Valentine's Day: Tips for the married. ....*Wink*

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                                                           TIPS….TIPS….TIPS

Okay, so I separated the Baby Boo post into 2 because some people just want to see the tips. I have to say though that you should read about the "bath rituals" before continuing here though..... 

Here we go:

For the MARRIED men: Intimacy on Valentine’s Day could be a basic 3 step thing. These are just suggestions to get your own mind working in the right direction. Just don't be boring sha!

Step 1: Set the mood for the day by sending her something at work; maybe an extra extra large bouquet of flowers. Not those ones you can count all the stems with one eye o, or those ones they sell on the road side.

Step 2: Leave a little to the imagination:  I hope you do know your woman’s sizes. Go shopping and buy her a beautiful, lovely dress you would like to see her in, have it delivered to her and write a note attached to it: Babe, put this on & preferable nothing underneath; be ready to go out at ………time.  

(God pls & pls don’t let my enemies print this and take it to my pastor). I said MARRIED people o.

Step 3: Find the most fun place that offers just more than dinner: May be a Jazz club that has a pretty good food menu. Whatever you do, DO NOT take her to any of these restaurants & their likes: TGI Friday, Olive Garden, Applebee’s, Red Lobster, Ihop, Outback Steak house, Chipotle, Popeyes, McDonald’s e.t.c. Yes, I said so. Please have some class!

*Bonus: On the way to Step 3 & headed to Step 4 : Get your best music mix out. Nope, not Sinach, Not Mary Mary, Not Yolanda Adams or Kirk Franklin; not Yinka Aiyefele, not Sunny Ade....except of course you are my parents. Create a good music mix to play in the car- soul music, not all these ikeregbe songs they keep annoying me with on the radio. When music was music, mehnnnnnn uhnmm......uhnmmm....uhnmmm, I would have my walkman headphones jammed in my ears & completely tune out of this world. Music back then could teach a dead soul how to love. 
Sorry I digressed a bit.  Anyway, get your Joe, Jodeci, Ed Sheeran, D'Angelo, KC &Jojo, Music Soul Child, Sam Smith etc out and let that music take over your car.  Let the words serenade your woman and if possible entwine your hands with hers while driving to your destination. 

***Disclaimer: If you drive with one hand, and go and crash, I no dey ooo. 

Ladies, if your man genuinely can only afford any of the banned restaurants, please by all means enjoy it & still make him feel like he’s your King & has taken you to the best restaurant there is. It's really about who you're spending the time with, not where you spend it.

Step 4 (Bonus): Is in the woman’s hands but how well it goes really depends on how well the man did in steps 1-3.

Tip for those in long distance relationships: The distance is NOT an excuse to just be a sorry somebody. If you can’t plan or do something nice for your girl\guy, please just release that BAE for other serious minded people. Simple as ABC. Almost everyone knows someone in the U.S or Naija who can help you pari ishe. I've helped someone do something like that for a babe he was trying to woo. The babe still said NO sha.
Long Distance works if you BOTH want it. Any relationship works if BOTH party want it.

Find someone you can send some money to: Have flowers or even an Edible Arrangement delivered to her house or job – preferable job cos we naija girls like to show off die! For your man, have a bottle of Champagne or something sent to his office (Yes, even the men love being dotted on & they also like to show off – although won’t admit it). Please no regular cakes abeg.  Then order a gift – something intimate that would remind the person of you or better still make them blush at the thought. I won’t help you in that department unless you are willing to pay me.

Then devote your evening\night to being on Skype or Face-time and spend hours together talking or even watching a movie together. You’ll be surprised how drawn to each other you can be through technology. I know it’s not the same as being in the same space but believe me, it will do. It’s way, way better than nothing.

But if you don’t even get a phone call on Saturday or you get just a wacky text “Happy Valentine’s day”, please understand that you are dating yourself.

This are just the basics. You should get creative and be spontaneous. For once, let your woman be happily surprised. There's no fun in routine at all. I forbid you from being the typical Work->Home->Church->Groceries->Baby, Bridal Shower kind of couple. God Forbid bad thing biko!

Be Exciting!

Enjoy, have fun & please do tell how your day goes. 


XoXoxo....
Love is a beautiful thing. 

Baby Boo, It's Valentine's Day....

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Hey Hey Hey Lovies………….

It’s Valentine’s Day again! .................well almost sha. So in 3 days, there will be an occasion celebrated all around the world, where people take time out to show their beloved how much they mean to them, when some men say yup, I’m all grown & it’s time to stop playing around, I’mma ask Baby Boo to marry me, all the while almost shitting his pants. Sheeeeesh……nobody sent you work o abeg. Anyway sha, there will be a lot of giving and sharing happening on Saturday, February 14th, and a lot of babies being born 9 months after. May I please suggest that if you do not want a baby 9 months from now you either strap up or you keep those legs closed? Simple. Odikwa easy. 

As much fun as the idea of having a Val’s day seems to some, it’s also a day met with much unease for others; especially those on the single lane. Sigh…..I really do feel for the single lane folks. It’s kind of like sitting in major traffic, and watching some people zoom off on the HOV lane- simply because they’ve got a partner in their car.  It absolutely sucks to be stuck in the rush hour traffic of the single lane. Your married\dating friends are going to get dolled up and spoiled silly on Saturday while you do\get absolutely nothing. Omashe ooo.

You know, it’s not that bad though cos the girl who gets a salt and pepper shaker from the dollar store as a gift is not any better than you; matter of fact – worse sef because she’s going to need Tylenol when she gets back home for the headache. The disappointment and anger raging through her – you, my single friend has escaped it. You’re also much better than the girl who gets taken to just the movies. I mean, c’mon guys! Movies only on Valentine’s Day? You’ve got to and can do better than that. It’s supposed to be a romantic day. Please get on google and search or if you have an Iphone ask Siri for help. You can do just movies on a regular date night. Naija guys too dey fall my hand abeg. I can’t deal………….I just can’t.

And there’s the girl who is so happy to be asked out on a date by some guy she’s crushing on, and she’s gone shopping for THE dress. She’s super excited and has told all her girls. BBM update every 5 minutes about how perfect this night is going to be. Except that she has no idea her date is not a well somebody at all. First and foremost he has told babe he will pick her up at 7.30pm because he has dinner reservations for 8pm, but he doesn’t arrive till 9pm to pick babe up. No excuses, no sorry, nothing just yeah I was late because I had to take care of business. You being the naija girl your parents raised well decided not to make a big deal of the issue. You get to the restaurant and luckily there’s a table available and dinner commences. Conversation and rapport goes well and you’re actually thinking I would total do a second date with this guy. After dinner, the guy signals to the waiter to come around, and he instructs him to bring the bill – split into 2.

May that not be your portion on Valentine’s Day, In Jesus Name. Amen. There are still other possibly worse scenarios o but I say again that may that never be your portion in Jesus Name.
When there’s no one around to love you, to adore you, to tell you how beautiful your soul, your face, your body, your person is, It’s time to look at yourself in the mirror and affirm those words to your own face and hearing; not just affirm but BELIEVE. No one can love you more than you love yourself. If anyone tried to, you wouldn’t even see it. Self-Love is in order this Valentine’s season.
So your besties are all heading out to have fun, be happy, I mean genuinely happy for them. Help them prepare for it if you’re in a position to, then get on T.V On Demand or Red box and rent Bridget Jones’s diary or The Notebook, Love Actually, or even Pretty Woman ( I Loooove Pretty Woman), order some take out, get into some comfy Pajamas and enjoy yourself. But please stay away from watching The Titanic cos that movie does not make sense at all!! You know there’s no naija guy that will sacrifice his life for you so you can be comfy by a makeshift raft. What you will hear is abeg..abeg…abeg this girl, abeg shift let me sit too, I no wan die biko. Lolll

Or if you don’t mind, take yourself out to the movies. I do this A LOT!

So what am I doing for Valentine’s Day? I’m going to soak myself in a tub filled with my Bath bombs from www.Lushusa.com and some Buttermilk with a few drops of Lavender (This bath is the bomb……for real), then I’m going to use my body conditioner (not telling you which – we all can’t be smelling like Sav……heheh but it’s from Lush as well), and lastly use a healthy helping on Lovely Jubblies.
Honestly, if your husband doesn’t nearly tear off your clothes when you come out of the bathroom, you might need to have him checked or have his phone checked for the side bae cos something ain’t right.
After my bathroom traditions I’m going to order Thai take out and I’m going to plump myself on my comfy couch and watch some of the a-fore mentioned movies. Valentine’s Day is done!  See you next year.

*****Disclaimer: If you follow my bathroom ritual and you end up being knocked up – I NO DEY OOOOO.


But trust me if you use the Lush products you and your BAE will thank me later. They are not your Dove or Aveeno products so they are on the pricey end for what they do but mehnnnnn I can’t stress enough how delicious you skin will feel, taste & even look.   Okay enough of giving tips. Just thought I would share since it’s supposed to be a romantic day. 

Xoxo...
Love is a beautiful thing.