Tsonga Princess

Today I realised something...It shook me to the core when I heard myself say it out loud - not  because it wasn’t true but because I had never said it out loud.                      I AM AMAZING!!! I smiled a little when I heard myself say it because for the longest time I had heard people tell me how amazing they thought I was, cousins trying to make me feel more than what I felt by showering me with praise. Then existing for years believing that I was not enough even though people kept shouting from the top of the metaphorical mountain, how amazing they thought I was. So Today Friday, 13th 2020 I finally admitted it to myself - I AM AMAZING. Me telling myself that doesn’t come from a place of ego or even boastfulness but there are times when you just have to look at yourself in the mirror and declare how amazing you really are. This realisation also made me reflect on the type of women I surround myself with b...

So firstly I guess I should apologize for the very  long hiatus...  Let me start at the very beginning; this past year was very hard for me. What made it even harder was finding out personally that the people who I thought would have my back were just not coming to the party - one of these days I’ll find the courage to tell that story.   I started the first quarter of the year unemployed because I had resigned from my job so it was a bit of a dark period for me -  that blog post coming up in a few weeks *she said hopefully* After a disastrous first three months I started a new job with new people, new challenges and just new everything. It’s been a bit of a roller coaster ride these past few months and I’ve loved every moment of it.  I make no promises that this year will be better in terms of the writing but I do endeavor to at least post something *once in a while - maybe* that will make you laugh, smile or just make you see things in ...