Musings from Nancita's Heart

  Guyssssssssssss... I have a testimony… I overcame procrastination, yet again 🤧 So, for what seemed like forever, I was away...and today, I have returned.. Now, this is me dusting off the cobwebs here and wearing back my blogger hat... But first, before we go all the way into this blog post, I offer you a salutation… Aloha😃  Welcome, welcome... Welcome to my blog, dear readers. I am Nan. C, (in case you forgot) The first thing I want to say is; I know I've been away for five months. Like, five whole months fa…😥 I mean, where did time go, so soon? Phew! Anyways, I'm here now and we'll continue from where we stopped. Which is, reviewing the book I talked about in my last post. Book Title: Notes on Grief by Chimamanda Adichie. I'll say something little on why I decided to read the book, and then select a couple of statements that resonated most with me and add my little two cents as well. They are a lot, believe me. But I'll stick with a few for this post.  Reason...

Whoosh! Deep sigh… Okay, first, hola and welcome. How have you been? I feel like we should exchange greetings with 'happy new year' or something like that 'cos it feels like a decade since I was here… Mehn! A lot has happened and I just might fill you in on it soon, or not 😉 Well, that's a story for another post. Right now, I'm here to clean up the cobwebs and possibly spray some air freshener... So yes, I've got some juicy posts prepared for you. They've been sitting pretty in my draft for ages now. Today, I finally launched a section of my blog I had been planning on since 1982, no thanks to procrastination 🌚🤧 and that is what this announcement is about. Can you even guess? Should I let you? Alright, let me help you... Drum rolls.. Red carpet out... (Holds mic) And the name of the section shall be called.... Books review O'clock 💥💥💥 Thank you thank you, I hear the applause and cheers... Thank you! The idea is that some of the books I read would b...

Hey guys, how ya doing?? Please tell me you improved on your reading game after reading my last post. That's so beautiful. I'm happy for you. Today, it's still about reading but from another angle. I hope you learn a thing or two. So, since I talk so much about my love for reading, I only thought it wise to also share the flip side of it. A.k.a mistakes, so that we can have a balanced equation and I don't appear like I've had it all put together since 1902. I just heard you say "thank God" ..lol. So yes darling, I'm still very heavily invested in putting in the work in this area and there are a couple of ways I didn't do so well as I'd have loved to. In retrospect, I have learnt my lessons, am making the necessary adjustments and that's the purpose of this post. This is the point where you put on your seat belt, relax and take a glass of water as we move... Reading can be really nice, especially when you're reading something you really ...

  "Why do you shout about reading so much like this?" You might have wondered and would like to ask me, if you had the opportunity. Let me save you the stress, you'll be reading the answer in a bit. But first, have you read this year, this month, this week, today? What did you read and for how long? Did you meditate on what you read and draw up an action plan on how to infuse what you learnt into your life's system? I'm proud of you mehn! So growing up, my parents really did a good job trying to inculcate the reading culture in all of us. My mum and her sisters were the reading type and would buy and exchange novels on crime, law etc Both of my parents studied English Language in university and so we had a vast range of literature books at home. Some in twos sef, 'cos two of them bought their individual copies and so we always had plenty of books at home. From Things Fall Apart and Anthills of the Savannah by Chinua Achebe, The Beautiful Ones are not Yet Born ...

Heyo dear, how's the weekend going? I hope you're unwinding well and enjoying yourself? Very important. Speaking of the weekend, it's usually when most people spend more time at home and are faced with a higher temptation to eat everything that comes their way. Are you guilty?? Now, before you throw the next thing into your mouth, grab a seat and let's have a heart-to-heart talk. I just wrote you a letter… enjoy! Dear foodie, Can you boldly declare that your stomach is proud of all that you send into it?? If we should do an audit of your eating habits, will the result show that you've been feeding life to your system or not? The things you call 'small chops' hope they are not about to give you big problems?? You are what you eat . Yep! Most sicknesses and illnesses can be traced to nutrition. There are a lot more nutrition related illnesses than you'd want to believe. And of all the illnesses you might deal with, nutrition-related illnesses should not be...