The Ellizy

What is the best purchase you have ever made? I remember the day I got so exhausted with my phone… which was an iPhone, by the way. A very good one. But since I’m ambitiously potato lazy, I do almost all my work on my phone, and that poor thing was putting me through character development. The overheating? It felt like I was cooking spaghetti in a hurry just because I wanted to eat. The…

What app eats up most of your screen time — and do you even feel bad about it? WordPress is trying to play hide-and-seek with this prompt. The phrasing is so formal that you’re almost forced to answer it one specific way.“Do you even feel bad about it?”🌚 Excuse me?Why don’t you ask why I feel good about it instead? Anyway… might as well air my dirty laundry in a tailored suit, since that’s…

If you could erase one trend from history, what would it be? I had to read this prompt three to five times before my brain agreed to produce sarcasm and nonsense instead of pretending I’m writing some deep academic thesis with a side of fake wisdom. Honestly, at this point I’d rather serve pure nonsense than try to sound profound.  As long as I stay authentic to the brand, I might as well dip…

What is the best excuse you have heard lately? When I read this prompt I laughed so hard I decided to spill some premium family tea. Don’t worry… My family doesn’t even know this blog exists. Honestly, even if I gave them the domain name and put a gun to their heads, they still wouldn’t type it into a browser. So, it won’t hurt to spill a little tea anyway. 😹😹 So here’s the latest award-winning…

If you had to be an animal for a week, which one would you be and why? A CatIt was predictable at this point, my dear readers and subscribers.Why wouldn’t I choose the animal that has a face card strong enough to end careers and a walk so majestic it could make a runway model demand a higher paycheck? At this point, cats are just divas sent directly from heaven. I get to be beautiful and act…

Are you a lifelong learner? Apparently, I Am a Lifelong LearnerI thought I wasn’t. But now that I don’t have pressure breathing down my neck, I find myself relentlessly craving new knowledge like a frog ready to catch its dinner… tongue rolled and prepared to snap out in a millisecond. Dinner served. My relationship with learning has always been… ambiguous. I never had a dream that revolved…

What’s one habit that has improved your life the most? Today’s WordPress prompt wants to know: what’s one habit that has improved my life the most? Well…. answering your prompts 😁 Now, I know you might be thinking, What the hell kind of answer is this? But these prompts? I need them to actually be me and not wear a mask.No matter how much I wear my “I don’t care” armor outside, sometimes I have…

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? Nowhere.Thanks to the internet, the Earth now feels like one giant village. I’d gladly settle where my born destiny decided to drop me. I don’t think I have an ounce of energy left to start life anywhere other than the country that already feels like home. Growing up exposed to a lot of Western media made being born in Africa feel like…

Is a little chaos actually good for us? Maybe… or maybe not.But to answer this question with the full confidence of a brain that’s been running on loose screws, I’d say yes. A little chaos is actually good for us. Because where else are we supposed to get that extra masala in life? We need just enough brain rot to dance gracefully between tiny pits of fire. Now, what kind of chaos?That’s…

What’s a lesson you’ve learned recently that shifted your perspective? I wouldn’t call it a lesson. More like a realization that casually walked into my brain, paid no rent, and rearranged the furniture.I’ve never really wanted kids. That feeling started when I was around sixteenth… enough to help raise my younger brother and old enough to discover that parenting is… exhausting. That exhaustion…

What do you do to improve your sleep? NOTHING.At this point, I’m tired of trying. I might as well sleep with a purpose: wake up from responsibility and breathe because oxygen is still free from capitalism.What haven’t I tried? Ditched my phone at night. Bathed in anything with lavender on the label. Stopped eating before 8 p.m. Used sleep-sound apps. Drank some nameless herbal concoctions.…

Hit 5,000 steps today and drop your achievement here — we’re cheering you on! I was up at night making hot tea for my subscribers and working on The Audacity of My Best Friend (which, respectfully, is a much better challenge than counting steps 😌).Then I decided to glance at today’s WordPress prompt because, you know… self-reflection is key. Imagine my face when I saw:“Hit 5,000 steps today and…

It was the second night of me being at that advance school… different region, different environment, surrounded by chicks who were innocent and naive at the same time, but not innocent, for sure. It was a preparation night, the class was in shambles, noise and stories flying around like we’d known each other forever, until it all went silent for a voice that could dominate a lion into…

What’s the best way to deal with negative thoughts? For me… let me repeat that for the people in the back: FOR ME!!It depends on what that negative thought is actually saying. What exactly is it screaming about? Because that’s what I need to deal with.As a writer who’s chronically daydreaming… whether for the plot, for fun, or because my brain refuses to clock out… I honestly don’t know anymore.…

What do you love now, that you hated when you were younger? I had to make a dramatic comeback to WordPress prompts after my own laziness and a stack of responsibilities decided to choke me for a while. Then today’s prompt left me speechless… and typeless. I genuinely had to go outside, touch some grass, and reevaluate myself. Don’t tell me I didn’t change shit🤦🏾‍♀️. The child in me is still…

Do you think humans will ever colonize Mars? What would life there actually look like? Mars? We’re Already Packing Our BagsWordPress, you’re asking this as if we aren’t already trying to do it.Us humans are always either discovering things, evolving things, decorating things, or destroying things. We’re basically parasites that change depending on the moisture of the environment. And what would…

What’s the best way to build self-confidence? Nobody gives a fuck about you.A quiet recipe to know and a sassy one to apply in real life… but only to yourself before you start walking around like the ambassador of narcissism in broad daylight. It’s always in our heads, isn’t it? Thinking about what other people think of us. Thinking people are secretly holding meetings about our flaws, taking…