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Navigating Black Tax and Thriving

According to Wikipedia, Black tax is a term that originated in South Africa and refers to money that Black workers, especially professionals and other higher-income earners, give to their parents, siblings, or other family members, often out of obligation or a deeply ingrained sense of family responsibility. Sometimes, it is taken on subconsciously, as a Read More…

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Domestic Economy Family & Kids Featured Joy Mfon Essien Life Notes

5 Regular Power Spices in Your Kitchen

Spices are basically any seed, fruit, root, bark or other plant substance primarily used for flavouring or coloring food.  They fall in the same seasoning category as herbs but they’re distinguished in the fact that herbs are the leaves, stems and flowers of plants used for flavouring or garnishing.  Today, the focus is on spices. Read More…

Domestic Economy Family & Kids Featured Joy Mfon Essien Life Notes

Getting your introvert child to talk to you

Some years ago, on the Oprah Winfrey Show, one of the guests was talking about children and how they handled bullying and how parents could step in, and she told parents that whenever their kids returned from school, after asking how their day went, we should ask direct questions like, “Did anyone bully you today?” Read More…

Domestic Economy Family & Kids Featured Joy Mfon Essien Life Notes

Lifestyle of an intentional woman

An intentional woman focuses on and nurtures what is important to her and doesn’t leave anything to chance. This quality spreads across her lifestyle, attitude, relationships, dressing, mindset and general view of life. She’s intentional about everything. Her choices, how she lives her life, how she’s perceived and treated and also what she tolerates, lets Read More…

Domestic Economy Family & Kids Featured Joy Mfon Essien Life Notes

What to do till love finds you

My dear single ladies, I decided to pen these thoughts I’d always had because there’s the need to keep saying it.Love is a beautiful thing and a good marriage, is something worth experiencing in one’s lifetime. But I have noticed that these two (love and marriage) always come easily to those who don’t think so Read More…

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Natural Remedies for Constipation

Constipation is a condition in which bowel movements are as infrequent as once a week or more. When one is constipated, stools are hard, dry, or lumpy and unusually large. Stools are also difficult or painful to pass. Other times, not all stool have been passed. It’s usually caused by a lack of exercise, insufficient Read More…

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To Embrace GMOs or not

A few years ago, in a nutrition class I took on Food and Health, we briefly delved into GMOs and the professor taking the class said something puzzling. He said, “You may have your concerns about GMOs, but taking them is much better than not taking any fruits and vegetables at all.” GMO, which stands Read More…

Domestic Economy Family & Kids Featured Joy Mfon Essien Life Notes

Managing Stress vs. Eliminating Stress

Everything around you, within and outside your life can be a stressor, from relationships with colleagues and bosses to family members and even friends.  All too frequently, most of the information being shared out there teaches us to manage stress rather than get rid of it.  You see, stress cannot be managed. If you do, Read More…