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  • Benefits of effective communication to relationships

    Benefits of effective communication to relationships

    The best way to keep a relationship flowing well is to communicate effectively with the other party.

    Communication, which is more than just exchanging information but all about understanding the emotions and intentions behind the information, brings closeness between two spouses.

    There are two ways to communicate and I want you to know that communication is not only based on conveying your messages in a way that your partner would understand but its also about giving ears. In other words, listening to the message that is being conveyed and making your partner realise that you’re actually with him/her. It is also a way to show that you care.

    Another essential reason for communication in relationships is that it breaks the barriers of fear, shyness, isolation and not being opened to your spouse or other relations.

    Difficult message can be communicated without creating conflict between both parties if they are so grinded in their communication skills.

    Nevertheless, if you have a weak communication skills with your partner it is not too late to improve on it. To improve on your communication skills, you must become an engaged listener as said earlier.

    Pay careful attention to non verbal signals such as facial expression, body language, gestures, posture and eye contact well because they are the actions that speaks louder than voice. If you understand them well you would be able to use it effectively to communicate and also to study the moods of your spouse before or during communication.

    Make sure before any communication with your partner, you examine yourself to be stress Free in other to give him/her 100% attention and never forget to defend oneself.

    Defending oneself simply means expressing your thoughts, feelings and needs in an open and honest way. It does not mean being hostile or aggressive but standing up for your self and respecting others.

    Communication in relationship is all about understanding your spouse, sharing thoughts and being close to him/her. It is not about winning or forcing your opinions on your spouse.

  • Dress code tips for short people

    Dress code tips for short people

    Being short is not a disadvantage and should not make you miss out on being fashionable.  A pair of stilettos isn’t going to make up for confidence in your own sense of style.

    Here are ways to feel great and dress effectively when you’re of a shorter stature.

    • V-necks tops:  Wear tops that pull the eye down vertically
    • High-waists: The higher the waist, the better. High-waists make your legs look longermaking you appear taller.
    • Wear skinny trousers that follow your thighs closely which make your legs look skinny. Avoid over-sized clothes which make you look shorter and bulky
    • Vertical patterns will always elongate: Try wearing vertical stripes; they make you look thinner and taller!
    • Make your Torso appear smaller: it helps in making you appear taller, try wearing crop-tops.
    • Make sure that your tops stop at the hipline or above. Longer tops will make your legs appear even shorter.
    • Be monochromatic:  You would look perfect in simple shift dresses, with little color accents here and there. Wearing too much color can really make you look frumpier than you really are. So, an ideal choice would be to wear your outfit all in one color. Opt for darker colored clothing; it makes you look slimmer and hence taller!
    • Accessorize appropriately: Don’t wear heavy or bold jewelry. Choose a handbag that suits your personality; not the oversized ones.
    • Style your hair: Don’t cut your hair too short as it makes you appear fatter and hence, shorter. Get hair extensions if your hair is too short. You can try coloring your hair; wholly or just get a few streaks. Get your hair straightened. Whatever the style is; don’t get your hair cut too short. However also very long, straight hair might drag you down and hence make your body appear shorter and face longer. The perfect length for your body type is about shoulder length or a bit longer.
    • Do your nails right:  Longer nails make your hands appear longer. Try shaping your nails, and get some nail art done!
    • Pick your shoes carefully:  Short girls who are conscious about the way they look tend to wear heels though they’re not really comfortable in them. Don’t try something just because it makes you look great, you need to feel great too.  Platforms or flat-forms; only if you feel great, not only because you look great.

    Credit: www.wikihow.com

  • Petrol attendant found, returned missing money

    Petrol attendant found, returned missing money

    Efe Okposio who lost his N30,000 at a petrol station has found his missing money returned to him by the fuel attendant who found it.

    According to Efe, he drove into the Mobile filling station on Teaching Hospital road Gwagwalada Abuja to get fuel.

    He never knew when thirty thousand Naira dropped off his car when he opened the door. He was about picking up something’s at his next stop when he discovered his money was missing.

    He drove round in search for the money before he finally returned to the filling station where he previously stopped-by to get fuel. He then asked the female fuel attendant by the name Esther.

    According to Efe, “she went straight to the office and brought out the thirty thousand Naira and handed it over to me.”

    He was amazed that the female fuel attendant who found the money would return the money that is twice her salary.

  • World Jollof rice day: basic facts about jollof rice

    World Jollof rice day: basic facts about jollof rice

    Sijuwola Ayibiowu

    Jollof rice has been a major delicacy at every events ranging from wedding ceremony, burial, naming, coronation and other activities that requires dishing of foods especially among youths and and people of the younger generation.

    When you go to the parties, what do we always look out for? .What’s that special food, we always look for, every Sunday and when we visit our relatives? Yes, it’s our favorite JOLLOF RICE.

    The 22nd of August of every year is regarded as the World Jollof Rice Day. It’s a day that is set aside to celebrate this very wonderful cuisine. But do we really understand where, when and how this favorite food came about.

    Jollof rice is a dominant name amongst African dishes. Any country can prepare their own kind of jollof rice using ingredients best known to their environment, but the Nigerian jollof rice is one unique dish that is always talked of by anyone from any part of the world, who happens to have ate it.

    Here are ten (10) things, we didn’t know about Jollof Rice;

    • The rice cuisine that is now called jollof rice is originally from the Wolof tribe that’s cuts across the Gambia and Senegal.
    • The rice cuisine is originally a fish-based recipe. But now, its normal to find jollof rice as chicken garnished.
    • The Wolof rice which is now called jollof rice is not a morning meal. It’s an evening meal.
    • The major ingredients for the meal are the tomato sauce. It gives rice to its redness.
    • Many of us don’t know that palm oil and tea-bush leaves are also part of the ingredients used for the preparation of jollof rice.
    • There is a dance that is done in honour of the cuisine.
    • The bottom of the jollof rice pot is more delicious compared to the top.
    • Homemade jollof is not as delicious as the party made jollof rice because it is over spiced with lots of condiments.
    • Jollof rice is better eaten when hot, I mean steaming hot.
    • Take note, Nothing can rival Jollof rice not even EBA (some people’s favourite).