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 🥰🥰🥰

#hertripsabroad #blackgirlstraveltoo #maldives #neverstopexploring #welltravelled
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. 

#neverstopexploring
🖤🖤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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 #hertripsabroad #solotravel #solotravelingisfun 
#blackgirlstraveltoo
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. 📍

#qatar #doha #qatarphotoinstagram  #solo travel #travelbug bestvacations igtravel travelpic travelblog beautifuldestinations tlpicks instatravel roamtheplanet traveldeeper travelgram travelinspo wanderlust instapassport exploretheworld travelpics travelmore passionpassport travelawesome lonelyplanet travelblogger travelphotography traveltheworld worldtraveler
Happy New Year, happy 2026 #firstpicture of the ye Happy New Year, happy 2026 #firstpicture of the year.
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Sponsor Roundup · May 10, 2014

Weekly Sponsor Shout-out plus a LINKY {NEW}

Hello there! Have you had a chance to look at my side bar? I have a few things going there but I would like to draw your attention to my sponsors for this Month. When I say sponsor I do not only mean they paid for the chance to appear on my blog but we swapped buttons so we appear on each others blogs for maximum exposure. I have the pleasure of meeting (not in person) someone who I now consider a really really good friend,she is half Mexican and half Polish and she is the cutest miss you ever seen. A While back she guest posted on both my blogs and she revealed so much to me and my readers that I never thought possible I am forever grateful to her and since she is an amazingly talented and wonderful person to begin with it was not hard to become friends with her.

These are my lovely sponsors, if you would like to feature on my side bar then please visit my disclaimer page where I have an ad shop with passionfruit and you can request a swap or even buy an ad.

Who would have thought I would make friends like her through blogging and feel so connected though we have never met? Definitely not me but I am glad we did and looking forward to when we do meet, so whose this wonderful creature that’s now consider a good friend? Well its no other than Dharia from Dharia’s closet.

Dharia

Dharia has an amazing blog, apart from Beauty and Make-up she blogs about World Fashion which was a new concept to me. On her blog she features bloggers from all over the world and explains their style and then her opinion which is always the highlight of my stalking her page. I remember when she did a post on me, I was so shocked that she thought I had something worth saying with the world and she did a very beautiful post in my opinion check it out HERE and let me know your thoughts.

vicki

My Next sponsor is Vicki of Life of Vicki, what really caught my attention and drew me to Vicki was her Motto “Happiness is an inside job”. Without even knowing it she made my day no I lie she made my week. I have always thought to my self happiness is a choice and those of you who frequent my blogs will know I did a video on this, but when I read her motto it was like  the blinking bulb all of a sudden stopped blinking and started shinning brightly. Check out her blog and especially her About me page where she describes her self and again says something so simple but with great impact “Life is too short not to smile”

natasha

My Final sponsor is Natasha from Serenity you, OMG!!! I love her busy blog. I get excited and pleased quite easily I am sometimes like a kid with a Favorite toy and Natasha’s blogs is one of them. I was so stocked when she agreed to swap buttons with me because well she has a larger followership and I am sure there are a gazillion bloggers she could have swapped with and she accepted mine. She has amazing blogger tips and recipes which I am eager to try out, please visit her lovely blog especially if you’re a new blogger as her blogger tips are real handy and useful.

 

Before you run off, please share with me some of your favorite posts on my new linky. It can be any post and does not matter how old (ok maybe within 2014 unless its like relevant DIY etc kinda post), every Sunday I will be choosing a favourite and will be featured in my Sunday post.

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Comments

  1. Kristine Foley says

    May 13, 2014 at 2:58 pm

    Yay for meeting new friends. Thanks for sharing! Also the linky isn’t opening for me. I’ll try back this weekend. XO

    Reply
    • Miranda Malanga says

      May 14, 2014 at 5:52 pm

      Love meeting new friends and I will put the linky up Friday night x

  2. Stefani says

    May 11, 2014 at 2:57 am

    Love this spotlight post! I’ll be checking out some of these new blogs. 🙂

    Reply
    • Miranda Malanga says

      May 11, 2014 at 7:57 am

      Thank you Stefani

  3. Bel Smith says

    May 10, 2014 at 11:56 am

    Lovely idea and a great way for followers to find new blogs they might like!

    Reply
    • Miranda Malanga says

      May 10, 2014 at 12:27 pm

      Thank you Bel, in this blogsphere we only have each other so wherever I can help I am more than happy to. x

  4. Latoyah Egerton says

    May 10, 2014 at 11:11 am

    A lovely post, love the idea. Thanks for sharing, great motto as well from Vicki!

    Reply
    • Miranda Malanga says

      May 10, 2014 at 12:27 pm

      Thank you Latoyah x

  5. london_unattached says

    May 10, 2014 at 10:55 am

    what a lovely post! a real pay it forward idea. I hope your blogging ambitions are all realised

    Reply
    • Miranda Malanga says

      May 10, 2014 at 12:28 pm

      Thank you, they are slowly getting realised. x

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