Dakar …Creating life memories..:)

Month: September 2023

  • Menu vibes…

    So we are in it… the first week of school has officially started.. and so has began la saga des différentes envies culinaires.

    As a little girl , i just ate what I was given for lunch ( typical African upbringing « don’t complain , eat un peu de tout »)😄which actually is not bad teaching..

    Cartoons, tv programs and teachers at school strongly encourage kids nowadays to eat healthy; vegies, fruits ect… Ce qui est très bien d’ailleurs 👏🏾…

    My little mademoiselle asks me to pack her serving of vegies and healthy meals.., it’s actually fun composing her little lunchbox..

    She’s excited to open it and share it with her friends at school..I guess we are creating memories:)

    Until next time, take good care of yourselves:)

    Yaye

  • Étiquettes tu colleras:)

    Ca y’est c’est the big rentrée 😄🥳, comme d’habitude les parents sont super contents, enfin la fin du boucan in za casa..

    One of my daughter’s fav’ tradition is “colling” les etiquettes sur ses effets la veille.. donc moi j’écris son nom et elle ..elle colle:) She always looks forward to that scolaire tradition of ours… and I do too😊

    C’est le big CM2 InshAllah can’t believe we are already here.. bon on va relativiser already here 😅… il y’a encore du chemin .. mais Alhamdoulilah c’est déjà pas mal ce que l’on a parcouru déjà..

    i asked her what 3 words she wants to focus on this year and among the 3 she chose patiente.. and I said yes , last year she had a bit of a hard time navigating little girls friendships😅… the “ you are my best friend “.. “no she stole her from me “ ect ect … we had to learn to try to navigate those situations..so we’ll see this year..

    Anywhoo très belle rentrée à tous & toutes!

    Until next time, take good care of yourselves:)

    Yaye

  • Waiting … but not in vain:)

    I don’t know if you feel like me .. but waiting at the doctor’s office for a consultation is “something😅”… not complaining but sometimes it feels like it can take for hours and hours …

    Alhamdoulilah for being able to even afford the cost to see a doctor…. we are all aware that the cost of health can be “spicy” . Living in Africa, I think of people who have to call their family members to come to their rescue in order to buy médecine, surgery ect ..

    I think of people who look at their loved ones desperately sans ressources malheureusement..

    Ce n’est vraiment pas facile, la vie n’est pas facile and will humble you très vite….

    I truly believe that if you can help your loved ones , there should be no hesitation.. May we be able to show up for others, Ameen:)

    Until next time, take good care of yourselves:)

    Yaye

  • Soft life this and that..

    Whenever you go to the doctor or you read anything wellness related.. the message is always the same : “try to live a stress free life.. “

    Now how do you go about that 😅..life in its nature is just stressful , the uncertainty, the various problems that can occur ;health,love, spiritual challenges, finance ..I can go on an on..

    The older I’m getting, life humbles me.You realize that you cannot solve everything and you are not even supposed to.. The advice I’ll give my daughter if she asks me one day ( even if she does not who I am kidding💁🏾‍♀️😄) would be simply do your best and do not be too hard on yourself.. it won’t solve anything but just add on the stress of it all..

    It’s ok if things take time to be fixed and some things will just never be fixed and that…. is ok as well.

    Those lil’ silly moments of joy are important, they make you feel human.

    So yeah that whole “soft life “ concept might seem idealistic but incorporating a lil bit of it when we can is not so bad..:)

    Until next time, take good care of yourselves:)

    Yaye

  • So About that Barbie Movie..

    Ah by the way , we now have several movie theaters options..ten years ago there were not that many but since then you have: http://www.pathe.sn among several other movie theaters.

    My daughter really wanted to go see the Barbie movie which kinda surprised me because her” playing with Barbie “phase didn’t last that long…

    But anywhoo we went, there were a group of young ladies all in their pink drip😄.. I guess all the way to Dakar, the pink dress code was respected. They reminded me of my College days, going to the movies with my girls.. it was always exciting and fun.

    Next to us, was a young Senegalese father on dad’s girls duties, he was buzy between the several bathroom breaks and the little girl chit chat.. come on Ken you got this 🦸🏾‍♂️😅..

    It was a cute movie with its obvious message of women empowerment. I’m glad they incorporated characters of different origins. It was particularly nice seeing Issa Rae ( 🇸🇳Represent)

    Definitely a cute outing with the lil’ one, glad we got to create a new memory together:)

    Until next time, take good care of yourselves:)

    Yaye

  • Oh how I missed this blog:)

    It’s funny I haven’t posted in this space in such a long time.. try une dizaine de years…can’t believe it went by this fast..

    But anywhoo the space is still available and I am still living in Dakar. You can easily imagine that Dakar living has evolved a lot, lots more cultural spaces, cultural events, concept stores , lounges ..restaurants ect ect..

    Frankly I still have a lot to explore but I wanna do it organically so if I see anything worth sharing I’ll do so.

    Thank you for some of your messages .. I didn’t know some of y’all still stop here.. IG & fast social media have taken over.. people have less patience with reading and sharing..

    I used to read so many cool blogs but many have disappeared ect..

    I Hope you guyz are well and thriving…life is not easy but what a beautiful journey..

    Donc voilà anytime I will feel like sharing my thoughts or places I’ve been to…I will be back

    Gros bisous and take good care of yourselves:)

    Yaye…