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My friends and I are seated in a classroom on the top floor of the campus building when she starts to narrate a story for us. She started by saying how she’s been holding it in all along because some stories are better off when you keep…
Nothing is ever guaranteed in life. The income that one has today can be gone or greatly reduced tomorrow. You could lose your good job by being fired, retrenched, declared redundant or let go if the company you work for closes down. If…
If you’re a whiskey fan, then this post is for you. I don’t know about you, but I would take a cocktail over a neat glass of whiskey any day. It goes down much smoother, and if you make it the right way, it tastes amazing! Let’s dive a…
Having a cold can be extremely uncomfortable. The congested chest, fever, throat irritation, and headache is more than enough to put you down for bed rest. However, there are a few things that you can do to ease the irritation as your cold…
When you’re at home, it’s very easy to neglect yourself. I don’t know if it’s just me, but I tend to neglect my skin, hair, and facial routines a lot when I’m staying at home for a long period of time. Why? Because there’s really less…
They are good listeners. You probably have visible chemistry with each other. Your interests match so it’s very easy to have a conversation with them. It also helps that you have known them for years so you have bonded over the changes in…
I’m seated at home on a Friday evening. It has been an intense week and all I can think of is resting. My friends have called me several times asking me to go drink with them but I’ve turned them all down. I just want to be alone. The…
“Good evening lovely people!” Charlie shouted as the audience cheered as loud as they possibly could. “How are you all doing? To start us off I’d just like to say thank you for your never-ending support. Here’s a song I wrote when I was a…
Bianca and Bob had the most wonderful love story. Theirs was a story that proved the theory that love is blind. The universe brought them together from opposite ends of the earth and together they created something beautiful. Everyone who…
I have always had a type; tall, chocolate-coloured and intelligent. Those are the kind of girls I’m attracted to. Not to say that other girls aren’t pretty but this is just my preference, and I can’t think of it any other way. Most of the…
Emotional intelligence is an extremely important tool in life because it affects just about all of your interactions with people on a day to day basis. It is useful in the workplace, in our friendships and in all of our relationships. A…
Many working people today work for over 8 hours a day. In addition to long hours of work, they also spend plenty of time on the commute from work to home daily. As a result, people are always tired. Professional burnout has become an…
If you have been pregnant or are a new mom, then you know in public it can feel like you are a product under review. People comment on your situation in all sorts of ways. Some will comment on your baby’s features, others ask questions…
Celia had been dating this guy for a while. He was just her type. Tall, geeky and he wore glasses. He was extremely smart, and maybe that’s what attracted her to him when they first met. His name was Tonny. She had been eyeing him for a…
In the outskirts of a popular town called Shalla, there lived a man who could prophesy the future. His name was Moussa, and he was about 50 years of age. Media houses had tried to cover him on Television and radio but as soon as the…
Growing up, I was always the nail-biter. I tend to think it’s a habit that I inherited from my maternal side, but then again I don’t want to entirely pin the blame on genetics. At the time it never bothered me, but now that I’ve grown out…
Over the years the fight for women’s equal treatment has resulted in many positive outcomes. More women get promotions now, women also work in industries that were previously reserved for men only. However, despite the strides that we have…
No parent wants to believe that their child could be a bully. Perhaps besides getting a call from school or learning that your child has been bullied, a parent’s nightmare would be learning that your child is the bully. Bullying traits do…
A friend of mine narrated to us a story once that made us laugh until we started to cry, until we realised that it was a mental illness. The shower in her bathroom was spoiled and was emitting smoke and fire sparks. Initially, she would…
When most people are on their periods, they tend to feel uncomfortable. Symptoms such as nausea, diarrhoea, vomiting, headaches, cramps, fatigue and mood swings are very common. Which is why you might want to alter your diet for those few…
There’s a quote that was going around the other day that the people who aren’t on social media have the answer to life. I partly believe in this statement, because I have friends who just aren’t interested in being on social media, and…
Naomi loved attention from a young age. Maybe it was the fact that she was born in a large family and felt like she wasn’t attended to as much. Or maybe it was just a habit that she had cultivated as the years passed. She carried it on…
When I first got hold of this book, I didn’t have a business or anything. But given the headspace I was in, I figured I could do with a few lessons on how to think positively. It did help, and to a great extent. I love that the book has so…
Being friendly and approachable is a very necessary skill because we need people and people need us. Aside from the emotional support offered by friendships, they lead to connections that can take us very far in life. However,…
