Just Be Happy

Hello people and a very happy new week to you all. Adulthood has been adulthooding and it's a drag that's so different from balabluebulaba what we ever imagined it would seem. I strongly feel there should be a critical course offered in all universities called LIFE; Brace yourself or something like that, which would prepare people for what's ahead. Our various experiences make for more than enough live case studies.

Amidst all of these though, we must make very conscious and precise efforts to remain happy and keep smiling, come what may lest we find ourselves spiraling into a dark place within our own minds. These days, we have a generation of sad people with happy cameras in good phones. Make sure you’re happy in real life. Don't be intimidated by all you see on social media but let your heart feel and experience real joy. 

Have a splendid week ahead and don't forget to be #AllHeartsAlways 💓😊

T.G.I.F Grateful, Thankful, Random

Yay!!!!! It's Friday at last and I am mighty glad. I have been waiting for Friday since Monday. Yes, I am falling in love with the weekends more because I don't have to be up so early to go to work. If that sounds really lazy of me, it's because you do not know what my schedule is like.  :)

Juggling and balancing being a wife, mother, Banker, daughter, niece, sister, daughter-in-law, friend, counsellor and BLOGGER is not an easy task but I think I wouldn't have it any other way. I am really glad for the strength to be all of these and more.  I get a lot of compliments and comments about how I juggle all of these roles and sometimes, even I ask myself how I do it. I do know it can only be the grace of,, and strength from the Almighty Himself that gets me through it and so I am mighty thankful this Friday.

I am thankful for my family. I am thankful I am loved and that I can love freely without inhibitions. I am thankful for so many things. This does not mean I don't want much more in my life (who doesn't need a couple of clean millions and a car right now? Lol ;) but it means I am truly grateful for all I have in my life right now. And that includes you, yes you reading this. I am thankful for you and I love everyone who takes times to come by my blog to read my randomness. 

I've had a strong urge to start doing videos these past couple of months but I have been too busy to give it much of a thought. I think I will take some lessons in recording and editing and then give it a go. What do you think? :)

Enjoy your Friday.

Shoutout to Rachel, my colleague at work. It's her birthday today. I wish all those celebrating in this month of June, all the very best in their endeavours.

Everything In Nigeria Is Out To Get You.

The frailty of life gets me every time. One minute a person is so alive and bubbly and the next, boom, they are gone. This is not meant to be a morbid post, but a wake-up call for us to live for each moment and embrace/enjoy life to its fullest as tomorrow is not promised to anyone. Popular Nigeria author, Ayo Sogunro, wrote a collection of poems in 2014 and the chilling title gets me every time. The book was titled "Everything in Nigeria is Going To Kill You" and I cannot agree more with this because the system and environment keeps failing us every time. Going out in the mornings and returning at night is a miracle by its own rights! 

How? Well, even if you are the sanest driver driving a brand new bullet proof vehicle, the bad roads filled with potholes will either cause you to stumble and tumble, or a pedestrian lost in thought would wander across your car on the highway and you would either have to slam on your brakes thus risk getting hit from behind, or you would have to swerve to avoid the pedestrian and risk running into some iron or concrete. Either way, everything in Nigeria is out to get you. A horrific accident happened in Lagos two days ago that took the wind out of the sails of everyone. A trailer carrying a 40ft cement-filled container fell off a bridge and landed on an SUV below. It flattened the vehicle and killed all its occupants instantly. I shuddered in mortification at the sight as I tried to picture the last moments of the unfortunate occupants. One moment innocently chatting away in their car, perhaps listening to the radio and debating over a certain issue, next moment BOOM and they were gone forever. :( No one should have to die so horrifically and avoidably. If only the driver had ensured the container was properly secured and if only he had been more careful driving, perhaps those people would still be alive. 

Alas, c'est la vie (such is life). 

I was involved in a freak accident at work two days ago which also made me feel the frailty of life firsthand. Some fella piled the fridge with bottles of soft drinks and went as far as stocking up the panels on the refrigerator's door. I never would have imagined anyone would do such a thing, so I opened the fridge to get out a drink. One moment, I was opening the door, the next moment I was seeing bottles fall out, land on the tiled floor, glass and liquid flying upwards towards my face. On reflex, I closed my eyes but not fast enough before a shard of glass entered my EYE. Just like that, I went from looking all dolled up to washing my eye out at a sink I was led to and hoping I wouldn't lose the eye. The very thought of  losing my eye sight scared me. Thankfully, a visit to the emergency room in my registered hospital sorted me out. I have dreaded opening any fridge since then but hopefully it won't turn into a phobia, lol. That incident only made it clearer to me that life is indeed very short.

Life is meant to be lived and enjoyed to the fullest and not just endured. It is up to you, yes you, to make this happen. Remember my post here about finding happiness and reveling in it? Yes, it's all on YOU. Make it happen and let every second of your life count and be worthwhile.

Live. Life. Love. Life.

#AllHeartsAlways

#TGIF

Looking Chic Around A Cheeky Child :)

Hi everyone, how are we all doing? I do apologize for being M.I.A over the weekend. I really couldn't help being away from blogging. I will do better by you all. ;) 

So I want to share an experience I had with my daughter on Saturday. I was getting dressed to go out and I wore a lovely sleeveless white top which I thought looked fabulous on me (ahem ahem), but then little Miss Swags walks in and this happened;

Me: *preening in front of the mirror, feeling fly and all that*

Daughter: Mummy, are you a nurse?

Me: A nurse? o______O

Daughter: Yes, you look like a nurse!

Me: How? Is it because of my white top?

Daughter: Yes. It makes you look like a nurse. It doesn't go with your trousers.

Me: O__0 Ermmm, OK. *hurries away to rifle through wardrobe for a quick change*

Me: *Changes into a top with a closer colour to the pants I had on* *Mutters under my breath at the cheek of her* *Embarrassed much because I was really feeling myself earlier before little madam came with her big opinion* *Surprised at the transformation*

Me: *The change actually looks far better and more suitable than the white nurse's top* Well, well, well.......* :)

Daughter: This is much better mum. You look beautiful. :)

Me: *Melts into mushiness* :)

The lesson I took away from that encounter was that people see things differently, and the sooner you realize and accept this fact, the less arguments you would have and the better you would feel always. I actually got a lot of compliments and admiring looks regarding my outfit that day. It goes to show that wisdom and good advice can come from anyone, taking up the advice is entirely up to you.

#DontDull #NoOneKnowsItAll #LiveAndLearn #EnjoyYourWeek

For The Love Of Money. TGIF

Thank God It's Friday. :)

I came across this image yesterday and the aptness of it moved me. As important and essential having money is, we must not forget to live while we go about in our pursuit of it. We allow the mundane things to overwhelm us while never truly seeking our happiness for ourselves and those around us. This shouldn't be so because we are only promised this one life and living it to the fullest is important. 

You can read the post I wrote here about Finding Your Happiness. It is really important that we stop to smell the flowers and watch the bird and bees often rather than focusing on our problems all the time. 

Come on and smile. :)

Have a fabulous weekend ahead.