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First of all, I want to thank the almighty God for the gift of life, for 20 years on this beautiful earth. I want to give a shout out to my ever amazing family both nuclear and extended. Also to the friends I have in my life, friends turned family and friends turned "frienemies". Finally, to my wonderful and faithful readers, y'all keep me moving ♡ I turned 20 a few days back (15 December) and in the 20 years I've lived, I loved, I experienced, I felt, I hoped, I dreamt, I failed, I excelled but above all I learnt. I personally believe the age comes with its lessons. I look back at my life with a relief of how far I've come, how much my life has changed over the past 20 years and i decided to compile the important ones, the important 20. 1.Life Wait's For No One:  Life doesn't wait on hold simply because you're unable to keep up. You have to buckle up and keep moving at all times. 2.Connection is key to happy relationships:  It's not al...

MY TOP 13  SELF CARE PRACTICES (Winnie Badaiki) Before you start reading this article, I need you to write down on a paper or probably at the back of your mind, 10 things you love .  You done ?  I bet you forgot to mention yourself, wait I said things? Aren’t you a living thing?  Self-love is one of the most important virtue an yone and everyone should possess,  if you don’t love yourself, you can’t love anything or anyone. Love starts from you, love starts with you. Those who don’t  love themselves are desperately  searching for love and happiness in other people, they let others define their happiness and define them as a person. So you love someone, maybe a girlfriend, your mum, your son or even a pet, you find yoursel f constantly taking care  and providing for them simply because you love them and don’t want them to suffer, lack or feel neglected. Same relates to yourself,  if  you love yourself, you would constantly ...