Farewell 2014

It's been a good year right? Through all the crap times, good times, lies, failures, let downs and tears, we both made it to the 31st December 2014.

I hope the lessons learned this year will be put into practice next year, in order to make room for new lessons. 

No year will ever be perfect, that's just how it goes. 

But through everything, sit up, focus and be happy you still get to at least try and make life happen.

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My Highlight of the year has definitely been travelling. Grateful that God had mercy and allowed me to hop on and off planes. his protection has been with me, my family and friends. That means everything to me and I'm truly appreciative of that.

My Lowlight of the year has been my indecisive nature. Which has cost me time, money and opportunities. But nonetheless I keep it moving, with a smile on my face and skip in my step lol. 

I would like to say Thank-you to everyone who has taken time out to read my post. I appreciate that.

I wish you all much success, wealth and joy for the coming new year. In all your endeavours stay positive, kind and take care of your spirit.

Till next time, Catch you in 2015.

S’Alongé Designs

Right so I'm on the hunt for inspiring young people doing their thing. To start off this series, allow me to introduce you to Sarah, a young entrepreneur. Have a look below into what she had to say about her business and how she started it.

S'ALONGE

So what is the name of your company?

The name of my Company is S’Alongé (www.salonge-designs.com) and we are a fashion retail company who specialise in creating African inspired designs. I guess the difference between us and others is that we store a maximum of 5 prints. 

There is nothing worse than walking into any function feeling absolutely sexy and then you turn to the left and see another woman in the same outfit! (Unless of course it’s a wedding or a party and its planned) And for that reason we have now launched a new venture mass-supplying material specifically for customers hosting a function and they intentionally want their guests to be in one particular print. 

For all of my Nigerians you will know it as Aso Ebi and for non-Nigerians, you know when you look on instagram and you see a load of guests wearing the same vibrant print in a number of different styles? Yeah…We now supply that.

Manicure Mondays 001. Santa Baby

So every Monday ill be sharing my Manicure for the week. I was inspired by Ez, owner of blog  BeautyInLagos. Check her out if you haven't so over on her blog. She's fab.

I dont need to save, do I

Now I don't believe in relying on saving from one source of income. If you would like to acquire wealth in the long run, you need multiple streams of income. Period. That's my informed opinion.

Ok back to the point. I've attended money management seminars this year, mixture of biblical and circular. I learnt a few things and trends when it comes to wealthy people. I hope you find it useful! :)

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1. Define a goal. Why are you saving? Should you be saving? Are you a great financial manager or do you exhaust your income and go over budget? You have to be honest with yourself. 

2. 10:70:10:10 

For example...Tithe: Monthly living: Short term savings: Long term savings. 
This is an income split ratio. How I try to break up my income. You can choose to follow that example or come up with a ratio that works for you. But keep it across all your incomes.

True Reflection Exercise

We all tend to feel 'ugly' sometimes. This usually lasts a day for some and sometimes it can develop into self hate for others.

The best way to get over this is to stop it as soon as you start thinking it.

4 Powerful steps to becoming a better you

source (www.google.co.uk) 

Life shouldn't be spent dwelling on past mistakes, constantly worrying, comparing yourself to others and life shouldn't be spent as a self hater! My 4 steps will take you closer to who you are supposed to be and finding your happiness. Lets go!

What is Art

art.

the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.

I always see on twitter, people talking about art. As you can see Art is really down to Visual Arts. One can argue that art is simply a way of expression and anything could be deemed as art.

To me art can only be visual because Art is used to evoke a feeling, stir up inspiration or an emotion and to enlighten.

It means different things to you and I

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Clean Eating 003: I Demand a Detox

Like i mentioned in my last clean eating post,  we all want to be slender in all the right places *wink wink*. 

Exercise isn't enough, what you put into your body is what you get out of it. Which leads me to the subject of detoxing and what I use to detox. I love Pukka's detox, it's ingredients contain a: 

 'clean fusión of orgánic aniseed , fennel and cardamom'

Since I started detoxing I've noticed a big reduction in bloated tummy syndrome. You will pee, quite frequently lol, but you'll feel lighter. Generally I only detox for one week in a month or every two months.    

Quick Breakdown

Aniseed - Soothes the stomach and aids digestion

Fennel - is a flowering plant species that helps removes toxic, is a natural appetite suppressant and increases metabolism.

Cardamom - neutralises bacteria responsible for bad breath, it helps to detoxify the body, eliminate stomach bloating and frees our body from constipation.

For more info on ingredients visit Pukkapedia 

Tea in all its glory

This detox is only used to rid myself of toxins and a bloated stomach. It's not a staple in my diet. I'm focusing more on toning/sculpting  than losing weight. But for anyone wanting to start with a clean pallete, I highly recommend detoxing. 

My next clean eating posts will focus around balanced meals and breakfast.

Do you use any detoxes? If so do they help with weight loss or bloating.

Be you and Be true to who you are.

InspireMe

Love this.

Sometimes you have to do things quietly, not necessarily to be secretive or create a fictitious image of:

'Yes, me too, I've got a top secret business that I'm working on  and I want to be seen as being busy' 

It's just good to be able to work on things without including everyone. Not everyone has to be included, which filters out unnecessary opinions or advice.

Hope that helps.

Be you and Be true to who you are.