Hey Blogsville,
A place to talk and people listen.... I'm sure i have gone on and on, here and in real life on how my arms are fat, my tummy is fatter and blah blah blah............
Ok i went to a party this past weekend (my weekend was good for me cos i finally ventured out to make/ visit my new friends), and some people just started to scream that i was getting rounder and all. I never exactly thought so before now because my clothes still fit and i have been feeling as wonderful as usual.
Ok once again i am on a mission - this time not diet o. Life style plan/ life style change, and its day 3. My tummy has gone down already. I caught DH seriously looking at me (all them stolen glances). and people at work have started to notice.
This time am determined cos:
Am doing it for me.
Am eating healthy and nice food, i dont feel deprived;
And i must fit into my size 12 clothes again ... yes i still have them.
Ok my dear Blog fam i know i can be a bore but will keep u updated on this one.
Here is a tip for fresh/ revitalised facial skin.
Body shop Vitamin C skin Boost. It's great trust me............... not marketing o, just looking out for u guys. (Orders Orders!!! winks).
Have a great week for the rest of the week.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Monday, February 18, 2008
The Body Shop
The Body Shop is a global retailer of personal care products. The company is committed to product and retail innovation and excellence as well as the pursuit of positive social and environmental change. The core values of The Body Shop are:
Against Animal Testing
Activate Self Esteem
Strengthen Our Community
Protect Our Planet
Defend Human Rights
Am looking into becoming a consultant. I know some of you bloggers already know about body shop. I will be taking orders for now and hopefully go for the training as soon as i have an opportunity to go to the UK.
Bring ur orders on friends..... am in LAGOS! I wish myself luck, and no i havent given up my bag business, i just havent got any new ones yet.
All in a bid to find more me time.
Have a great week folks.
I will be putting up more body shop info from time to time. wish me luck.
Against Animal Testing
Activate Self Esteem
Strengthen Our Community
Protect Our Planet
Defend Human Rights
Am looking into becoming a consultant. I know some of you bloggers already know about body shop. I will be taking orders for now and hopefully go for the training as soon as i have an opportunity to go to the UK.
Bring ur orders on friends..... am in LAGOS! I wish myself luck, and no i havent given up my bag business, i just havent got any new ones yet.
All in a bid to find more me time.
Have a great week folks.
I will be putting up more body shop info from time to time. wish me luck.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Valentine Blues
Have a lovely Valentines day my people.
I got my dh a nice shirt that cost me so much (things in Nigeria are so over priced).
So when i thought he didnt get me anything i was so vexxed this morning.......
DH had put some lovely stuff for me on the table. It was meant to be a surprise... am terrible with surprises....
Long and short i was embrassed that i had gotten so angry.........
Moral - its best to wait or be patient.....
Ermm bloggers its been so long, my life has taken a different twist. New job, new hours, just a totla shift. Most times am too tired to even clean my house.
The experience is paying off though so hopefully in a few months or years i will have enough experience to move on and yes more time for me and for blogging.
Am still here though.
Have a great valentine and remember today is all about you and yours.
I got my dh a nice shirt that cost me so much (things in Nigeria are so over priced).
So when i thought he didnt get me anything i was so vexxed this morning.......
DH had put some lovely stuff for me on the table. It was meant to be a surprise... am terrible with surprises....
Long and short i was embrassed that i had gotten so angry.........
Moral - its best to wait or be patient.....
Ermm bloggers its been so long, my life has taken a different twist. New job, new hours, just a totla shift. Most times am too tired to even clean my house.
The experience is paying off though so hopefully in a few months or years i will have enough experience to move on and yes more time for me and for blogging.
Am still here though.
Have a great valentine and remember today is all about you and yours.
Monday, January 7, 2008
Happy New Year. And the Rules of Life
Happy New Year my people!!! my resolutions am sure ur intrested in
are to be good, speak well and eat well......... enjoy the rules below
cherie carter-scott's rules of life
(Carter Scott references this quotation:) "Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood." (Helen Keller)
Rule One - You will receive a body. Whether you love it or hate it, it's yours for life, so accept it. What counts is what's inside.
Rule Two - You will be presented with lessons. Life is a constant learning experience, which every day provides opportunities for you to learn more. These lessons specific to you, and learning them 'is the key to discovering and fulfilling the meaning and relevance of your own life'.
Rule Three - There are no mistakes, only lessons. Your development towards wisdom is a process of experimentation, trial and error, so it's inevitable things will not always go to plan or turn out how you'd want. Compassion is the remedy for harsh judgement - of ourselves and others. Forgiveness is not only divine - it's also 'the act of erasing an emotional debt'. Behaving ethically, with integrity, and with humour - especially the ability to laugh at yourself and your own mishaps - are central to the perspective that 'mistakes' are simply lessons we must learn.
Rule Four - The lesson is repeated until learned. Lessons repeat until learned. What manifest as problems and challenges, irritations and frustrations are more lessons - they will repeat until you see them as such and learn from them. Your own awareness and your ability to change are requisites of executing this rule. Also fundamental is the acceptance that you are not a victim of fate or circumstance - 'causality' must be acknowledged; that is to say: things happen to you because of how you are and what you do. To blame anyone or anything else for your misfortunes is an escape and a denial; you yourself are responsible for you, and what happens to you. Patience is required - change doesn't happen overnight, so give change time to happen.
Rule Five - Learning does not end. While you are alive there are always lessons to be learned. Surrender to the 'rhythm of life', don't struggle against it. Commit to the process of constant learning and change - be humble enough to always acknowledge your own weaknesses, and be flexible enough to adapt from what you may be accustomed to, because rigidity will deny you the freedom of new possibilities.
Rule Six - "There" is no better than "here". The other side of the hill may be greener than your own, but being there is not the key to endless happiness. Be grateful for and enjoy what you have, and where you are on your journey. Appreciate the abundance of what's good in your life, rather than measure and amass things that do not actually lead to happiness. Living in the present helps you attain peace.
Rule Seven - Others are only mirrors of you. You love or hate something about another person according to what love or hate about yourself. Be tolerant; accept others as they are, and strive for clarity of self-awareness; strive to truly understand and have an objective perception of your own self, your thoughts and feelings. Negative experiences are opportunities to heal the wounds that you carry. Support others, and by doing so you support yourself. Where you are unable to support others it is a sign that you are not adequately attending to your own needs.
Rule Eight - What you make of your life is up to you. You have all the tools and resources you need. What you do with them is up to you. Take responsibility for yourself. Learn to let go when you cannot change things. Don't get angry about things - bitter memories clutter your mind. Courage resides in all of us - use it when you need to do what's right for you. We all possess a strong natural power and adventurous spirit, which you should draw on to embrace what lies ahead.
Rule Nine - Your answers lie inside of you. Trust your instincts and your innermost feelings, whether you hear them as a little voice or a flash of inspiration. Listen to feelings as well as sounds. Look, listen, and trust. Draw on your natural inspiration.
Rule Ten - You will forget all this at birth. We are all born with all of these capabilities - our early experiences lead us into a physical world, away from our spiritual selves, so that we become doubtful, cynical and lacking belief and confidence. The ten Rules are not commandments, they are universal truths that apply to us all. When you lose your way, call upon them. Have faith in the strength of your spirit. Aspire to be wise - wisdom the ultimate path of your life, and it knows no limits other than those you impose on yourself.
This summary is merely a brief outline and simply does not do the book justice, nor the wisdom within it.
are to be good, speak well and eat well......... enjoy the rules below
cherie carter-scott's rules of life
(Carter Scott references this quotation:) "Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood." (Helen Keller)
Rule One - You will receive a body. Whether you love it or hate it, it's yours for life, so accept it. What counts is what's inside.
Rule Two - You will be presented with lessons. Life is a constant learning experience, which every day provides opportunities for you to learn more. These lessons specific to you, and learning them 'is the key to discovering and fulfilling the meaning and relevance of your own life'.
Rule Three - There are no mistakes, only lessons. Your development towards wisdom is a process of experimentation, trial and error, so it's inevitable things will not always go to plan or turn out how you'd want. Compassion is the remedy for harsh judgement - of ourselves and others. Forgiveness is not only divine - it's also 'the act of erasing an emotional debt'. Behaving ethically, with integrity, and with humour - especially the ability to laugh at yourself and your own mishaps - are central to the perspective that 'mistakes' are simply lessons we must learn.
Rule Four - The lesson is repeated until learned. Lessons repeat until learned. What manifest as problems and challenges, irritations and frustrations are more lessons - they will repeat until you see them as such and learn from them. Your own awareness and your ability to change are requisites of executing this rule. Also fundamental is the acceptance that you are not a victim of fate or circumstance - 'causality' must be acknowledged; that is to say: things happen to you because of how you are and what you do. To blame anyone or anything else for your misfortunes is an escape and a denial; you yourself are responsible for you, and what happens to you. Patience is required - change doesn't happen overnight, so give change time to happen.
Rule Five - Learning does not end. While you are alive there are always lessons to be learned. Surrender to the 'rhythm of life', don't struggle against it. Commit to the process of constant learning and change - be humble enough to always acknowledge your own weaknesses, and be flexible enough to adapt from what you may be accustomed to, because rigidity will deny you the freedom of new possibilities.
Rule Six - "There" is no better than "here". The other side of the hill may be greener than your own, but being there is not the key to endless happiness. Be grateful for and enjoy what you have, and where you are on your journey. Appreciate the abundance of what's good in your life, rather than measure and amass things that do not actually lead to happiness. Living in the present helps you attain peace.
Rule Seven - Others are only mirrors of you. You love or hate something about another person according to what love or hate about yourself. Be tolerant; accept others as they are, and strive for clarity of self-awareness; strive to truly understand and have an objective perception of your own self, your thoughts and feelings. Negative experiences are opportunities to heal the wounds that you carry. Support others, and by doing so you support yourself. Where you are unable to support others it is a sign that you are not adequately attending to your own needs.
Rule Eight - What you make of your life is up to you. You have all the tools and resources you need. What you do with them is up to you. Take responsibility for yourself. Learn to let go when you cannot change things. Don't get angry about things - bitter memories clutter your mind. Courage resides in all of us - use it when you need to do what's right for you. We all possess a strong natural power and adventurous spirit, which you should draw on to embrace what lies ahead.
Rule Nine - Your answers lie inside of you. Trust your instincts and your innermost feelings, whether you hear them as a little voice or a flash of inspiration. Listen to feelings as well as sounds. Look, listen, and trust. Draw on your natural inspiration.
Rule Ten - You will forget all this at birth. We are all born with all of these capabilities - our early experiences lead us into a physical world, away from our spiritual selves, so that we become doubtful, cynical and lacking belief and confidence. The ten Rules are not commandments, they are universal truths that apply to us all. When you lose your way, call upon them. Have faith in the strength of your spirit. Aspire to be wise - wisdom the ultimate path of your life, and it knows no limits other than those you impose on yourself.
This summary is merely a brief outline and simply does not do the book justice, nor the wisdom within it.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
If
Just a little something on confidence for you guys.Enjoy!
'if' by rudyard kipling
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:
If you can dream - and not make dreams your master,
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it all on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings - nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!
Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)
Kipling is said to have written the poem 'If' with Dr Leander Starr Jameson in mind, who led about five-hundred of his countrymen in a failed raid against the Boers, in southern Africa. The 'Jameson Raid' was later considered a major factor in starting the Boer War (1899-1902)
'if' by rudyard kipling
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:
If you can dream - and not make dreams your master,
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it all on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings - nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!
Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)
Kipling is said to have written the poem 'If' with Dr Leander Starr Jameson in mind, who led about five-hundred of his countrymen in a failed raid against the Boers, in southern Africa. The 'Jameson Raid' was later considered a major factor in starting the Boer War (1899-1902)
Monday, November 26, 2007
30 DAYS OF THANKFULNESS - DAY 26
Please join me in the Thankfulness Chain....if I tag you today, please complete the tag tomorrow (November 27), and title your post “30 Days of Thankfulness - Day 27”. Please provide a link to myself and the two people that you're tagging for Day 27, so that we can all follow the chain... please let them know they're being tagged, why they're being tagged, and how to grow the chain.
If I tag you today and you’re unable to do the tag tomorrow, you can still choose the day to reflect the date on which you do it (e.g. if you choose to do it on November 28, you can title the post “30 Days of Thankfulness – Day 28”). The same applies if you decide to complete the tag today, instead of tomorrow. Please post these rules, or something to this effect, to help the tag along.
I was gradually becoming a complaining/nagging woman, God has started to change me, it was so good to be tagged by daddys girl, because its a confirmation that i have so much to be grateful for
I am Thankful for being alive, God on so many occasions i as a human have felt like the only way out would be death, he has kept me,i am so great ful for the gift of life. I have had my illnesses and sicknesses but He has kept me.
I am thankful for my wonderful family- should i say families now. He has blessed me with the best father ever, a supportive mother,A almost perfect husband, great and wonderful siblings, A good and God fearing mother in law, nice in laws.
I am thankful for my neighbours - we are not the best of friends, but we all live in peace at all times. In fact just thanking God for them has made me realise i need to bless them somehow.
I am thankful for my career - i complain so much about how i want a job and money and all, i just keep complaining, but looking back now, the Lord has been faithful, am sure he started this work, cos through it all He has keep me focused and determined. I am so thankful for the fact that he started me off from the very bottom, in the last few years i have watched my self only go higher. He is able and i am thankful for this. I was fighting myself(note myself) in my office that i am leaving today, but i have come to realise that i have been here at this time for a purpose and i am thankful for this.
I am thankful for my home, a roof over my head, a shelter away from the troubles of this world.
I am thankful for my friends, old, new, walked, previous and future - i have been telling anyone that wants to listen, how i don't have friends and how i want a good friend, i can be myself with, encourage, mess around with and just generally be there for. I have been crying about the ones i lost, the ones i miss etc. But i want to thank God now for the people around me, i thank God that in little ways i am able to be a blessing to each and every one of them, i pray he continues to teach me to love unconditionally expecting nothing in return. I am thankful for a certain person i have known for a few years, yet it seems like i have known her all my life. We have our fights and make up, not so near each other yet our friendship has blossomed, she has been like no friend i have ever had, so close that i cannot exactly call her friend. I thank God, for the kind of spark and grace she carries with her, and though sometimes she wants more, i am thankful because her future is settled.
I am also thankful for my new discovery!! JOYCE MEYER!!!!!!
For everything i say Thank You lord, continue to keep a word of praise on my lips, continue to make me a blessing. Strengthen me in your word Lord, Please continue to hide me under the shadow of your wings.
Amen.
I am tagging Sisbee, Mrs Somebody and Nyemoni 9Don't know how to put the links, sorry).
If I tag you today and you’re unable to do the tag tomorrow, you can still choose the day to reflect the date on which you do it (e.g. if you choose to do it on November 28, you can title the post “30 Days of Thankfulness – Day 28”). The same applies if you decide to complete the tag today, instead of tomorrow. Please post these rules, or something to this effect, to help the tag along.
I was gradually becoming a complaining/nagging woman, God has started to change me, it was so good to be tagged by daddys girl, because its a confirmation that i have so much to be grateful for
I am Thankful for being alive, God on so many occasions i as a human have felt like the only way out would be death, he has kept me,i am so great ful for the gift of life. I have had my illnesses and sicknesses but He has kept me.
I am thankful for my wonderful family- should i say families now. He has blessed me with the best father ever, a supportive mother,A almost perfect husband, great and wonderful siblings, A good and God fearing mother in law, nice in laws.
I am thankful for my neighbours - we are not the best of friends, but we all live in peace at all times. In fact just thanking God for them has made me realise i need to bless them somehow.
I am thankful for my career - i complain so much about how i want a job and money and all, i just keep complaining, but looking back now, the Lord has been faithful, am sure he started this work, cos through it all He has keep me focused and determined. I am so thankful for the fact that he started me off from the very bottom, in the last few years i have watched my self only go higher. He is able and i am thankful for this. I was fighting myself(note myself) in my office that i am leaving today, but i have come to realise that i have been here at this time for a purpose and i am thankful for this.
I am thankful for my home, a roof over my head, a shelter away from the troubles of this world.
I am thankful for my friends, old, new, walked, previous and future - i have been telling anyone that wants to listen, how i don't have friends and how i want a good friend, i can be myself with, encourage, mess around with and just generally be there for. I have been crying about the ones i lost, the ones i miss etc. But i want to thank God now for the people around me, i thank God that in little ways i am able to be a blessing to each and every one of them, i pray he continues to teach me to love unconditionally expecting nothing in return. I am thankful for a certain person i have known for a few years, yet it seems like i have known her all my life. We have our fights and make up, not so near each other yet our friendship has blossomed, she has been like no friend i have ever had, so close that i cannot exactly call her friend. I thank God, for the kind of spark and grace she carries with her, and though sometimes she wants more, i am thankful because her future is settled.
I am also thankful for my new discovery!! JOYCE MEYER!!!!!!
For everything i say Thank You lord, continue to keep a word of praise on my lips, continue to make me a blessing. Strengthen me in your word Lord, Please continue to hide me under the shadow of your wings.
Amen.
I am tagging Sisbee, Mrs Somebody and Nyemoni 9Don't know how to put the links, sorry).
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Insight
I got tagged for tomorrow but i just wanted to say today that My God has been so faithful.....i know something is about to happen cos i am soooooooo expectant. Will fill u people in when it manifests.
In the meantime i think tomorrow is my last day here in our 2 man office, another door has opened and i'm walking right into it.I gave the proper leave oooo and it ends tomorrow or on Monday.
Recently i have just been feeling so wonderful with myself, i wish i could show you pictures! Its good to feel nice, i asked DH why he was treating me a bit differently these days. His answer - "you look different and are acting different, ur skin is shinning so much more than before, what happened?" wow. Here's tooo plenty more bliss.
And DH is taking me to see Brian Mcknight and all the people coming on sunday.... i look forward to it. Will give u details of all that on monday i suppose, he has been so so sweet and has it all planned. I can't wait.
Ok my people wait for my thankful post tomorrow.....
In the meantime i think tomorrow is my last day here in our 2 man office, another door has opened and i'm walking right into it.I gave the proper leave oooo and it ends tomorrow or on Monday.
Recently i have just been feeling so wonderful with myself, i wish i could show you pictures! Its good to feel nice, i asked DH why he was treating me a bit differently these days. His answer - "you look different and are acting different, ur skin is shinning so much more than before, what happened?" wow. Here's tooo plenty more bliss.
And DH is taking me to see Brian Mcknight and all the people coming on sunday.... i look forward to it. Will give u details of all that on monday i suppose, he has been so so sweet and has it all planned. I can't wait.
Ok my people wait for my thankful post tomorrow.....
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