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Domestic Economy Family & Kids Featured Joy Mfon Essien Life Notes

Top signs that you’re the problem in your relationship

It’s very easy to find fault in others, seeing their mistakes and things they’re not doing. Sometimes it’s not them; it’s us. Many people haven’t learned to look themselves in the mirror and tell themselves the truth. I have been in situations where I listened to people complain about their relationships and a few things Read More…

Domestic Economy Family & Kids Featured Joy Mfon Essien Life Notes

Parenting Adolescents

If ever there is a time to be intentional and close-mark your children, it is this pre-teen to adolescent stage.  While they ordinarily keep us on our toes, you’d better not be caught snoozing.  At this stage, kids tend to be rebellious and careless, do things without considering consequences or implications, test limits, and, if Read More…

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Domestic Economy Family & Kids Featured Joy Mfon Essien Life Notes

10 Important Things to Do Before You Start That Home Business

So, a home-based business is a small business that operates from the business owner’s house. We’ve read stories of so many multi-billion-dollar businesses that started from the founder’s kitchen, living room and garages and so, to a large extent, many businesses started small and grew over time. We’re going to be looking at things you Read More…

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Decluttering and a Minimalist Approach to Possessions and Living Spaces

Whenever you begin to feel overwhelmed, frazzled, and stressed out, check your living space. It’s probably time to declutter.  There’s so much that clutter does to you psychologically, that you may not even be aware of it until you start taking the weight of clutter off one layer after the other.  My kids drew my Read More…

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What Are You Putting in Your Child’s Lunch Box?

Some years ago, it was Open Day in my children’s school, and I visited and spent some good time in their individual classes talking about their academic performances and behaviour in school. And then my daughter’s teacher began commending me on the content of their lunch box. I eat healthy at least 80% of the Read More…

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Kids and House Chores

Asides from the fact that having your children share in house chores helps relieve you of some stress, it also has numerous benefits for the kids which many may not be aware of. Sometimes we feel they’re too young and shouldn’t be bothered. Other times we feel like it’s okay and we can handle it Read More…

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Exploring Global Cuisines as a Nigerian

The first country I visited outside Nigeria was the United States. We were a group and it was a business vacation. Interestingly, we eat a lot of foreign cuisines in Nigeria thanks to fast food joints and also intercontinental restaurants. But trying these foods on foreign soil is a whole new experience.  On the first Read More…

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It’s back-to-school season!

Schools will be resuming in a few weeks after the long holidays, and if this isn’t properly managed, you and even the kids can end up disorganised and exhausted even before the session commences.  On one hand, parents are happy their kids will go back to school so they can rest while on the other Read More…