WANT TO BE FOREVER YOUNG?? SEE HOW

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A phone conversation I had with my girlfriend a while back inspired this topic, LOL. We were talking about looks and she just said, almost out of fear, "Babe, I no want old o, I want to remain young till I am 70 or 80 sef".

All I could do was just laugh because of the energy with which she was talking about it. But while I was laughing, it dawned on me that even I don't want to go old..heheheheh. Nobody wants to as a matter of fact!
Everybody, especially women desires to stay young and beautiful for a very long period of time, if not for all their life.

Well it is not impossible. I know people who, at 90 could be mistaken for 60 years-olds or even less, WITHOUT SURGERIES. But as the saying goes, "nothing good comes easy". This means, you need to work to achieve the 'forever young status'.

Check out some of the tips that could help you stay young forever...

Eat Healthy and Less Food 
As I always tell my friends and family, "food kills you faster than hunger actually does". Ok, may be I am exaggerating here.
Food is good for our bodies but we need to watch it when we eat. Don't take three people's portion for only yourself at a time.. That's a danger sign because your organs will have to overwork thereby causing aging. It could also lead to poor digestion which will leave your system too busy all the time. Eat healthy foods, include fruits, a lot of water, vegetables and fish in your diet!

Get Into The Gym and Exercise
Not only does exercise help you lose weight, tone muscles, build healthier bones, and boost mood, it helps you to reduce stress and to keep your skin looking healthy and young. I know it is not that easy to take out time from our tight schedule for exercise but staying young forever is impossible without exercise.  According to Gary Small, MD, director of the UCLA Center on Aging "Walking for just 10 minutes a day lowers your risk of Alzheimer's by 40 percent,"
You can see that as little of 10 minutes walk is a lot. Please, don' joke with it.

Stop Stressing Yourself
Friends, except it is really necessary, avoid stress by all means. Don't try to carry the weight of the world on
your head or worry everyday and expect to live young for long. Give yourself a treat every time, not once in awhile.Take life easy, don't exceed your limit. Always stay happy; smile a lot and laugh too. Remember, 'bodi no be firewood'.

Sleep Well
Some folks are so restless that they don't have up to 3 hours of sleep everyday. Not so good! Getting enough sleep can help you boost your energy levels, relieve stress and keep your weight down. On the minimum, you should get 6-7 hours of sleep every night. This works magic and can help you to feel and look a lot younger than your real age! If you miss your night sleep for any reason, make up for it anytime of the day that you are free.

Eat More Fruits
Try as much as possible to ensure your foods contain more fruits and vegetables. This will help a lot with digestion, smooth skin, beauty and youthfulness.

Live and Think Young
Youthfulness is brought about more by the mind than we think. If all you do is think, live and act old, you will soon start looking old. So sometimes, throw caution to the wind and let the free child in you just take the wheel. Embrace your inner child and “wake up” to the excitement and beauty of life! That way, you can help yourself look a lot younger. And always, remember age is just a number. Some people spend a lot of time thinking of how old they have become that they forget to enjoy their lives.

Avoid Smoking
Apart from the fact that smoking can lead to cancer, diabetes and lung disease, it adds years to your looks? So stop it if you want to live young and long.

Feel and Make Love
Apart from being a form of exercise which can boost our systems, great and healthy sex life can also help you to stay beautiful and young for a long time. This is because it produces the "happiness hormone" . According to Mehmet Oz "In fact, doubling your amount of satisfying sex can add up to three years to your life," Again, he says. "Sex gives you the Zen moment you can't find throughout the day otherwise." It has also been proven by researchers that people who have happy relationships and regular satisfying sex life look about 10 years younger than their physical age.

I know there are so many other ways we can stay young forever but I believe these could be included for a better youthfulness.

You could send in other ways you know that we can stay young always

By the way, I try some of these and I think they work for me and I hope to adopt even more as time goes on.

Stay happy and young forever!

Kisses

PLEASE HELP! IS HE CHEATING???

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Hello Readers,

Someone sent this to me asking for my advice. Please, read and tell her what to do...

I have been dating my boyfriend for a couple of years. When we first started, we were like Romeo and Juliet. But lately, it's like I don't know him. He is slipping through my fingers and I can't say why.

A few weeks ago, I visited him for the weekend. We had fun, went places and talked about so many things. We were looking good before I left. But just as I was leaving, he called me back and said, "Babe, are you not taking your things?".

Sincerely, I was both shocked and embarrassed by his question but I managed to explain to him that I had taken practically everything except a top and some undies I left in the closet.

Even though he was not convinced by my explanation  I just ignored him and left.

Three weeks later, we agreed that I should come spend the weekend. He was not back from work when I got there but since I had a key, I let myself in.

Well, first thing I made dinner, then decided to arrange his things. But as I arranged, it suddenly came to my notice that my top and undies were not anywhere in the closet. I checked again, no sign of them. At first I panicked and got the urge to call him but I decided otherwise and continued with the chores.

Just as I was about laying the bed, I noticed a slightly raised part of the mattress. I lifted the bed and there were my undies and top carefully hidden under the mattress.

Honestly, I knew I was not the only one in his life but I did not expect him to hide my things from whoever.

What do I do.. should I confront him or should I just let him be?. Do you think he is cheating on me?

For me, this guy has a skeleton in his cupboard. But what do I know? Friends, what do you think and what do you advise her??

MY MEMORY, MY LOVE, MY HATE

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Hello Friends,
A friend shared this with me and I thought I should ask your opinion. Please, read and tell her what you think she can do about her situation...

I woke up two months ago and saw a man sleeping beside me. “Where am I and who could this

man be?” I wondered. I looked at him straight in the face for about 30 seconds, I could not place him.

So, I gently got up from the bed and looked out through the window. Still the environment looked unfamiliar.  Quietly, I tried to make my way to other parts of the house. When I got to the sitting room, the place was well arranged and beautifully decorated.

But what surprised me were the pictures hanging on the wall around the big television set. There was a large framed wedding picture of me and a man, I presume to be the fellow on the bed.

“Who is this man? Is he my husband? But how come I don’t remember?” I asked myself. In the picture we were both smiling and looked so happy together. In another picture, we were with three lovely children - all boys. We looked good and happy as a family.

As I stood there admiring the pictures, I heard footsteps, it was the same man in the pictures. He walked up to me and said, “Sweetheart good morning. I knew you were going to be up very early today since it’s your sister’s wedding. Don’t worry about the boys; we will take care of ourselves. You better go and start getting dressed. We will meet you at the church.”

“Who are you? You say my sister is wedding today? Which of my sisters are you talking about?” I asked. “Is this a joke or what? Franca of course,” he stressed. “Darling, are you alright?” he asked. Quickly, I said yes. “You have been working too hard as of late. Anyway, I thank God Franca’s wedding is finally here so that you can rest. You are so stressed up,” he emphasized.

He held my hands and took me to the bedroom. I knew something was not right but I had to play along to find out the truth. I took my bath and dressed since it was obvious I had arranged my clothes and accessories on the sofa the previous night but I could not just remember anything. The wedding card was also beside my clutch purse so, somehow, things were made a bit easy for me.

On my way out, a boy of about six years old rushed out and hugged me. “Good morning mum. You’re looking so beautiful. Daddy said we will meet you at aunty Franca’s wedding later,” he said. He asked me how I was feeling since I complained of headache before going to bed the previous night. I told him I felt better. He hugged me and waved goodbye. 

I drove straight to the church and, luckily, I saw my siblings and parents waiting outside the church. They were all excited to see me. “Sade, how are you? What about your husband and the boys?” My mother asked. “They are fine. But mummy please when did I get married?” I asked.

“What sort of stupid question are you asking me Sade? You have been married to Wale for seven years and you people love each other so much,” she revealed. “The truth mummy is that I woke up this morning and realized that I don’t remember anybody in that house,” I explained. My mother told me I was probably sick with fever. She promised that we would talk later in the day when the wedding was over.

I met my best friend, Helen, at the wedding and many other friends as well. At a point, I called Helen and asked her when I got married and if I truly have three children. She affirmed. “Helen, I don’t remember anything about marrying Wale much less having three children with him. What about Sylvester my love?” I enquired. “Sade, you told Sylvester you were over with him when you returned from the hospital. He was so devastated that you left him for another man. However, he got married about a year after you were married to Wale,” she revealed.

I was still not able to remember neither was I convinced. “Ok, Helen how did I meet Wale?”, I asked, rather embarrassed.

“Sade, are you serious about the fact that you don’t remember where you met Wale?”, my friend who was already getting suspicious asked. “I am serious”, I said coldly.

“Well, at the point of your accident eight years ago, Wale was the good Samaritan who took you to the hospital and then somehow, you two got close and started dating and a few months later, you accepted to marry him", Helen explained.

I was frozen on my seat as tears trickled down my cheeks and I just wished I could see everything on a screen for more clarity. “Thanks for the explanation”, I muttered.

“Is anything the problem Sade?” Helen asked gently. “Girlfriend, I think something happened to me at the hospital that my family is not aware of. For Christ's sake, I can’t remember anything about this man I have been married to for seven years. Do you not think there is something wrong?”, I observed firmly.

“ Sincerely, this thought dropped in my head when you gave up Sylvester but somehow, I just waved it off” Helen said thoughtfully.

After the party, I went home with Wale and the boys but I noticed that Wale was a little tensed. When we got home, Junior, my supposed first son said to me, “Mummy, why are you behaving strange? You are too quiet today. You don’t talk and play with us like you used to.”

“Junior, I am sorry if you feel that way. Mummy is just tired but will make it up to you another time, hmm?,” I said as I hugged him and kissed his cheek. He smiled and nodded as he ran off shouting “I love you mummy”.

I went to the bedroom and picked our wedding album. I took it and started looking through it. I was all smiles and happy in the pictures. “But why can’t I remember anything?” I murmured.

“Why did I leave Sylvester for Wale? Something must be wrong somewhere,” I thought. “Wale, what happened to me, because everybody and everything in this house look new and strange to me. Please, I need answers,” I pleaded. “Sade, I don’t understand what you are talking about. We have lived together as husband and wife for seven years and we love each other dearly,” he emphasized.

I needed quick answers, so I called my parents that I was coming over to the house. They insisted that I should come with Wale. When I told him about the visit, he agreed to go with me. When we got to my parents’ house, my mother called everyone and pleaded that I repeat all I told her at my sister’s wedding. I did.

“What seems to be the problem Sade? You told us this young man was your life seven years ago despite being engaged to Sylvester. “Why can’t you remember him all of a sudden?” My parents questioned looking lost.

They played the video clips from our engagement and Wedding but none of these made any meaning to me.

“Sade, are you really serious that you cannot remember any of these?” Asked my mother. “No, mother,”

I replied.

It was in the middle of this confusion and questioning that Wale spoke for the first time since we arrived my parents’ house and said, “I can explain what happened”.

“Please, explain”, everybody chorused.

“Sade lost her memory in the accident. Before you were informed about the accident, the Doctor whom I made to believe I was her husband told me the effect of the accident which was temporary memory loss but I begged him not to tell you that I would tell you myself later. When I noticed Sade had started falling in love with me and since I did not want to miss my chance with her, I decided to keep quiet and just marry her and be happy,”. Wale explained as he fiddled with his fingers like a nine year old.

“Please, I am so sorry, forgive me”, he pleaded as tears rolled down his face.

Everybody is angry with Wale but we don’t know what to do with him. Why would he keep something that sensitive from all of us for that long? For his own selfish need?

Truth is, now that I have my memory back, I can’t stand him but what about my sons?

What do I do? Should I continue with the marriage?

If you ask me, I would say she should ... I don't know.. LOL

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FAITH!!

Life is to be celebrated!! 

HD is celebrating another awesome reader in the house today. Yaaay!!!. Happy Birthday Faith.

This beautiful lady is Faith Uju Nwokolo. 

She is an International Freight Forwarder, a business woman, a beautician. Her skills are endless.. You can contact her for any of these deals with your money.. hehehehehe

She wishes for increase and the enlargement of her coast/business. Hmmm... God will grant your wishes in his faithfulness. Amen

More photos ... She likes pictures #winks

Beautiful lady...Yeah??

Happy Birthday once again Faith!

Friends, let's send our wishes, prayers and shoutouts to her

#Remember the 'Birthday' page is about you readers, if you want to be celebrated on your special day, just reach us via the e-mail addresses displayed on the side bar or simply check the birthday page.

Stay Happy! Cheers

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANGEL!!!

Happy Birthday to one of the most amazing humans on the earth. She is a HD reader, supporter, adviser etc

Happy Birthday Angel!!

She is Mrs Angela Akhator...

Apart from being a beauty queen, she is a business tycoon. Meet her for advise on doing business. hehehe

Isn't she beautiful???? #winking#

See more photos

She wishes for greater things in this new year of her life.. God will grant her wish. Amen

She and her handsome husband below. Cute couple!! Yeah??

Happy Birthday Angel!!. Be happy and celebrate!!

Guys, please, let's send our shoutouts, prayers and best wishes to her.

Kisses.....

OFFICE ROMANCE EQUALS TO GIVING UP YOUR JOB???

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Recently my friends were talking about office relationships and then I remembered an incident in my former work place. 

It happened that one of the bosses was involved in a sizzling hot romance with a younger colleague. They were doing good until a new set of hot girls were employed.

Well I can’t say now if the man was getting interested in one of the new employees but the lady was probably becoming insecure at the way her boyfriend was looking at the new girls. Maybe. You know, girls and jealousy. Just thinking..

Long story short, one beautiful morning came and I had just stepped in the office earlier than I usually did when I heard two people shouting at each other. I could not easily make out their lines but those tantrums were not friendly at all.  

Of course, the first feeling was to go find out what was wrong and probably help them calm down.

I was shocked when I found out it was these two love-birds everyone knew in the office. I tried to tiptoe back to my cubicle but it was too late as the man who was also my boss had already seen me. I clumsily managed a “good morning sir” to the boss and a “hi” to the lady as I made back to my seat feeling like an eavesdropper. LOL

I did not hear so much but I am sure I heard the lady say, “so you are done with me now right? You are going unto the new girl now huh? So this is it?”

Ok, here is the thing. We can find love anywhere, even in our offices. In fact, at some point our work places might be the most likely places to find love. I mean that is like the only place you go every day. and yeah, I know married couples who met in their offices. Good thing right?

So it is not bad. In fact, it could be fun, however, try using these tips when you are starting an office romance...

  

Prepare to lose your job!

This is usually when you go for your supervisor or direct boss. Personally, this should be a no-no because office romance is a 50-50 chance. If it does not work, you might start detesting that person thereby leading to rebellion which could lead to your exit.

Looking at it from dating colleagues on the same level with you, we all know that everyone who has experienced a heartbreak knows that proximity to an ex can be unbearable.

Oh! I did not tell you. That lady from my office left! She could not cope at some point because they broke up. 

Pause before you plunge!

Yeah, every relationship requires that both parties think carefully before starting but I think starting a romance with a colleague even requires more thinking. Because, you will see this person every day. In fact, you will hardly have your ‘you-time’. Your temperaments might not match. Worst still, it could just be lust, not love.

Try dating someone outside your department.

There is a chance that you will see him or her less often as compared to if you were in the same unit or department.

Avoid PDAs in the office.

Try keeping your relationship from every Tom, Dick and Harry by avoiding public display of affection and the likes.

Go Public.

You don’t need to inform everyone. The reason you need to tell the Human Resources Department is so that you can have job security. Additionally, it will help protect the company from a sexual harassment suit if the consensual nature of the romance is placed on record early.

Don’t use office e-mail system.

Those IT guys in your office see everything you send from your work computer under the company’s email system. So watch it!

I hope these help. As I always say, it's no science; no formulas. These are just guidelines which could help.

Stay Happy!! And Remember, we find love in hopeless places sometimes.

LOVE OF WOMAN'S LIFE CAN BE ONLY A PART-TIME PASSION

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Hello Friends,

I was surfing the internet and came across this article on Dear Abby. Actually, the title caught my attention first. So I thought I'd share it with you.

Someone is in a situation and wants you to tell her what to do... Please, read below:

"I fell in love with a boy when I was 12, deeply in love. We met at our county fair. We grew up together and have remained friends for 30 years. He married and had children, as did I. I am now divorced, but he's still married.

Recently our friendship has grown into something more. He wants our relationship to continue, but he's afraid to leave his wife because of the kids. They have been together for 20 years.

What do I do? He's the love of my life. Any time I have with him is better than none. It's not that I don't know I deserve better, but he is unhappy, and I am miserable without him. What do I do?"

Friends, what do you advise this lady?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOCHI

 

Another HD reader is plus one today! 

Happy Birthday Tochi

His name is Tochi Lotanna Anene

He works with Guarantee Trust Bank..

If you need to borrow money anytime, talk to this handsome man here.. Please, make sure you have your collateral ready before you contact him though.. hehehe. Nothing goes for nothing!

He wishes for God's blessings and protection. May God Almighty overshadow you with His blessings and envelop you with His protection. Amen

Once again, Happy Birthday Tochi!

Please, let's celebrate him; send in your birthday wishes.

Cheers!

LOVING THE DEVIL- HOW BAD CAN IT BE??

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Hey friends, this is quite a long read but you need to read it... Enjoy!

Mrs Adewale and I worked in the same organization. Being a good woman and my direct boss, we kind of grew close. She told me so much about her family; how she lost her husband and how she had to raise three kids alone. I also told her so much about myself. In fact, somehow, she became like a mother figure as I don’t have one and so I was always having to tell her practically everything about me. And yes, she favored me a lot at work that other staff sometimes got jealous.

One day she said, “Hey Adedayo dear, why don’t you pay us a visit this weekend? We are having a family dinner”.

Her offer came as a surprise as I was not expecting it. “Thank you, Ma’am, I would make out time”, I responded trying so hard to not allow her notice the surprised look on my face.

Weekend came. I got my best shirt ready; I didn’t want to look like the hungry one. LOL. I guess I was being a little vain though. A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do right?

I got to the Adewale Family house about five minutes late. Everyone was excited to see me which shocked me a bit. “Has this woman told her family that much about me?” I thought.

As I tried to sit, my attention was caught by a pretty damsel whom I would learn was Mrs Adewale’s only daughter, Adebimpe. She was a beauty! And I could not resist her charming smile. I composed myself, sat like a good boy and had a good meal.

After dinner we got chatty over dessert. I was introduced to all three of my boss’s children. Adebimpe and I had a lot to talk about. We connected and bonded so fast. In fact, I would say we fell in love there and then. We exchanged contacts. For a while I thought, “Is this what it has been about all this while; to match-make me and her daughter?”.

I was brought back from my reverie with Adebimpe’s voice. Then I looked at her and smiled thinking to myself again, “This is sure going to be the best match-making ever!” as I held her hands and squeezed them gently.

I got to my apartment at some minutes past 9 pm. I lay in my bed thinking about the night and especially the girl who awakened something that had been long dead in me until I slept off.

My relationship with Adebimpe was the sweetest thing I had had in a long time. We were so in love and happy.

Five months later, we got married, had our honey moon and I returned to work. I was always beaming with smiles as I returned home to a beautiful wife and good, home-made foods.

On the sixth month of our marriage, I thought of a fun thing I could surprise my wife with; I got her a present and decided to leave work early so that we could go out. 

But I was shocked to my bone when I got home and saw my wife with wrapped weeds. At first I thought it missed its way into our living room. But I found out I thought wrong when my dear wife staggered up, winked at me and walked towards the bedroom. Her eyes were blood shot. Apparently, She had been drinking too.

“Sweetheart, ain’t you going to even say hello?” I quietly asked. “Hello”, She roared as she stumbled against the sofa and was almost falling. The protective side of me quickly reached for her so that she did not fall. But she hit and kicked me off as she shouted, “Don’t you dare touch me again!”. I quickly left her and stepped aside.

I was in serious shock. I sat for a while thinking of what went wrong. But I couldn’t remember anything. I cleared the weeds off the table and went into the room to meet her and may be talk things over. As I stepped into the room, I saw my Adebimpe with loads of drugs and syringes. “God, please, this is too much for one day, take this away”, I prayed silently as I approached her. “Bimpe, you do drugs too?” I asked what seemed like a rhetoric question.

“What does it look like to you?” She answered my question with a question almost slurring her words, to my surprise.

I didn’t know when I started crying. I begged her to tell me what happened. A plea I didn’t think she heard as she had passed out or slept off. I checked for her pulse and thanked goodness that she was still alive.

I managed to drink some water and slept off after thinking and crying my eyes out for hours.

The next morning I woke up a little later than I usually did. I went to the room to check on her after doing some chores. Surprisingly, she was awake and staring at the ceiling.

I told her I was going for a meeting and she just nodded. I felt a little bit like my wife was returning to me. So I gave the other information which was that I made her breakfast. She smiled and said, “Thanks”.

A few hours later I returned. The house was open. I shrugged, entered and went straight to the dining area first for a glass of water.  As I gulped the water, I heard voices and sounds from the direction of our bedroom. I walked towards the room, this time the voices were louder.

My heart beat fast as I moved closer. “What is it this time?”, I thought. When I got into the room, I froze at what I saw. My wife was with two hefty men in our matrimonial bed having a ‘threesome’.  She was not just cheating on me with a man but with two men at the same time?

After gathering some courage, I ordered the men to disappear from my sight. They made for their clothes and ran off with one of them saying, “hey lady, you did not tell us you were married”.

“Get out!” I shouted.

My wife, without any atom of remorse lay in our bed, naked.

I took my phone and called Mrs Adewale and told her everything that had been happening, I mean, the drugs, the weeds and now the men.

My wife’s mother heaved a sigh and quietly said “Adedayo, I wanted you to marry my daughter because I knew you were the only man who could manage her. Before you, she had been married twice. In fact, she killed both men from her previous marriages. Please, try and bear with her and be careful with her because she could lose it with you too.

The call ended.

My hands began to shake. I stared at my phone and at the naked woman on my bed smiling at me. Then my eyes opened and I could only see the devil.

Dear friends and readers, what do you advise Adedayo? Should he continue with the marriage or should he walk away?

Cheers

WOMEN'S MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT COMMITMENT IN RELATIONSHIPS - MONEY

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Another misconception women have about men's commitment to them is in the aspect of finances and spending.

There are two common statements about relationships that I grew up hearing people make. They are "if he loves you, he should spend his money for you" and "if you ask him for money, he will run away".

Because of these twisted statements, a lot of ladies begin to think that men who do not give them money, take them on overseas trips, buy them the best cars, take them shopping every once in a month, are probably not the serious ones. Or that if they request for money from their men, the man will leave them. Ladies, please, this is a big lie!

There is no doubt about the fact that when you love or care about someone, you want to support them in all ways including financially. But this gesture does not say that the man doing this for you is totally yours.

Then again, trying to be so modest and turning down every offer of financial assistance your boyfriend gives you cannot make him commit to you.

##There was this girl was who was so careful and not wanting to ask her boyfriend for anything except for his time. The man liked her for it. Who would not like such a girl? But do you know that he did not marry her? He went for the second girlfriend who was so extravagant, barely had his time and was always asking for money.

This story can also happen the other way round.

Do not take a man's generosity for seriousness in a relationship. Some men can give you half of their estate and still not commit to you. And there are some who would not give their girl money but are truly going for the real thing. In either case, watch out for where his heart is. For the first guy, if your hearts are not saying the same thing, be grateful for his generosity and look else where. However, if your heart beats for the second, then hold onto him.

What I am trying to say here is, don't base your judgment of a man's seriousness in a relation on his ability to spend money on you. And don't conclude a man is not serious because he is not giving you money. You might miss it. Not everyone knows how to throw money on people's faces.

Remember people are different! Different men use different tactics to woo their women..#winks# They also look out for different things...

Remember, you are not a commodity! Money should not buy you.

So just be yourself, balance things up and ensure you are happy!

Cheers