tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61727530353083204722024-03-14T15:29:57.773+03:00Happily Flawed BlogMaria Nabatanzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817621987824536043noreply@blogger.comBlogger200125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172753035308320472.post-46497233254802892302024-03-07T18:22:00.007+03:002024-03-08T13:37:50.685+03:00Lady retires handbag <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-T6nOaQiG42uqPB1zpL9AOW20R9_bSmZsYgvMzF3Ls-VrsaPM-CJKV5oJrvacD4qc8J56C9CBPP0QgvQ7q4G_8jevgP2PhzIZLrFkuokbCjgDMZIPFFwruB2BSFeMIzXWc8ymt8Ji5EQNcWo5IDspYz2lj2gz46Au_gTELLo6JdtKD1JcTNWTZBtBAfQ/s1080/handbag%20blog%20post.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-T6nOaQiG42uqPB1zpL9AOW20R9_bSmZsYgvMzF3Ls-VrsaPM-CJKV5oJrvacD4qc8J56C9CBPP0QgvQ7q4G_8jevgP2PhzIZLrFkuokbCjgDMZIPFFwruB2BSFeMIzXWc8ymt8Ji5EQNcWo5IDspYz2lj2gz46Au_gTELLo6JdtKD1JcTNWTZBtBAfQ/w640-h640/handbag%20blog%20post.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">I bought a new handbag yesterday, for use as a weekend bag. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">My current one is old, the handle is recklessly peeling all over the place.</p><p style="text-align: center;">When its comes to bags I am a simple practical creature.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Just two main ones, the rest are for decoration and the rare fancy occasion. </p><p style="text-align: center;">The new bag is black, because everyone knows that goes with everything. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Right?</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">As I was removing all my items from the old and shifting them to the new, I recalled being a little girl watching my mum and my aunts get ready for church or a party, my naive eyes would watch wide and dreaming of the day when I would be a fashionable-lady-with-places-to-go too. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">All the brightly colored clothes,</p><p style="text-align: center;">high heel shoes with pointy toes,</p><p style="text-align: center;">80's gaudy shiny jewelry. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Timeless handbags,</p><p style="text-align: center;">and bold red lipstick. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Well decades later, here I am little Maria. </p><p style="text-align: center;">I seem to be quite happy with a total of four bags in my life!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Hahahahahahaha. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Isn't life funny?</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Maria Nabatanzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817621987824536043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172753035308320472.post-15674596359349908112024-02-20T11:59:00.025+03:002024-02-28T13:34:13.164+03:00Past new year prayers <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAGcCvt8ShYMQJmiWIO-MFPC2116qzi0utuDOyA5aUiNOI1uewAQuiPWRig-ZgzslnmJeLH8VlbLuT2wZWQ53LjfVtUmuGMxQr0UbIy0w6Cp1NMT5yWKxdEBp69r9l2hmvMMx-4PL7sOktU0e5rE76g9N9HBmJKxiFNb70B5AV-BBDpJ4m_4WeUs0uCXE/s4608/dan-carlson-G86MS2ZsiJA-unsplash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAGcCvt8ShYMQJmiWIO-MFPC2116qzi0utuDOyA5aUiNOI1uewAQuiPWRig-ZgzslnmJeLH8VlbLuT2wZWQ53LjfVtUmuGMxQr0UbIy0w6Cp1NMT5yWKxdEBp69r9l2hmvMMx-4PL7sOktU0e5rE76g9N9HBmJKxiFNb70B5AV-BBDpJ4m_4WeUs0uCXE/w640-h480/dan-carlson-G86MS2ZsiJA-unsplash.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wrote this in 2016 😲.</div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://happy2bflawed.blogspot.com/2016/12/dear-god-2016-year-in-review.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.6px; text-align: justify;">My prayer is that you continue to work in people’s lives, most especially when they call. I pray that you work in ways that they can see and understand your presence, and that</span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.6px; text-align: justify;">they can also enjoy growing in their relationship with you as I have this year.</span></span></a></i></div><div><i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.6px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.6px;">I don't want to toot my own horn but I am shocked that I typed this wisdom filled concise prayer back then...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.6px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.6px;">Especially when I remember how much self doubt plagued me at the time.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.6px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.6px;"><b>Tons.</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.6px;"><b>TONS.</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.6px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.6px;">I always tell people I am not the one who will come up with prayers on the spot.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.6px;">I stick to the same old Catholic ones if I am ever called to lead...and that is rare. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.6px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.6px;">This prayer is coming into 2024 with me. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.6px;">I am dragging it.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.6px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.6px;">It deserves its own blog post as a yellow-post-it-on-the-vanity-mirror-reminder.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.6px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.6px;">Do you have any new year prayers?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.6px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", serif; letter-spacing: 0.6px;">Share in the comments, only if you feel comfortable to do so though. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", serif; letter-spacing: 0.6px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", serif; letter-spacing: 0.6px;">Let's encourage each other with <b>faith</b>. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.6px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.6px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Maria Nabatanzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817621987824536043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172753035308320472.post-55351892262675872142024-02-17T23:18:00.008+03:002024-02-18T00:07:52.228+03:00Fitness Update #6 : 10000 steps and Protein Shakes <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4VB0fOvYOzdYp56ldj5Se5MfgIvdKbsmNeeYJkppYQOTSOWGVwdaXaVG5piZwff3La51qQcjn948_j1c9C1j7U1K_-f617AbjyWWu2yW3d-SHscVGTpy8w3pn5L5X6RZeSvMxMcDh8YFBy8FoCK-p5YwXH53nG1ZKbHAhm0TZUUSDJxMEDRoVTWJ9OP8/s1080/Fitness%20update%20blog.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4VB0fOvYOzdYp56ldj5Se5MfgIvdKbsmNeeYJkppYQOTSOWGVwdaXaVG5piZwff3La51qQcjn948_j1c9C1j7U1K_-f617AbjyWWu2yW3d-SHscVGTpy8w3pn5L5X6RZeSvMxMcDh8YFBy8FoCK-p5YwXH53nG1ZKbHAhm0TZUUSDJxMEDRoVTWJ9OP8/w640-h640/Fitness%20update%20blog.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In September last year, on two days out of the seven day week,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I started walking home from work. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Why?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I wanted to incorporate some exercise into my routine again. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My fitness activities became non-existent after <a href="https://happy2bflawed.blogspot.com/2022/04/taking-stock-first-birthday-in-zambia.html" target="_blank">moving to Zambia</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Fortunately, I am still committed to losing this pandemic weight, in spite of failing to do so, so far. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It takes me one hour and thirty minutes, which if I am not mistaken is around 10,000 steps. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I don't need to change into fitness attire because,</div><div style="text-align: center;">it's the end of the day, and I am heading home anyway. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hydrate throughout the day.</div><div style="text-align: center;">At least one point five liters before 5.00pm.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I get to actually notice things along the way that I wouldn't on a bus.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Like cafes and restaurants that I should try,</div><div style="text-align: center;">the location of ATMs that I have never noticed before, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and shops with home essentials at affordable prices</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When I get home I am exhausted.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeCHaUpcROqiyEqgv3AIkDdhoelmKHfpj5ycw3blhP2n1LzipVHjzdKpIjjEMw3uC-ML-qGbc2iN_5x_fYvDfbusYoJl-AUOiJdpf7YvdSYBFwkZrqGoDluGRQT8m7Gt50SdS1Xq3OcYmEcBz7pFiS6CcTlEzUs7f4g9pimm0I2X_xgNi1v1iAhcHmIV8/s1600/bed.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeCHaUpcROqiyEqgv3AIkDdhoelmKHfpj5ycw3blhP2n1LzipVHjzdKpIjjEMw3uC-ML-qGbc2iN_5x_fYvDfbusYoJl-AUOiJdpf7YvdSYBFwkZrqGoDluGRQT8m7Gt50SdS1Xq3OcYmEcBz7pFiS6CcTlEzUs7f4g9pimm0I2X_xgNi1v1iAhcHmIV8/w640-h360/bed.webp" width="640" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>(Credit: <a href="https://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/06/this-is-why-ill-never-be-adult.html" target="_blank">Hyperbole and half </a>is one of my absolute favourites !!!!)</i></div></i><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I slouch on the couch for an hour or two eating my dinner before I shower and head to bed. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I like using <a href="https://www.lush.com/us/en_us/p/after-massage-bar" target="_blank">LUSH After massage bar</a> for my aching calves and feet.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And oh...the sleep... the deep sleep that follows that night </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the next is so sweeeeeet and black that every kilometer is wooooorth it!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I judge how well I am doing by noticing at which point in the walk I start trying to talk myself into quitting and taking the bus home. When I started reaching home without the thought crossing my mind I knew I was adapting well.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This month, I added an extra day and spent two weekends barely able to function. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I took a nap every two hours...lol.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So last week I upped my protein intake with a good breakfast before heading to work and a protein shake mid-morning before lunch. I snack on a fruit and crunch some carrot sticks in the afternoon before leaving office. There are more vegetables in my main meals. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It seems to be working cause this weekend I managed to carry out my chores without needing to recharge with a quick siesta.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am motivated!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijErSRBmIYzZL4eGUFEjuDKm11-uIcxyWJI0fJh7ls9CavtlTEYkqYyLpdL3LOGGv1mbDK76UqVypMylhbaS9GzBDMW6yae-OdnqO5o_jGF73ynTHlK0RqQ8MNE6ZzBkUSZdydUApUE_udOaUodGjlRPj91R23GbeSR85hfQ1BKQTWCMjSvOJN2EYa7gU/s600/yes-we-can-5c3da4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="449" data-original-width="600" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijErSRBmIYzZL4eGUFEjuDKm11-uIcxyWJI0fJh7ls9CavtlTEYkqYyLpdL3LOGGv1mbDK76UqVypMylhbaS9GzBDMW6yae-OdnqO5o_jGF73ynTHlK0RqQ8MNE6ZzBkUSZdydUApUE_udOaUodGjlRPj91R23GbeSR85hfQ1BKQTWCMjSvOJN2EYa7gU/w640-h478/yes-we-can-5c3da4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>What about you?</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>What's your fitness routine looking like in 2024?</i></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Maria Nabatanzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817621987824536043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172753035308320472.post-40001715322888619962024-02-09T13:00:00.002+03:002024-02-20T19:49:33.960+03:00Three words<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd-G0wzWjjaFmiWHM-iRT4yaaWCjN2LSsCI3z8XKX3nwrzDmb9TOxlYbJFBoxGh1POQqkQQYp4UpZFzT7K99OAxeTjYwQm1ZVnJu2w63KAVf7Lov2n6uEcQZEsOg3TQLSs3bFL6WLlSIzKQ_KApkyaRHiuPWML_iH8qycog9B7rEZDVqbp9IFP96Ht5wQ/s1080/one%20sentence%20blog.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd-G0wzWjjaFmiWHM-iRT4yaaWCjN2LSsCI3z8XKX3nwrzDmb9TOxlYbJFBoxGh1POQqkQQYp4UpZFzT7K99OAxeTjYwQm1ZVnJu2w63KAVf7Lov2n6uEcQZEsOg3TQLSs3bFL6WLlSIzKQ_KApkyaRHiuPWML_iH8qycog9B7rEZDVqbp9IFP96Ht5wQ/w640-h640/one%20sentence%20blog.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">I saw a post on Instagram.</p><p style="text-align: center;"> It said <i>'If you could go back ten years what three words would you say to your past self?'</i>.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Ten years ago would be the year 2014.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Here are my three.</p><p style="text-align: center;">1. Meditate</p><p style="text-align: center;">2. Pray</p><p style="text-align: center;">3. Boundaries</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">What would yours be?</p>Maria Nabatanzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817621987824536043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172753035308320472.post-45646567279478410332023-12-18T16:49:00.001+03:002023-12-18T16:49:36.593+03:00Breathe in, breathe out, surrender<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL7nKTzvy3gePpDmHg3jp54IPRbWWX1ecF0zUCfrPnc4hTJCkk3KZBaEH6V8k_Q8LU3-9JOuOh0egxCissnqYrKwDE7a4D1C-t76X_KBq81laMDVO_SW6aMGSuyfIEl7SQFwtUMclzRZ5nbr4SuVcBAortOIJ1O7aD9xi86gtt35m_WeqqoG-zBCe4a3I/s6016/esteban-amaro-hy8y0Wp_Lp0-unsplash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6016" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL7nKTzvy3gePpDmHg3jp54IPRbWWX1ecF0zUCfrPnc4hTJCkk3KZBaEH6V8k_Q8LU3-9JOuOh0egxCissnqYrKwDE7a4D1C-t76X_KBq81laMDVO_SW6aMGSuyfIEl7SQFwtUMclzRZ5nbr4SuVcBAortOIJ1O7aD9xi86gtt35m_WeqqoG-zBCe4a3I/w426-h640/esteban-amaro-hy8y0Wp_Lp0-unsplash.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">So simple .</p><p style="text-align: center;">Breathe in, breathe out.</p><p style="text-align: center;">During my lunch meditation I decided to accept and surrender. </p><p style="text-align: center;">So simple. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Breathe in, breathe out.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Surprisingly no resistance came from inside of me. </p><p style="text-align: center;">I let go.</p><p style="text-align: center;">So simple. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Breathe in, breathe out.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I handed it over to Him. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Breathe in, breathe out</p><p style="text-align: center;">So simple.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Maria Nabatanzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817621987824536043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172753035308320472.post-52065126174160072472023-10-19T17:42:00.008+03:002023-10-20T14:25:16.452+03:00A Love Story.<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjCzalgNpsPZJthag4oIBK8ctljZEL6ShbA5CtHcFSCIDzyjHwPK9C8CKfAb0zHQsQDQbfI3sn0m2I5g1xQ4Bt35ATBNnqHExDKrltTO0njJ5I4sXDCPvbRGFHGNHo-UbaK9pBo7IObve8OXx_kl-Of93viTupwYmqTGGPbm14e6LWVABGWV13zFgXNt0/s6000/izumi-jS4UNRCMqUk-unsplash.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjCzalgNpsPZJthag4oIBK8ctljZEL6ShbA5CtHcFSCIDzyjHwPK9C8CKfAb0zHQsQDQbfI3sn0m2I5g1xQ4Bt35ATBNnqHExDKrltTO0njJ5I4sXDCPvbRGFHGNHo-UbaK9pBo7IObve8OXx_kl-Of93viTupwYmqTGGPbm14e6LWVABGWV13zFgXNt0/w426-h640/izumi-jS4UNRCMqUk-unsplash.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Allow me to officially confess both in my mind and aloud...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I believe in love. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I believe in the power of love </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am a true romantic in denial.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After all these years on the earth,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> right at the bottom of my heart, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">deep deep down ,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">you'll find a tattered and beaten pink sweet perfumed sticky note.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> In thick black ink, some squiggly writing reads</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Always believe in fairy tales and forever!" </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am typing this at 11.01pm,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Little Maria in my mind, refuses to settle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Many years ago I told her and my heart <a href="https://happy2bflawed.blogspot.com/2016/07/a-lesson-30-love-doesnt-win.html" target="_blank">to keep quiet</a>,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I said "You can't be trusted anymore!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today, tonight, everything is fighting back!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I tried to shut it all down,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and I want to tell you that it worked out. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That I matured into a magnificent worldly cynic </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I failed...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cause today...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and tonight... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">God whispers 'Nope....your heart is right he's the one. I say he IS the one!'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Little Maria chimes in, "Finally! We've been telling her since day one!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I stand corrected. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In my head, in my heart,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">love wins.</div><br /><p></p>Maria Nabatanzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817621987824536043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172753035308320472.post-86951041865337075292023-09-05T15:25:00.010+03:002023-09-06T16:20:52.367+03:00 Kindness <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinCsXLVxDt2CvcC8MaDmzvxxBTSaddB2FN0avoVg-Ig1jtgwfknC0ZZu_0TzYm9dQvwuua8XUlRKFQypsBMScnmvgKu9Nz3ZIk3CqmAPJ6B7JCOqBDhQoWLpFg-nlWJmblCaPVXk_0pa8T0r40ZWhNDpKJTIVJc_ukG_69YOFnDAz41IPm7--5mO6qA_w/s4000/christina-deravedisian-nzyQEhd2GIc-unsplash.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2932" data-original-width="4000" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinCsXLVxDt2CvcC8MaDmzvxxBTSaddB2FN0avoVg-Ig1jtgwfknC0ZZu_0TzYm9dQvwuua8XUlRKFQypsBMScnmvgKu9Nz3ZIk3CqmAPJ6B7JCOqBDhQoWLpFg-nlWJmblCaPVXk_0pa8T0r40ZWhNDpKJTIVJc_ukG_69YOFnDAz41IPm7--5mO6qA_w/w640-h470/christina-deravedisian-nzyQEhd2GIc-unsplash.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dear Dad, Dear Mum,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope this letter finds you wherever you dwell in heaven.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I miss you both and know that all is well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am writing to you from my new apartment in Turin, Italy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And yes I plan on going to the Vatican to catch a glimpse of His Holiness at some point.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That is not the reason for this letter though...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I thought I would just check in after a long while. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For the last four days I have been reflecting. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mid last week I was in denial about my distress</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and a concerned individual said some soft kind words to me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My body went rigid, and automatically tried to deflect. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I realized that I forgot what kindness looks like </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have been giving, taking-care-of, and protecting all my dear ones since you both left. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So much so that I don't know how to accept when someone wants to do the same for me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So much so that people have gotten used to taking from me and I never ask anything from them, even if it is small. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So much so that when strangers or acquaintances are kind to me I get confused. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Accepting kindness has become so unfamiliar that I don't know what it looks like.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Do I even know if I have been practicing it in my life?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Am I being kind or people-pleasing?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Am I being kind or just scared they will leave?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Am I being kind, or just being taken advantage of?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Am I being kind or enabling?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am still reflecting on this. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I feel as though God is asking me too. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Because somehow I forgot that prayers can be answered too. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Again?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yes again. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have homework to do. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's all from me, for now. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Take care</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Your loving daughter, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Maria </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <p></p>Maria Nabatanzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817621987824536043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172753035308320472.post-86516740510687600952023-08-08T14:34:00.011+03:002023-10-09T11:20:51.600+03:00Products I'm loving - Skin & Hair care update August 2023<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgebGf5Q26Tt9-tAhaHCIkZtQxsUFHKk4O_An3wUTiwbt0EK99mwTBNlWXJFfAJxfM-GsgparMJJ7abt47MzqWLRAYQCeW9eIrxwFtamMk8Plqb1BFvOQ8ID7xN9Wo_MbwgqUvpOlT44PQ02k4hGXNi5m9Z4SShan-InKbTVk2e5XKqhxkB_csnS5jOWjA/s500/products%20i%20am%20loving%202023.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgebGf5Q26Tt9-tAhaHCIkZtQxsUFHKk4O_An3wUTiwbt0EK99mwTBNlWXJFfAJxfM-GsgparMJJ7abt47MzqWLRAYQCeW9eIrxwFtamMk8Plqb1BFvOQ8ID7xN9Wo_MbwgqUvpOlT44PQ02k4hGXNi5m9Z4SShan-InKbTVk2e5XKqhxkB_csnS5jOWjA/w640-h640/products%20i%20am%20loving%202023.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> I have been enjoying some hair care and skin care products and thought I should share...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Olaplex <a href="https://it.olaplex.com/products/olaplex-no-3-hair-perfector-g" target="_blank">no. 3 Hair Perfector </a> and <a href="https://olaplex.com/products/olaplex-no-9-bond-protector-nourishing-hair-serum" target="_blank">no. 9 Bond Protector Nourishing Hair Serum</a>. By the end of 2022, the ends of my hair were long and messy. Despite a largely no heat year, I had split ends for days!!! In July I jumped on the bond repairing bandwagon. I will try and share results at the end of the year. </li><li style="text-align: justify;">Yves Roche Italia body washes, <a href="https://www.yves-rocher.it/corpo-igiene/bagno-doccia/bagno-doccia-mango-coriandolo-0" target="_blank">Mango and Coriander</a> and <a href="https://www.yves-rocher.it/corpo-igiene/bagno-doccia/bagno-doccia-melagrana-pepe-rosa-0" target="_blank">Pomegranate and Pink Pepper</a>. The scents and suds are refreshing at the end of my work day. </li><li style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.laneige.com/int/en/skincare/lip-sleeping-mask.html" target="_blank">Laniege Lip Sleeping Mask </a> I totally understand the hype, this product is worth every euro. I know it looks like a small container but I bought it in May and its now August. We are still together...lol. I think I will be using it up until October before I buy a second one. My lips are now soft and supple. It is worth it in my humble opinion.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">The Ordinary <a href="https://theordinary.com/en-nl/glycolic-acid-7-toning-solution-exfoliator-100418.html" target="_blank">Glycolic Acid 7% Toning Solution</a>. I used this to help with my inflamed flaky itchy scalp in June, and now after Tik Tok consultations I use it on my body to help with anything that it can. My scalp is flake free, my heels are summer-ready and those ingrown hairs on other parts of my body don't stand a chance with this new weekly routine. It will be a must-have in my home moving forward. </li><li style="text-align: justify;">The Ordinary <a href="https://theordinary.com/en-nl/4-sulphate-cleanser-for-body-and-hair-shampoo-100399.html" target="_blank">Sulphate 4% Shampoo </a>and <a href="https://theordinary.com/en-nl/behentrimonium-chloride-2-conditioner-100409.html" target="_blank">Behentrimonium Chloride 2% Conditioner</a> , I was one of those people that thought I had to buy products specially targeting black people. I would buy products that do too much. But I have been listening to the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@BlowoutProfessor" target="_blank">Blowout Professor</a>. Stay away from products that promise a lot. This duo works sooooo well for me, I am surprised and reformed. There are no gimmicks. It simply does what it says on the bottle. My dandruff prone scalp is happy. </li><li style="text-align: justify;">Patchology <a href="https://patchology.co.uk/products/poshpeel-pedi-cure-single-treatment" target="_blank">Posh Peel Pedi Cure</a>, My feet looked terrible, dry heels and white peeling skin across the edges and in-between my toes. No matter how much I soaked and scrubbed I couldn't fix it. I couldn't wear sandals, it was too ugly. I was in <a href="https://www.sephora.it/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwz8emBhDrARIsANNJjS6OHBJqX1bfFp_WsbfzwuG7iTMTqA1r9EZ9jec6YCrAz51UFUkXG_4aArbqEALw_wcB" target="_blank">Sephora</a> and decided to try this . Within a week I had a new layer of skin and four months later we are still looking better than 2022. I plan to do another one later on in the year. </li><li style="text-align: justify;">Lush <a href="https://www.lush.com/uk/en/p/renees-shea-souffle-hair-and-scalp-oil" target="_blank">Renee's Souffle Hair and Scalp Oil</a>, I didn't know <a href="https://www.lush.com/it/it?gclid=Cj0KCQjwz8emBhDrARIsANNJjS6FbF9Ba3akZ-RrDmXnCkXA20O8NT498sd7aIdh2dDRW0taF5iHPZ0aAh_UEALw_wcB" target="_blank">Lush</a> could make such products. I didn't know I was included in their target demographic. I didn't know they could make a product that closely resembles what I would buy in my home country. I love it! It smells sooo good.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Sephora <a href="https://www.sephora.com/product/purifying-scalp-serum-aha-zinc-P506121" target="_blank">Purifying Scalp Serum AHA + Zinc</a> and the <a href="https://www.sephora.com/product/hydrating-scalp-serum-P506570" target="_blank">Hydrating Scalp Serum with Hyaluronic Acid</a>, I am no longer putting oil directly on my scalp because You Tube says I should starve the thirsty entitled dandruff causing bacteria that lives on my head rent free. These two serums help me to not pat my scalp incessantly in-between weekly washes. </li><li style="text-align: justify;">Sephora <a href="https://www.sephora.it/p/maschera-piedi---calzini-per-la-cura-dei-piedi-imbevuti-461805.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=_search_&utm_term=&gclid=Cj0KCQjwz8emBhDrARIsANNJjS7s7_v0YmJuGn-I7INH6y1AlCYufiasvqi61elRTLP60qd4jkxt1eIaAl2sEALw_wcB" target="_blank">Coconut Foot Mask </a> If you are prone to dry feet like me, using this mask once every two weeks is a good self pamper session. </li><li style="text-align: justify;">Patchology <a href="https://patchology.co.uk/products/restoring-night-eye-gels-5-pack" target="_blank">Restoring Night Eye Gels</a>, My undereye areas looked pump, young and cute when I tried these for a week despite a lack of sleep then. </li><li style="text-align: justify;">This is a beauty product but worth a mention none the less, Huda Beauty Matte Lipstick <a href="https://hudabeauty.com/us/en_US/lips/liquid-matte-ultra-comfort-transfer-proof-lipstick-HB00779M.html" target="_blank">Drama Mama</a>, I adore this shade! I bought this at the airport in Rome and it has quickly become my daily-go-to. </li></ol><div style="text-align: center;">They have really made a difference in my life as I settle into my new home. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Spending ten minutes in a <a href="https://www.sephora.it/?gclid=CjwKCAjw8symBhAqEiwAaTA__HpUCL3Y7cXJ225KaII5e8wAgGS6qARJqqhktGySmI5bwIm0GIkSMhoCF7wQAvD_BwE" target="_blank">Sephora</a> store really helps lower my anxiety lol....</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In the comments, are you using anything new in your self care routine? Do share.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">(<i>Disclaimer: I am not a doctor, These products have worked for me but they may not work for you. Always seek professional advice if you intend to use any of them) </i></span></div>Maria Nabatanzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817621987824536043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172753035308320472.post-22331255844828342942023-08-01T14:29:00.002+03:002023-08-02T08:36:57.532+03:00Switching Off<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEintM0aC1QlpmvuQWqMIe4DPHo53InKVMvIZLP1vgqzlvLCT2MpwPwTffNNlWO2qNuHsqDi82doPvWOtuO30RoYBw0bweup9Ay59KDef8iy9H-Ioa1iZW9yXCOnXgvT41zOedgBE1jM4EYL2O5nS722H-VOig56jPSfqm_-CwrzwuzFmolC6RItrlmhSZY/s4477/mirko-mina-lzIk6CesvWw-unsplash.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4477" data-original-width="3582" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEintM0aC1QlpmvuQWqMIe4DPHo53InKVMvIZLP1vgqzlvLCT2MpwPwTffNNlWO2qNuHsqDi82doPvWOtuO30RoYBw0bweup9Ay59KDef8iy9H-Ioa1iZW9yXCOnXgvT41zOedgBE1jM4EYL2O5nS722H-VOig56jPSfqm_-CwrzwuzFmolC6RItrlmhSZY/w512-h640/mirko-mina-lzIk6CesvWw-unsplash.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Note to self.</p><p style="text-align: center;">You are addicted to work.</p><p style="text-align: center;">You are obsessed with your purpose.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Commitment has never been your issue.</p><p style="text-align: center;">You need to work on switching off.</p><p style="text-align: center;">It's the end of day. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Time to wind down</p><p style="text-align: center;">Rest.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Rest properly.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Let go of the unsolicited guilt</p><p style="text-align: center;">The brain can consume itself with something else.</p><p style="text-align: center;">You can prepare for tomorrow, tomorrow.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Thank you <a href="https://www.headspace.com/science" target="_blank">Headspace</a> exercises!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: x-small;"><i>Photo Credit: Unsplash.</i></span></p>Maria Nabatanzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817621987824536043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172753035308320472.post-81814965182865597852023-07-23T23:44:00.007+03:002024-02-05T12:15:57.556+03:00Purpose and thick skin!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMtR4nkAmoSZlia_4q4eAjF9ttJBv1LXg75JFxxyeUeYysapBZzr2PORx2CSnW0SV4UMHwHlIzaWgzgCN_Mzc0b7Kderk1bgM_3VcCvT_OnA374x0fo12Hklu-6ozdtXTGVj-SqwghIgLZ9vwXeMcrZ-5_qqVqaXSEkuPx7-pPDtmgIO40vfwoaMp-LfA/s4032/kiana-bosman-vlHqSYYbJQw-unsplash.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMtR4nkAmoSZlia_4q4eAjF9ttJBv1LXg75JFxxyeUeYysapBZzr2PORx2CSnW0SV4UMHwHlIzaWgzgCN_Mzc0b7Kderk1bgM_3VcCvT_OnA374x0fo12Hklu-6ozdtXTGVj-SqwghIgLZ9vwXeMcrZ-5_qqVqaXSEkuPx7-pPDtmgIO40vfwoaMp-LfA/w480-h640/kiana-bosman-vlHqSYYbJQw-unsplash.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have now been in the working world for 15 years. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I couldn't have predicted all the twists and turns that have lead me here but in that time I have learnt a lot.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If I had a chance to go back I wouldn't change anything.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The exact same. I would choose all of it again.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When I started working as a student caller at university I managed to get the highest number of donations...me..introvert and scared Maria got people who had never donated before to do so!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When I worked at <a href="https://www.clarks.co.uk/" target="_blank">Clarks</a> I managed to sell a customer a pair of shoes only for him to return the box the next day with two shoes that were completely different colours, despite this I still managed to be the best sales team member for children. Parents insisted on coming in on the days when I was working.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When I worked at <a href="https://www.riverisland.com/" target="_blank">River Island</a> as a temp for the Christmas holiday period I was the only one they decided to hire full time afterwards. They had no intention of taking on new staff, but they found the money and the hours to keep me based on my performance. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When I worked at a youth project I lived with my fun and 'very cool' work mates in an old house in the center of London and learned how to facilitate workshops plus develop programmes for children and young people. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My time with the UN will probably be the most impactful experience in my professional life, my work ethic thrived, I learnt so much from people that didn't even know they were teaching me. I had supervisors who invested in my skill set and believed in me enough to let me lead on fantastic projects that childhood Maria could only have dreamt off . If I wrote about them in this blog post we would be here forever, but trust me my whole professional and technical foundation was built and strengthened during that time. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Presently, I find myself in a new workplace where quite a few people are </div><div style="text-align: center;">questioning me and my abilities.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And quite frankly I now know who I am and that I am really good at what I can do.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>(if I wasn't...then...OMG...what a waste of a life!)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Its hard to shake me and if you manage to do so it doesn't take me long to put myself right and keep going. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>(Sometimes the petty side of me will wait for the opportunity to politely revenge...but that is for another blog post) </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Knowing my purpose and having thick skin is getting me through this, while frustrating the questioners all the more...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Let me also say that I am not afraid to learn , neither am I frightened by constructive criticism. </div><div style="text-align: center;">They are major part of personal and professional growth.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I really have come a loooooong way. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div>The little girl who fantasized about this adult life would be proud.</div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">In fact I am at a place where I could mentor someone too. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Maria Nabatanzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817621987824536043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172753035308320472.post-63832997027406448732023-07-11T14:55:00.002+03:002023-07-12T12:30:08.805+03:00Profess your love <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LQZzM8FESgIUOokwwluSMxUkIF-jrH77hRQq_ceI1eQXJaQ4kEOiXx5S85eMTCGqyTlsNza6pj6JHO8Hi4sHBLImkdqll3cT9vv0NF0O5y1QnP946fhuscXbOfpN80ARmCJII2fyquerCfVe2OovJEZajtcL3tXpGG9jQstffwkga83jB_EKyM1OF4E/s5559/irina-iriser-nkM-NqQA0uk-unsplash.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5559" data-original-width="3908" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LQZzM8FESgIUOokwwluSMxUkIF-jrH77hRQq_ceI1eQXJaQ4kEOiXx5S85eMTCGqyTlsNza6pj6JHO8Hi4sHBLImkdqll3cT9vv0NF0O5y1QnP946fhuscXbOfpN80ARmCJII2fyquerCfVe2OovJEZajtcL3tXpGG9jQstffwkga83jB_EKyM1OF4E/w450-h640/irina-iriser-nkM-NqQA0uk-unsplash.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Profess.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Profess!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Profess. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Always profess.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Tell them in the moment. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Tell everyone that you love , that you looove them.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">They need to know </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">You need to say it. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">It should never be a secret.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">In this world where people die. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">In this world where tomorrow may be a complete and utter mystery.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Professing should never be saved for another time. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Let them know!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Let them know now. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Let them know always, for sure and for certain.</p>Maria Nabatanzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817621987824536043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172753035308320472.post-48180916364249794642023-07-02T23:43:00.009+03:002023-07-12T16:33:08.246+03:00Decision Anxiety - Big Girl Panties and Tackling 'what if' Spirals <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj54RpwmO5JzUq23p1nG-GnSJ5RyaGernSCSHyfQIZmk9DC3X2ePbishpftLnxHKvF4WctAS4KS1y2lSC-aMGAlrjmF0-qh3-f5udc7Wn9kNqsAmfC8wrQ5BRBmie8aINSg6t8ps1GtCkbnaogLa7t14sGxSAG1BGk7TFSQOSuy0n0K5D0swuR6dblGS9M/s5821/gaelle-marcel-D3GYTrmj77M-unsplash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5821" data-original-width="3886" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj54RpwmO5JzUq23p1nG-GnSJ5RyaGernSCSHyfQIZmk9DC3X2ePbishpftLnxHKvF4WctAS4KS1y2lSC-aMGAlrjmF0-qh3-f5udc7Wn9kNqsAmfC8wrQ5BRBmie8aINSg6t8ps1GtCkbnaogLa7t14sGxSAG1BGk7TFSQOSuy0n0K5D0swuR6dblGS9M/w428-h640/gaelle-marcel-D3GYTrmj77M-unsplash.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">I am writing from a vulnerable place. </p><p style="text-align: center;">I need to write this down. </p><p style="text-align: center;">I know it will help me in the future and maybe...just maybe it will help somebody else. </p><p style="text-align: center;">I have <a href="https://happy2bflawed.blogspot.com/2018/06/the-cup-is-falling-anxiety-and-me.html" target="_blank">written about</a> my anxiety before. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Since then I have learnt about different types. </p><p style="text-align: center;">After my father's passing I was forced to make a lot of big 'adult' decisions quickly and abruptly. </p><p style="text-align: center;">As a result, I developed an intense fear of making the wrong choice. </p><p style="text-align: center;">The fear has amplified over the years and now it almost crippling. </p><p style="text-align: center;">I am in the process of finding my home in Italy for the next year or three. </p><p style="text-align: center;"> This is all really overwhelmingly new for me. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">New language </p><p style="text-align: center;">New formal and informal processes.</p><p style="text-align: center;">New culture.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">The last two weeks have been mentally tenacious</p><p style="text-align: center;">Lost appetite </p><p style="text-align: center;">Sleepless nights.</p><p style="text-align: center;">The occasional nightmares.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Unable to follow simple conversations during the day.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Plagued by endless thoughts of the worst case scenario.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">I am good at panicking </p><p style="text-align: center;">I am good at imagining the worst</p><p style="text-align: center;">I can see red flags anywhere. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://happy2bflawed.blogspot.com/2023/04/using-headspace-to-making-peace-with-my.html" target="_blank">As mentioned</a> before on the blog, I subscribed to <a href="https://www.headspace.com/" target="_blank">headspace</a> at the beginning of the year.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Somehow through this I remained committed and thankfully there were some snippets of clarity in my mind noise.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Headspace sessions are like little workouts for the mind no matter whether they are two minutes, ten minutes or twenty.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I had the opportunity to take a metaphorically step back and </p><p style="text-align: center;">really look at the chaos eschewing inside. </p><p style="text-align: center;">I started noticing triggers, fears, emotions, thoughts. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Contracts are triggers for me. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Emails and WhatsApp messages with demands are triggers for me</p><p style="text-align: center;">Flustered people are triggers.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Conversations about what could happen are triggers.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">There is still a lot of work for me to do but I am grateful that I am willing to do it.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I put on my big girl panties and started having some tough conversations and negotiations .</p><p style="text-align: center;">No one can swoop in and save me. </p><p style="text-align: center;">I have to make decisions through the suffocating burning fear. </p><p style="text-align: center;">There was an acceptance of all of this, inside of me this time. </p><p style="text-align: center;">I called my bestie vented and cried. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Then I got to it. </p><p style="text-align: center;">There is light at the end of the tunnel.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">I have been internally drowning for years. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Now I have a floater and I am paddling towards safety.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I am saving myself. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #741b47;">What about you? Care to share? How are you tackling your anxiety?</span></i></p>Maria Nabatanzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817621987824536043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172753035308320472.post-2937582156907038652023-06-15T14:58:00.015+03:002023-06-30T18:20:47.273+03:00Airbnbs, il cibo, lush bubble bars and bath bombs - Torino Week 10 Update<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtsZu8cJ_p2VzIdyxoSCG-62oStHOKakr7Tpso2NH9DdwA6-FLnxsFYulw9ZKcZ2YZF6slSdqmm09ipebiXLXr9HR9HvCLzEj8bOuUkBGNMtLizEAaPj8vjrmlqmKp4OQyOXCKlZO9Qye-8M4IuNiPkX0GT-7shGuydSWUqVGDY9U1zV968V-dbksT/s2000/Brown%20Gold%20Aesthetic%20Creativity%20Mood%20Boards%20Photo%20Collage.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2000" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtsZu8cJ_p2VzIdyxoSCG-62oStHOKakr7Tpso2NH9DdwA6-FLnxsFYulw9ZKcZ2YZF6slSdqmm09ipebiXLXr9HR9HvCLzEj8bOuUkBGNMtLizEAaPj8vjrmlqmKp4OQyOXCKlZO9Qye-8M4IuNiPkX0GT-7shGuydSWUqVGDY9U1zV968V-dbksT/w640-h512/Brown%20Gold%20Aesthetic%20Creativity%20Mood%20Boards%20Photo%20Collage.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Turin is still quiet, beautiful and picturesque.</div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">I, on the other hand, I am low energy.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">I need to take leave but I have to wait until August. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">I moved into a new Airbnb this month , it has a lovely balcony and view of the mountains. I like to sit there in the mornings with my coffee or in the evenings with my dinner. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjurHhAgIj5EoYazGaXRl6v0wpa4KaddRImcFr5Pk18EzuN-fkuHZ-NiMR3SUvG3rw3E48NUjdK7_WmaaQoRb2wa-feL_yE8tXd7mSwxaL54vMVMVeT4WKhp5B0z4fK9N5lKAc2o2Fm9F2xegnS3wHvttXxm63447SF6qqwiRY40_4MPkgrHJ0poyVz/s4000/20230601_191742.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjurHhAgIj5EoYazGaXRl6v0wpa4KaddRImcFr5Pk18EzuN-fkuHZ-NiMR3SUvG3rw3E48NUjdK7_WmaaQoRb2wa-feL_yE8tXd7mSwxaL54vMVMVeT4WKhp5B0z4fK9N5lKAc2o2Fm9F2xegnS3wHvttXxm63447SF6qqwiRY40_4MPkgrHJ0poyVz/w640-h480/20230601_191742.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><p><span style="text-align: center;">The bathroom has a tub, so I have been enjoying Lush bubble bars and bath bombs. Most especially the <a href="https://www.lush.com/it/it/p/milky-bath-reuseable-bubble-bar" target="_blank">milky bath</a>, <a href="https://www.lush.com/it/it/p/sleepy-bubble-bar" target="_blank">sleepy bubble bar</a>, and <a href="https://www.lush.com/it/it/p/deep-sleep-epsom-salt-bath-bomb/180g?gclid=Cj0KCQjw7aqkBhDPARIsAKGa0oKzTyLM3ci5FgjrhMzX2OKteLOLlzO79rlUqasVQy3XpK23TZkbq-QaAqQsEALw_wcB" target="_blank">deep sleep bath bomb</a>. </span></p><p><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxRivYLMRkuAwlu3tXY0fFiEzQKjFhuse_OAtLOKJlq3HDxQ27q5IiZGQO2lT34X5l6BPQPGMZ8KBEKNWh0Aw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="text-align: justify;">I am reeeeeally reeeeeady for my permanent home in Italy, I was disappointed last week when something didn't come through. </span><span style="text-align: justify;">I will keep praying and hoping about the process. the spirit of discernment is definitely</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> needed. </span></p><p><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihJLIVyV90ZQ6M2lNIoidPM4Riuw0V9iuzVkME0txkk2M6wJJp6EavicD8qSe7KYBmIVEpsZgrTxHDdXGwRpKhMB7bZpb8EjWleIVpr5BmxzLXBDV_8Atwo1NLtF1ahleLb-WxuWxoWiVKgx4ixdsIEk0z4yidQr3lo9aiTkAzFdezX29iY0aqjBWz/s1080/Copy%20of%20PURPLE%20BRIGHT%20INSTAGRAM%20POST%20TEMPLATES%20-100%20Quotes%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihJLIVyV90ZQ6M2lNIoidPM4Riuw0V9iuzVkME0txkk2M6wJJp6EavicD8qSe7KYBmIVEpsZgrTxHDdXGwRpKhMB7bZpb8EjWleIVpr5BmxzLXBDV_8Atwo1NLtF1ahleLb-WxuWxoWiVKgx4ixdsIEk0z4yidQr3lo9aiTkAzFdezX29iY0aqjBWz/w640-h640/Copy%20of%20PURPLE%20BRIGHT%20INSTAGRAM%20POST%20TEMPLATES%20-100%20Quotes%20(1).png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;">I reached 100 days of learning Italian on Duolingo! Clap for me....still can't utter a single sentence in public, not even a broken one and I always have to ask people to repeat what they said atleast 20 times but we will get there.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ9FK41xZA4R6Xl3fqgpvvwJYj0OMEovSf19CUprbbcctYUnvxwFacahG-7CxLRREs2FijWeOqU6i0560_SolbJL8WzkfkwxKSwQXEwOeG0Xsp-__n9flVyx9ripM9GHJyV1j4MmojXFrls9D9XQi7-qYPjGCw4SBzI_39pT_6GGrKsgsJJRXc9CxP/s1000/1685878777.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ9FK41xZA4R6Xl3fqgpvvwJYj0OMEovSf19CUprbbcctYUnvxwFacahG-7CxLRREs2FijWeOqU6i0560_SolbJL8WzkfkwxKSwQXEwOeG0Xsp-__n9flVyx9ripM9GHJyV1j4MmojXFrls9D9XQi7-qYPjGCw4SBzI_39pT_6GGrKsgsJJRXc9CxP/w640-h640/1685878777.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I had the best fried seafood at <a href="https://www.eataly.net/it_it/negozi/milano-smeraldo/ristoranti?gclid=Cj0KCQjw7aqkBhDPARIsAKGa0oI6koHh4sr5yKxucR7EBvU2WffvL9UpEfVBBjimD_8_EkXn8vTx80oaAtecEALw_wcB" target="_blank">Eataly</a> yesterday evening. Summer is here and the sun is still out and about after 9.00pm. Love it!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic5MviSLg5hG6WqVuq4aL__bhXLUUd7_7q2CJiECrSifIroRDFJR99rvH7zTcjG2-_tmIAqakMSocFVKzb__8pvp7tDIPo2vhn3kJvbflr_OGOcioeSX_-jO4I-ESOW_o6_52bemA18_QKckWKT8xWRA2DMEcxTqAx1Z6ucIOG-2YnALGsuOwaQg_o/s4000/20230614_191630.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic5MviSLg5hG6WqVuq4aL__bhXLUUd7_7q2CJiECrSifIroRDFJR99rvH7zTcjG2-_tmIAqakMSocFVKzb__8pvp7tDIPo2vhn3kJvbflr_OGOcioeSX_-jO4I-ESOW_o6_52bemA18_QKckWKT8xWRA2DMEcxTqAx1Z6ucIOG-2YnALGsuOwaQg_o/w480-h640/20230614_191630.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoxNmxHehV9HmNC4I6zaEFKy280yNSImlGm2JePxqvwUxeONMMsaPd3c9Fd8yFbHw70CLRs9W5n50ZJEtyr4f5HQ8QDPnOuh3KjoHSXTTPRT2y9ilz4aiD4J48Q3znf2nCSsdCd892hzYQw4oEIIp9JDS9Dxbn89toUlEQI2MPh3IUaMtC41y8i_2k/s4000/20230514_140756.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoxNmxHehV9HmNC4I6zaEFKy280yNSImlGm2JePxqvwUxeONMMsaPd3c9Fd8yFbHw70CLRs9W5n50ZJEtyr4f5HQ8QDPnOuh3KjoHSXTTPRT2y9ilz4aiD4J48Q3znf2nCSsdCd892hzYQw4oEIIp9JDS9Dxbn89toUlEQI2MPh3IUaMtC41y8i_2k/w480-h640/20230514_140756.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNBdoNZPDFdA-z0X6VMi5QM4hnm8H0nBvzvPuL6TYUZ4E_ff4T1mNxG5ZxlIpYfcUQz2w5hnouKt3STpWTf9fWySfFKBefD6K_u_MZ7EnPy-8gxGsJbfjCBmXHfGD-hmL3VitvnTrPSdDeLazAZBU3WoplXX3iKVrkPvZEeC11aUftiNJTCeJCysG1/s4000/20230606_193600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNBdoNZPDFdA-z0X6VMi5QM4hnm8H0nBvzvPuL6TYUZ4E_ff4T1mNxG5ZxlIpYfcUQz2w5hnouKt3STpWTf9fWySfFKBefD6K_u_MZ7EnPy-8gxGsJbfjCBmXHfGD-hmL3VitvnTrPSdDeLazAZBU3WoplXX3iKVrkPvZEeC11aUftiNJTCeJCysG1/w480-h640/20230606_193600.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZag5XpoVsqbqhqqqFaZVTU-7umL4FgfElFCvkXh3-yE332csI9cDxiFqaW4OfggNJo3hE6jbFoUjZVVnVyphL8Zpmo5q0qVoEfMHxoMUn_VXagm74WfsAUFDgTTXhdAgp2Yq9L0a8c3K2tuuUYmDdl9EJylmi8_UtmStZ3QRflpmAPjI67gYA6xdy/s4000/20230514_143518.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZag5XpoVsqbqhqqqFaZVTU-7umL4FgfElFCvkXh3-yE332csI9cDxiFqaW4OfggNJo3hE6jbFoUjZVVnVyphL8Zpmo5q0qVoEfMHxoMUn_VXagm74WfsAUFDgTTXhdAgp2Yq9L0a8c3K2tuuUYmDdl9EJylmi8_UtmStZ3QRflpmAPjI67gYA6xdy/w480-h640/20230514_143518.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Work is a bit hectic right now probably contributing to my low energy, it will calm down soon though. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I visited a church and it had the most amazing interior I have ever seen. I was tip toeing around taking my Instagram pictures with wide eyes and an open mouth. There were gold finishings everywhere! This was a small church though, so I don't know what I will do when I visit the Vatican. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">I am still glad I moved. Overall I am still enjoying this new life adventure!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #741b47;">What about you? Are you on one too? Tell me all about it in the comments. </span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxcxtr0DibKvhDXhaMSMGWonaL8DP8ijGPWi7WcVD1oMj5GjBM577rvE9uKvT_a5Vx86NagCelhiSU7-6ou3GCEsEbhcHeuo_mhMqYq-9giTfJ9dLLi9OVs0Xa_RbiF1pU_m3hZBVb5nGo_JhSKrqFGs1qP00AcrlbtI-22AItT0tPuVBlaug49LED/s4000/20230503_145347.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxcxtr0DibKvhDXhaMSMGWonaL8DP8ijGPWi7WcVD1oMj5GjBM577rvE9uKvT_a5Vx86NagCelhiSU7-6ou3GCEsEbhcHeuo_mhMqYq-9giTfJ9dLLi9OVs0Xa_RbiF1pU_m3hZBVb5nGo_JhSKrqFGs1qP00AcrlbtI-22AItT0tPuVBlaug49LED/w480-h640/20230503_145347.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGRFk_dFQWWUQTyXkAMiguCDMb-wLXOxnA5Zy3Gjqi6WV4_cApz5Mm2cRrXxq3Hn0nsD3HcxiXkNK0uoSbQtEBU9TRnmfA-VIyQZRDzGX_kOnITaO4vSB7pmT5w7SvTdHakHlmi1IReetAP6NfjUGSTNgSCmK-F5ZoBHuMg6bpW0smKiLPzWqrYV-R/s4000/20230506_173805.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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A real one. <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoxHyPeLEHpTcc0BBNiNSb9N94IL4AOfULvvNvbJjGcr7V6ZjJMINgm_P59a5FKAKYrx4UWW50ky4MTl3DOSNbh1TltpXfevlJrg9uohX1qZZppGUdDsWev_jazg0MbDjDReBHOn988Mm2_42iWKv_9RWJMpQZxtPbOg5s1iIYcKP_OpjqSKravHuc/s1080/WRITE%20WRITE%20WRITE.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoxHyPeLEHpTcc0BBNiNSb9N94IL4AOfULvvNvbJjGcr7V6ZjJMINgm_P59a5FKAKYrx4UWW50ky4MTl3DOSNbh1TltpXfevlJrg9uohX1qZZppGUdDsWev_jazg0MbDjDReBHOn988Mm2_42iWKv_9RWJMpQZxtPbOg5s1iIYcKP_OpjqSKravHuc/w640-h640/WRITE%20WRITE%20WRITE.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Malcom Gladwell said 10,000 hours.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">I think I have clocked mine.</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">So....</p><p style="text-align: center;">I can now comfortable say that I am writer. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">A real one!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">And a good one too. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Talented.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">My basic skills helped me begin my career in communications.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Luckily or intended by the Divine One, my then supervisor saw something in me that I didn't see.</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">I have not published a book yet, but throughout my career I have been honing and perfecting this skill for various online and traditional media platforms. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">There is also this blog, evidence of personal creative growth over the years. Right?</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">For the record I now know that I will write, create, produce and publish great work continuously and joyfully until I don't want too anymore.</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">Watch this space. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Anywho....thank you for coming to my TED Talk! 😂 </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #800180;">What about you? </span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #800180;"><br /></span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #800180;">What have you finally accepted to acknowledge about yourself? </span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #800180;"><br /></span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180;"><i>Get in that comment section and share </i>😀 </span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Maria Nabatanzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817621987824536043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172753035308320472.post-30975709148757984612023-04-26T10:52:00.007+03:002023-05-01T14:49:54.557+03:00Birthday Fenty, Pizza and Cappuccinos after noon in Torino, Italy - Week Three Update <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtFSVJH5lEitFOOyKEIji9pc7sa35XwZ48kitvd2F5oyhVHEauuMe_e5sWrXYGd40qA-BRbhSDk7kGNqjOWor7dc3kctgFSJt-NrKF47qokbdOeKUM5OGeT0RClVqWpjk-mr8TDeYXxXexN5aemXCvTXMG6kc5QmTPCFLXYgmZL1COVpdlgI6o-j2V/s2000/move%20to%20italy%20one%20.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2000" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtFSVJH5lEitFOOyKEIji9pc7sa35XwZ48kitvd2F5oyhVHEauuMe_e5sWrXYGd40qA-BRbhSDk7kGNqjOWor7dc3kctgFSJt-NrKF47qokbdOeKUM5OGeT0RClVqWpjk-mr8TDeYXxXexN5aemXCvTXMG6kc5QmTPCFLXYgmZL1COVpdlgI6o-j2V/w640-h512/move%20to%20italy%20one%20.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> I did it. I moved again!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Who is this Maria? I sometimes don't know either. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am now in Torino, Italy. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Everything is new and overwhelming, but my colleagues are so helpful, concerned and kind that it offsets some of the anxiety. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Just like in the movies there are picturesque buildings and streets with cute cafes, bars and restaurants on every corner. I could happily get used to this lifestyle.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It is considered a smaller less hectic city with a 'light' functional transport system yet I still found the orange yellow trams intimidating because of the very high steps at each door that are easy to trip on, and how they always arrive packed with people. I finally caved in and used one last week. Fears have been conquered.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">We are surrounded by<a href="https://www.trekking-alps.com/italian-alps/turin-alps-hiking-area/" target="_blank"> the famous Alps</a>, so I will hike when the weather is warmer. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I have eaten loooooooooooots of cookies, croissants and mostly pizza al taglio </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">At night, I sleep peacefully even though I drink 3 cups of coffee daily...really goooooooooooooooooood coffee. There are so many options I may do a fun blog post on this soon. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The coffee-after-lunch culture has changed my work life. Those after lunch snooze attacks that used to hit me at my desk have disappeared completely. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A colleague took me out for hot chocolate at <a href="https://www.tripadvisor.it/Restaurant_Review-g187855-d3144872-Reviews-Caffe_Clarissa-Turin_Province_of_Turin_Piedmont.html" target="_blank">Cafe Clarissa</a> and the world seems to be a beautiful and bright place again!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Also the <a href="https://www.milka.it/prodotti/milka-choco-brownie" target="_blank">Milka choco brownies</a> that the vending machine at work supplies are a new addiction. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Today is my 61st day of <a href="https://www.duolingo.com/" target="_blank">Duolingo</a> learning, very optimistic that I will be able to sustain simple conversations in Italian by the end of the year. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Discovered Sephora on my birthday so I am happy that my skincare junkie ways will flourish here.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My Airbnb host baked and surprised me with a birthday cake. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lastly cats really like me in Italy....no idea why!?</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am slowly being converted from a dog-person. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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There are many who may not understand the motivation behind my choices this year. so here is a mini explanation.... My life is running me yet I am meant to run my life. This is starting to show on my body. I have gained weight, my anxiety and sleeping patterns are running a muck. Last year I accepted that I am also a worker bee, I like to have purpose, office politics can't be avoided but it should not take up 80% of my workload, so I am moving to where I can be more productive. Being productive is good for my soul. Taking control of my life means having good work-life balance, progressing through my masters, losing weight, sleeping better and worrying less. Let me stress again I want to run my life. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPO-32T7tcZy9AAThH9kWEb32rssb6c-i4_eVdkxFcuiSh9QAgMpV67OiPvX-4cTyajf1clL3F5PRmK6Rk2QDEEL_TsVk2l2A8fWHr9Io1WtP-VS_IGXYY7dQKPTjNbWpirdVzwBJH-XDo6K3gkENVrCpFZC0cqSq-pD9IH2VcXa5-yZqD7D2RDzjE/s2228/20230316_173413.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2228" data-original-width="1506" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPO-32T7tcZy9AAThH9kWEb32rssb6c-i4_eVdkxFcuiSh9QAgMpV67OiPvX-4cTyajf1clL3F5PRmK6Rk2QDEEL_TsVk2l2A8fWHr9Io1WtP-VS_IGXYY7dQKPTjNbWpirdVzwBJH-XDo6K3gkENVrCpFZC0cqSq-pD9IH2VcXa5-yZqD7D2RDzjE/w432-h640/20230316_173413.jpg" width="432" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Reading: </b><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/444389/africa-is-not-a-country-by-faloyin-dipo/9781787302952" target="_blank">Africa is not a country by Dipo Faloyne</a>, <a href="https://princeharrymemoir.com/" target="_blank">Spare by Prince Harry</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8913542-23-things-they-don-t-tell-you-about-capitalism" target="_blank">23 things they don't tell you about capitalism by Ha Joon Chang. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Watching(and Watched) : </b> <a href="https://www.netflix.com/ug/title/81610895?source=35" target="_blank">Little Women</a>,<a href="https://www.netflix.com/ug/title/81026300" target="_blank"> Next in Fashion S2</a>, <a href="https://www.netflix.com/ug/title/81649877?source=35" target="_blank">Crash Course in Romance</a>, <a href="https://www.netflix.com/ug/title/81284981?source=35" target="_blank">Love is Blind Brazil (S2)</a>, <a href="https://www.netflix.com/ug/title/80996601?source=35" target="_blank">Love is blind (S3)</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj__X2BRhyo&list=PL6xVgUZ4UP2MTlX8nv9yPdX2zlTMSYgV9" target="_blank">Meet yourself</a>, <a href="https://happy2bflawed.blogspot.com/2022/12/watch-move-to-heaven-healing-kdrama-for.html" target="_blank">Move to Heaven</a>, <a href="https://happy2bflawed.blogspot.com/2023/01/watch-little-nyonya-2020-remake.html" target="_blank">Little Nyonya</a>, <a href="https://happy2bflawed.blogspot.com/2022/12/watch-glitch-kdrama-with-weird.html" target="_blank">Glitch</a>, <a href="https://www.netflix.com/ug/title/80994340?source=35" target="_blank">Firefly Lane S1 </a>, <a href="https://www.netflix.com/ug/title/81325501?source=35" target="_blank">The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko Home</a>, <a href="https://www.netflix.com/ug/title/81430282?source=35" target="_blank">The King's Affection</a>, <a href="https://www.netflix.com/ug/title/81568217?source=35" target="_blank">Cafe Minambang</a>, <a href="https://www.netflix.com/ug/title/81025696?source=35" target="_blank">Ginny and Georgia (S2)</a> , <a href="https://www.netflix.com/ug/title/81060530?source=35" target="_blank">The World's Most Amazing Rentals</a>, <a href="https://www.netflix.com/ug/title/81045831?source=35" target="_blank">Your Place or Mine</a>, <a href="https://www.netflix.com/ug/title/81104486?source=35" target="_blank">From Scratch</a>, <a href="https://www.netflix.com/ug/title/81117191?source=35" target="_blank">Vatican Girl</a>, <a href="https://www.netflix.com/ug/title/80174451?source=35" target="_blank">The Two Popes</a>, <a href="https://www.iq.com/album/new-life-begins-2022-xre41bur79?lang=en_us" target="_blank">New Life Begins</a>, <a href="https://www.netflix.com/ug/title/81380441?source=35" target="_blank">The Watcher</a>, <a href="Emily in Paris " target="_blank">Ancient Apocalyps</a>e, <a href="https://www.netflix.com/ug/title/81037371?source=35" target="_blank">Emily in Paris (S3)</a> <a href="https://www.netflix.com/ug/title/81462121?source=35" target="_blank">Dubai Bling</a>, <a href="https://www.netflix.com/ug/title/81039144?source=35" target="_blank">Bing Empire (S3)</a>, <a href="https://www.netflix.com/ug/title/81512574?source=35" target="_blank">Bling Empire -New York</a>, <a href="https://www.netflix.com/ug/title/81222923?source=35" target="_blank">The Empress</a>, <a href="https://www.netflix.com/ug/title/81044547?source=35" target="_blank">Blood and Water (S3)</a> <a href="https://www.viki.com/tv/38429c-she-and-her-perfect-husband" target="_blank">She and her Perfect Husband</a> , <a href="https://www.netflix.com/ug/title/81307163" target="_blank">MH370: the plane that disappeared</a>, <a href="https://www.netflix.com/ug/title/81439256" target="_blank">Harry and Meghan</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Listening:</b> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU0Mq2IGGmXuYr5DCkndWHw" target="_blank">Unpopular Opinion UG</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@dailyroutine_official" target="_blank"> Daily Routine</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Writing:</b> For my new job and this blog. very excited about this. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Loving:</b> <a href="https://theordinary.com/en-us/retinol-02-in-squalane-serum-100439.html" target="_blank">The Ordinary's Retinol 0.2% in Squalene</a> , Victoria Secret's Overnight Lip Mask</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Eating: </b>I am still making progress with my <a href="http://happy2bflawed.blogspot.com/2022/11/fitness-update-5-30-days-of.html" target="_blank">intermittent fasting journey </a>and this week I tried <a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LepufENlgjc" target="_blank">Melatonin</a> to help my sleeping pattern recover and wow... forgive me for the cliché but I slept like a baby </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Drinking:</b> More water and no alcohol for the next three months. Wish me luck</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Learning & listening: </b>Four new languages and this podcast episode changed my life...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="313" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CJynHWYo7D8" width="437" youtube-src-id="CJynHWYo7D8"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Noticing & Feeling: </b>I am the best version of self right now. I am enjoying thriving in my technical expertise. I am more assertive than the Maria of ten years ago. Maybe I will write about this in more detail on the blog, not sure yet.... </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Knowing: </b>The only two people who really love me in this world are my niece and my nephew. When I <a href="http://happy2bflawed.blogspot.com/2023/02/goodbye-zambia-goodbye-2022.html" target="_blank">returned from Zambia </a>they were the happiest to see me. They just enjoy my company and it is vice visa for me too. My niece is was so upset when she found out I was leaving again. It made me feel really sad and slightly torn about my decision to move.... but I reminded her that I will return and we will have so many stories for each other when I do. Aside from family connection, for most of my life I have been trying to avoid being alone. Looking for friendships and even sometimes romantic love, it is starting to occur to me that maybe those are things that I need to accept I may have failed at doing. I have to stop running from being alone. I have to accept the kind of love that is available to me. Love wins because love is such a vast big thing. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Thinking: </b>Set the intention. Tell God. Start the journey. I have a prayer commitment this year to complete. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Giggling Over: </b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/elyse_myers/?hl=en" target="_blank">Elyse Myers</a>, just discovered her on you tube and enjoying her videos. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>And yourself? What are you taking stock of in this new year? </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJ1ak8o2qSm_GIQhXFQElHcPEbNde943dPyY5jMpQEnniZLCQTU0CIroLm2IYidALqyHe-i-QCIJ9Vr6RrxQP3AVfCJBZnnd4jKFLei_CrHzUEaVXWKzlFX_6PBCQ7POt_KuYVgXCUtSMOUAGd0o1fQAjIPqc-cgnS0s-E_M1TC8RQ4a4HlRPqZZs/s1080/Modern%20Motivational%20Quotes%20Instagram%20Post.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Do something you future self will thank you for quote" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJ1ak8o2qSm_GIQhXFQElHcPEbNde943dPyY5jMpQEnniZLCQTU0CIroLm2IYidALqyHe-i-QCIJ9Vr6RrxQP3AVfCJBZnnd4jKFLei_CrHzUEaVXWKzlFX_6PBCQ7POt_KuYVgXCUtSMOUAGd0o1fQAjIPqc-cgnS0s-E_M1TC8RQ4a4HlRPqZZs/w640-h640/Modern%20Motivational%20Quotes%20Instagram%20Post.png" title="Happily flawed blog quote posters on gratitude" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Maria Nabatanzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817621987824536043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172753035308320472.post-51814755854984724032023-03-04T23:52:00.002+03:002023-03-06T00:12:40.892+03:00The Privilege to Fly <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmY11VpOYrAGhCdip5yDH-VLWh7KgiKlSSYYYWLkgPoZ0OtphXa_DhaXg-950RN1gA2ptfVZ49WrpJm6BdLIsDOZHTG3nibMFTwhN-NMf6I2i_iKKI8obpMAq_SRqWnPNOXc2oPrXfJEeWlrP9vtZ-kui-VidiYym-jLUo5KWG6cnZRDdWcvmpUG5P/s2048/pRivilage%20to%20fly-%20blog%20post%20.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmY11VpOYrAGhCdip5yDH-VLWh7KgiKlSSYYYWLkgPoZ0OtphXa_DhaXg-950RN1gA2ptfVZ49WrpJm6BdLIsDOZHTG3nibMFTwhN-NMf6I2i_iKKI8obpMAq_SRqWnPNOXc2oPrXfJEeWlrP9vtZ-kui-VidiYym-jLUo5KWG6cnZRDdWcvmpUG5P/w426-h640/pRivilage%20to%20fly-%20blog%20post%20.png" width="426" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">I writing this so I don't forgot to have gratitude. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Somethings have become so routine that we forget how wonderous they are. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">I had passport before I could read or even spell my name. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">I travelled on a plane before I could speak in sentences, use a spoon to eat or I could even go to the toilet alone. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p>I think about this because I remember my father once told me that he used to attend primary school barefoot cause he did not own a pair of shoes. My mum was born at home, the only record of her birth is her baptism certificate. To forget how far my parents had to have come to instill flying on a plane in their children as a normal and possible part of life from an early age would be very disrespectful.</p><p> </p><p>As a child the excitement of being able to go to<a href="https://www.kaa.go.ke/airports/our-airports/jomo-kenyatta-international/" target="_blank"> Jomo Kenyatta International Airport</a> just to see the planes land and take off was quite an adventure. At that time you could go to the top of the terminal building and watch them even if you weren't travelling. There was a tiny shop that sold soft drinks and snacks and we had to pay an entrance fee. When members of the family were arriving during the day, my father liked to take us to witness it. Little Maria was always ecstatic seeing her Mum or brothers stepping off the plane. This was in the early 1990s; today understandably, there are so many security measures in place you can barely get into the building. </p><p><br /></p><p>Everyone would clap for the pilot when the plane landed; travelling was an event! Passengers would be dressed up in their best outfits, My mum in her bold pointy heels and me in my cute puffy dress. The air hostesses were admired for their uniforms and perfect make-up. They still look smart today, but back then I remember they had to be perfectly-put-together which couldn't have have been healthy I guess. </p><p><br /></p><p>When my elder brother was travelling to the United States to study, three BIG families packed into three not-so-big cars to go to the airport. Some of us sat in the boot of the car. More than twenty people seeing off one person at the airport. Those were the days...</p><p><br /></p><p>As I said at the beginning of this post, I am writing this so that I don't forget what a privilege it is to fly. Even if it has become quite the routine now days.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am grateful. </p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><i style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> Do you have any special memories? Share them in comments, would love to hear them </span></i></p><p><br /></p>Maria Nabatanzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817621987824536043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172753035308320472.post-13023359894502258132023-02-27T19:44:00.015+03:002023-05-24T14:48:23.938+03:00Goodbye Zambia! Goodbye 2022!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRUIOC1A-l-c91cyDWACK-V3XbEhOMulyIgwAc8tRk3LRMDPzA2mpL4mxmO5S2501QfNJNc9KqZo5vTKLojXinKRixDgjpLdtK89L7Msn1d-DYkRj6_BKbKnVxyOUT75xfR_5hDK04ghw2zrzCfPZ3aWh2sshJNDVVs63zL13PLFsxUEMr0iY_Y517/s1008/goodbye%20zambia%20blog%20post.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRUIOC1A-l-c91cyDWACK-V3XbEhOMulyIgwAc8tRk3LRMDPzA2mpL4mxmO5S2501QfNJNc9KqZo5vTKLojXinKRixDgjpLdtK89L7Msn1d-DYkRj6_BKbKnVxyOUT75xfR_5hDK04ghw2zrzCfPZ3aWh2sshJNDVVs63zL13PLFsxUEMr0iY_Y517/w640-h480/goodbye%20zambia%20blog%20post.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">I moved to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zambia" target="_blank">Zambia </a>for <a href="https://happy2bflawed.blogspot.com/2022/01/conquering-mountains-in-2022-and-onwards.html" target="_blank">career growth mostly</a>, but really to gain a different perspective.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p>I needed some uncertainty to challenge and propel me to make positive life changes. A very tame down version of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@YesTheory" target="_blank">Yes theory</a> and the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@SeekDiscomfort" target="_blank">Seek Discomfort</a> challenges but non the less a bold action for me to take in 2021. </p><p><br /></p><p>From the beginning of my stay in Zambia, there were great colleagues who created an expat community and welcomed me into it. There were many dinners, meet ups and BBQs (Something I hope to take with me to Italy). There were always laughs, information sharing and companionship; I never once felt lonely. </p><p><br /></p><div>Moving to Zambia wasn't too much of culture shock for me. It felt like I just moved to a different part of Uganda. One that didn't grow and eat Matooke. </div><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">However I went from <i>"Yes, let's do this!"</i> to <i>"What am I doing?"</i> </p><p style="text-align: center;">many times throughout the year.... </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><ul><li style="text-align: left;">When I was in transit and got to Addis Ababa airport and my flight said Harare and not Lusaka</li><li style="text-align: left;">When I realized I would have to pay double what I budgeted for in rent</li><li style="text-align: left;">When I realized how expensive things were</li><li style="text-align: left;">When I realized my workload made it difficult for me to keep up with my masters studies</li><li style="text-align: left;">When the hot water pipe burst in the bathroom at 3.00am and I thought a bomb had gone off</li><li style="text-align: left;">When it took a while to find a good hair salon</li></ul><p></p><p><br /></p><p> I had to adapt to a new office culture and learn how to work within my new team. It was like finding my voice and purpose again. <a href="https://happy2bflawed.blogspot.com/2022/09/hurt-people-hurt-people.html" target="_blank">I wrote about some bullying that took place mid year here</a>. Digging deep within to keep going during that time was needed, luckily I had previous experiences and a supportive friend with a sincere listening ear. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4NBxNAxKodZuwR-6aKeK89mdWnFUHpZLZrT60VFJ7frZZyHbP-E1sRU5jMs5dIRbWCO3pHf-PGuSemAm_R6uPJEHCAXUyoek2tBKKx4ek2mdn-s4LEZQ9nlRowUs38YNpR6vL3D9YRKfQjsvwS9ToQYGUwEqYafO0SvS8Pz_YbNYIjZvxU_Ryzko3/s6494/_KIN0422.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4334" data-original-width="6494" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4NBxNAxKodZuwR-6aKeK89mdWnFUHpZLZrT60VFJ7frZZyHbP-E1sRU5jMs5dIRbWCO3pHf-PGuSemAm_R6uPJEHCAXUyoek2tBKKx4ek2mdn-s4LEZQ9nlRowUs38YNpR6vL3D9YRKfQjsvwS9ToQYGUwEqYafO0SvS8Pz_YbNYIjZvxU_Ryzko3/w640-h428/_KIN0422.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div>Outside of work my life in Zambia was calm, almost like it had rhythm and pattern. I will say at first I found things expensive when compared to Uganda, so it took me a while to curb and adjust my spending and find out where I get the best prices. Renting on my own in another country was an experience too. The house manager was very good at ignoring my Whatsapp request for repairs while also needing proof of rent payment every month. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There was also<a href="https://happy2bflawed.blogspot.com/2023/02/read-all-about-love-by-bell-hooks.html" target="_blank"> some heartbreak in 2022 </a>but that another blog post. </div><div><br /></div><div>My contract was only for a year so before I moved I set a goal to either get my contract renewed or find something else by the end of the year. Fortunately God granted me both and after internal consultations I decided to leave and seek discomfort and growth again. </div><div> </div><p>The things I will miss most</p><p><br /></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>My lovely home with big screen TVs, a washing machine and a teeny-tiny pool(<i>for the super hot days!</i>). Btw...my home was on the cheaper end in the area I choose to live in. </li><li>My friendship circle and our gatherings. I went bowling for the first time in many many years. Special mention of <a href="https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g293843-d7108999-Reviews-Latitude_15_Hotel-Lusaka_Lusaka_Province.html">Latitude</a>, <a href="https://cantinalsk.com/" target="_blank">Cantina</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/primejointzambia/" target="_blank">Prime Joint</a>, <a href="https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g293843-d23071426-Reviews-Arirang_Korean_Restaurant-Lusaka_Lusaka_Province.html" target="_blank">Arirang Korean Restaurant,</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jcsfoodmarket/" target="_blank">JCS Food</a> and Indian Fusion for all the lovely lunches and dinners. </li><li>My 15 minute walk to work and to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/longacresmallz/" target="_blank">the supermarket</a>.</li><li>Mini local adventures with <a href="https://happy2bflawed.blogspot.com/2022/07/taking-stock-lilayi-and-chaminuka-long.html" target="_blank">Kathrine, Suraj and Maya</a></li><li><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ulendoeats.customer&hl=en&gl=US" target="_blank">Ulendo Eats</a> mostly <a href="https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g293843-d10666436-Reviews-3_Trees-Lusaka_Lusaka_Province.html" target="_blank">3 trees,</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mint_active_lsk/" target="_blank">Mint Active </a>and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/eataly_zambia/" target="_blank">Eataly </a> were my picks for takeaways. </li><li><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.multibrains.taxi.passenger.ulendotaxizambia&hl=en&gl=US" target="_blank">Ulendo </a>and <a href="https://yango.com/en_int/" target="_blank">Yango</a> taxis.... there were no Boda Bodas carrying humans in Lusaka and I didn't want to buy a car so this app was very convenient. </li><li><a href="https://www.nandos.co.zm/eat/menu" target="_blank">Nandos</a>! (<i>Why did you leave East Africa? I miss you already.</i>) </li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/lusakafoodmarket/?hl=en">Weekend Food markets</a> for all the ribs, lemonade, cup cakes, cookies and biryani that I enjoyed. </li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/AfricanButterflyZambia/" target="_blank">African Butterfly</a> Trio Dip....so addictive!</li><li>Our honorary YES Unit, my colleagues have a fantastic sense of humor.</li><li>Getting my nails done ...I had some serious nail game in 2022!</li><li>Sitting in an arm chair in my bedroom drinking my first cup of coffee of the day and watching a #kdrama or #cdrama on a Saturday morning...</li></ul><div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Goodbye and thank you Zambia!</p><p style="text-align: center;"> Goodbye 2022!</p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a 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Nabatanzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817621987824536043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172753035308320472.post-68424710842128187452023-02-06T22:46:00.011+03:002023-05-18T18:15:37.996+03:00Read All About Love by Bell Hooks - healing and self esteem building<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJePUidak_f9ZSP_-j64YmQ9OVuND3RpDCuFzVSKXZqL7ZMivmZVPO42y8QCgWTFiX68UDVHhbSxttNKB61V0jeunMkg5VwxM_gsplq387GhbjXmsP8uoHrvgjrMITwd7Lj1WAS4cxDmxo0x2oyxOMtTbyjYfF4w2nLykCi_H6KWcGyJR_9OBbmvB/s2048/bell%20hooks%20book%20blog%20post.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJePUidak_f9ZSP_-j64YmQ9OVuND3RpDCuFzVSKXZqL7ZMivmZVPO42y8QCgWTFiX68UDVHhbSxttNKB61V0jeunMkg5VwxM_gsplq387GhbjXmsP8uoHrvgjrMITwd7Lj1WAS4cxDmxo0x2oyxOMtTbyjYfF4w2nLykCi_H6KWcGyJR_9OBbmvB/w480-h640/bell%20hooks%20book%20blog%20post.png" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH1f77a1fd974b6f4190af0f847387b37d">It is the month of love.</thspan><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1"> </thspan></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p data-ss-id="rwTHe3daa1c98531cbb63210031f2176c7f6" style="text-align: center;">I hardly ever write on theme but for once I am on time and intend to contribute to this conversation.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH1357029104dae19d081e561379e1c879"><br /></thspan></p><p style="text-align: center;"><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH1357029104dae19d081e561379e1c879">My word for 2022 was 'heartbreak'.</thspan><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1"> </thspan></p><p style="text-align: center;"><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1">Both old and new; the wounds were seeping.</thspan></p><p data-ss-id="rwTHaccca973f8e405f00994167de428dca7" style="text-align: center;">Unfortunately, in this world of innovations and AI,</p><p data-ss-id="rwTHaccca973f8e405f00994167de428dca7" style="text-align: center;"> I couldn't make my way to the nearest pharmacy and buy a self-medicated pill to fix it.</p><p data-ss-id="rwTH9781e1e03ad69b99830c0dd3a2debfb4" style="text-align: center;">Why isn't there an antibiotic to clear emotional trauma yet?</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p data-ss-id="rwTH96b271b43ebfd95bcdf6c274b1b6e485" style="text-align: center;"><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH943cd8284b6621cf6b3657358493e36a">Reluctantly accepting being disappointed by Number One, </thspan></p><p data-ss-id="rwTH96b271b43ebfd95bcdf6c274b1b6e485" style="text-align: center;"><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH943cd8284b6621cf6b3657358493e36a">and the other significant two that followed was the only way to go.</thspan><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1"> </thspan></p><p data-ss-id="rwTH96b271b43ebfd95bcdf6c274b1b6e485" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p data-ss-id="rwTH96b271b43ebfd95bcdf6c274b1b6e485" style="text-align: center;">I had often pondered whether I was too impatient, but Number One returned to my life and in his alcoholic-abusive-confused-state confirmed very clearly that he was the problem not me.</p><p data-ss-id="rwTH96b271b43ebfd95bcdf6c274b1b6e485" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p data-ss-id="rwTH96b271b43ebfd95bcdf6c274b1b6e485" style="text-align: center;"><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTHb948c321a95596515d9095d2390fad78">My fault was that I allowed it until my big brother Paul said <i>"WTF?</i></thspan><i><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH6c758a768cdadebfe366a4421754f2cb">.</thspan><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH6c758a768cdadebfe366a4421754f2cb1">.</thspan><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH62797dbba378830b67ee3de345c60c67">.No!</thspan><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH79f41172a5ffa109909316030c99a5b8">"</thspan></i></p><p data-ss-id="rwTH96b271b43ebfd95bcdf6c274b1b6e485" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p data-ss-id="rwTH96b271b43ebfd95bcdf6c274b1b6e485" style="text-align: center;"><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH08666a73b4588dc03962e31a521da7f8">He told me I was worth more.</thspan><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTHbc36f2d397d5738c35e761eb1cf66a3c"> I knew I had to listen because</thspan></p><p data-ss-id="rwTH96b271b43ebfd95bcdf6c274b1b6e485" style="text-align: center;">Paul and I never have such conversations.</p><p data-ss-id="rwTH96b271b43ebfd95bcdf6c274b1b6e485" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p data-ss-id="rwTH96b271b43ebfd95bcdf6c274b1b6e485" style="text-align: center;">That was the trigger for everything I had been holding in.</p><p data-ss-id="rwTH96b271b43ebfd95bcdf6c274b1b6e485" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p data-ss-id="rwTH96b271b43ebfd95bcdf6c274b1b6e485" style="text-align: center;"><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH104d530beba9730d9979948405f91edc">In this new year I just want healing.</thspan><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTHe631a135f9914463fbff43e9edee28ef"> Come what may.</thspan><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH6c758a768cdadebfe366a4421754f2cb2">.</thspan><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH6c758a768cdadebfe366a4421754f2cb3">.</thspan><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH67c3b6a7d4180da599de8f67e516fb1b"> I just want a healed heart.</thspan></p><p data-ss-id="rwTH96b271b43ebfd95bcdf6c274b1b6e485" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p data-ss-id="rwTH96b271b43ebfd95bcdf6c274b1b6e485" style="text-align: center;"><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH62910707c404879103deb93d03434739">My intention is set and I have informed God about it.</thspan><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1"> </thspan></p><p data-ss-id="rwTH96b271b43ebfd95bcdf6c274b1b6e485" style="text-align: center;"><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1">I am devoted to this mission.</thspan></p><p data-ss-id="rwTH96b271b43ebfd95bcdf6c274b1b6e485" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p data-ss-id="rwTHe34d560b2c034c216eb3f9d2cd146aab" style="text-align: center;"><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTHb12f58f2c5f73801b6cd26d427287611">This weekend, </thspan><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH655a3f6ae1e49e2c54ecbcad5a0a7ee3">bored of Netflix and you tube I decided to finally read a book <a href="https://happy2bflawed.blogspot.com/2016/04/welcome-to-womanhood-marriage.html" target="_blank">m</a></thspan><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTHfadc6d7d27a1ae854ebe9b416e15ad2f"><a href="https://happy2bflawed.blogspot.com/2016/04/welcome-to-womanhood-marriage.html" target="_blank">y dear friend</a> from University had mailed me years ago.</thspan><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTHc292b701cc7e5592b2cf444614e3ac06"> As fate would have it, I packed it in my suitcase when coming to Zambia.</thspan></p><p data-ss-id="rwTHe34d560b2c034c216eb3f9d2cd146aab" style="text-align: center;"><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTHc292b701cc7e5592b2cf444614e3ac06"><br /></thspan></p><p data-ss-id="rwTHe34d560b2c034c216eb3f9d2cd146aab" style="text-align: center;"><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTHc292b701cc7e5592b2cf444614e3ac06"><br /></thspan></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a data-ss-id="rwTHb87ca14ed864fabc71996cfcbd1ef712" href="https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/17607" target="_blank">All About Love by Bell Hooks</a><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH6c758a768cdadebfe366a4421754f2cb4">.</thspan><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH6c758a768cdadebfe366a4421754f2cb5">.</thspan><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH6c758a768cdadebfe366a4421754f2cb6">.</thspan><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH6c758a768cdadebfe366a4421754f2cb7">.</thspan><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH6c758a768cdadebfe366a4421754f2cb8">.</thspan><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH6c758a768cdadebfe366a4421754f2cb9">.</thspan><i><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTHdf625d8aeee571fc9d7d47b82707f1a7">and deep.</thspan><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH6c758a768cdadebfe366a4421754f2cb10">.</thspan><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTHbc7342b90668be517dc739879071100e">.deep.</thspan><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH6c758a768cdadebfe366a4421754f2cb11">.</thspan><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH6c758a768cdadebfe366a4421754f2cb12">.</thspan><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH25df8e28d8f71c3e63a7e95a9fb94104">.exhale.</thspan> </i><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH6c758a768cdadebfe366a4421754f2cb13">.</thspan><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH6c758a768cdadebfe366a4421754f2cb14">.</thspan><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH28237cd3405418e9c38a39c0944ff3f4"> There are so many layers to this book.</thspan><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH0864ceacf6bea98ac3c4fc823c30d760"> It is a journey not a quick read.</thspan><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH53ca16de0db78b942edbef5c58fb749b"> I know there will be many days of reflection and correction, possibly a lot of re-reading, highlighting and note-taking.</thspan></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTHd83151da2ac3a4ff4099a9edc0ae72d7"></thspan></p><blockquote><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTHd83151da2ac3a4ff4099a9edc0ae72d7">"Everyone assumes that we will know how to love instinctively.</thspan><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTHf03d4493250c676e404497f9e38b2a4d"> Despite overwhelming evidence to that contrary, we still accept that family is the primary school for love.</thspan><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH0d6a6d567d584c74774f6777fe3b7e06">"</thspan></span></i></blockquote><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH0d6a6d567d584c74774f6777fe3b7e06"></thspan><p></p><p><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH0d6a6d567d584c74774f6777fe3b7e06"><br /></thspan></p><p style="text-align: center;"><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH0d6a6d567d584c74774f6777fe3b7e06">I knew nothing!</thspan></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p data-ss-id="rwTH4db06fc005bb345a56f82e3d24aac91a"></p><blockquote><p data-ss-id="rwTH4db06fc005bb345a56f82e3d24aac91a"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">"Most psychologically and /or physically abused children have been taught by parenting adults that love can coexist with abuse"</span></i></p><p></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p data-ss-id="rwTH5111a4e9038ca6e99ae166018f5b355a" style="text-align: center;">I am one of those! According to Bell Hooks many of us are.</p><p><br /></p><p><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTHd3588ad4f9549e5e8294c9c317726b71"></thspan></p><blockquote><p><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTHd3588ad4f9549e5e8294c9c317726b71">"I got what I was accustomed to getting-care and affection, usually mingled with a degree of unkind-ness, neglect and on some occasions outright cruelty.</thspan><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH0d6a6d567d584c74774f6777fe3b7e061">" </thspan></span></i></p><p></p></blockquote><p><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH0d6a6d567d584c74774f6777fe3b7e061"><br /></thspan></p><p style="text-align: center;"><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH0d6a6d567d584c74774f6777fe3b7e061">My whole dating life!</thspan></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH3f4a7b9e99a31e3573cd01f951c16cd7"></thspan></p><blockquote><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH3f4a7b9e99a31e3573cd01f951c16cd7">"Estrangement from feelings makes it easier for men to lie because they are often in a trance state, utilizing survival strategies of asserting Manhood that they learned as boys.</thspan><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTHdf26100506e6021a2e5243122b3089af"> This inability to connect with others carries with it an inability to assume responsibility for causing pain.</thspan><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH0d6a6d567d584c74774f6777fe3b7e062">"</thspan></span></i></blockquote><p> </p><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH0d6a6d567d584c74774f6777fe3b7e062"></thspan><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH0d6a6d567d584c74774f6777fe3b7e062"><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH173979cb0c9a040cb938582e67a385f6">Not just romantic relationships and but all types of relationships with men.</thspan><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1"> </thspan></thspan></p><p style="text-align: center;"><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH0d6a6d567d584c74774f6777fe3b7e062"><br /></thspan></p><p><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH8b5311a13bc72163fe99e303e260816d"></thspan></p><blockquote><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH8b5311a13bc72163fe99e303e260816d">"The wounded heart learns self love by first overcoming low self esteem.</thspan><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH0d6a6d567d584c74774f6777fe3b7e063">" </thspan></span></i></blockquote><p> </p><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH0d6a6d567d584c74774f6777fe3b7e063"></thspan><p></p><p><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH340731474722140743d8d54b742acba8"><a data-ss-id="rwTH45a0dcd5d5f5f627ee7d3d46c37c5a17" href="https://happy2bflawed.blogspot.com/2016/07/a-lesson-30-love-doesnt-win.html" target="_blank">I wrote once that my mum had a big heart and so much love yet she never received that love back.</a><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTHbd61dff9ae1a3ce923c43cfef674df87"> In my childhood I watched her receiving the opposite and felt helpless to change anything.</thspan></thspan><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH87806a8d349850f89920c71807e1ba9b"> This book made me wish she was taught to love herself the same way she loved those dear to her.</thspan></p><p><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH87806a8d349850f89920c71807e1ba9b"><br /></thspan></p><p style="text-align: center;"><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH24273c105eaeb54eb1c0ff7f663c410f">She REALLY deserved so much more.</thspan></p><p style="text-align: center;"><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH24273c105eaeb54eb1c0ff7f663c410f"><br /></thspan></p><p data-ss-id="rwTHe9cfdb2426450d7ecd8738cd038fa7fb" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/postscript/the-revolutionary-writing-of-bell-hooks" target="_blank">Bell Hooks</a>' book says all the kind things I wish we all could have said to her before she died.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH3b964953e7666ec7dfa34c57cc67e9fa">Now I am the one listening to those kind words.</thspan><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1"> </thspan></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1" data-ss-id="rwTH6bf22540e47fbe8eca374be869471aa6"> I hope I make progress.</thspan><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1"> </thspan></p><p style="text-align: center;"><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1"><br /></thspan></p><p style="text-align: center;"><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1"><i><span style="color: #990000;">Have you read the book? Are you on a journey too? In the comment section write your thoughts</span></i></thspan></p><p style="text-align: center;"><thspan class="thspan" data-rwthpgen="1"><i><span style="color: #990000;">Let's tell the truth as Bell Hooks so elegantly wrote.</span></i></thspan></p><p><br /></p>Maria Nabatanzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817621987824536043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172753035308320472.post-34576341471230812242023-01-26T20:38:00.021+03:002023-03-06T11:21:38.884+03:00A Professional Creative<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEIO7u32PtJBp3RzGONkRgGeYWpNLG2YBYLCYu90tpLsal8aSHyaXLxXxINhx-m2kbd1PKU0VHUwPZTR0N4HseXBP4MQaxe4oBbf3TRCj6PZGtHOD4501vH3K7N5XZjREFswL0cuUG1gnSJC3glJvSRiIlQkfW_52gHwyB49UZlV-sVjUSp4jwvxFg/s2048/A%20professional%20%20creative%20-%20blog%20post.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1638" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEIO7u32PtJBp3RzGONkRgGeYWpNLG2YBYLCYu90tpLsal8aSHyaXLxXxINhx-m2kbd1PKU0VHUwPZTR0N4HseXBP4MQaxe4oBbf3TRCj6PZGtHOD4501vH3K7N5XZjREFswL0cuUG1gnSJC3glJvSRiIlQkfW_52gHwyB49UZlV-sVjUSp4jwvxFg/w512-h640/A%20professional%20%20creative%20-%20blog%20post.png" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">I co-facilitated a workshop in Zambia this week with twenty refugee children.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The moment I saw their internal spark come alive was during the digital storytelling session that I was leading on. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The objective of the session was to teach the power of storytelling to influence positive change in their communities. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">It was really wonderful to watch their creativity thrive, as they tackled their projects. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">I wanted to write about this on the blog because I too am a creative at heart. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">For the last ten years of my career I have been allowed to demonstrate this through copy writing, photography, graphic design and video editing. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I have been paid to do the very things that delighted me as a child; tell stories and make things!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I have made a professional career doing the very things that I thought would remain hobbies for the rest of my life!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">And some how over the last four years, there have been opportunities to teach children and young people to nurture these same skills that I thought were worthless when I was a mere naïve teenage!<i> (Dear creative community, forgive me for my thoughts I was young🙈)</i></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">I am grateful.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I've worked hard. </p><p style="text-align: center;">I've found joy.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Ultimately, God put me in those spaces. </p><p style="text-align: center;">God showed me that this was possible.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I am now moving to another country to do the same....to be creative...how!?</p><p style="text-align: center;">I am am so grateful. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Thank you God for showing me that my existence and purpose is relevant. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Thank You for showing me my place in this large and interesting world.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Sometimes I forget but You never miss an opportunity to remind me.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;"><i></i></span></p><blockquote><span style="color: #990000;"><i>"The object isn't to make art, it's to be in that wonderful state which makes art inevitable." - Robert Henri </i></span></blockquote><p></p>Maria Nabatanzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817621987824536043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172753035308320472.post-10768112360806621712023-01-24T22:57:00.014+03:002023-01-31T10:47:51.254+03:00Watch The Little Nyonya 2020 remake - Screaming at the screen Questions, Questions and more Questions...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjboTcY3z1C_GFUkmA2U_djIzOnyHQgMK-rRymAA8ZZZ1tbYTg36VFU7On8E681IGuE5D-ZGrFrLSaqC56Os8gP8A2qB8xz5zTMrivlk9fjtjUORIvqJ5aYe_o52cPkjQxLUbFI5tcEBhBdP5ZL-ZhMNYxmf6Ee8pVTAmIxQDv2fFa9JjeToEtrWX19/s1080/a%20little%20nyonya%20-%20blog%20review.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjboTcY3z1C_GFUkmA2U_djIzOnyHQgMK-rRymAA8ZZZ1tbYTg36VFU7On8E681IGuE5D-ZGrFrLSaqC56Os8gP8A2qB8xz5zTMrivlk9fjtjUORIvqJ5aYe_o52cPkjQxLUbFI5tcEBhBdP5ZL-ZhMNYxmf6Ee8pVTAmIxQDv2fFa9JjeToEtrWX19/w640-h640/a%20little%20nyonya%20-%20blog%20review.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It is only fitting that my first blog post of the year should be about an Asian drama that dared to be epic; the 2020 version of <a href="https://www.iq.com/album/the-little-nyonya-2020-19rrhl3w5d?lang=en_us" target="_blank">The little Nyonya</a>! A really enchanting story and semi educational experience for me (<i>My grasp on Asian culture and history is limited, I was googling in between episodes</i>).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There are some exceptionally wonderful food and cooking clips. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: center;">Just look at how the trailer really pulls you in right from the start...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="380" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qAwdmuD-PyE" width="509" youtube-src-id="qAwdmuD-PyE"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Aren't you curious? Maybe a little hungry? Are you going to leave my blog post mid-read and go watch? Make sure you return please.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Little Nyonya is based on four families connected by marriage through three generations. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">The original popular version first aired in 2008. I have read <a href="https://thesmartlocal.com/read/the-little-nyonya-2020/" target="_blank">many articles</a> of people referring to its impact on their childhood. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This is a soap opera kind of drama....it reminded me of the experience of reading a <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/danielle-steel-my-books-are-more-than-a-beach-read/2015/07/02/8b9a011c-fa4f-11e4-9ef4-1bb7ce3b3fb7_story.html" target="_blank">Danielle Steel book</a>; everything that could happen to our main character happens but somehow they magically escape at the last minute! I was soooo invested in this 2020 story, many times I was screaming at the screen while watching. I cared about the characters. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><b>spoiler alert 1</b></span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I was a little thrown off by the main character playing two main roles Ju Xiang and Yue Niang (<a href="https://mydramalist.com/people/13526-xiao-yan" target="_blank">Xiao Yan</a>). After more contemplation I didn't hate it.... Maybe that was 'the effect' the producers were going for? </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSombDBbRHiDcM9Q4BrzWEjP3mduozK7t3R6AFQzTxiB7_yug7ROUZS33nXu74kDRIItfxtDbaE8s7grjeIpHgKEsLXCsBxKz169dzp4vtZeDEao0FXtFprGsLVGfj8iEaEKeCVkG1N0gxs0UxL9ZHKNE-mZQ0tGu-0nAS_52bj2vKv_bLZYB5uOXg/s1181/MV5BNjFhNjk0MDMtYWM2My00Yjc1LTg3M2QtZDNiMDMxOGZjNWUxXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTE2NTQ3MTAz._V1_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="813" data-original-width="1181" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSombDBbRHiDcM9Q4BrzWEjP3mduozK7t3R6AFQzTxiB7_yug7ROUZS33nXu74kDRIItfxtDbaE8s7grjeIpHgKEsLXCsBxKz169dzp4vtZeDEao0FXtFprGsLVGfj8iEaEKeCVkG1N0gxs0UxL9ZHKNE-mZQ0tGu-0nAS_52bj2vKv_bLZYB5uOXg/w640-h440/MV5BNjFhNjk0MDMtYWM2My00Yjc1LTg3M2QtZDNiMDMxOGZjNWUxXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTE2NTQ3MTAz._V1_.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvxwdlWz2mtVLRAaEB3uI_m2E3nnc7sGF6DJ7191gxbEXHCpgPVfeGEG5diXmYpooXSn2WsPXGDhclQYhHp9_xHO0k8wxDAEVDC4XAIBER7Njh5iBhMplGSwJbo-j9OZdzrWInyDzTFX6urmOa1xolAYpm3LlP_Ixz6W8k0gvZDMaXcn3IO12698T/s800/Little%20Nonya%20Stills5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvxwdlWz2mtVLRAaEB3uI_m2E3nnc7sGF6DJ7191gxbEXHCpgPVfeGEG5diXmYpooXSn2WsPXGDhclQYhHp9_xHO0k8wxDAEVDC4XAIBER7Njh5iBhMplGSwJbo-j9OZdzrWInyDzTFX6urmOa1xolAYpm3LlP_Ixz6W8k0gvZDMaXcn3IO12698T/w640-h360/Little%20Nonya%20Stills5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> I have mostly questions....just questions...that's what I am going to do in this blog post... ask questions. If you have answers feel free to comment below. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcpkTnc4-bxwymmwlYVMmaSpAnhazvxftCARmvWe5s_Ohlvt-NdpNmMETcUCH-63oEKLCWQB4dHlvsqkgXt-BCsbbFulAif16f6EMrQEfVjpRkhwCKzaA-4sqX68q7Apw06kN18SfPgBbo41MG0Uu2P4jCZgclY8wN2804va_BJtjyL5sJq9yRtNNq/s800/Little%20Nonya%20Poster14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="566" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcpkTnc4-bxwymmwlYVMmaSpAnhazvxftCARmvWe5s_Ohlvt-NdpNmMETcUCH-63oEKLCWQB4dHlvsqkgXt-BCsbbFulAif16f6EMrQEfVjpRkhwCKzaA-4sqX68q7Apw06kN18SfPgBbo41MG0Uu2P4jCZgclY8wN2804va_BJtjyL5sJq9yRtNNq/w452-h640/Little%20Nonya%20Poster14.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The matriarch , Old Madam Chen ( <a href="https://www.instagram.com/xiang_yun_/?hl=en" target="_blank">Xiang Yun</a>)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Every thing started with you! You decided to and kept on picking ALL the wives.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Why did you allow everyone to suffer for so many years? </div><div style="text-align: center;">Unfortunately even though you are a likeable and endearing character, </div><div style="text-align: center;">really everything was your fault...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3E5O2Ds7EGmlQtwhQgbqwJQ8GILxgex2HaKByX85LprQdUgjNick-uwckP0TQ8LEeUSVivRBHm2iS2RVGJNYJ6LwNpAHPz4aCf3v49-oC07-DuQBVhmkMf1TJs0vWDImZ408KZp1a5oINZrj4dRoOBaKGdIe4L02uuTkb0mZmrMLRe5AQPdBXv6H/s1920/cdrama%20photo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3E5O2Ds7EGmlQtwhQgbqwJQ8GILxgex2HaKByX85LprQdUgjNick-uwckP0TQ8LEeUSVivRBHm2iS2RVGJNYJ6LwNpAHPz4aCf3v49-oC07-DuQBVhmkMf1TJs0vWDImZ408KZp1a5oINZrj4dRoOBaKGdIe4L02uuTkb0mZmrMLRe5AQPdBXv6H/w640-h360/cdrama%20photo.png" width="640" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://mydramalist.com/people/46355-yue-li-na" target="_blank">Yue Li Na</a> really played the *&%$# out of her evil character, Lin Gui Hua. I always praise unapologetic roles because one must be committed for us to believe. Trust me I believed her! Every time she came on screen I would just naturally frown, then sigh and wonder <i>"What now?!?" </i> <div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><b>spoiler alert 2</b></span></i></div><div><br /></div><div>When she throws Ju Xiang and her child off the ship, she simply rearranges her clothes and goes back to have dinner with the family....no guilt!?! As first legal wife she has a clear distain for the concubine Tian Lan(<a href="https://mydramalist.com/people/23093-tu-ling" target="_blank">Tu Ling</a>), but why did you never challenge your husband? He was not a domineering character...so why?</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSe4yzaLWA5bmsfjYl20dbfIkjxbxjNLsNdYmCt7DkSIO9k6hABximWVZhyX_rwRFhc9awVNnBJPmZydEyIL3HHEN4KEYVgQezFJSXUzaadhM60zDcDr7dPDVTIMcYwS7AhMRfMcAWvdvxh969WDpsrIjqN9tMY3m4SN1O9BrSS1-wYknxC2gZckSg/s580/Chen%20seng%20little%20nyonya.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="386" data-original-width="580" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSe4yzaLWA5bmsfjYl20dbfIkjxbxjNLsNdYmCt7DkSIO9k6hABximWVZhyX_rwRFhc9awVNnBJPmZydEyIL3HHEN4KEYVgQezFJSXUzaadhM60zDcDr7dPDVTIMcYwS7AhMRfMcAWvdvxh969WDpsrIjqN9tMY3m4SN1O9BrSS1-wYknxC2gZckSg/w640-h426/Chen%20seng%20little%20nyonya.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Mr. Liu Yi Dao(<a href="https://mydramalist.com/people/3071-chiu-darren" target="_blank">Darren Chiu</a>) in the beginning your loyalty to Ju Xiang was cute. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Why did you remain devastated for so long though? </div><div style="text-align: center;">Why did you ruin your life? </div><div style="text-align: center;">Other parts of you could have prospered. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Q-ru5CIFASOXEwNYg0oEQAt5x1sO5tyUzWbTbn9etXoj9ESsBfmmi2dy_GZq9oXP14mXOq1zMQVCqK6ie3Gdul5bDcvLdNWRdT9ZDW54JUiPrMCbOwx8EMS_zIBtvzpFLvKILigS7L8B0ADlWxaxktz-yytoa-GHqkQhqgmtaKizJ_ui7uGzFcry/s1000/download.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Q-ru5CIFASOXEwNYg0oEQAt5x1sO5tyUzWbTbn9etXoj9ESsBfmmi2dy_GZq9oXP14mXOq1zMQVCqK6ie3Gdul5bDcvLdNWRdT9ZDW54JUiPrMCbOwx8EMS_zIBtvzpFLvKILigS7L8B0ADlWxaxktz-yytoa-GHqkQhqgmtaKizJ_ui7uGzFcry/w640-h426/download.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">Huang Mei Yu(<a href="https://www.cpophome.com/sun-zijun-profile-1991/" target="_blank">Sun Zijun</a>) I felt so sorry for you.</div><div style="text-align: center;">There was nothing you could do. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Your husband could have been much more respectful and nicer to you </div><div style="text-align: center;">Why did you keep listening to your mother?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Nothing she said ever helped you. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Then you recruited your niece into the same lifestyle.....why and for what?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv2prOb_6XsRGkA-L9XDonUDkTo-TPdIlR0gutli-PymUhNMCZOf4nE7ZZgSGkrIzSSqJUmMXGysUolHxbbyjFZNr3XaksJZx4nb8r-cITbuBDoiKIfRsH3d8mOoidixyIT6k2D2pzl4-NeBpOhqpA0GW0KrDaae72HuNrjy2MEQ-ODlsDiTXY04pu/s1000/MV5BMDU4ZTI3ZTItOTJkYi00NzhjLWEwYTUtMGY0M2ZjZWU0Zjg0XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTE2NTQ3MTAz._V1_FMjpg_UX1000_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="726" data-original-width="1000" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv2prOb_6XsRGkA-L9XDonUDkTo-TPdIlR0gutli-PymUhNMCZOf4nE7ZZgSGkrIzSSqJUmMXGysUolHxbbyjFZNr3XaksJZx4nb8r-cITbuBDoiKIfRsH3d8mOoidixyIT6k2D2pzl4-NeBpOhqpA0GW0KrDaae72HuNrjy2MEQ-ODlsDiTXY04pu/w640-h464/MV5BMDU4ZTI3ZTItOTJkYi00NzhjLWEwYTUtMGY0M2ZjZWU0Zjg0XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTE2NTQ3MTAz._V1_FMjpg_UX1000_.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Sisters Huang Yu Zhu (<a href="https://mydramalist.com/people/19634-he-yu-hong" target="_blank">He Yu Hong</a>) and Huang Zhen Zhu( <a href="https://mydramalist.com/people/43195-li-yuan-bing" target="_blank">Le Yuan Bing</a>) have heartbreaking storylines! They were used and manipulated and not one of them ended up winning in the end. That's why I blame the oldest generation in the series. They really ruined it for all the women and girls in this drama. No questions for these tragic sisters.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdxlkDJ88PQSH_xX5d9Qzmq5htR4OrFzKg6sFMhgahz5JYyo7xKY0Wdd9jmwN6kBiE0mZtGnZGrbKdY6H1DsU7z8yw2p2qPyq5gxkcJHiVatf3TwY2QL2X6rFv_Cr8l97DhUJuCUYlMZ0JQ6oLAbW4WY6wi-FuWojx7BxjdLKH0wjklvMohfpUvuC/s1119/image%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1119" data-original-width="839" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdxlkDJ88PQSH_xX5d9Qzmq5htR4OrFzKg6sFMhgahz5JYyo7xKY0Wdd9jmwN6kBiE0mZtGnZGrbKdY6H1DsU7z8yw2p2qPyq5gxkcJHiVatf3TwY2QL2X6rFv_Cr8l97DhUJuCUYlMZ0JQ6oLAbW4WY6wi-FuWojx7BxjdLKH0wjklvMohfpUvuC/w480-h640/image%20(1).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiEpFjhu3mcsVBaQ8Q8RBx0fvJ3M_CP-9SySshMULifeAkQbLq6UBnYMJaZD2i1Sfef7GNh-bHc1pYKRARLIzbPC--IWQAqBpDP4u3gzGKPMWBR0boAV17L8wX5ZVk-ynL9h3OrQ-m9XoGZXQc3iVNtIBaNN_Rmg8Ck7vlMlcACZJ70haWflBUYg9G/s3422/image.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2254" data-original-width="3422" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiEpFjhu3mcsVBaQ8Q8RBx0fvJ3M_CP-9SySshMULifeAkQbLq6UBnYMJaZD2i1Sfef7GNh-bHc1pYKRARLIzbPC--IWQAqBpDP4u3gzGKPMWBR0boAV17L8wX5ZVk-ynL9h3OrQ-m9XoGZXQc3iVNtIBaNN_Rmg8Ck7vlMlcACZJ70haWflBUYg9G/w640-h422/image.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Special mention for the women above, Li Bierer and Xiu Juan who showed us what not fitting the mold was about . </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><i><b>spoiler alert 3</b></i></span></div><div><br /></div><div>The latter opened doors for the rest by fumbling all her relatives plans and stealing ALL their money as a counter for their nasty continued plotting to harm others. No questions for the pioneers.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCXp2mVXFOhZZQ_35PXZncyy9UpxqYKTJsghyjkhS9JjHrjngLJKCNV281l8Kvzg0KfW2GFeFszhupQhjfq9mOJAgGhlOBfkkpZE-cqTMXk7Hq2TrN3pzcaoHyFdsErtAWcrIKNsEuYD9OL1VWJc7nsysKahhVPgMlTsQTeJH3C1mj0-3gCN72WA9M/s1050/MV5BZGI4NWJjMTktYzYwZC00NzQ2LThiMzctZjQwMmM0YTIyMjI3XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTE2NTQ3MTAz._V1_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="1050" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCXp2mVXFOhZZQ_35PXZncyy9UpxqYKTJsghyjkhS9JjHrjngLJKCNV281l8Kvzg0KfW2GFeFszhupQhjfq9mOJAgGhlOBfkkpZE-cqTMXk7Hq2TrN3pzcaoHyFdsErtAWcrIKNsEuYD9OL1VWJc7nsysKahhVPgMlTsQTeJH3C1mj0-3gCN72WA9M/w640-h426/MV5BZGI4NWJjMTktYzYwZC00NzQ2LThiMzctZjQwMmM0YTIyMjI3XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTE2NTQ3MTAz._V1_.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAwAzqzd2tS1Bk9YKLNZhI-tZMbwWHE09TCDIYBHvaWwnp5rZShWEfm9kVUWyiC1j9GHlsU24T62h2BH0AE0TPbmwa7rJHq8X2eiaZY17naFwa6KEtyEogAwBlYv9crsamoXtSY529GeEPPvgr0Vjkiz6PElXyayUzlBg2g_B2iPqZV3N4KotjuHQK/s800/Little%20Nonya%20Stills4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAwAzqzd2tS1Bk9YKLNZhI-tZMbwWHE09TCDIYBHvaWwnp5rZShWEfm9kVUWyiC1j9GHlsU24T62h2BH0AE0TPbmwa7rJHq8X2eiaZY17naFwa6KEtyEogAwBlYv9crsamoXtSY529GeEPPvgr0Vjkiz6PElXyayUzlBg2g_B2iPqZV3N4KotjuHQK/w640-h360/Little%20Nonya%20Stills4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No questions for Yamamoto Yosuke (<a href="https://mydramalist.com/people/10138-dai-xiang-yu" target="_blank">Dai Xiang Yu</a>). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You did what we needed your character to do. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is also a really nice touch to know that <a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/12-years-on-chinese-actor-dai-xiangyu-plays-the-same-role-in-the-little" target="_blank">you were in the 2008 original</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPI0xenQ4MIIjVXvd0p00KMDzamW0ex_Mm0SDVuC3DONTbmcd_23ChuvKftigVTRPj82jETpNSjCfDflIIOzwvAzDCFixQHecEgZTz-aWzIaGjExalIHXhq5aWLCJebYt-qihwy2HZJdqgVRCVTtVbmIyT6Bt2kRXx6S7vf9EdVG3VpN_MlPwvNjyk/s580/chen%20xi.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="386" data-original-width="580" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPI0xenQ4MIIjVXvd0p00KMDzamW0ex_Mm0SDVuC3DONTbmcd_23ChuvKftigVTRPj82jETpNSjCfDflIIOzwvAzDCFixQHecEgZTz-aWzIaGjExalIHXhq5aWLCJebYt-qihwy2HZJdqgVRCVTtVbmIyT6Bt2kRXx6S7vf9EdVG3VpN_MlPwvNjyk/w640-h426/chen%20xi.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Chen Xi(<a href="https://mydramalist.com/people/13886-kou-ryan">Ryan Kou</a>) , you were what your Uncle should have been. No questions for you. You did what was needed. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I loved the homage to <a href="https://www.springtomorrow.com/pinang-peranakan-mansion/" target="_blank">this museum</a>. I have added it to my travel wish list now. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvQ4XLE82-_8oPN0tfMp0Jo4MH9U38rB5UC3jKWZfiF5RewQ9ckRgW1DOYOONTCsMpzWj1klntH-5sDrVFugBQLpho_w7uS4TWaITvvp-ZhQjIXCvCLzaN0IE4LvJ4ldQGZZtd7smowqhlCo3wlfUqk9dh3PjqTjI6OBgFGf9yaeZEkMTORDOrR-9x/s600/a170778ce13a6a575935db525184bec5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvQ4XLE82-_8oPN0tfMp0Jo4MH9U38rB5UC3jKWZfiF5RewQ9ckRgW1DOYOONTCsMpzWj1klntH-5sDrVFugBQLpho_w7uS4TWaITvvp-ZhQjIXCvCLzaN0IE4LvJ4ldQGZZtd7smowqhlCo3wlfUqk9dh3PjqTjI6OBgFGf9yaeZEkMTORDOrR-9x/w640-h480/a170778ce13a6a575935db525184bec5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9xsf8T8iIaLBvWK9SDQ-B09iF3eoP7-l8HPOAR0vpjj-j9YWCQEaGgNcQnwyXeKzqzD1-yjeGk2YYJcLIbJKXfc1cibaaicbgcyEHJssnyhEqwsN6Ryg6dHa-CJbhrDYi9kH0bSSiXM5HZBVZifx_XRGzWOhUp1cNwZ5HrmXuFOhahWvZO2WbT45x/s500/Penang_Peranakan_Mansion%252C_George_Town.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="335" data-original-width="500" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9xsf8T8iIaLBvWK9SDQ-B09iF3eoP7-l8HPOAR0vpjj-j9YWCQEaGgNcQnwyXeKzqzD1-yjeGk2YYJcLIbJKXfc1cibaaicbgcyEHJssnyhEqwsN6Ryg6dHa-CJbhrDYi9kH0bSSiXM5HZBVZifx_XRGzWOhUp1cNwZ5HrmXuFOhahWvZO2WbT45x/w640-h428/Penang_Peranakan_Mansion%252C_George_Town.webp" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You can watch this drama <a href="https://www.iq.com/search?query=the%20little%20nyonya&originInput=the%20little%20nyonya" target="_blank">on IQIYI here</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Do you have questions? Share them in the comments below! Let's discuss.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wishing you a fruitful drama watching 2023!</div></div></div></div></div></div>Maria Nabatanzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817621987824536043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172753035308320472.post-11890312426219125052022-12-19T16:31:00.006+03:002022-12-19T18:06:51.736+03:00Watch Move To Heaven - A Healing #Kdrama for the Christmas Season<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgURjXt7RoZIbVk7MQXPTYpMe2uiEdbVyh8-lBeHcaj-0Fk3XtB5cjxRX6H7MVW7Z-UOJoa8Wh0C112dH3r52btYNmXG8etI-D3U6_w5ZedNoKN2Tz14Azz_JXdDTqCt-IcGQWEpUdBO9bG2vkzb1jmGDK1ReIM27qW-lmIvO97JJ98EgS0jX37288k/s1080/move%20to%20heaving%20blog%20review.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgURjXt7RoZIbVk7MQXPTYpMe2uiEdbVyh8-lBeHcaj-0Fk3XtB5cjxRX6H7MVW7Z-UOJoa8Wh0C112dH3r52btYNmXG8etI-D3U6_w5ZedNoKN2Tz14Azz_JXdDTqCt-IcGQWEpUdBO9bG2vkzb1jmGDK1ReIM27qW-lmIvO97JJ98EgS0jX37288k/w640-h640/move%20to%20heaving%20blog%20review.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">December has never been my month, whether its grief or the end of year blues I am not fan.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://happy2bflawed.blogspot.com/2019/01/hi-2019-so-happy-to-see-you.html" target="_blank">(I wrote about it here if you are interested) </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I watched Move To Heaven at the right time; an original Netflix series, starring <a href="https://www.instagram.com/leejehoon_official/?hl=en" target="_blank">Lee Je-hoon</a>, <a href="https://asianwiki.com/Tang_Joon-Sang" target="_blank">Tang Jun-sang</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/actor_jijinhee/?hl=en" target="_blank">Ji Jin-hee</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jxxvvxxk/" target="_blank">Lee Jae-wook</a>, and <a href="https://mydramalist.com/people/26995-hong-seung-hee" target="_blank">Hong Seung-hee</a>. <span style="font-family: inherit;">It was<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-size: 14px;"> inspired by the essay <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/59702962-things-left-behind" target="_blank">"Things Left Behind" by Kim Sae-byul</a>, a former "trauma cleaner".</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's what I liked </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: center;">Each Episode Had Its Own Story. </h4><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Each story either highlighted an issue or taught us a lesson. For example the children taken from South Korea as adoptees but when reaching the USA became stateless because of irresponsible caregivers; the loving couple who decide to leave the world at the same time; and the mother neglected by her son and his money hungry wife.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Gen-ru's commitment to ensuring every client's belongings are delivered to the correct individual just warmed my heart. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Bm2lp-s1XixIeDti6Z71_PDypwCayGPX33JWaRwtan4wbnhzZxXO7gZsup5SvN6LzBuQyzrTzAerBlhPW6Dy5Sfy3BTmens-GXtOFm35I2JG-tJwX6cRev0qgkA3CMCPoRCb-Uc2gJSH11mJWBCfmc5IsRGIUFvWtf91JgGN19gGyIxTMYWS_kpM/s1500/largephoto1334418.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Bm2lp-s1XixIeDti6Z71_PDypwCayGPX33JWaRwtan4wbnhzZxXO7gZsup5SvN6LzBuQyzrTzAerBlhPW6Dy5Sfy3BTmens-GXtOFm35I2JG-tJwX6cRev0qgkA3CMCPoRCb-Uc2gJSH11mJWBCfmc5IsRGIUFvWtf91JgGN19gGyIxTMYWS_kpM/w640-h426/largephoto1334418.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12JgSyhHGIiW_ptD5Rn7oUvshgXI9iyWJPPNPxhb9xLJ1U44G2tfw5oKMG2LHI8oh8xXoFyOVEtptlUEzDbNYo6h3Wp5SOBNsfaA_1zjSk8Arh_NwleKyNazoRfuZqTc3-4WaZU7_zR4Zs9B5MmMyPWX2er2o6RjIpBusORuP8SxDtGp9__tlLGTU/s1500/largephoto1339815.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="1500" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12JgSyhHGIiW_ptD5Rn7oUvshgXI9iyWJPPNPxhb9xLJ1U44G2tfw5oKMG2LHI8oh8xXoFyOVEtptlUEzDbNYo6h3Wp5SOBNsfaA_1zjSk8Arh_NwleKyNazoRfuZqTc3-4WaZU7_zR4Zs9B5MmMyPWX2er2o6RjIpBusORuP8SxDtGp9__tlLGTU/w640-h360/largephoto1339815.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: center;">From Episode One We Connect</h4><div><br /></div><div>In the first episode we connect easily with the characters Gen-ru and his father Jeong-woo and their lifestyle. We understand that they have to live by a strict routine because of Gen-ru's autism. We understand that they have great respect for their cleaning work. </div><div><br /></div><div>It's all so endearing; that's why when Jeong-Woo dies we immediately know what this means for Gen-ru. </div><div><br /></div><div>I finished watching <a href="https://www.netflix.com/ug/title/81518991" target="_blank">Extraordinary Attorney Woo</a> before this drama, however I feel like Gen-ru's character was the inspiration for Woo-young Woo. Especially if you note the same connection with the sea creatures. It seems the writers and producers now understood how to develop this kind of story with less tragedy. Do you agree? Share your thoughts in the comments.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYY87GtqleERVYA1F6OWmgF573vnbi6SsdO1V5JrTY_QTqwmnO3E2h_NulOfg8r6GPmAX3Lwh7fm-c3jDgh2JZt7gULyRX1baDsbKnyMPgKmcZhuX7N1tz041aVvGitxsSMCVekTfax-blw92g2yrYQGnBJ-bn2hWVkvEfwqWznK0WveMVpW6BZg1Z/s1500/largephoto1334405.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYY87GtqleERVYA1F6OWmgF573vnbi6SsdO1V5JrTY_QTqwmnO3E2h_NulOfg8r6GPmAX3Lwh7fm-c3jDgh2JZt7gULyRX1baDsbKnyMPgKmcZhuX7N1tz041aVvGitxsSMCVekTfax-blw92g2yrYQGnBJ-bn2hWVkvEfwqWznK0WveMVpW6BZg1Z/w640-h426/largephoto1334405.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqJofI46K5lnxoppOs6uWh0f6CtaYPLiFxO4ZW-cm_-lm3amtazhVHvr7SxCd2NVpNDiOK29MKCrk5KSvygRVzjEdqF6U32Y0-1H38dC1rtkUR4RyQAoH_PiczDsH_XYYvAsb938uLPICgkEclVUBN2fU9w7UPVFjNajd-bkPFU01BRY6S_m_FkUGw/s1500/largephoto1334408.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="999" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqJofI46K5lnxoppOs6uWh0f6CtaYPLiFxO4ZW-cm_-lm3amtazhVHvr7SxCd2NVpNDiOK29MKCrk5KSvygRVzjEdqF6U32Y0-1H38dC1rtkUR4RyQAoH_PiczDsH_XYYvAsb938uLPICgkEclVUBN2fU9w7UPVFjNajd-bkPFU01BRY6S_m_FkUGw/w640-h426/largephoto1334408.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><h4 style="text-align: center;"><br />Facing One's Demons </h4><div><br /></div><div>At first I thought it was only Sang-gu overcoming his dark past and choices but Gen-ru also has to learn to accept that his father is dead and become accustomed to his new family. I mean.... it was obvious that Sang-gu had issues but it was comforting for me to watch his character work through them and eventually make better choices for himself. The healing effect of #kdramas, good can happen.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimg5iEzkKSG1deOJFRLkEniuqGfCNc7ARciOa00uWStFKg8tCdqKQvNZtiz9EPq9TrdKkrtbK77hZ09RKbjDCKbRjdiT6Syg0ifjsN0nT5Vxc2uvGwGPcB4_iCA_4xeqMfiANyDeog2tCo_L3oGT2T2hY9k3K3aHrvcHP529pFVXImaORqoWjX4UkO/s1500/largephoto1329096.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimg5iEzkKSG1deOJFRLkEniuqGfCNc7ARciOa00uWStFKg8tCdqKQvNZtiz9EPq9TrdKkrtbK77hZ09RKbjDCKbRjdiT6Syg0ifjsN0nT5Vxc2uvGwGPcB4_iCA_4xeqMfiANyDeog2tCo_L3oGT2T2hY9k3K3aHrvcHP529pFVXImaORqoWjX4UkO/w640-h426/largephoto1329096.webp" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_dmaqAlQ29aAgmeBE-RAgVO3gGPqKVCjr73vVshCvShj54Mfvh9TJMdRsG-SLfzNHnraTQDDrXPt00U2F8NqOTwy5Lp05LzRwRb30EnjruhRedV_1Qm8Yb1SzsCMRuXOtgQeAKIIoSKxpa8-27Uc6ywYNqUCEOD2awl7nPH3i5H_dx5njgs9asg-m/s1500/largephoto1334404.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="981" data-original-width="1500" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_dmaqAlQ29aAgmeBE-RAgVO3gGPqKVCjr73vVshCvShj54Mfvh9TJMdRsG-SLfzNHnraTQDDrXPt00U2F8NqOTwy5Lp05LzRwRb30EnjruhRedV_1Qm8Yb1SzsCMRuXOtgQeAKIIoSKxpa8-27Uc6ywYNqUCEOD2awl7nPH3i5H_dx5njgs9asg-m/w640-h418/largephoto1334404.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPBvorZXJRJn1mgJ4vHPz6kTJ2jFRZVlxQwU6Bdx7jzYWDTRhq15ecOUq4s-TIPxsqjIz28TGkG_yIQcWK8P1X7kkiAddYxtrjmzgABEwS79P4OsVduPeeOWunliG15tO7hb4vl7xoDqQl1inrVJH-bYVEGDinejg2sGF97aEmweoZyfsM8JaxxrjL/s1500/largephoto1334392.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPBvorZXJRJn1mgJ4vHPz6kTJ2jFRZVlxQwU6Bdx7jzYWDTRhq15ecOUq4s-TIPxsqjIz28TGkG_yIQcWK8P1X7kkiAddYxtrjmzgABEwS79P4OsVduPeeOWunliG15tO7hb4vl7xoDqQl1inrVJH-bYVEGDinejg2sGF97aEmweoZyfsM8JaxxrjL/w640-h426/largephoto1334392.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I totally recommend it if you are in need of a drama that makes you cry good healing tears....a great outlet for the #DecemberBlues. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You can watch it on Netflix <a href="https://www.netflix.com/ug/title/80990381" target="_blank">here</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="385" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/A-er_AJioOA" width="463" youtube-src-id="A-er_AJioOA"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #351c75;">Do you know of another healing #kdrama series? Share in comments below.</span></i></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6FGzFsq8WTDriMqcpwcyptlXo_jlNLLrTiCDiUsN6XY-xLVLYj6KyTw3B-ehilJkBf2Fb0ZxRu9GiRixVF27eQswUHyEmUUAraTiMggxlXC0_XcrNCZuZmaDB7rIA5_Lw2Hqj9QukyLLhF8b6RFvqe_y_tM_3HlbEsvWyUYMI7vRekCvftVgXPowI/s740/photo1334640.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="493" data-original-width="740" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6FGzFsq8WTDriMqcpwcyptlXo_jlNLLrTiCDiUsN6XY-xLVLYj6KyTw3B-ehilJkBf2Fb0ZxRu9GiRixVF27eQswUHyEmUUAraTiMggxlXC0_XcrNCZuZmaDB7rIA5_Lw2Hqj9QukyLLhF8b6RFvqe_y_tM_3HlbEsvWyUYMI7vRekCvftVgXPowI/w640-h426/photo1334640.webp" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Maria Nabatanzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817621987824536043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172753035308320472.post-68687150851049674052022-12-17T15:27:00.009+03:002022-12-19T22:07:48.490+03:00Watch Glitch - A #kdrama with weird confusing twists<p> </p><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpKuvHwoQxKpmOGmQ07KwmiLL9p2ESOPtT99Ao-Q22NMa6TJ_Rb01SSlBMVVXXrQE83on_GruLGluwcpsiLmEFf3SRjDnLwyWiv9YsULMFAV3B6qaiBA0FLYVpKCKWCYx2o4E8dZLArys73Ad7MomXXtWo5Z2O211pfTISmS-ymlQ0nhbiPgRlS1Gx/s1080/glitch%20blo%20poster.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpKuvHwoQxKpmOGmQ07KwmiLL9p2ESOPtT99Ao-Q22NMa6TJ_Rb01SSlBMVVXXrQE83on_GruLGluwcpsiLmEFf3SRjDnLwyWiv9YsULMFAV3B6qaiBA0FLYVpKCKWCYx2o4E8dZLArys73Ad7MomXXtWo5Z2O211pfTISmS-ymlQ0nhbiPgRlS1Gx/w640-h640/glitch%20blo%20poster.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Wow....</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Just wow...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">I am not quite so sure if I enjoyed Glitch but I can confirm that I appreciated that it is different.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">It's not cute.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Don't watch it if that's what you are looking for.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Where do I even begin?</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">This intriguing #kdrama was directed by Roh Deok and written by Gin Han-sai.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> It stars <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jeon.yeobeen/?hl=en" target="_blank">Jeon Yeo-been</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jin_a_nana/?hl=en" target="_blank">Nana</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Our heroines are not adorable and likable. They are odd and ordinary at the same time. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">This is kind of cool; so marks for writing such characters.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0AgkbGrLIm678K5ONk8zBw0TfQgJGteVLy7_GZQhDDH089NUeW30AAqnvxCuoE45cICXEuHKUPV_95z1fWZWX_u34M9lHwCbDLYTsGX9Nm8gMyzaffRqxtgrT2RMNIL23yHI3f24z8o8Rzj8RK134CkYyWxMmMlIy3F_oCXOI2ILzjzmRpiRxq6Id/s640/photo1549706.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="640" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0AgkbGrLIm678K5ONk8zBw0TfQgJGteVLy7_GZQhDDH089NUeW30AAqnvxCuoE45cICXEuHKUPV_95z1fWZWX_u34M9lHwCbDLYTsGX9Nm8gMyzaffRqxtgrT2RMNIL23yHI3f24z8o8Rzj8RK134CkYyWxMmMlIy3F_oCXOI2ILzjzmRpiRxq6Id/w640-h426/photo1549706.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">I just finished watching Jeon Yeo-been in <a href="https://www.netflix.com/ug/title/81365087" target="_blank">Vincenzo</a> and have to say that the fact that she can play such separate characters shows she has raaaaaange as an actress.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">The boyfriend(<a href="odd and ordinary at the same time. " target="_blank">Lee Dong-hwi</a>)...the catalyst for the story....<a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/face-that-launched-a-thousand-ships-121367" target="_blank">the Helen of Troy</a>...is not a handsome-catch that would require one to risk their life but off Ji-hyo goes risking her sanity searching for him only for them to break up at the end. (I don't mean he's ugly...I just got used to the #kdrama status quo)</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrIhndL-oaMb83ljfODqC0XEbRLGrnlbrwhOAkrH95L74N8ZKu51d43blW00i72Y0gCqcM8Deb8Ej-Bv4C4fE2qQsexDvssQRUlZeuuGaVuZhjPFKXnIc4YvgN8S6s8y4Hl19wSHcK50QUjs43LiJoK9lmBFLwuHoMm9LrKWbtxH5S06KuU5-CkBSz/s1024/AAAABSndryTl8QCtZ40j3vozOeQrn1sh_B3gX1i_oylxb4ibOxKNcnNqvnw2DAReR_7vf_QmR7NB5rP-6LX6DqW3HEToJB5ar0b7H_dZ.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrIhndL-oaMb83ljfODqC0XEbRLGrnlbrwhOAkrH95L74N8ZKu51d43blW00i72Y0gCqcM8Deb8Ej-Bv4C4fE2qQsexDvssQRUlZeuuGaVuZhjPFKXnIc4YvgN8S6s8y4Hl19wSHcK50QUjs43LiJoK9lmBFLwuHoMm9LrKWbtxH5S06KuU5-CkBSz/w640-h360/AAAABSndryTl8QCtZ40j3vozOeQrn1sh_B3gX1i_oylxb4ibOxKNcnNqvnw2DAReR_7vf_QmR7NB5rP-6LX6DqW3HEToJB5ar0b7H_dZ.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Even our -favorite-regular-lovable-father- actor <a href="https://asianwiki.com/Jeon_Bae-Su" target="_blank">Jean Bae-soo</a> is not lovable in this one. I am shocked... It is not a bad performance though, he is believable as always. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Fortunately our cult-leader villain, <a href="https://mydramalist.com/people/18881-baek-joo-hee" target="_blank">Baek Joo hee</a> is committed through and through, her character delivers.</p><p style="text-align: center;">They all deliver. I think it is just the story and storytelling for me.</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">I don't even know how to structure this blog post cause I am soooo confused. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Wow.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Just wow.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">You can watch it on Netflix <a href="https://www.netflix.com/ug/title/81340251">here</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>Comment below if you have your thoughts together about this drama. </i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>We need clarity.</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="299" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/inGM8RB6H00" width="474" youtube-src-id="inGM8RB6H00"></iframe></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Maria Nabatanzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817621987824536043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172753035308320472.post-71871846493421877142022-12-09T22:51:00.010+03:002022-12-14T12:29:51.150+03:00Dear Dad: Paul watched a #kdrama with me<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia23ZzlrplJBx2U2CQ2-OKUbnYy8zBtOwtvfdVCYkFJ_fvuwhoP940mzgZpbwNCrdpgV5Yt-CB3gDfLyRhtQzGTswQhFP2vQz1WA5WUy8PoQs70a-ZOR64BFcxk7xQwsX1ueuRULG_d7qqCYR-DQFUkIh6rqzz-n5n7vzYhFXY0L36aDTxPGf7e3f1/s2048/Dear%20Dad%20-%20support%20system.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia23ZzlrplJBx2U2CQ2-OKUbnYy8zBtOwtvfdVCYkFJ_fvuwhoP940mzgZpbwNCrdpgV5Yt-CB3gDfLyRhtQzGTswQhFP2vQz1WA5WUy8PoQs70a-ZOR64BFcxk7xQwsX1ueuRULG_d7qqCYR-DQFUkIh6rqzz-n5n7vzYhFXY0L36aDTxPGf7e3f1/w452-h640/Dear%20Dad%20-%20support%20system.png" width="452" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dear Dad, </div><p style="text-align: center;">Remember that time just after Mum died when I wasn't sleeping. </p><p style="text-align: center;">I would stay up late into the night.</p><p style="text-align: center;">One night I was in the TV room watching Real Housewives of Atlanta. </p><p style="text-align: center;">When I am in distress I need to watch things that are far removed from my reality.</p><p style="text-align: center;">It was 2 am.</p><p style="text-align: center;">You came and sat with me </p><p style="text-align: center;">You asked me questions to get the gist of the story</p><p style="text-align: center;">Then we sat there till 6.00am </p><p style="text-align: center;">We did that everyday till I started sleeping through the night again.</p><p style="text-align: center;">It was never your type of show you just wanted to sit with me.</p><p style="text-align: center;">You didn't want me to be alone.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">I am distressed today.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Paul heard me screaming on the phone in an argument.</p><p style="text-align: center;">He waited for the phone call to end, then he called me downstairs.</p><p style="text-align: center;">We are watching a #Kdrama together now.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Paul never watches #kdramas.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Yet here we are.</p><p style="text-align: center;">He doesn't want me to be alone with my thoughts.</p><p style="text-align: center;">There's a time John had to come get me from a clinic.</p><p style="text-align: center;">The nurse did not want to go home alone.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Lets not forget the time I had malaria and he stayed the night in hospital with me.</p><p style="text-align: center;">There are many things you did Dad</p><p style="text-align: center;">That moment is soooo small in comparison to the kind of father you were.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Though it is one of many moments that stands out to me.</p><p style="text-align: center;">It stands out because it speaks to the value that you taught us when we were kids.</p><p style="text-align: center;">We show up when see one of us is in need.</p><p style="text-align: center;">We sit through the mental fire with them</p><p style="text-align: center;">I had started writing some posts about what a sad and lonely place I was in today</p><p style="text-align: center;">Then this happened and I remembered that moment.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I am not alone and unloved, even if my mind sometimes likes to convince me that I am.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I have a support system.</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Maria Nabatanzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817621987824536043noreply@blogger.com0