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Life update



So I’ve been MIA for the last few months. Life happens and suddenly, the year is almost over and I’m just getting older.

What happened to 2019? I swear, it felt as if I just blinked and majority of the year disappeared. Where does the time go?

Anyway, I believe I have good reason for going completely AWOL on my blog. You see, back in February I did one of the hardest, most rewarding things I have ever done. I gave birth to little baby girl. Up until today, I still question HOW mothers do it. Giving birth is painful and having a baby comes with its fair share of challenges - albeit rewarding. It sounds cliche, I know. But it is amazing and I wouldn’t change anything about it.

I took six months of maternity leave and I’ve been back at work for three months now. I’m still reeling over how fast time has flown!

I’m not one to share too much about my life but since I did disappear off the gram, I thought I’d share this little update with you.

Stay tuned, I have a bunch of giveaways in the pipeline and hopefully some great content to follow.

Lots of love
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Life advice's from a 20 something year old (Part 2)


1. Read a book at least once a year.

2. Prioritize your life and pay attention to the most important aspects of your life.

3. Be kind.

4. Invest in great skincare.

5. Use sunscreen every day.

6. Write a letter to yourself and read it in a couple of years (futureme.org)

7. Speak the truth.

8. Stay calm in stressful situations.

9. Spoil yourself, even if it just means taking a ten minute break during the day.

10. Love more and hate less.

11. Forgive people for your own good. 

12. Take a few deep breaths every day.
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Life advice's from a 20 something year old

1. Get a special perfume for a special occasion (like your wedding day), so every time you smell this scent, the feeling of nostalgia will overcome you and take you back to that special day.

2. Take out an hour of your day for yourself. Self love is more important than you may think.

3.  Invest more time in your relationships rather than your career.

4.  Have a night time routine so that your mind and body can automatically begin to rest as you get ready for bed.

5. Use an under eye cream.

6. Drink a lot of water.

7.  Live in the moment. You don't always need to document every moment of your life. If you're too busy snapping pictures, you might just miss the moments completely.

8. If you’re not happy with a product or a service, complain in a respectful manner. If you drop your hard earned cash on a product or service, you deserve exceptional quality.

9. Stretch every morning when you get up.

10.  Be happy for other people's happiness.

11. Dress up for yourself - even if you're just going to be at home all day.

12.  Don't post every detail of your life on social media. Some details should be kept private.

13. Compliment others.

14.  Don't allow negativity to take over your life.

15. Never go to bed with makeup on.

16.  Spend time with people who really matter to you.

17. Want to gift a close family member or friend without spending too much money? Over the course of a year, create an email address/folder/private site for them and write them letters and share pictures with them. This will be a great way to relive old memories.

18. Learn basic self defense and keep pepper spray on hand 

19. Smile more than you frown.


20. Never give  up!
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Relationships > Career


He woke up in the wee hours of the morning and got ready for a long work day. He had multiple meetings and traffic was always a nightmare. He needed to get to work on time and complete some work before his first meeting. The day passed by in a hectic blur, he ran from pillar to post, trying hard to get all his ducks in a row. He worked late and lost track of time. By the time he got home, he was too tired to think. He jumped into bed and closed his eyes, vaguely thinking about how he hadn’t spent any time with any of his loved ones. He needed rest before tomorrow. After all, it was essentially a replay of today.

 I get it if you’re a workaholic. A lot of people are. I mean at the end of the day, working gives many people a sense of purpose. And it’s great, it really is. Loving your job is truly a blessing. Rising for the grind is amazing. Getting up every day and working towards your career goals is true perseverance - and perseverance is something everyone needs. 

 But sometimes working too hard and too long is a curse. Especially when your career creates a wedge between you and the important people in your life.

 It’s easy to get lost in your work; to block out the entire world and concentrate on the task at hand. It’s easy to forget about everything else and get so engrossed in your work that you lose track of time.

 But if you’re going to spend all your time concentrating on your career, when will you find time to work on your relationships? After all, if you had to die today, your company will end up replacing you. But your family? Your family will mourn you and think about you for years to come.

 The sad thing is that we often fail to realise just how much emphasis we’re placing on our career and not enough on our relationships. If we continue spending too much time at work and not enough time with our loved ones, we are sure to create problems in our personal lives. Problems in our personal lives will most definitely result in problems in our professional lives. It’s important to find a work-life balance and to stick to it. 

 Here’s a breakdown of a typical working class person’s day:

 There are only 24 hours in the day:

 -8 = Amount of healthy hours required for sleep
-1 = Time it takes for breakfast and to get ready
-1 = Time it takes to get to work
-9 = A typical work day including lunch and coffee breaks
-1 = Time it takes to get home and run errands
-1 = Preparing dinner and eating/other essential tasks

 =3 hours (if you’re lucky and you didn’t have to work overtime) to spend with your loved ones.

 Is three hours or less enough to maintain the important relationships in your life? Probably not, but there’s absolutely nothing you can do to change that. I mean, you can cut down on your sleep for more hours in your day but won’t less sleep just make you more miserable?

 Work hard and set daily goals so that you can complete all the necessary tasks within your eight working hours. If it’s not urgent and if you’re too busy, delay some tasks for the next day. Try to plan your days so that you finish all your work within the applicable hours so that you do not have to work overtime. Try to complete all your work for the week by Friday COB because weekends need to be spent in maintaining relationships. 

 Once in a while, it’s okay to work overtime and work on weekends but doing it often will result in a bad habit. Such a bad habit can have a negative influence on your life.

 Work smart. Plan. Prioritize.
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