Heart2ink by Amie

One beautiful Saturday afternoon, Auntie Bisola, my mom's colleague came to visit, it was a pleasure to finally meet her as mom has told us so many things about her, coupled with the fact that she sends  Kilishi  to us through mom whenever she traveled to Abuja. I and my siblings were in high spirits to finally meet Auntie Bisola we always spoke to on the phone. Mom had assigned each of us our fair share of house chores that day like she always did, but this one was on a special level, we had to ensure we did it extraordinarily. By noon, the whole house was sparkling, meals were prepared and then we wore our favorite outfits in anticipation to meet our mom's friend (rich aunty)😄, as soon as we sat down to catch our breath for a while, I turned on the television to watch my favorite show the "KKB show", in a blink of an eye, the channel was changed by my immediate elder sister, with a surprised look I cried out "Ahn, why did you change the channel now?" ...

Photo by  @wakeupkitty Sweet is the sleep of a lazy man, A little more sleep and slumber, He gradually falls into the wicked hands of poverty... A man who lacks ambition, Has no plan. A hustler I am, I hit the road every day, Whether it is raining or sunny, I go again. The city never sleeps, Even on public holidays, Being an entrepreneur, I gotta hit the road again. Sleepy eyed, Tired bones, Yet, I remind myself of the prize ahead. So I rise!! Every day comes with a new mindset, Winning is a must! New goals to smash. Focused, as I drive.. Today I go again! I give it my best or nothing, As each day breaks, I rise with focus and faith, Hoping my hard work pays off. I am not quitting this hustling game, Because I am a Fighter, strong and Capable. I am confident my hard work will pay off soon. Lord, I Go again.. Bless this day O' thee. That I may smile and conquer at the end of the day. Thank you for stopping by, till we meet again, this is Amie Geoffrey.

Everything loses order with time, isn't it? Flowers that bloom today die tomorrow, Beauty gardens can suddenly be overtaken by weeds, A young and beautiful face eventually gets wrinkled, A person with so much strength eventually becomes meager.... The young get old.. Elastics someday will lose their elasticity. Time ticks and passes away... How productive can you be? Just like puzzles can be solved, With effort, you can fight against entropy to a certain degree. Just like a leaking roof requires effort to fix it, And a beautiful garden needs constant effort to pull out weeds from the garden.. And flowers need constant watering to bloom... So too, a healthy status requires a healthy lifestyle, Physical and mental exercise and a good diet are not so easy to maintain.. And so too relationships require effort to thrive, There is so much work to be done.. Love needs to be nurtured, Communication needs to be constant, Boundaries needs to be respected, And so much more... Source Just so y...

In a very cozy modest space, Anita a light complexion petite lady who had blonde hair, and little freckles on the right side of her cheek, was seated on her stool in front of her sewing machine, the blue-colored tape measurement was curled around her neck like a fashionable necklace as she pedaled her machine gently, focused on the outfit she was sewing. "Bambi, take this and iron this collar for me immediately, I would be attaching it to the shirt soon," Anita said as stretched her hands toward Bambi. The fashion Boss Anita loved looking intently at designs, she sketched her designs and she has the habit of zooming pictures sent to her by her customers on Instagram to get each detail of an outfit since realized it was a way of standing out from other designers in her neighborhood. Source If there's anything Bambi her apprentice loved about her boss, was how she was good at analyzing styles and how she ensured a neat finish on any garment sewn by her boss. Anita has the m...

Jadel tapped on her message icon and texted Tee "Hey baby girl there's a hang-out at the good beach in a fortnight, would you like to join?" Who's buzzing? Tee whispered as she quickly reached for her phone "Yes please, I would love to join, you don't know how much I need a breath of fresh air, girlie, I wanna unwind, it's work, work work." Jadel was excited and quickly replied, "Okay then, I would add you to the group I created on WhatsApp, all you have to do is introduce yourself and just go with the flow until D-day." A few minutes later, Tee's phone buzzed, "Oh, okay, let me quickly join the group and go with the flow" She whispered as she clicked on the link sent to her by Jadel, and in no time she introduced herself and was vibing. On the WhatsApp Group Chat Mario one of the group members who was the life of the party typed "Okay Tee you're welcome, you've got a very pretty name, can we have a picture to ide...

Mr. Johnson grew up in a loveless home, he witnessed how nonchalant his dad was towards his mom but he didn't allow his background to define who he was. He met with Jane, whom he fell in love with, he proposed to her, and eventually, the journey to forever began. Mr. Johnson vowed to make his home a haven for his new family, all the love he lacked in his extended family, he decided to make it right. Source Mr. Johnson was a strong, compassionate, tender, and caring man, I mean a man who cannot afford to go to bed angry at his wife, funnily he even takes the bold step to talk things out with his wife which made her even more submissive. As time passes by, he and his wife were blessed with four baby girls, this was when his extended family got agitated, they told him that he needed a boy child to continue his lineage when he is no more and so they started to give him bad advice to mistreat his wife and remarry. Mr. Johnson was a strong-willed man who knows what he wanted, he didn...

Guilt can weigh the mind and make us feel so low in spirit, especially when we know we had the opportunity to make it right. Source In my University days, I stayed with a very lovable Miss named Ms. Franca, she was someone who had so many admirable qualities and it even made me draw so close to her. Most nights, I perceive the odor of Petrol around the Generator house which was adjacent to our window, but I always felt it was something normal, after all, Generators cannot work without fuel. However when I turn to the other side of the bed, Ms.Franca was nowhere to be found, this happened for three consecutive days which I was aware of, so I decided to stay awake one night to know what was up. We had the ritual of chit-chatting together every evening and then saying our prayers before going to bed. On this fateful night, we performed our normal rituals and then I went to bed, in my heart of hearts, I needed to know where Ms.Franca always goes after our night prayers a few hours after I...

Oh, Beulah, this shoe is a perfect fit for you, It looks really good on you my darling", Beulah's mom exclaimed with a sigh of relief as they'd been walking around the shoe market for over an hour looking for a perfect shoe size. " ouch! Mom, it hurts" Beulah exclaimed. " Where does it hurt?  I am afraid this shoe is so beautiful to forfeit " Beulah's mom replied. "I know it's beautiful but only the person wearing the shoe knows where it hurts," The sales girl replied. "Mom, my toe is hurting, can we find another one please?" Beulah politely requested. Source Where does it hurt?  prompt Inspired this story. I feel many people don't understand what it feels like to walk in our shoes, so they base their judgment on what they see. Only the person wearing the shoe can tell where it hurts! Some of the situations we go thru might look simple to handle for others until it is their turn to face that same situation, they truly can...

Welcome to this week's edition of  #ttt  . You may wonder why  #CanYouSimiNow . Well, that's my favorite Nigerian artist's signature. I would love to share three of her songs which are not just melodious, but very powerful and meaningful. Simi   -Stranger Released in  2023 The darkest side of love. Hmm, as much as love is a beautiful thing, the darkest side is that often time we lose ourselves when we fall out of love. Some people say they are too scared to fall in love because they fear losing the other person, while many say, they lose both the person and themselves too. What may be your reason? (A rhetorical question) Loving someone is a huge risk because you never know how bitter or sweet it will turn out. In this new single of SIMI, she talks about the risk we take when we choose to love someone, we allow them to have so much power over us, hmmm, is it worth it to become a fool for the one we love? As much as love can bruise us, it can bring us so much joy ...

Source Why do our friends eventually turn into strangers? Why do people who claim to love us do us wrong intentionally? Why does most love go sour after marriage? Why do people judge us without knowing what it feels like to walk in our shoes? Why are we afraid of our fears? Why do people forget the good we've done just because of one mistake? Why is life too complicated? Why are we too scared to be vulnerable? Why do people cherish their egos more than the people in their lives? Why do we say I am fine when we are asked how we are even when we are not fine? Why do our teachers give us examinations to test our level of understanding, is it that they have trust issues? Do we have to follow all rules? Why can we say "Give her  her  book but cannot say. Give him  HIM  book? 😝😝 Why does the Alphabet begin with A and ends with Z? Why is the sky blue? Why was the clock made to go clockwise? Why can't we eat through our nose? Why can't we walk upside down? When did time be...

It is easier said than done to agree to something that we hope may yield a positive outcome without thinking of the pain and sacrifice it entails to stay committed to it. This reminds me of goal I and a friend shared at the beginning of 2022, to keep fit, we planned to eat healthy, exercise, sleep early, and do the no soda challenge, it all seemed simple to me so, without a second thought I said yes to it. We decided to be each other's accountability partner, we would check up on each other's progress by placing a video call every morning to start our day with drinking water and then exercise. It was all fun, though sometimes the exercise for the day might be tedious, we kept reminding ourselves of the reason we started this journey and so It always motivated us to want to continue plus where there is no law there is no sin, which means the defaulter would do a daily data subscription throughout the week which she defaulted. It seemed simple yeah? Hehe. Well, everything started...

There is nothing sweeter than vibing with a total stranger on another level like you've known each other before, that is the power of connection. One beautiful Friday, I had made plans to spend the weekend with my cousin at her house in a Barracks. One policy about visiting people in the Barracks is that the visitor arrives before 6 pm or would have to go back home if they aren't with their permit, so I decided to leave home early to beat the traffic to be at the barracks before 6 pm. Unfortunately, Lagos and traffic are like two peas in a pod. I left home by 2 pm, a journey of about an hour took longer than I expected. Firstly, it was these commercial buses stopping at every point to pick up passengers, the unnecessary stops too by louts on the road, and then the "Almighty traffic". I was stuck in traffic at different strategic points and the last one was just too annoying, it wouldn't even move, and then we heard a trailer got spoilt on the road which was the re...

The demise of my father changed everything, oh the beautiful house once cared for by my dad has now been left unkempt. You see, Dad was a lover of nature, especially plants, while he was alive he would buy various kinds of flowers to plant just to beautify the house, that is why you can see flower pots around this beautiful house. Picture source: @wakeupkitty He even went as far as decorating a fine hut with a special kind of tree, look intently, and you will see how the tree made a beautiful intertwine more like they were in harmony, under this tree which served as a shade for us, as you can see the table and chairs. I remember how Dad and Mom and all of us (the kids) will sit there every evening, chit-chatting and bonding together as a family, and on weekends, Dad will bring out his hoes and rake to ensure the weeds are out and the garden is neat and attractive. Sometimes I curiously ask, "How about snakes hiding under the tree too?", He would reply "That is why I make...