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I feel bad that I didn't put up a post yesterday, and I feel worse because yesterday was Monday. I am so unmotivated right now. All I want to do is stay in bed and stare at the ceiling. I don't want to write. I don't want to read. My to-do list has been getting longer because I have not been scratching anything off. This past Saturday, I woke up at about 11:00 AM, ate a mango, spoke to Solachi on the phone for a while, and then slept till almost 5:00 PM. I didn't eat dinner till Read More
Remember I told you that Igwe and I have been reading the bible and I have so much to blog about. We're currently on the book of Numbers, and this book is true to its name. So many numbers. Anyway, I want to talk about Moses today. As you may know, at some point in Moses's life, he killed an Egyptian and Pharoah wanted him dead, so he flew to another country (don't remember the name now). Anyway, while in this other country, God appeared to him in the form of a burning bush and told him to go Read More
Woot, woot! It's the first giveaway of 2015 and I love doing these giveaways so much that I wonder why I don't do them more often. Well, here's raising my glass of milk to many more giveaways. Pink Basis is a clothing and accessory online store. They sell everything from dresses to sun glasses to swim suits, and of course, to shoes. Rules of the giveaway: 1. You have to be a US resident. 2. Follow me on Twitter. 3. Tweet about this giveaway. THAT'S IT!!! Winner will be Read More
This post brought to you by WE tv. The content and opinions expressed below are that of Verastic. Going out wit your boo is great, but staying in can be just as great. Staying in, however, to spend time with each other is absolutely different from staying in because you need to catch up with work, or because you don't want to be tortured by going out with him/her. I have met and heard about couples who don't necessarily want to spend all day with each other, and as long as that works for Read More
Dear Vera, I have been sleeping with my married ex husband. He knows I'm in love with him, but he doesn't seem to want to leave his wife. Could he really care about me like he claims, or would he have not cheated with me if he wanted to spare my feeling? __________________________________________________________________ Dear Sweet Potato, Thank you for your Dear Vera mail. Ironically, your mail/question is the easiest one I have had to answer recently. My dear, your married ex husband Read More
