From Now On

From now on, I will

Write everyday

Pray everyday

Learn something new

Do something different

Get out of my comfort zone

Dream everyday

Keep my real friends closer

Find happiness

Exercise

Kill the introvert side of me and meet new people

Enjoy the mornings

Practice gratitude

Connect with nature

Read, read, read!

Create everyday

The Miracle Morning Review + My UPDATED Morning Routine

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Hello world!

I know! I have been MIA since December, but do not worry, I am fully back to work. So much went on in the last couple of weeks, and that is how life is. There will be ups and downs.

So, I am back.

I just finished reading The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod and after reading it, I realized mornings are taken for granted. Yes. A lot of things can be done in the mornings which can help us have a great day ahead.

Reading this book has made me improve upon my morning routine. I do have a morning routine, but reading this book has helped me improve upon it.

I had heard so much of this book, I did not know where to get it, so I asked a bookworm, Nesta whether he had it and he “lend” it to me. Thank you Nesta!

The beginning of the book was quite tragic. Reading about an accident that happened, and how bad it was. It might make you want to stop reading, honestly. Reading it further made me realize, life is a big painful thing we are all passing through. The author of the book went through certain things that made life seem cruel.

Apart from that, this book was easy to understand, interactive and easy to follow. Most reviews were talking about the writing being so cringe worthy, but I liked it. He wrote it like he was talking to you one on one, and I think that is what we all need.

The book gives you easy step by step ways we can make our mornings exciting, fresh and fun. I recommend this book to everyone.

I give this book 4 out 5 stars.

Now unto my morning routine…

I have made some changes to it. I am currently trying to live life more fully. Not just by going places and having fun, but also, adapting habits that will make me happy, that will help me get closer to my dream life.

Since my alarm goes off at 4:44am, I will extend it to 4am, so that I can enjoy the miracle morning to the fullest. A few new things I would be adding are:

5 minute silence

Affirmations

Visualization

These are the few new things that I would be adding to my morning routine.

If you are finding ways of trying to have a perfect morning even if you are not a morning person, I recommend reading The Miracle Morning.

Let’s Chat: What do you dread most about mornings? What do you think about the book if you have read it? What would you like your mornings to be like?

Yemi Alade is Style

Happy Monday world!

I hope you had a good weekend. My weekend was filled with planning and writing and planning and writing. I tried hard to get enough rest but it’s wasn’t enough, so apparently, I am waiting for the next weekend.

Sounds funny huh?

Yemi Alade is my talk for today.

Yemi Alade has very interesting style. Her style shows “African Magic” and the Queen of creativity. I love her Instagram so much, it is filled with Black Magic.

Yemi is very creative in her style making her Instagram feel like creativity.

Which of her style do you like most?

10 Facts about the Blogger You Are Voting For

Hello world!

Marietta DeGrant and her blog were nominated for Most Influential Student Blogger/Writer/Author, and I thought, it would be nice to tell you 10 facts about her or let’s says things you didn’t know about her. At least, you should know something about her and the blog.

1. Marietta DeGrant’s full name is Marietta Grant DeGrant and yes, she is Ghanaian, ermm, but no, not from Cape Coast. She wrote a post about it. Read it here.

2. She started forming stories and writing them at a very young age.

3. She started her blog on the Saturday of September 28^th, 2013 in her school’s study room.

4. She started blogging as a means of exhibiting her poems and prose write ups.

5. She added the lifestyle niche to help her learn to write articles, as it is her dream to work for a lifestyle magazine company or to establish one.

6. She has a lifetime goal of writing and publishing books.

7. She was nominated for NUGS-UEW Best Writer Awards for Best Student Writer for 2015/2016 Academic Year and she won.

8. She had her debut play (written by her) staged in September 2016 with the title; An African Walks into a Voting Booth.

9. She was nominated for Best Blogger in the Ghana Blogging and Social Media Awards 2016 but lost it to Ameyaw Debrah.

This is her second time nominated for Most Influential Student Blogger for the Ghana Tertiary Awards.

Please, do not forget to vote for her as Most Influential Student Blogger by texting MBA MARIETTA to 1736. Many thanks in advance! 💋💋💋

Have a productive week!

How to Keep Your Lips Moisturized and Soft (Blogtober Day 13)

Hello World

Today, we are going to talk about how to keep your lips moisturized and soft. This is important for all seasons; whether it is the dry season or the wet season or on just any normal day.

The lips are sometimes the most noticed part of our face, so we gotta try to give a good impression about them. That is what we use to speak, to allow the words to come forth. As our lips are good looking, the words that will come out will be sweeter than honey.

Keeping our lips good looking involves three main stages.

Exfoliate

Exfoliation involves removing the oldest dead skin cells on the skin’s outermost surface. This can be done using an exfoliating brush, but there is another option. Mix a little and honey together, and rub the mixture on your lips circularly for a few seconds or a minute.

Protect them from the sun. You might be wondering how but you can buy lip balms that have sunscreen in them

Moisturize

Purchase lip balm with moisturizing ingredients such as Vitamin E and aloe. Your lips gets thirsty. Moisturize them.

These are the simple steps that makes your lips stay looking good.

On that note, do not continuously lick your lips as they become dry quickly.

Eat lots of fruits and vegetables

Do not smoke

You can exfoliate your lips using a toothbrush. You can add the honey and sugar mixture too on the toothbrush and rub against your lips.

Let’s Chat: How do you keep your lips moisturized?

MDB Lifestyle Report: The Art of Hygge (Blogtober Day 12)

Hello world!

Welcome to another day of The MDB Lifestyle Report, where we talk about lifestyle trends.

Have you ever heard of hygge? This might sound like a new word, but actually, you might be practicing it unintentionally.

Hygge (pronounced hoo-gah) is the Danish concept of coziness and intimacy.

 In both Danish and Norwegian, hygge refers to “a form of everyday togetherness”, “a pleasant and highly valued everyday experience of safety, equality, personal wholeness and a spontaneous social flow.” (Wikipedia)

The noun hygge includes something nice, cozy, safe and known, referring to a psychological state.

Reasons why I said you might be practicing Hygge already. Let’s see….

When it is raining, you try to make your environment cozy, so that you can read a book as you listen to the raining.

You partake in simple pleasures and you might call that your quiet peaceful moment

You try to get comfy and cozy.

If you have ever tried to do any of these, then you are already practicing hygge. Just that, you never knew the name for that.

Anyway, if you want to know more about it, and if you want to try it, then you better continue reading this post.

How to master the art of hygge.

1. The main ingredient of practicing hygge is making a cozy atmosphere. Make sure the environment is comfy and full of good warm.

2. As we try to make the atmosphere cozy, you might consider the brightness of your lightening. Try to have soft lightening. You might use sweet scented flickering candles, fairy lights warm toned lights to bring a feeling of warmth.

3. Also, consider your furnishings. You might incorporate cushions and soft duvets soft textured blankets, mostly when the weather is cold. Fluffy surfaces is a plus.

4. Consider your clothing. Wear an outfit that should be comfy. If it is to the extent of wearing a pajamas. Go on ahead and wear it.

5. Turn off your electronic devices that might distract you. Try not to use your phones, and do something that might not require the use of electronic devices.

6. Treat yourself with a good snack. It might be a glass of drink, or a bar of chocolate or even a bowl of popcorn.

7. Use this moment to be grateful. Close your eyes and think of the things you are grateful for. You can decide to write it down.

8. You can also use this moment to do a hobby. Maybe, you love to write, use that moment to write. You love to draw, paint, kill art? Just do it. Play your guitar, piano, read a novel, magazine. Just do something that makes you happy. You can just lie down and listen to soothing music.

9. Hygge can be a form of a date. Use this moment to spend time with the one you love, a family member, a friend, or a significant other. Enjoy every cozy moment of it. Avoid drama at all cost.

These are some of the ways you can master the art of hygge.

Let’s Chat: What do you think of hygge?

The Art of Wearing A Bow Tie + PO’s Bows (Blogtober Day 8)

Bow ties are considered as classic accessories to own as a man. Women also wear bow ties but it is not as common as seeing a man wearing one. They can never become outdated, and will live with us as long as time lives.

Bow ties show personality, and can be considered as a bold statement to wear.

Bow ties can be worn to

Weddings and other formal events

Religious services

The office. – Yes, the office.

But…..

Don’t mismatch your bow tie colour to your jacket and trousers. For instance, let your bow tie complement your suit colour.

Now introducing PO’s Bow Tie…

You know the holidays are coming right? Or your father’s birthday or your brother’s big day to another milestone in his life. Get yourself a PO’s Bow Tie.

May you want to get your boyfriend/husband/lover a gift on a special occasion, a bow tie, most particularly a PO’s Bow Tie is a perfect choice.

Buy a PO’s bow tie for your wedding/relationship anniversary or on his birthday. Bow Ties show how classy a gentleman is.

WhatsApp +233 23 769 7660 for price and delivery.

Model: @hollandriddle

p.s. He is available for outfit advertisement. Link up.

For enquiries, send an email to degrantm@yahoo.com

  Note: This is not a sponsored post

The Dawn That Brings The Morning (Blogtober Day 7)

Hello world!

Would you like to wake up after sunrise or wake up before sunrise?

I think I prefer the latter.

Early mornings are a blessing. You can literally sit still to hear sounds from far away distances. That's so cool. Sorry to all the "I'm not a morning person" people. You are totally missing it, believe me.

The calm. The air. The church bell ringing. The beauty of the peace and quiet before the storm. (Read storm = struggles of the day). Why would you miss this moment?

The dawn that brings the morning is the quiet time to reflect plan, and enjoy life as it's at peace. The crowing of the cocks to warn you of the hustle ahead. Enjoying a mug of beverage while the weather is chilly (in terms of Harmattan morning and rainy days). Listening to cool music of serene blessings. 

The moaning of children dreading to wake up, annoyed at the fact that their sleep is over, 😃 the smell of freshly baked bread and the aroma of the fried eggs.

The writing of poetry, the reading of books that should bring peace. The songs of Jim Reeves playing on the radio 📻

These and many more come with the dawn that brings the morning.

Let's Chat: What do you love/hate about the dawn?

Recommended Article written by me on JUMP: Washing Your Face The Right Way

Also, don't forget to vote for me as Most Influential Student Blogger/Writer by text MBA MARIETTA to 1736 on all networks👍👍👍

Thankies 💋

World Smile Day (Blogtober Day 6)

Hello world!

Friday October 6th was World Smile Day. It is celebrated every first Friday in October. Before we begin this post, here are 3 fun facts about smiling.

1. World Smile day was inaugurated in 1999 by Harvey Ball, a commercial artist from Worcester, Massachusetts.

2. Research has shown that smiling faces are perceived as younger than frowning faces.

3. According to a recent survey, a smile is the physical trait in women that men find most attractive on meeting them for the first time.

I may not have the most beautiful smile, but life is too short not to smile. Most people say I don't like smiling but I do. I really do. Get to know me, and you will realize I can be the most "smiling" person ever. 😉

I have thought of the things that makes me smile. Today, I will be sharing with you, 10 things that makes me smile.

i. The sight of chocolate 🍫😊

ii. When you promise me to buy me kelewele whenever I'm ill. In my mind, I just can't imagine you are promising me kelewele during times of loss of appetite. 😊

iii. Wedding announcement of friends 😊

iv. Kisses 😊

v. Hugs 😊

vi. Children telling scary stories to other children 😊

vii. The moment a baby stares at me and smiles back. 😊

viii. Two babies staring at each other. 😊

ix. Whispering of sweet nothings 😊

x. When I receive a compliment. 😊

Let's Chat: What makes you smile?

p.s. Also, don't forget to vote for me as Most Influential Student Blogger/Writer by text MBA MARIETTA to 1736 on all networks👍👍👍

Thankies 💋

MDB Lifestyle Report: Bell Sleeve Outfits (Blogtober Day 2)

Hello world!

Welcome to another chapter of the MDB Lifestyle Report, where we discuss and talk about lifestyle trends. If you missed the last one, you can read it here.

We spoke of The NoMakeup Revolution, where no makeup is the new makeup. Today, we are entering into the fashion world.

Behold! The bell sleeve.

Bell sleeve outfits have sleeves that flare out wide.

If you are an avid follower of modern fashion trends, you would have seen so many beautiful styles of the bell sleeve outfits. This might be too late to write this but the embrace we are giving it makes it fun to talk about.

Some of the flares can start below the elbow or wrist. Some even start all the way from the shoulders!

Akosua Vee

The question is, what inspired such a style? Is it an old trend that has made a comeback, or it’s a new trend all together? Well, if you know the story and the inspiration behind the style, please tell me in the comments.

Fashion Blogger Naa Adjeley

Would you were wear a bell sleeve dress?

MDB Lifestyle Report: No Makeup Revolution

Hello world.

So, there is this new segment on the blog, known as MDB Lifestyle Report. In this segment, we shall talk about lifestyle topics, but it will still be under the Lifestyle Tag.

Today’s post is all about beauty. We will be talking about the No Makeup Revolution. If you don’t know what I am talking about, well, nowadays, no makeup is the new makeup.

I know you might be wondering why no makeup is the new makeup. In this era, makeup is getting all the attention and there are new and fun ways of wearing makeup (like colourful mascara). So where from the idea of no makeup is the new makeup? Well, you may never know. A revolution within another revolution.

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Instagram alone has over 14 million posts on #nomakeup, which means, it is going on well, and being accepted. You might want to practice and join the team no makeup.

The question is, how do we prep our skin for the no makeup look?

The answer is simple. Just how you prep your skin to wear makeup, it is the same way of prepping your skin to not wearing makeup.

Here are three ways we can prep our skin for the no makeup look.

Exfoliate weekly

Exfoliation is the process of removing dead skin cells using chemical or mechanical means. You can use a loofah or body brush to exfoliate your skin.  It has an amazing effect on your skin.

Hydrate frequently.

Drink enough water. You probably might have heard it too many times, but you know what? Water is the answer to a glowing skin. If you want your skin to be forever grateful to you, drink. More. Water. If you have difficulty of drinking water, download an app to give you constant reminders to drinking enough water frequently.

Moisturize

If you are able to follow the rule of drinking water, there is something you must do for the surface of your skin. Moisturize. Moisturizing helps your skin to glow outwardly. You do not want your skin to look dry and dull, right? It makes your face look and feel younger, and keeps your skin hydrated.

Are you ready to try the no makeup look? Then Join the #nomakeup team!

Here is my no makeup look.

Let’s Chat: Are a part of team makeup or team no makeup?

Have you ever tried the no makeup look? How did you feel?

Do you think the no makeup revolution is here to stay?