This is the story of a market woman.
"Lol." I never saw it coming but believe me when I say I'm having
fun.
Those days immediately after graduation,
I would see girls that run shops as less intelligent. Wow! Such cynism and cockiness.
For me, the intelligent ones were the ones who work in offices, the executives, the doctors, the lawyers,
the bankers, the physicists, and all those very serious career persons according
to my small brain then. Boy! See where we are now. In fact, I'm blogging from the
shop I run, right inside the market. "Lol." Guess what? I enjoy each
waking day I get here- the hassles of transportation to this place, each drop of
sweat that breaks off my body, and each bargain whether fruitful or not. This is
life, taking you through twists and turns and you would do well to embrace each
situation and make the best of it.
After university, I dreamt of a
job in a posh office, wearing high heels, walkiing into an air conditioned office
and dressing to work corporate wears; and then the promotions would follow.
None of these desires are wrong or unrealizable
but we live in a world where employment opportunities and job satisfaction are
fizzling out. Well, I had a stint with working in an office; an experience I never
want to relive. Some employees are just impossible and I happened to work for
one.
Now, my perspectives about
female graduates who become shop owners/managers have totally changed: After
all, I am one now. "Lol." I also make out time to write and edit, just
like I'm doing right now: Writing is my diehard life long passion. I love the life
of a female entrepreneur; we are hardworking and smart people, you see? *winks*.
I love the mental challenge and creativity I have to employ daily. I love the
fact that I'm becoming streetwise (in a business sense). I love the fatigue I
feel each day I get home. I love the hope that rises in my heart each
morning-whether my expectations are met or not, my hopes shaa rises each day.
At first, business was a matter
of survival; but now it is a Passion.
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