Hope you are doing well.
It's August, and if you're a parent, especially here in Cameroon, or if your kids are resuming school in September in your country, then most of your thoughts are probably school-oriented at the moment.
It's hard to ignore the school bags and other school items already flooding the markets. I literally have to remind myself that we are still a month away from September so I can relax and enjoy the holiday. 😂
Thankfully, my kids are having a good holiday so far—completely unbothered by all the preparations for next year, of course. Lol
So far this holiday, I've been making interesting snacks to entertain them, including sardine puff-puff, which they love having with milk. I finally figured out the right way to make it after a few failed attempts, and now I can make it quite easily.
Proud of myself. 😂
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| See the sardine inside? 😌 |
Remember the walks I talked about in this post? After the few walks I took a couple of weeks ago, I thought I was going to stay consistent and lose a good amount of weight this holiday. Well... that was the plan.
My workout motivation declined, especially when I travelled to spend some time with family. But the motivation is back since I returned, so I'm taking advantage of it and trying to stay consistent.
I'm mostly just going with the flow, but honestly, I'm happy that I'm exercising again.
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| Went back to my old pair of sneakers while rope jumping |
Speaking of travelling, it was a good few days spent with family, and it felt really good to reconnect with things I hadn't done in a long time—like cooking in a firewood kitchen. Lol.
It was actually great.
We also returned home with some foodstuffs and a good quantity of herbs that I harvested for my medicinal tea. I also brought back some branches and seedlings to plant.
So, of course, my little plant collection is growing again.
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| Cooking in this firewood kitchen after a long time |
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| Wasn't bothered by the smoke like that, to my surprise. It felt like always. |
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| Just giving you a view of the kitchen |
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| On the menu was Eru and water fufu. I made just the Eru. Find my Eru recipe here. |
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| Selfie |
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| One of the nostalgic meals I ate was this rice and egusi soup with chicken. This is the meal my grandma made on Christmas morning, and we will eat it before going to church on Christmas Day. And this plate you see in this picture has been around for decades. It was so nostalgic eating from it again. |
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| Also had Achu after a long time. It's the traditional meal of my village, and I hadn't eaten it in a while. Plus this one was original from the source. To cook Achu like bafut women do, check this recipe out. |
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| My mum doing the pounding of the Ach. |
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| Another selfie on the eve of the day of our return home |
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| My herbs and flowers I put together to travel with |
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| More herbs and flowers, but these were for planting, so I put them in soil in a plastic bag |
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| There were lots of snails around the compound and my grandma's garden, and the kids asked us to take some along. I had thought of it before they asked, so I agreed and took a few. They actually made it alive, and now we keep them and feed them in a transparent jar. |
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| On the bus when we were going back. Was hoping that I wouldn't get car sick or throw up during the journey like I did when we were going. |
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| The meal we were served on the bus as we came back. I couldn't eat to reduce the chances of getting car sick. The meal was good, and I wish they would maintain this instead of the sandwich we were given when we were going. |
We are more settled in since we returned.
Just to share something I found so funny this week, I came across a video on TikTok where a girl made croissants, and they came out very strong or hard. Lol.
😂 I found the video very funny, but the comments were even crazier. I laughed so hard while reading them. Someone said "That's the stone David used to k*ll Goliath"; another person said, "Please send your recipe, cement don cost". Lol. Another person said "She made the cornerstone," and someone else said "Slice them to smaller pieces; you'll get chinchin." One other comment that cracked me up was: " Rock of ages." I must say people are really very creative with their comments these days, and it's fun reading some comment sections.
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