Everything & Anything

I have not blogged in over three months. Why not? Hmmm, let's see...could it be "bloggers' block"? Naija wahala - trying to figure out survival strategies in this comatose economy? Juggling with different roles I need to play? A reluctance to write or an inability to express my true feelings? I'd really would like to be able to say it is mostly due to a combination of those factors. However, if I am to be honest, it is mostly due to LAZINESS - of my mind, my brain and especially, my hands!! Not that the other factors don't exist; they do, but not as reason enough to not blog. I have many thoughts in my head that I want to blog about (more like "want to rant about", LOL!! And why am I even here, thinking of posting something, however inane? Well, I was at a get together over the weekend and sat at a table with a few interesting characters. We all had a good time, chatting and complaining about the state of our beloved nation. Soon, i...

I hear you - what is she talking about now? Phytoestrogens ke? She don come again o! Hear me out. Phytoestrogens are, simply put, estrogen found in plants. Yeah, since when did plants have hormones? Apparently they do. How did I find out? I've always had polycystic ovaries - a condition where the ovaries have multiple immature cysts at any point in time. This condition lends to hormonal imbalances, infertility and weight issues. When a woman ovulates, the egg grows within a cyst (of sorts) and the egg is released when it is mature by the rupturing of the cyst/encasement. Sometimes, the cyst/encasement doesn't rupture for a variety of reasons - one of which is an imbalance of hormones. For the reproductive cycle, there is always one hormone decreasing in levels for another to increase in levels (or vice-versa) in order for one thing or the other to occur. This imbalance can be caused by any of many reasons - stress, illness, medication, food. And it is about the food I...

Sacrifices are difficult, especially when it involves giving up something or someone, or passing up opportunities to do something you have always wanted. But I guess one has to believe that it is for the greater good, for a larger benefit, for an even better opportunity.  I have to keep telling myself that, in order to stick to the "sacrificial rules" I have made for myself. I wonder if it will be worth it though - each time I give up a chance to do something I would normally like to do. I wonder if the benefit will be greater than the sacrifice I have made. Those I make for my children, I make without hesitation, without any expectation of a future or greater benefit or opportunity - at least not for myself. These sacrifices I make with joy, without hesitation, hardship or sorrow. But those I make either because I need to prove a point in order to gain a better opportunity or benefit, or teach someone a much needed lesson or, in the hope that maybe a particular ...