The first time I saw a memory box was in a family member’s home, this was a child we all anticipated and made plans around her birth, I just couldn’t understand that all we had was the box. My feelings were misplaced, I immediately swung into cooking. What do you say to the parent that […]
Its September! Holiday Banter and back to school
September is here!!! I cannot believe I made it through the last two months of holiday from the constant settling of fight and unending questions, (Am i the only one here?) I am super excited to get the kids back to school to the loving hands of their teachers but one thing i am not […]
THE SCARS OF YOUR PAST- Don’t Waste a good Scar.
This was supposed to be a story for Obee’s Sunday inspiration but I am posting it today because someone may just need this before Sunday….Have an amazing day guys. Never let a good scar go to waste… I hear people all the time, discuss their past, mourn it and even cry about it. Some of them ask […]
Just Jump!
Just Jump! My brother in-law came over some days ago to spend the night and he was telling me about my niece and nephew (his kids) and their swimming abilities .He told me how my nephew is not afraid of the deep-end but my niece, who is also a good swimmer never swims without the […]
A wife and Mom Dilemma.
Who gets more help around the house from hubby when they are sick? So I chopped a bit of my finger this week while cutting sweet potato for my family. Hmmmmm! Let me just say I saw motherhood in a different light( I would shed some light on this someday) Let us enter the gist proper, […]
Treat Your Dreams Better…Push Through Feelings
I had some stuff to do but was tired, while I was just about to shove it aside till ‘later’, this sentence just came to mind , ‘why can’t we treat our dreams and passion like we do a job?’ We don’t always like to show up every morning to work, we don’t like […]
Friendship and The Realities.
I stumbled on this series on DSTV called ‘a million little things’ and it got me thinking, Let me tell you the story first before I share my thoughts. It was about four friends and it opened with one of them killing himself and while they were breaking the news, another friend was so close […]
Say No! Choose You.
Just say No! I have never been a Yes man but I find it hard to say No sometimes especially to friends and families, at the end of the day after taking on the task, I get burnt out and almost start resenting the person. Feeling like they are not considerate enough. One day Mr […]
Take Ownership, Own your Process
Yesterday my daughter was making a necklace with rubber bands and asked I showed her how to do it, while showing her, she just said “‘mummy just do it for me and was about to waltz right out of the room. I insisted she stayed through the process so she can learn to do it […]
You Are In Charge!
No matter how much I emphasise on feelings, I cannot stop talking about it because your feelings can change the trajectory of your life, Yes it is that deep! There are days that are really not so fabulous and it is like the whole universe is on your case!!!! You want to power through, but […]