As I enter the final year of my 30s, I thought I s As I enter the final year of my 30s, I thought I share with you some pictures of mine at 9 months, 9 years, 19 years, 29 years  to today 39 years old of age. Looking back at each decade, I feel both ‘older’ and ‘younger’, I see the change in my features, the change in my way of life, the change in my personality and the experience itched on my face. I am grateful for the life I have lived thus far and excited for the life I am yet to live. 
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2026 - 39, (Home, England), I am ready for this final year before my 40s but also ready for this next decade. 
2016 - 29, (Oslo, Norway), this decade was about self discovery and building the life I dreamt about. The life that I am super proud of and truly grateful to be living. This decade, I built my financial life and in later years choose to heal from the trauma gained in the last decade and now I feel well equipped for the future. 
2006 - 19, (Glasgow, Scotland), I thought I was grown (look at the cheekbones 🤣🤣) and ready for the world, chiiiild was I wrong, let’s just say, I am still resolving the trauma the decade brought me but I am grateful because I met my best friends and made decisions for the future I wanted to have. (Spoiler alert - I did better than I dreamed). 
1996 - 9, (Home, Zambia) this was my birthday but my little sister insisted she had to be the one in the middle. The only way we knew whose birthday it was, was by standing in the middle but this year I remember baby sister crying her eyes out and refusing 🤨
1988 - 9 months, (Chililabombwe, Zambia) although my mother looks tired and traumatised😟, I know I was loved and happy. 
#happybirthday #happybirthday❤️ #newera #39
Attended #ascotraces for the second year running a Attended #ascotraces for the second year running and I am glad to have experienced the ‘Village enclosure’ this year, whilst I loved ‘Windsor enclosure’ last year, it’s not for me. Next year, I want Queen Anne’s enclosure. 💕 #girlsdayout #girlslikeus #ascotfashion
How I missed you my love 🥰🥰🥰 #hertripsabroad #bla How I missed you my love 🥰🥰🥰

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Tried being a #touristforaday and we chose #london Tried being a #touristforaday and we chose #london because why not. My feet still hurt from the thought of how much walking we did, the fact that we walked from #bigben to #buckinghampalace is still fresh on my mind. 

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🖤🖤MARCH PHOTO/VIDEO DUMP🖤🖤 So much happened and 🖤🖤MARCH PHOTO/VIDEO DUMP🖤🖤 

So much happened and yet I can’t find the words.
It has been an amazing week here, definitely recom It has been an amazing week here, definitely recommend @iberostar in Agadir. 
#neverstopexploring #wanderlust #welltravelled #lifeofadventure #hertripsabroad
I spent a week in #dohaqatar and had the most rela I spent a week in #dohaqatar and had the most relaxing and fulfilling time of my life. Sometimes taking it slow and living in the moment is what the soul needs. 🥰🥰🥰
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I had such an amazing week in Doha, Qatar after no I had such an amazing week in Doha, Qatar after not visiting for almost 8years. 📍

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Uncategorised · March 17, 2014

Current Obsession ~ A whole nine yards

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Hello peeps, so today I thought I share some insight into my current obsessions, I think the three below I have had them for over a year and I am stick just as obsessed as ever. So down to business, here goes nothing:

Music – 3 choices, zambian, Nigeria and Jamaican but I will only talk about me country.

Zambian music ~ I may be biased since I am zambian but God love our music is in the league of its own. The one that is frequently on repeat is called “sikiriti” for my non-Zambians it’s “secret” OMG this song is amazing the message behind it is powerful too (secrets in the bed room, once we shut the door no one knows if the problem is with you or me because people are laughing at me for not having a baby) something like that. Just type in “zambian music” on YouTube and you good to go.

Dramas or Movies ~ 3 choices, korean, American and south African but only talk about Korean.
Korean dramas/movies ~ ok now that I have a real korean friend I am even more biased! I really can’t pin point why I love their dramas and movies so much but I thank my best friends for introducing me to korean everything and now I am addicted so much that every night before bed I have to watch at least or drama or movie or two lol. I will share one of my all time favourite and the first one I ever watched alone, it’s called “FULL HOUSE” OMG it’s amazing check it out.

Romantic Novels ~ At present only vampire flicks

Romantic Vampire flicks ~ OMG here to begin, my obsession started in my final year at uni and  almost 2years on it’s still going strong. I am no twilight fan but I did watch all the twilight movies just because. I like reading about vampire romantic flicks than I do watching them I guess when reading I can let my imagination run wild. My first read where books written by TJ Michaels you can find them on amazon both hard copy and kindle versions, after that I just got some much into it I read almost all the books by Erica Stevens and more.

 Let me just mention that it’s after I really got bored of “50 shades of grey”, hahaha some book it was I skipped so many pages as it became predictable. Anyway that’s that for my current obsessions post, till next time.

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  1. Dharia Lézin says

    March 19, 2014 at 1:32 am

    I got fed up of vampires after I read all the interview with the vampire trilogy and almost all Anne Rice books, but I saw a big vampire obsession coming (and I was right), however, the other things you mentioned really cached my eye. I’m gonna make some research 🙂

    Reply
    • Miranda Malanga says

      March 19, 2014 at 6:09 am

      I am glad to hear that! You certainly were right about vampire obsession lol, let me know what you think of my other two obsessions. Thanks for stopping by,

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