I survived 3 months on one bowl of garri and small kuli kuli

Last year, work was dry. No client, no retainer, nothing. I was in my Lekki apartment with rent due and data expiring faster than my hope. I started eating one bowl of garri per day. Morning garri, evening garri. Sometimes I added sugar, sometimes salt, depending on my mood.

My mother called and asked if I was eating well. I said yes, while staring at an empty kuli kuli wrapper. That call broke something in me. I started sending out 20 proposals a day. Cold emails, DMs, even WhatsApp statuses announcing I was available.

Today I have three steady clients. But I still flinch when I see garri. The lesson? Hustle is not a vibe, it's survival. And hunger is a very loud teacher. Who else has eaten garri for survival mode?