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5 REASONS WHY YOUR BLOG MIGHT FAIL

October 25, 2017 139 Comments

So you’ve read all about starting a blog, decided to start one and are now publishing posts every week hoping and wishing that everything works out fine and that you will not regret your decision. We all hope for the best in our blogging endeavours but you also come to realise real quick that blogging does take a lot of work and planning. This can either be a good or bad thing for you depending on where you want to take your blog and how serious you are about it. So I came on here today to give you 5 reasons why your blog might fail and see if any of them apply to you.

5 reasons why your blog might fail

As I said before,

There is a lot of planning and work involved when it comes to blogging and as much as I would want to sugar coat it and say we will all make it, I can’t because that would depend on whether or not you came into it for the right reasons or not. So without rumbling anymore, let me just get into it and start with the first reason.

FOOD, HOME

TASTY HOMEMADE BEEF SAMOSAS

September 26, 2017 84 Comments

Hello Everyone,

I hope you all had a lovely weekend and starting this week off right, another week calls for another post and today I decided to come on here and share with you a recipe of one of my delicious bites that I love to make. Samosas are great when it comes to entertaining or even as snacks and the best part is that you can make the filling with whatever your heart desires so long as it’s edible. I used meat in mine but if you’re a vegetarian, you can use potatoes and peas or a medley of your favourite vegetables and you’re good to go. This is how to make my tasty homemade beef samosas.

BEAUTY, HOME

PROTECTIVE HAIRSTYLES FOR NATURAL HAIR

August 28, 2017 5 Comments

Hello Everyone,

I hope that you all had a lovely weekend and are ready to rinse and repeat. Last week was all over the place for me, my son is starting school and I’m happy for him and nervous at the same time too. So since it’s going to be school errands every single day, I really don’t have the energy to be making my hair every single day and that’s where my protective styles come in and rescue my life for a month or two. Natural hair is not a joke and the struggle is real, so giving my hair a rest from all the twist outs and flat twists is necessary. I know there are various kinds of hairstyles out there but these are my go to protective hairstyles for natural hair.

PROTECTIVEHAIRSTYLES FOR NATURAL HAIR

FOOD, HOME

OVEN BAKED JUICY TURKEY BURGERS

August 16, 2017 66 Comments

Hiya,

I hope you’re all having a great day so far, today I’m coming on here with another scrumptious recipe for all you food lovers out there. I don’t even know why I removed this recipe from my menu but no problem because it’s back now. Who doesn’t love burgers, I know I do so I’m sharing with you my delicious oven baked juicy turkey burgers that will make you want to make them every week and you should, because life is too short not to have a delicious burger, if you missed my twist on a Hawaiian pizza, do check it out.

BLOGGING, HOME

MISTAKES I MADE BEFORE LAUNCHING MY BLOG

August 7, 2017 140 Comments

Hello Everyone,

I hope you all had a great weekend and are starting this week on a right note. Today I decided to come on here and share with you some of the things I wish I had done before launching my blog. My blog is just seven months old, so I’m still a newbie and it hasn’t been easy, this blogging gig is not a joke but I’m getting a hang of it and learning something new everyday. Blogging has been such a great journey and I wouldn’t want it to be any other way, I now know why I started blogging and that it was the right decision to make. So now that I’ve finished my speech(clap! clap!), let’s get back to the topic of the mistakes I made before launching my blog.

MISTAKES I MADE BEFORE LAUNCHING MY BLOG

FOOD, HOME

CHOCOLATE SANDWICH CAKE

August 1, 2017 27 Comments

Hello Everyone,

I hope you’re all doing great, the weather here has been really frustrating, sunny one day and rainy the next four which is annoying, but we just have to roll with it. This week I’ve been really into baking and trying out different kinds of desserts or bites to make and after my marinara sauce and biscuits, I decided to give a sandwich cake a try and see how it would turn out and I am happy to say it was a success and can’t wait to make it again. So why not share my recipe with you guys , it’s really simple and doesn’t take long at all. This is my chocolate sandwich cake recipe, I hope you like it.

You will need:

125 gms flour
90 gms castor sugar
2 eggs
30 gms cocoa powder
30 gms butter
1/2 a teaspoon cream of tartar
1/8 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
Vanilla extract
Milk(optional)

FOOD, HOME

HOMEMADE MARINARA SAUCE RECIPE

July 24, 2017 24 Comments

Hey Everyone,

I hope you all had a lovely weekend and enjoyed every bit of it, if you were on holiday or still are do enjoy yourself and stay safe. You all know that I always make pizza every weekend, I think it’s just a thing that stuck on my menu and even when I change it, the weekend remains the same pizza, then a Sunday roast. I decided to revisit my marinara sauce which I usually make when I have more time and with all the rain here, it just happened to be the day. I usually pick up a store bought one when I know I’ll be busy then revamp it’s taste a tad bit. So today I want to share with you my homemade marinara sauce recipe which you can use to make my twist on a Hawaiian pizza right here.

HOMEMADE MARINARA SAUCE RECIPE

BEAUTY, HOME

AFFORDABLE SKINCARE PRODUCTS ON AMAZON

July 13, 2017 47 Comments

Hi there,

Today I am back with another beauty post for you guys, and it’s all courtesy of my obsession with Amazon. The fact that you can get anything you want from there is just perfect. I shop on amazon for almost everything from beauty, hair accessories, kitchen gadgets you name it. Let’s talk about skincare for a minute, nowadays the beauty industry is on blast and with all the products coming out, it becomes very tempting to want to try them out but then comes the issue of the cost and just makes you wonder how a small jar could cost that much. So today I am writing this post for you skincare lovers to show you affordable skincare products on Amazon.

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MY VISIT TO CROATIA HOLIDAY ROUNDUP

June 29, 2017 61 Comments

It’s been a while,

I know guys and I am sorry I’ve been missing for a minute or two but I am now back and feels good to be at it again. I forgot how travelling makes me feel so exhausted and worn out by the time I come back. I mean all the packing and preparations was exciting and all until I came back to reality again. My son has always wanted to swim in the sea and I was happy that we were able to plan a trip there. I decided not do any blogging while away and to just have a break from it, relax and enjoy. So here is my visit to Croatia holiday roundup plus photos of course.

This was my second trip this year and unlike my last one here which I went on my own, this time around my family had to be there because if you read my back at it again post here, you know that I lived in Croatia for four years, had my son there and his grandparents always need to see him once in a while.

FOOD, HOME

CHEESE, HAM AND MUSTARD SANDWICHES

June 7, 2017 7 Comments

Hello Everyone,

I hope you’re all fine and having a good start of the week. Another week calls for another recipe post for you to enjoy. When it comes to sandwiches, I love everything about them from being able to create my own and also having fails along the way, but that’s what makes them fun right? Just in case you missed my mandazi recipe, find it here. Today I am going to share with you a sandwich recipe which I usually like making from time to time and is really simple. The best part about them is that these are open-faced sandwiches and don’t take that long to make. This is how to make my cheese, ham and mustard sandwiches.