Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day! It was the fourteenth of February, one of the most waited days of the year. I was like the rest, anxiously waiting for the day☺️. I was broke as f*** so the next thing to do is to go to Pinterest and search for a creative low budgeted gift for my babe; Because frankly speaking Valentine day is mostly for lovers😍 even though we of course acknowledge other loving people in our lives💕. I had prepared a special mason jar for my love the previous day ( pictures in the next post) so I was really excited to give it to him the next day when I would see him. Moreso, Babe had something special to give me that day, Obviously 🥰Little did I know what the day had in store for me😢. 

Everything changed; First, Mum got back from her trip earlier than expected. Then the house was a mess so I had to clean it before I left. If that wasn't all, I had a hard time deciding what to wear and mum constantly saying am taking too long to prepare. If you're a PHAT ( Pretty Hot and Thick) person, you feel me on this. I eventually decided on a skirt and a cute top. Just when I was about to tell my mum of my plans to leave the house, She told me she needed me to run an errand and gave me the, "can't you go tomorrow, I have just arrived" vibe. I got on the errand still undecided whether to stay or go. Once I was done with the errand, I sat done to have breakfast. As I started setting breakfast on the table, I got a sharp pain on my stomach and back and immediately I knew the red devils ( menstrual period) were here. I couldn't believe it, My calender told me that I was to get them on the 16th not on the 14th😠. I was so pissed. I knew this would be the thing that ruins my day. True to that, the pain was so intense I couldn't even get out of the house. To make matters worse😔, Babe had to do an urgent thing for his aunt which was to take the whole day! Just great🙄. That's how my plans for the day went to shit hole. 

But not all was bad, atleast I got to spend time with my mum, see my lost lost cousin and bingewatch Netflix. 

Basically, life happened to me but I haven't given up on my Valentine day. Nevertheless, who said Valentine has to be only one day? ☺️☺️

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A COOKING STORY

So i decided to act on my bucket list and that is to take up a screenwriting course. Today I will just publish on a what we have covered so far....It's a cooking story so do share your thoughts on it.

So just click on the images to know what the story is about.

Life Insight: Work on your dreams

DEVELOPING A CHARACTER OUTLINE

1. List the character’s major actions. Start from the end and work backwards. (Don’t analyze how or why; just create a list of actions.) For this, i chose the character Meena from Sing animation  movie. Her major actions from the end towards the beginning include:

• She gains the courage to sing in front of an audience
• She helps out arrange the theatre
• She is caught singing to herself by Buster- the head of the theatre
• She gets stung by Busters' words
• She tries to offer encouragement to Buster
• She helps Buster fix the stage for the next day's performance
• She gets employed as a stage hand
• She goes for a second shot at the theatre
• She chokes at her audition (she is too nervous)
• Meena's mom hands her the flyer for the auditions
• She sings a happy birthday song to her grandfather.

2. Analyse the list to reveal the character’s wants and needs. Is the character aware of what they want?

• Meena wants to sing
• She wants to gain confidence to sing in front of an audience
• She wants to win the prize money 

3. Describe how the character thinks and look at his or her basic psychology. Intelligent? Intellectually engaged? Cognitive Biases? Impulsive? Cautious?

• Meena is cautious, her actions as she approaches Buster, the head of the theatre reveal that to us

• Meena is also intelligent, she accepts to work as a stage hand if that means that she gets an opportunity to be at the theatre. 

4. Describe the character’s superficial affect. How might a casual acquaintance describe them?

• Meena might be described by others as shy but very talented. This is seen as she steps on the stage to sing for the very first time. 

5. List any important physical characteristics

• Meena in the movie is a big sized female elephant

Tips for better decision making

No one ever tells you which decision to take especially when you are all grown up. They offer advice, guidelines but it all draws back to you, you have the final say. Choice usually seems as an easy thing but its usually full of uncertainties and doubts and sometimes its easy to know if you've made the right choice but sometimes is just out wright hard.

So then what to do? A choice has to be made after all!!!
Somebody once said, its about making a choice you can live with. Can I live with the fact that I chose to major in Communication and not Media? Can I live with the fact that I chose to go down a certain path (good or bad)? Can I live with the fact that I chose to give up on what I want for the sake of pleasing others? The bottom line is that if you can live with your choice, you can handle the consequences that come along with that. And if you can't then know that you have to choose otherwise. But determining what you can live with requires wisdom. Wisdom like is it wise to give up on your dreams just coz you can live with the consequences? Certainly not!!!
Hence first of all, In decision making, put all the advice and guidelines given on mind, then write pros and cons of your decisions. Evaluate if you can live with your choice then lastly check if its a wise one.

P.S/ This is not for the BIG choices only, the small ones too belong here/need this.
(Photo Credits courtesy of Google)

His dream..... My doom!!!!

I loved him.
I guess he loved me too,
Not coz I knew it for sure,
But coz I chose to believe it
He wasn't like the usual bf
He didn't like get me gifts, threw random sweet msgs or surprises
Didn't even pick up on status updates
But, he sure tried on some stuff
So I guess I can say he didn't do so bad.

But sometimes I just wanted him to be like the rest of them
Surprise me even
But he never did,
He was just the usual,
Other days he made me love him less
I even got tempted to date other guys
Break up with him even.

But I couldn't, he was different, good different
He made me happy, laugh, smile and he sorta knew me
In a way that other guys I dated in the past never did
Wasn't easily angered
Acknowledged his mistakes, respected me
And always wanted to make me happy
Who couldn't fall in love with that??!!!

Yes sometimes I felt he never made time for me
Or I wasn't even someone he valued,
But he wasn't perfect..... No one is actually
I just had to love him anyway
After all love is all about giving yourself to someone else
Regardless of whether that love will be returned or not
In short, taking a risk.
So I loved him not for the person he couldn't be
But for what he was and most importantly,
What he meant to me.

Way until he woke up one day
And decided he wasn't good enough for me
In a way that most people hated being left....especially me
"In a text"....all of a sudden I meant nothing to him
All the while being played for a fool I didn't think I was
Empty words and promises was all I could remember him whispering to me
While the sweet memories we shared kept playing in my head like a broken record
And the hurt I felt not only consumed me, it was me
He forgot about all my love,how I would never give up on us,
He was enough for me,
That's why I gave my all
After all he wasn't just my lover,
He was also my best friend.

But that's life,
We embrace the times while they last
And move on because we have to
So...No I won't be bitter or hate him or throw awful words at him
Instead I will be thankful he was in my life for the time he was
And ultimately find a way to remember him without hurting myself



Quoted from: LIFE HAPPENS: THE B.S AND SCIENCE BEHIND OUR ALMOST LOVE STORY ( AddieBoettcher).

Being there for me

Moving Forward
The past is behind
Hard as it is
Getting up after a fall
Being Better each day
Reaching for my dreams
Pursuing my passion
Coz I gotta show them
What I've got, Who I am!!

I am strong, I am beautiful
So much wiser, so much better
A fighter, A conquerer
Coz no matter what happens,
I AIN'T BACKING OUT ON THIS.
I don't care if am alone in this
Or if I have to start from the ground
What I know is Jesus is enough for me
So I AIN'T BACKING OUT ON THIS
NOT TODAY, NOT EVER!!!!


Life this couple of days has not been kind to me.... I have faced so many difficulties which seem to occur simultaneously. And what sucked the most was not being able to share it with someone else. This meant I had to be my own encourager. And what I wrote at the beginning of this article is what am using to encourage myself coupled with some uplifting music. Because I know all things pass nothing is permanent so whatever am facing right now is only temporary and is going to make me strong..

Today's life insight is to be ur own encourager....build yourself, be there for u, love urself even when no one does, have hope knowing that all bad things pass...Then lastly have faith in God....u got this..