Linda Lanre-Odumesi

While growing up, my son became very fond of watching animated programmes on TV with 'Thomas & Friends' as his favourite. His dad and I saw how much he loved the characters in the programme and decided to throw him a surprise by getting a Thomas toy for him. The moment he saw it he was over the moon. He played with his Thomas always, he goes out with it and even shares the bed with it, that was how much he loved Thomas. On one particular day while playing with Thomas, Thomas accidentally lost its head and that was how it became the headless Thomas. That didn't change a thing because he still played with the headless toy whenever he had the opportunity to. No one thought the head could be fixed and we just left Thomas headless for a long while. I bought a superglue to fix an earring, suddenly Blessing remembered the headless Thomas and thought it could be fixed. So she eventually applied  the glue to Thomas' neck and bingo! Thomas was whole again. When my son ...

Good morning everyone, instead of the usual bread and tea as breakfast, i came across the english scones and decided to try it out myself, it came out so nice. The English scones can be used with your tea or coffee as breakfast. Recipe: 3 Cups of all purpose flour 1/2 cup of sugar 100g  slightly frozen butter (diced) 1 tin of evaporated Peak milk 2 tsp of baking powder 1 egg lightly beaten 1 egg beaten with 1 tsp of water to glaze A generous pinch of salt Procedure: Sift the flour, baking powder and salt (if you are using salted  butter, do not add salt) Stir in the sugar Using your finger tips lightly rub in the butter until mixture resembles dried bread crumbs. Add the beaten egg Add the milk with little water to moisten Gather dough into a ball, turn it out on a floured surface. Roll gently to 2cm thick, cut with a circle cutter. Place on a greased pan, brush the tops with egg glaze. Bake for 20 minutes at 1...

There isn't any doubt that social media has had a significant impact on us and when we  look at the numerous change that social media has brought,we cannot fail to mention the positive and negative changes. Social media frenzy is one negative change that can't be overlooked. These days there are instances were people virtually divulge too much of their lives on social media. They give a hint of where they go, what they do, what they eat, what their houses look like, their latest acquisition and all what not on social media and then sit back to see other social media users' reaction to what they posted. Astonishingly there have been recorded cases of high mortality rate on social media (where people commit suicide and show a live video recording). To say the least, the best and worst can be found on social media and the madness is fast becoming a nightmare. Inasmuch as Social media serves as a channel where people can build virtual networks to connect with friends and...

I have always loved watching cartoon. I also enjoy watching with my kids. Not just because they are entertaining but because they are also educating. JimJam became his favourite and I love that it is a channel for kids from 0+, actually that was the tv channel I ensured he watched even as a baby. Here are some of his favourites: Caillou Caillou is all about a 4 year old boy who lives with his father, mother and sister rossie, they live in a blue house on pine street. Caillou being a toddler has friends, learns how to play sport and explores nature. He is also very friendly and curious too. If you have a toddler, and you are wondering what tv program suits him. Then try watching Caillou. Barney & Friends Barney is all about a purple dinosaur and his friends, baby bop and bj. It's all about sharing and caring. My son loves it so much and their songs are so educating. As a mum I have learnt so many songs from watching, Barney and friends is always so much fun...

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Planning a wedding isn't an easy task, it isn't surprising that many intending couples prefer hiring a wedding planner which is actually cost intensive, but I will be sharing simple tips on how to plan a wedding on a low budget and leave your guests speechless. The first thing to do is to define your budget. How much you will be spending for the  wedding , and what takes what on the budget list. If you aren't so sure of the actual amount then there is need to work with a range. Next thing is to have a To do list and prioritize each and every item in an ascending order, this makes it easier in knowing what is of utmost important to you and what is less important. This should be well documented. It is also imortant you keep the guest list small, involve both parents and give them reasons while this will be done so that you don't end up having guests that won't be catered for. This way you can plan for your guests and easily determine how many guests y...

Have you ever dreamt about the life you want? The number of kids you would like to have? What your future spouse would look like? These are things you have a choice over but things like the family you were born into and genetic characteristics like fair or dark skin colour are things you have no control over. As a human its more important to focus on the things you have control over and focus on You and how to be at your best always than to be bothered by the things you cannot change. That there were hurdles during the race doesn't mean you won't get to the finish line. Do not look down on yourself simply because someone else has a negative opinion of you. Its their opinion anyways and you are still you. Infact you should always have in mind that you are your best version and that no one can ever be like you. There is something unique about your being. Who says you can't? You can and you will. Failure has never been a hereditary trait. Your father was a failure d...

Prov.18.21 - Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. The tongue and what comes out of your mouth depends on you. Do you speak carelessly and gradually speak death or do you speak life? Words kill and same words bring life. You are your 1st motivator. What kind of words do you speak to You. Self motivation is very important. God has given the power to choose from life and death and that is why he gave every individual a tongue. You have the power to speak fruitfulness, peace, joy, love, wealth, longetivity you just name it, all of this and more if you decide to choose life but if otherwise then you get death. Some people are the cause of their own problems because nothing good ever comes out from them. All they know how to do is curse, curse and curse and when it starts manifesting they still blame God. What fruit do you love, Death or Life? It's never too late to speak the right words to you to your chil...

How do you spend your time? Who do you spend your time with? What do you spend your time on? Do you do the right things at the right time? These are the question you should ask yourself. Invest wisely, time waits for no one. If you spend the amount of time following up a celeb on social media into something that will be of great value to you. You will be more productive. Every second, minute or hour gone can never be retrieved. The more reason why every day should matter and shouldn't be wasted. You aren't there now doesn't mean you won't get there. Remember 'time and chance happeneth to them all' Ecclesiastes 9:11. You are 50. so what! You can be a CEO if you invest the right amount of time into your work. In the world today, not one  wealthy man or woman slept away their time and became rich by being idle. They invested a lot of time working. You can get money but you can never get more time. No one has ever made it from sleeping or being idle. TI...