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This Post is not for Coffee Snubs. As much as I love a good cup of fancy coffee,  I find that am always nostalgic about the Nescafe. It reminds me of morning breakfast routines in Cameroon. I also love this instant option for making my flask of coffee to take to work. You can make 100 cups of coffee for less than $5!!! Now if that's not a money savings power move I don't know what is. And then to spice it up, I try a variety of lactose free creamers. Some of my favourite Coffee mate flavors are; 💓 Italian Sweet Creme      💓 Caramel Latte 💓 Hazelnut      💓 French Vanilla I was surprised that I did not like the coconut creme. I had such high hopes but it just was not a strong enough taste of coconut. I know the nutritional values of Coffee mate products can be questionable but that's what I currently use to jazz up my Nescafe instant coffee. Are you a coffee drinker?  If so, How do you like your coffee?

Keeping in mind travel restrictions and daily changes on information around a SUCCESSFUL covid 19 vaccine, a girl can dream. If we are still struggling with travel restrictions in December 2020, I'll like to go back to mexico and experience the new year there to symbolically wrap up 2020 because that's where I spent NYE 2019.  Outside of that, I really want to go back to Africa.  My top 3 destinations are;  1. Kenya 2. Ghana 3. South Africa. Where will you want to go?

 It's been a while since I stepped foot into a goodwill. Beyond being able to find everyday items for super cheap prices, I love the broader mission of goodwill and all its efforts towards social equity. My goodwill budget is always between $10-$20. Sometimes I will intentionally not bring my wallet and only carry a paper bill to represent my spending cap because it is easy to get carried away while thrifting. My second restriction is, I will only shop or buy items with the sale tag of the day to ensure I get the additional 50% off. This takes a lot of discipline especially when you find something you love but it's not in the sale tag color of the day. You have to let it go and try again next time. So everything in this picture was 50% off the price tags.  1. Linchpin : Are you Indispensable by Seth Godin Seth Godin is an American author who's books turn to focus on entrepreneurship. This book was published in 2010 but am sure it's lessons are still applicable today. I ...

Lesson #1.  "You cannot trade time for money". That is my biggest lesson in this season. And by this season I mean post pandemic, reopening transitioning phases where we're all grasping for ANY opportunities to earn an income.  I have come to appreciate my time in quarantine and all the ways I have grown mentally and spiritually. All the books I've read, learning a new skill in cyber security, connecting at a deeper level with my friends, getting on my financial & physical fitness, and etc. I'm learning that, sometimes there is more value in how I spend my free time than whatever income I would have earned if I had exchange that time to work on something without purpose just to earn some money. Lesson #2.  I am not unlovable and my expectations are not overboard.  Just because someone cannot love me the way I expect to be loved doesn't mean that they do not love me. It just means, they are limited in their ability to express it the way I want it to be expr...

Image from : All Characters wanted I borrowed my copy from my local library as I do with a lot of my books and unfortunately returned it without thinking to take personalized pictures with it. So the image of the book above is from All characters wanted, who also has a book review for it. However, here is a picture of it on my instagram page with another book I am currently reading. I looooooooooooooved the Alice Network. This was a much needed break from my self help and spiritual books. I am a sucker for periodics especially stories that go back and forth between the past and the present. I love how the author inserts different themes about the feminist movement and the restrictions around women in those eras even those who fought for England in the World Wars., And in true James Bond fashion, you cant have a story about spies and not have a love story interwoven into it.  The 2 go together like rice and beans. I would say for me the story built up very slowly.  I...