Conversations with Sheilah

YouTube The reason why YouTube is my first go to place for entertainment is because YouTube videos are fairly short, so you get entertained without needing to dedicate too much time. You can easily take up a ten minute tea break and catch up on something interesting from your favourite you tuber without feeling like you’re stealing working time. These are some of my favourite you tubers hat I actually watch and have been loving so far…In no particular order of preference… 1.         Green calabash/Yummy Mummy – FAMILY& LIFESTYLE If you’re into Family and lifestyle type of videos these channels are definitely for you. The videos are basically about everyday life at home with kids. You might pick few tips and tricks along the way. 2.       Wodemaya/Miss Trudy –TRAVEL VLOGS If you’re feeling patriotic about promoting the image of Africa to the outside world…this is the channel for you…..I would advise that you st...

Dear daughter,  I think you will want to hear this someday. I have been trying to write something for a while, I have a few drafts actually but somehow I’m always faced with the same kind of mini panic. It always starts with a little bright speck of an idea that I know for sure I can turn into a few paragraphs at least. Most of the time, I will take my phone and write the idea on my notes. I know that if I can avoid everything else (even the dirty utensils in the sink) and just write, I'll have a full page at the end of the day. …after some thought, I might decide to put everything aside and write. Then I am faced with the dreadful blank page. I will start the first sentence then suddenly my mind too will go blank. The picture perfect vision of a full page now turns into nothingness. The idea seems bland.  Well writing is one of a million things that I need to get done.At least writing is voluntary. There’s also working productively from home, and trying to be a socia...