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The One About Hemorrhoids

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 Let me start by saying something important: nobody warns you about adulthood properly. It Started Innocently. Everything was normal. I woke up, drank my tea, minded my business like a responsible citizen. Around midday, I felt pressed and off to the loo I went to do a number two. Five minutes after, my life changed. Chaos. The Moment of Realization Let me tell you something: when hemorrhoids arrive, they do not knock politely . They enter like an uninvited relative during Christmas. Suddenly sitting down is no longer an activity. It becomes a negotiation with destiny . I sat down. My body said: “Excuse me, who authorized this?” I stood up. My body said: “Where do you think you're going? ” At that point I realized this pain is not joking with me. The Walk of Suffering Let me talk about walking. Normally, walking is simple. Left leg and right leg abi? But when hemorrhoids flare up, you start walking like someone that is transporting fragile eggs between your bu...
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RANDOM MUSINGS

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  Hello people!! I know I have been missing in action and that is because I have been busy. Work, more hectic than normal because some people clearly do not like peace and they try to foster that on the rest of us.  So, I am usually knackered every evening and no time to write. Sigh.  I just decided to put together some of my random thoughts:  1. The people who send emails asking ''hope this meets you well'' what if I am tired and weak, no your email may not have met me well: keep it moving please 😑  2. Making sure  your sacrifices are valued: you know when you give up something of value for the sake of other people. Be it family or friends, most times we expect gratitude. But think about it, how many times have we been told ''but I didn't ask you to''. When the people you are giving up stuff for, do not know what you have given up they can't appreciate it. 3. Learning to accept: you know how things don't always work out as planned...and the...
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Four Eyed Gang!!

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 A few months ago, reading became kind of strenuous. The head ache accompanying staring at the computer all day was becoming unbearable. Decided to go for an eye examination because I know I have a 20/20 vision , the only things I find difficult are the tiny prints. One hour after, madam you have presbyopia. Then he explained how the lens in our eyes becomes weaker with age and then difficulty to see/read follows. Then, I remember when I was like 8 or 9 years and I badly wanted to wear glasses because it seems it was only for cool kids. I went to a primary school that had a lot of "cool kids" and I think when I was in primary 5 (not sure now) at the beginning of a new session half of the kids came back with glasses. Growing up, I was that child that was quiet and shy. Who wanted to be accepted by all, so I thought wearing glasses would mean joining the cool kids club.  Then the mission to convince my dad started. This is one man who is not the easiest to convince about anythi...
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Fantastic Four.

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On this day, exactly 4 years ago I welcomed my 2nd son. I remember I was not due to start my maternity leave but my body was tired. My boss, God bless him insisted that I should proceed on leave with immediate effect. That fateful morning, I just had very spicy noodles and I was still on the same spot when I felt a sharp pain in my back. Considering this second pregnancy was associated with back aches from day one, i didn't think it was something serious.  Then it started feeling like there was a royal rumble going on in my stomach, my mum said oh maybe you put in too much spice in the noodles and went back to her room. I got up to start packing hospital bag because I am such a last minute human being. I am sure there are women who pack hospital bags from the day they find out they are expecting a baby. Anyways, was packing and singing and hoping the pain/discomfort will go away because baby is not due for another two weeks. For every item I picked to put in the bag, there was a sh...
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SCALES LIE, A LOT.

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 So, I started exercising intentionally in the last few weeks,because I woke up one day and I could not move my body. Why do I feel so heavy? I could not even climb stairs without panting heavily.  I decided to take a stroll to the neighbourhood pharmacy and get my multivitamins. I still can't figure out why I decided to check my weight. Mistake: because that scale LIED. How is someone with my size and height  78.5kg.  I don't like how my body is at the moment. Slightly bulging tummy (that is if you consider a typical 4 months pregnancy bulge as slight).  Moving on....people will tell you that you should LOVE your body, but I have news IT IS NOT THAT EASY. I just want to have a picture perfect body. I want to be able to wear dresses and crop tops. I want to be able to fit into my size 12 skinny jeans and skirts. I miss tucking shirts into pants and skirts.  I don't want to be turning my face and looking for my perfect angle because my cheeks are puffy. I ju...
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ADULTERY: The Affair

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 ADULTERY: Adultery is sexual relations in which at least one participant is married to someone else and it is considered objectionable on social, religious,moral or legal grounds. We live in a world that I am going to refer to as an animal kingdom for the purpose of this post. And as we all know all animals are equal but some are more equal than others. Some of the reasons people commit adultery varies from unhappiness to dissatisfaction with the marriage either emotionally or sexually. Marriage is hard work and without equal contribution or mutual nurturing couples usually grow apart. Scenario A A married man cheating on his wife for years, he gets caught or otherwise found out. He blames the wife for being  nonchalant to his needs and emotions. Blames the traffic for keeping him out, so he has to stop by the other woman's house to pass time. Blames his crazy work hours with the same woman he has been cheating with.  Note that in all of this, he doesn't blame his philan...
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Does Your Attitude Stink?

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I have had what ''real writers" call writers block for a long time now. I did not have a clue what to blog about. I had a billion and one thought going on in my head at the same time, couldn't piece them together so I just let the blog rest. So, anyway I resumed work today after a 5 day break and yet nothing to write about. Got a call from my younger son who wanted a replacement toy car so I had to stop by the store on my way home. It was on the queue that the stench that rebooted my  writer's block inspired me. The beautiful lady right behind me on the queue....the stench, so gross! For a minute, I held my breath because I was in a state of shock. This smell can not be coming from behind me!!! After it dawned on me that the smell was actually coming from this suspected source, I thought about that phrase " Your Attitude Stinks". This is a terrible thing to say to anyone if we are being sincere but some people do have terrible behaviour.  5 Signs That Sho...
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New Set...

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Guys, I woke up to a new set of dentition!!! Like, I am not even joking. I was born with  gap tooth, I have lived with that for as long as I've have had teeth. So, this morning, while brushing I noticed my lower teeth now has another gap. Which means I have gap at the top and bottom, this happened over night. I was confused for a minute because I was not sure I was looking at my face. Ran into the room to show the husband, I am sure he was trying very hard not to laugh. He did say it is caused by old age, after a few minutes (very helpful). I spent the last 1 hour on google, trying to figure out what causes a sudden change in dentition . '' adult teeth do and can shift over time, whether or not you had braces as a teenager or child. So yes, teeth move overnight, though the change might be imperceptible at first. Regardless of dental decay or bad habits, our teeth usually shift over time, resulting in gaps, misalignment, and crookedness.'' ''Over ...
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