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Welcome to February. New Year, new journal picture. While I was looking for the picture to use in this post, I was excited that for my 2016 journals, I'll be using a new picture. Then I began to wonder why on earth I don't use a different picture for every journal? I mean, these pictures are not free. I actually pay for them. Why did I use the same two pictures for all 2015 journal entries? Anyway, here we are in February, talking about January. The thing about the New Year is that it Read More
The other day I was talking to my mommy and she told me that she had a wedding to attend, but that she was not going to go because the previous weekend, she was on call at the hospital and did not get any rest. She really just wanted to spend this wedding weekend at home on her bed. I agreed with her. Me sef, I don't like wahala, so I'm all for staying home and sleeping. She then went on to add that even if "asks permission" to miss the wedding, she would still have to pay the fine. I'm Read More
I don't usually blog in the weekends, but I sent out an email to my Sweet Potatoes yesterday, and I was so shocked and honored at the multiple responses I received, so I thought I should share the newsletter here. By the way, thank you to everyone who emailed and texted. You are awesome! This email was sent in the moment; I did not take time to go think about it and arrange it first. Enjoy! [Also, a link to subscribe to my Sweet Potato Mail is at the end of this Read More
So, we're back from our trip to Austin, Texas! It was my first time traveling with an infant, and boy, have I learned some lessons! I'll blog about this next time, but for now, let me tell you about our travel. We left on Friday, January 29th and came back on Sunday, January 31st. It was on Thursday night that I looked at my email closely and almost lost it: our flight was at 6:40 AM. What the heck was I thinking when I booked this flight??? First, I didn't go to be till past 1 AM. Then I Read More
This is NOT a sponsored post. I just want to tell you about the strange thing that has happened to me. Okay. So, when I was pregnant, I was encouraged to include yogurt in my diet - specifically Greek yogurt. I was really, really happy about this because I am a diary junkie. I would pick milk over soda, and I can (and often do) eat sour cream by itself. Also, as far as I'm concerned, provolone cheese is royalty, and cheesecake should be on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. I'd never say no to ice Read More
