THE FEAR OF AN AFRICAN MUM IS THE BEGINNING OF *INSERT YOUR LIFE SKILLS*

First of all, I hope you all had a lovely week. I  sure did but the week just seems to be running too quickly. Just like magic it's Friday and nearly the end of February, before you know it  it'll March and we'll be doing that "Happy new Month" thing all over again. All in all its closer to Spring and away from this monstrosity called "Winter". 

And so  it happened that sometime this week I was watching YouTube yet again. Yes! I hear all ye judgemental people. I was watching a video that discussed familiarities about African mums regardless of their nationalities, which made me giggle so hard because I could relate on so many level. Growing up with an African mother myself,  I can say there is nothing more terrifying than the fear that is instilled in you as a child  other than that of your African mother. I will give credit where it's due because it has really upped my morale in life, however, in the same breath  I will say that it was not a joking sturvs at the point it was taking place.... Walahi!

We all know that saying that goes "The Fear of God is the Beginning of Wisdom", scratch that!.
"The fear of an African mother is the beginning of a lot of a life skills". I mean insert any skill, is it obedience, good public conduct, orderliness, cleanliness, or sometimes even common sense. They've got it on lock down. At a point in my life, I believed  that there must've been a training school of some sort for all African Mums, because there was no way that  they all talked and acted alike that caused us to all share the same experiences as children.

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Happy New Year and Happy New Month Everyone

Starting off the year a lot of people do the whole thing of "New Year, New Me", resolutions and whatnot. Contrarily, I chose not to do resolutions this year simply because lets be real half the time it's a start and stop situation and a lot of pressure personally. So I thought what the hell, that's one thing less I'll have to worry about and wouldn't be doing this year.That being said i had abandoned this baby for too long but not without good reason. So here I am ready to share with you guys the amazing things I will find, experience and ponder upon in that happy place called 'Mind'. 

Lately, I have been spending ample amount of time on YouTube watching my favourite bloggers and everything and anything from natural hair videos to vegan food recipes, tags,vlogs,ramblings and story time of their pastime experiences, to such a degree that sometimes I'm up till late hours of the morning simply because I am so engrossed in the lives of  other people. LOL! 

Disclaimer : I am not a stalker...

Letting Go: Words I'd Never Get to Say

Before you go on to read this, I ask for just one thing. Plug your earphones, immerse yourself and listen to The Piano Guys 'Pictures at An Exhibition' as you read.

The Piano Guys- Pictures at an Exhibition 

 Please.

 Once upon a time, when I was the Greek god Atlas and I ruled Olympus, not Zeus, I was at peace. You were my Hera and I
 would gladly leave the pillars that stopped the heavens from crushing the earth to be by your side because YOU were my heaven and my world. I lived for me but my life had meaning because you were there to share it with me. Every good time lasted an eternity and every bad time was gone in a blink. We lived a life that even married people might have been jealous of. From our first date to the time when you fell asleep in my arms every night, I was privileged to watch you dress up in the mornings as you got ready for work. For the record, you look stunning when you dress so formal. I remember that you'd come back to bed and lie with me for a while just because leaving me was the hardest decision you had to make that day. I remember because on some days, you ended up not going to work and we'd spend the day watching movies, telling each other the silliest stories and actually working from home. We'd send in the completed work via email and get feedbacks saying how well it was done. We knew then that what we had was something unique; we were an amazing team.