continued with a Netflix series titled "Suits".

The movie time eneded prematurely because I was feeling exhausted for the day and needed rest. I decided to drop my diary as I called it a day and went to bed. Guys, it was a fulfilling day for me, though I did not have the rest I anticipated having. Until my next diary, it is goodnight from my end.