It Took This Long

It took me twelve days into 2012 for me to post. Howdy, folks! and a HaPpy nEW yeAr to  you. I made no resolutions, same as in the year past.
I am thankful for so many things that happened in 2011; the bad and good, they built and strengthened me.

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Last week, I attended a meetup, organised by fellow blogger prettykay (quiet whisper: she is pretty. :)), for naturals (talking about hair). Got to Smoothy's about half past 7 in the evening (I was late but I have a good excuse; I was at my department's end of year party) just in time to join the break out session and missed the discussion on how to take care of your hair. Went with Sefa, my inspiration for going natural 2 years ago, who had had her hair done up in locs recently. prettykay gave me a pretty hair-clipper. I missed prettykay's twit about a smoothie for me when I get there and will have to check in on that offer since I did made it to the event. :) (what can I say? I love smoothies). It was a great meetup with lots of sharing, laughter and advice from professionals who know about natural hair. prettykay said she organised the meetup because she was bored and needed something to do. If the turnout and the success of the meetup was something to go by, then maybe I should be praying for more boring days ahead for her. LOL.

WHO I OUGHT TO BE

Think, strive to be

Whatever you want to be

I am told

You will be successful

You can make it

Just believe

You will be great

Think!

You are not so great

Not in your eyes

Not in the eyes of anyone

You are who you ought to be

Is that enough?

Mediocre

Is not you?

Maybe

Think

Deep down

You are meant to follow

Lead not

Lovely Me?

Thank you Didi for the wonderful award. This is my second award also and I am excited :), most especially since you have given me the push for a blog post which is not a poem. lol
So here goes:

The Rules:
 I. Answer the questions below
 II. Tell seven random things about yourself
III. Pass the award to 15 other bloggers

I. Questions
1. Name your favorite colour: Earthy colours
2. Name your favorite song: A hymn from the Methodist hymnal: In Heavenly Love Abiding
3. Name your favorite dessert: None; as long as it's not too sweet but is creamy or lemony
4. What pisses you off?: Indiscipline
5. Your favorite pet?: Hands down? Cats, any day. I have been told my eyes slit like a cat's. Meooow
6 .Black or white?: Huh?
7. Your biggest fear?: That I will not live right and die and end up in hell. Tu fiiia akwa (God forbid)
8. Everyday attitude?: Don't go poking into my business
9. Your best feature?: My head; it's cute and has great features. :)
10. What is perfection?: That everything is alright and I am sitting a hamstring by the sea and getting juice handed over to me by ...
11. My guilty pleasure: Chocolates with milk after depriving myself from it for so long. :) the smoother, harder and more melting in the mouth, the better.
This is the blog award

II. 7 Random Things About Me
1. I love my name. It is a reflection of two cultures in my country
2. Natural haired for 2 years and counting. I love the look
3. I will go through high water to defend what I believe in, contrary to pressures to conform.
4. I am not that open-minded and I don't care
5. If I know something, I probably have an opinion about it.
6. I adore the Earth as God make it and I believe we as human beings have to, in our individual way and means, protect and care for it.
7. Sometimes in order to do good, you end up hurting yourself; I am willing to go through that hurt for my friends.

III. I present the Lovely Blog Award to:
 In no particular order (less than 15 though):

1. Baring Testament
2. Matekwor Azu
3. Daixy's Blogg
4. Hopeful Reflections
5. How goes it
6. I AM THE ART OF FREEVERSE
7. Soliloquies of a diva