The long-awaited two-week leave finally arrived and I was prepared, armed with my newly scheduled routine, and surprisingly, it worked. For seven days (as planned), I stuck to my routine. via GIPHY Full disclosure here: it was a 7 out of 10 personal rating, but that’s success to me. Enough to say that it propelled […]
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In a world of rush culture, slowing down to simply enjoy life as it is happening is tasking and almost impossible. Right from when the unnecessarily loud alarm jars you awake from sleep to when you hit the bed at night, you are hurried. You are in a haste to get dressed and leave the
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Is it will or motivation or wish? Or is it just plain ol’ self-boundary? Introduction When we consider self-discipline, we think that will is the key to exercising this discipline. Very rarely do we not have the inspiration or motivation when we set our mind to accomplishing a goal. So, it’s usually not for a
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Every aspect of wellness is just as important as the other. If you’re looking to welcome romantic love into your life or you’ve been dreaming of touring the world with your sweetheart who you haven’t met yet, it’s relevant to prepare yourself for this desire. We are a mix of our perfections and imperfections and
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“Have a nice weekend!” Your coworker says to you as you end the last meeting for the day and week, it’s a Friday (Yaay!) You do a quick mental review of your to-do for the weekend and groan, at least, you don’t have to answer any work emails or be an adult for the next
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After a long day, quality sleep at night almost seems like a reward. Not only is it a good reward, but it’s a time for the body to also work and restore itself. We all can’t boast of getting good sleep at night though. Sometimes, it almost makes the night a time not to look
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Many of us can relate to this: hovering on the edge of lethargy, apathy, and sometimes sadness. A rut is a routine or set of habits that have become boring and unproductive or hard to change even though they don’t serve you well. It could be a response to a serious life-changing situation, stress, or
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It’d been two months since I left Jude and I had never anticipated anything that I experienced in this period. I had to blacklist Jude’s number, including my family’s and his family’s. I was considering being cordial with him for the sake of our kids, but Jude was threatening me and I believed it. I
As soon as Jude left for work, I called the driver to come in. I hastily packed our things in the bus with the help of the driver and soon we were leaving the compound. It felt like a dream. Sarah was out of town for her wedding anniversary although she was aware of what
On my birthday, the same day as our anniversary, I served Jude our divorce papers. Mummy Abound was babysitting the kids while I took myself out and went to make my hair, just to look good. I allowed myself to have fun and gave myself the permission to be twenty-eight, to be young just as