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And Then Came Warona!

It is still very early in the year, so Happy New Year is in order. A year ago, I welcomed an absolutely beautiful and adorable baby girl , who m “the aunties” have aptly named Warona (a Southern African name meaning Ours) . The journey leading to her birth and the 12 months after her birth have been one of the most i nteresting period s in my life so far. If you are like some Ghanaians (I daresay Africans) you would have done your calculations by now. Yes, I conceived during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic when restrictions and lockdown measures were the order of the day. Suffice it to say I didn’t observe social distancing when I should have (that’s just on a lighter note). Apart from nausea that lasted for a greater part of the 40-week journey (we really ought to stop thinking of pregnancy as a 9-month event), I was lucky to have a relatively easy pregnancy. The hustle and bustle that characterized our daily lives was down to...

Life and Living It

T wenty Twenty-One. A year full of lessons, love, laughter and living. I have been manipulated and 'jostled' but i survived through Christ. ‘Disrespectful’ I was called because I refused to accept mediocrity. Named greedy, a cheat, a liar and odd because I stood firm for the truth. Others played victim so i could be tagged the horrible and the ungrateful one. Through it all I am here, because there’s a greater force that beckons me: God and my faith in him! For the family and friends that journeyed on to the next world, you are missed. I am holding on to the memories we created. For the loved ones that I hurt through my words or deeds, knowingly or unknowingly, I AM VERY SORRY. Twenty Twenty-one, a year of Miracles, Signs and Wonders! (Joshua 3:5) 🙏 Thank you, Akpe, Merci, Mostumi, Medase! By Thelma Yawa Obimpeh for Corona(omicron) feelings

Prof. A. Z. Azur

“Truth is so rare a thing; it is delightful to tell it” . Have you ever fallen in love with a character in a book? You want to read what happens to him so quickly, you turn the pages as swiftly as you can. You’re interested in every page that features him. You turn turn turn then BOOM! An anticlimax. The writer messes with your mind. He is not the ‘man’ you were made to fall in love with. He’s supposed to be a monster. Worst of all, it was not his fault. When I first read about Prof. Azur, I knew I was going to write about him because I felt he was such an outstanding character. The writer did put him on a pedestal, I was in awe of him. Elif Shafak, the writer, stripped him of all his glory and reduced him to nothingness. I don’t want to write about a man whose pride was violently taken away from him, had no choice than to live in shame. I still think about Shafak’s unfairness and it irks me. The story...... Prof. Azur, the God lecturer, he was a charmer. He bro...

Ama Atta Aidoo’s Changes: What Changed For Me?

“Ah my lady, the last man any woman should think of marrying is the man she loves.” ~Nana I have a yearly ritual: I reread either So Long A Letter by Mariama Bâ or Changes by Ama Atta Aidoo. This year I was a bit confused about which book to pick. I wrote both titles on two pieces of paper and balloted. I picked So Long A Letter but deep down, there was a yearning to read Changes (the universe has a way of changing your course). I ditched my pick and went with Changes. I have read Changes more than once but this reading was an exceptional one. I can’t take away the roles - age, maturity and life happenings played in this particular reading. There were pages I was very familiar with, phrases that clung to my chest, I cackled and chortled often because I could relate.The dialogues between Esi and Nana (grandmother), Esi’s mother and grandmother were profound and more meaningful to me. Nana’s advice, I noted it for myself. I recalled foolish decisions I ...

Tributes While I Am Still Alive

My birthday is coming soon, April 1. I am 39 and very proud of it. Most women shy away from their age and I can’t really tell why?! My younger sister is always dreading her birthdays and one of my cousin’s have been 26 for the past 5 years. I am one person who bluntly says my age whenever I am asked, irrespective of who and how it’s asked! Yes 39 and beautiful at heart 💜. No children yet and relationship is very much complicated. Relationship wise, I guess I’ve become too comfortable being single. (Hope my mum will skip this part) The things I look out for now are so funny and petty. 1. How he chews when eating 2. Use of shorthand to chat 3. His cologne 4. Low key on social media 5. I’ll end it at 4. In my 39 years on earth, I’ve made some mistakes and learnt a lot from it. I’ve hurt people and I’m deeply sorry, if you are one of them. Others I know, others I have no ...

Healthy-Weight-Loss (How Lucy Did it)

I recall before the lockdown in Jan, 2020, I weighed 81kg and I'm 1.7m vertically endowed. That makes my BMI 28.3 clearly above suitable rates. I wore UK size16 and 14 clothes. For my height, the ideal weight should be 72kg, I was 9kg above target Sincerely, with the weight I had, I was looking 6 months pregnant. I often received congratulatory messages, I don’t blame them. One look, and it appeared I had a baby bump. I also had aching knees and was easily whacked at the least physical activity I engaged in. I realized my weight wasn't the best and had to act on it. I also knew the effects of obesity so it was just a resolution to act right. I resolved to drop some 5kg by the end of 2020. My Journey in steps: 1. decided to join an online group focused on healthy weight loss using our own Ghanaian meals. 2. Booked an appointment with my coach who gave me a plan according to my goal. The good part was I could still eat my banku, fufu and rice etc with ...