A fruit smoothie is an excellent health option for the individual looking to reduce soda or as we call it here ‘soft drinks’ intake. When you decide to kick drinking Coke, its sadly also the time that you are bound to be bombarded with brilliant Coke ads and often the only choice of drink offered at a lunch party. Have you ever stopped to wonder what benefits you gain from drinking a smoothie or do you drink it because everyone is drinking it and you just want to look cool? Whatever your reasons are, its important to note what you consume and how beneficial it can be for your health.
I find the above opening lines for the famous book by Charles Dickens very fitting for this post on one of the many and unforgettable experiences I had during my time in a girls boarding school. Maybe mine spoof version would be..
7 Workable Ways to Cut Your Wedding Catering Costs (You might not like it but it works!)
Feeding wedding guests can be more expensive than most items on your wedding list. Especially for a Ghanaian wedding & engagement. Why wouldn't it when a wedding can start from breakfast time all through to dinner time? People get hungry and trust me you don't want to have hungry guests on the most important day of your life.
Want to Hide Your Hair After Taking Out Your Braids? Try This Easy Scarf-Tying Tutorial.
The worst part about having braids is when it's time to take it out. After weeks of showing off with all kinds of styles with my twist braids then came the dreaded moment of taking them out. :(
BREAKING NEWS!!! Its time to vote for various bloggers in Ghana to win under various categories at the Social Media Awards taking place at #blogcamp14 next month at the Kofi Annan ICT Centre. Last year was a blast! This year is going to be exciting and even more exciting is the awards for bloggers in Ghana excelling in the different categories of writing and sharing of #morestories.
Women are breaking the glass ceiling in every country in previously male-dominated jobs and industries. On International Women's Day celebrated worldwide on the 8th of March, there was a lot of talk on radio about inspirational women from different spheres of life and their inspirational accomplishments. Sometimes, certain names ring consistently and repeatedly throughout and sometimes with great ease we can easily roll off our tongues when asked to mention a woman of great inspiration.
Freedom! Freedom! shouted Dr. Kwame Nkrumah and the crowd responded with a thunderous roar filled with hope and expectation of a brighter future from their colonial masters. My skin tingled as the radio played back the historic moment.
Who Wore What at the ICGC 30th Anniversary.
ICGC celebrated its 30th anniversary on the 26th of February, 2014. Hundreds of congregants gathered at the Accra Sports Stadium to give thanks to God for 30years of grace and favour through the disciplined, committed leadership of the General Overseer Dr. Mensa Otabil.
How To Style Twist Braids Into a Mohawk.
t was hot last week Sunday after church. It was one of those hot days where all you wanted to do was either have a chilled glass of coke (which I had sworn not to drink this year) and just chill beneath the swirling ceiling fan. I told myself after changing from my Sunday best that there was no way my twist braids was going to hang around my shoulders or have it anywhere on my skin. I suddenly got a brainwave to pull all my braids up and do something crazy and new.
Komla Afeke Dumor, one of BBC's finest broadcast journalist has been laid to rest in peace with his ancestors and in the arms of The Lord. The 3day funeral which is usual of Ghanaian funeral customs was one of respect, composure and regretful farewell.
Why are people living with HIV stigmatised? Those who stigmatise are those who have falsely believed that the virus is very contagious which can put them at risk of infection. Many people living with the virus become a threat in their society to those who have never tested and sometimes to those who have even tested.
BakeShop Classics, The Inspirational Story of One of Ghana's Favourite & Best Bakery
Cakes. There are indeed a few good places in Accra where you can get beautifully crafted, moist, tender and divinely tasting cake. Where the quality has remained consistent over the years. My first encounter and experience with a cake from BakeShop Classics was some many years ago when an aunt bought my late grandmother a beautiful 60th birthday cake.