Thursday, November 10, 2005

Going down memory lane

I love taking pictures, I have a ton of pictures of myself my family and friends, I even made this collage some years back with all my pictures, I am thinking of making another one, not that I am particularly photogenic or anything but I love the history behind it. Going down memory lane and revisiting each stage of your life and enjoying it. So what happens to the pictures that remind you of a past you don’t care to remember? What do you do with those? I keep them anyway because your past is what makes you who you are; the pain the joy, the bitter and the sweet all ascribe to your character today so why erase them? So I stayed up last night looking through my albums and it was amazing how much I’ve changed. Physically in the last five years I have gone up 3 dress sizes, from a 3 to a 9. On some days I am grateful for the weight because I was border line anemic but I filled out nicely (if I may say so myself).Believe it or not, they used to call me Bola Spaghetti because I was so damn thin but after my daughter I blew up and I have not gone down since. Then there is the personal growth. I have been through so much hardship in my life and I have learned from each one of them, in fact it has made me a stronger person. I remember I used to parry like it was my birthday erryday but these days when I go out I just sit and observe, I can’t get with the jumping, jumping anymore it’s amazing! What’s even more amazing is watching Omolayo grow with me. She is five now and last night she was trying her darnest to impress my guests with her new reading skills, it makes my heart leap! Her vocabulary is incredible and she is even more sarcastic than I am. Please take some time out to revisit your past that way you can be better prepared for your future if you don’t take pictures…starts now… create memories for your future.












Me in 1997


















My favorite Picture

Omolayo and I in recent times

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