WHILE I WAS AWAY

Hello.... Hello..... Hello....... Wattaguan lovelies...... How have you been enjoying the first week of December so far? I hope all the blessings don dey show small small o.....

Well, when i came back from my sabbatical, i promised y'all a photo post shey? It's here.... feed your eyes o cos e go tey before my picture show for here again. Meanwhile, brace yourselves cos this post use style long

CONVOCATION PICTURES

Uniben decided to wait till after i finished youth service before they deemed it fit to arrange my convocation ceremony..... Well, I couldn't say no to time off and a change of environments, so I carried my bags and off I went to the Ancient City of Benin...... here are some of the pictures from the week I spent in Benin;

L-R; Ame of My Thoughts to Screen, Me, My Mum, Nekwu and the famous Ada

When we decided to take a selfie; i had to goof 

Wherever we are gathered, a turning up activity must take place

That gown dey give maaadt heat ehn

I sha had to look ghen ghen

Moi et the famous Ada

Me and my number 1 man, Le Boyfriend of life, My daddy love.... I look like him shey? 

I had to stretch to press my kid sister's shoulder down.... the girl grows an inch everytime i see her

Our Mums in their "unplanned" touch of red; I bet you can't guess who is whose mum

My only #ConvocationSelfie


BIG SISTER'S WEDDING
I'm going to gush on and on about my sister's wedding till forever o... my sister was a beautiful bride mehnnn and the wedding was just as beautiful. I intend to do an exclusive feature on the wedding once I get the professional pictures so manage the ones I have....

Thank you for the past 10mins of your time [in Duru's words]


XOXO

XMAS SALES

Hallos lovelies......  I decided to start renting out our ad spaces since I know a lot of people would be doing xmas sales this period. So in case you're interested, just holla. Our prices are very affordable.

Our first XMAS SALES is from YETBUM CAKES N' CHOPS. We already had an advert for her business [check here if you missed it].

#SERIES & DICUSSIONS// GUEST POST// JEALOUSY

Good day lovelies...... I know y'all have finally forgiven me so I'm here to prove to you that you didn't make a mistake *shines teeth*

Welcome to SERIES TUESDAY...... Our discussion is headed by the one n only Amy Baby of Seyon Hudeyin's Blog and we'll be discussing Jealousy.... so sit tight, read, learn, share, n most importantly, ENJOY!!!!!

JEALOUSY.

The emotion of jealousy is one of the seven negative emotions listed by Napoleon Hill, the others being: the emotion of fear, the emotion of hatred, the emotion of revenge, the emotion of greed, the emotion of superstition and the emotion of anger.

The urban dictionary defines jealousy as

 "the feeling of being threatened by a rival in a romantic relationship on losing something of value to another person which happens to be yours already"

I know from my little experience on earth that jealousy is not only linked to a romantic relationship like the urban dictionary stated so I checked further.

Merriam Webster dictionary defines jealousy as

"being intolerant of rivalry or unfaithfulness, a. Hostile attitude towards a rival or one believed to enjoy an advantage".

Now, I'm very sure we all have experienced jealousy at some points in our lives, give or take but for the purpose of this post, I'll like to categorise jealousy into three.

  1) Jealousy in friendship

Jealousy has the power to ruin  friendships if it is not kept in check.

I remember when I was in the university, I had this particular friend who was consumed by the green eyed monster. If I bought a new dress, she'll buy two, same with shoes etc. It seemed funny to me because she was in was a rat race with herself not me and I really felt for her but hey! *shrugs*

The truth is y'all can bear me witness that even the best of friends can get jealous of each other at all times especially if they are both going after similar things in life, I've been there and I'm sure you have too but the good news is that you have to realise that you are two separate individuals who will make his/her own way even if you have the same goals in mind after all the Bible said;

 "I returned and saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor favour to men of skill but time and chance happeneth to them all" - Ecclesiastes 9:12.

Allowing jealousy to seep far into your mind and heart will only rob you of happiness and if you look at it, most times when we feel jealous, self esteem is involved as poor self esteem is the chief cause of Jealousy.

Instead of getting jealous of your friend's achievement, why not use it as an inspiration to having a better life?

2) Jealousy in relationships.
I've heard it over and again that it is normal to exhibit a lil jealousy in a relationship but since jealousy is a negative emotion and like Napoleon Hill stated that

"the presence of a single negative in your conscious mind is sufficient to destroy all change of constructive aid from your subconscious mind".

 There are 1001 ways to show that you care other than exhibiting jealousy.
Without trying to brag or sound modest, I honestly cannot remember exhibiting jealousy in all my relationships, past or present; it doesn't just work for me.
I had a close pal whose boyfriend banned her from having body contact with guys (hugging, shaking, etc). She didn't have a life as he was practically everywhere she was, the only time she could breathe was when she was sleeping, each time I told her To break up with him as he was destroying he life, she would remind me of all the hours of sex she had given him *sigh* I think he knew I didn't like him so he told her I was a bad influence *I'm digressing*
Snooping, keeping tabs on your partner's movement will only give you high blood pressure my dear! Why date someone you do not trust in the first instance?
A dangerous form of jealousy in relationship is morbid jealousy in which the object of contention is sexual infidelity with no claims 99% of the time (imagine). Here, one partner holds. The delusion that their partner is unfaithful. People who Suffer from morbid jealousy stalk their partner and forms of morbid jealousy are obsession and delusion.
Jealousy is not a form of affection, don't be deceived!

.........to be continued..........

My lovely lovelies, I hope y'all learnt a thing or two from Amaka's post o. Please jealousy is evil, don't let the devil use you o.....

Till the next time I see you, stay Beautiful and Handsome& Don't Be Jealous

XOXO

APOLOGIES

This is how I look right now

My lovely lovelies..... I'm sorry I went AWOL on y'all.... I don't want to give excuses but at least i'll explain.

it's been crazy.... travelled to 3 states in the 2weeks I was away.... my convocation and my sister's wedding took place in the 2 weeks too.....



I don taya to explain o

I'm still sorry but I promise i'll never run off on you guys again if you forgive me this time....



I have plenty gists for you guys o.... I'm even going to do a photo post or two sef.....

But for today, I want to officially welcome y'all to 
DECEMBER. May this month bring you everything that locusts and cankerworms have eaten from you. All your heart desires for the year 2014 which you have given up on, the Lord will make them to come to pass. This month, you'll have miracles that will sound like lies... testimonies will not cease from your mouth this month in Jesus name.
I also want to wish my friend Nekwu a happy happy birthday, age in style niccur.....
I also want to remind our guest bloggers to keep sending the posts in o.... Moby, Ernie, Funmi Reese, Buiti, Duru Bubba, Ame, Petite Diva, Yours Truly n co.

Thanks to y'all for checking up on me, I missed everyone of you OYA CHOP FRENCH KISS MUAH....

*phew*

TILL THE NEXT TIME I SEE YOU, STAY BEAUTIFUL AND HANDSOME AND FORGIVE ESTHER

XOXO

GUEST POST// SKINCARE DO'S& DON'TS

Happy weekend my lovelies!!!!! Saturday post right at you..... Hope you're enjoying your Saturday well well o? I am enjoying mine already o!!!

Shey you remembered I promised to give you posts from my blogger friends? Well, we're starting with that now, and the first one is from my blog mother Olufunmi of Lady Wannabe Blog . It's a beauty post so y'all berra gather round and learn o if you don't want your skins to wrinkle o.....

Hello everyone I'm Olufunmi and I'm so happy to be writing a guest post Esther and her lovely blog.

Today's post will be about skincare. Skincare is one of the most important steps in beauty in my opinion, it's skin first then makeup later. A basic skincare routine involves four steps cleanse, exfoliate, tone and moisturize.. Let's get into the do's and don'ts.........

DO- Use a facial wash/cleanser, the main benefit of facial cleansers is help cleanse the skin of any dirts. There are several cleansers for various purposes (acne, blackhead, oil free). Be sure to look for the one that suits your skin concern the most.
DON'T- use a bar soap on your face. Yes!!! soaps can clog pores which can also cause you to breakout;

DO- Exfoliate once or twice a week, this will help remove dead skin and refreshen the skin. For exfoliation, try using a facial scrub or mask.. There are also some fun DIY mask/scrubs that works fine.
DON'T- Use a sponge on the face. Okay, there are some sponges meant for the face but those bath sponges aren't one of those. The skin on the face is soft and sponge can make it rough, if you need extra cleansing you can get a facial brush.

DO- Use a different towel for your face. Also, when drying the face use patting motions. Try to avoid rubbing the towel all over, it is believed that this can cause wrinkle (well.. I don't have wrinkles but I wouldn't want any sooner than expected)
DON'T- Use your body towel for your face. Your face and body should have their own towels, there a lot of germs/bacteria on a body towel transferring them to the face might cause more harm to the face.

DO- Use a toner to help balance the skin ph. After cleansing, the skin can get dry, so toners can help moisturise and balance it up.
DON'T- While rubbing on your toner, try using a patting motion so as to avoid moving germs around the face.

DO- Use a facial moisturizer. Facial moisturizers can vary for different purposes. Do find one that suits your skin needs.
DON'T- Use a body cream for the face. Using a body cream for the face can clog pores, which in turn may cause you to break out.

Ok.. there it is, my skincare routine do's and donts, to be clear I'm not a dermatologist or skin expert but these tips are things I've learnt over time and they have helped improve my skin and I hope one or two people reading finds them helpful.

Thank you Olufunmi for all these tips... I actually had no idea of any of these especially the soap and cream things.

My lovelies, I hope y'all learnt a thing or two o.... Other bloggers, I'm waiting for your guest posts oooooo! Don't lemme start stalking you o.

So till the next time I see you again, Stay Beautiful& Handsome and TAKE CARE OF YOUR SKIN.

XOXO





UNTITLED 2

Hi my lovely lovelies!!! It's finally Friday and 47 days more to the end of 2014. How was your week, I hope it was good? Well, mine was less stressful just that I tagged this week NO NETWORK WEEK . See ehn, this network matter show me shege o, glo will be showing me 3G, yet to send common text message na wahala talk more of browsing. Then this week, my obsession with animated movies increased too notwithstanding the network rubbish. But the week is over anyway, thank God the week is over.

10/05/14-10/11/14

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