Showing posts with label Inspiration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Inspiration. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Happy New Year...💥


This is very late but better late than never.

I believe the new year is nothing short of a blessing to you and if thing are not going as well as you wished, I pray for you that you will succeed and be increased in all that you do.

Image result for taking time outAs parents we immerse ourselves in everything about our children and that is a great thing and it is what is expected of us but in the process we tend to loose ourselves and sometimes we get burn outs.

It is important that we get time to recharge and be re-energized. If you are married make sure you have time together without children and talk, share your struggles and challenges. Plan for activities that you both enjoy and have fun

Remember to pray and read the work of God in daily basis, prayer helps us unload burdens and the word of God gives us new energy and perspectives

If you are a single parent make sure that you surround yourself with the people that encourages you and people who are positive and they build you up. Make time for activities that you like and enjoy. Keep your trust in the Lord because He is the source of our strength, He empowers us and gives us the ability to keep going

Bottom line, you are a parent but still an individual with needs and goals and aspirations. Do not forget about yourself. Take time out relax and praise God for His faithfulness.

Happy parent, Happy child
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With love,
ATM

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Fashion Alert: How to dress your baby bump (Jinsi ya kuvaa wakati ukiwa mjamzito)

Welcome back,

Ni siku nyingi tangu nimepost jamani. Namshukuru Mungu mimi ni mzima na ninyi pia. Well tuko kwenye the best season of the year and well what a better time to talk fashion than now eeeh. Okey. So hii post nilitaka niiweke siku nyingi sana ila nikawa nimebarikiwa na kazi nyiingi ila naamini sijachelewa.

Hapa Tanzania watu wengi tunakuwa na tabia ya kuvaa vaa tu tukiwa wajawazito, mitandio inaongezeka, sijui kwanini tunapenda kuficha hizo baraka. Na wakati mwingine tunajichukia sana tukiwa wajawazito na ni kwasababu hatujui kuvaa mavazi ya kutupendeza na yenye heshima.

Naomba nitoe angalizo kwa posti hii. Kama haujisikii kubanwa basi nenda na option ambayo ni loose. Na kama kiatu kirefu hukiwezi basi we vaa tu flat. Ni muhimu kuinvest kwenye materinity dress nzuri maana wengi bado zoezi linaendelea na zinaweza kuwa handy. Ila pia nitapost jinsi unaweza kufanya matenity dress yako ikavaliwa vizuri tu baada ya kujifungua.

Basi for inspiration ya leo, nimemchagua mwanadada Anitha. Ni fashionista hapa Tanzania na akiwa mjamzito well, she doesn't disappoint. Asante Anitha kwa kuniruhusu kutumia picha zako. Be blessed and keep slaying

Unaweza kumfollow Anitha instagram kama anithascloset au utembelee blog yake. Click here kwenda kwenye blog yake.



To be continued......
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Working on a couple of posts for the blog on this fine thursday morning...thank you Mr.president for a public holiday... perfect weather for it...God bless Tanzania! 
#greenforgreen #anotherbumpshot #mothersinprotest #tbt




Monday, June 27, 2016

ME TOO: MIMI PIA

Habari wapenzi wasomaji,

Naamini wote muwazima wa afya. Nimemiss kuwepo kwenye screen yako, na namshukuru Mungu kwa nafasi hii.

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Wengi wetu wakati tukiwa wadogo tulikuwa tukisikia wazazi ambavyo kila jambo unalofanya anakwambia yeye hakuwahi kufanya akiwa mdogo. Na kila mzazi alikuwa anakuwa wa kwanza shuleni. Ni watu wachache sana walioambia watoto wao kuwa shuleni alikuwa mtundu, mchokozi, alichapwa sana na alikuwa hafanyi vizuri sana darasani.

Hii haimaanishi kuwa wazazi wetu walikuwa wazazi wabaya, la, ilikuwa ni njia yao waliyoamini kuwa itatusaidia kuwa inspired kuwa kama wao. Ukweli ni kuwa njia hii si sahihi. Kwa sababu mtoto anaishi kwenye uongo na akijaribu sana kukufurahisha na kujiona ni mtu asiyeweza na kushangaa inakuwaje yeye ni mtoto wako na anafanya vibaya darasani au anaishia kukosa kila siku.

Image result for me tooHii inamjengea mtoto kutojiamini na kuwa mnyonge sana. Na pale atakapokuja kujua ukweli kuwa haukuwa kama ulivyomueleza, mara nyingi inamsababishia kutokukuamini tena na kuamua kuwa huru kufanya anavyojisikia.

Hii si kwa wazazi tu, ni jambo liko kwenye jamii, wahubiri na wachungaji, viongozi wa dini na makampuni hawapendi kuwaeleza watu "Failures" zao au mapungufu waliyokuwa nayo na jinsi walivyo yashinda na hii inatufanya kuwaona watakatifu na kujaribu kwa nguvu sana kuwa kama wao na saa ingine inatusababisha kujiona wabaya tusio na bahati, wajinga na wenye hasara sana.

Muhubiri mmoja alisema kuwa anapenda sana kumtumia mfalme Daudi anapowahubiria wanaume, Daudi ni mfano mzuri wa mambo wanaume wengi wanapitia na inakupa moyo kuona kuwa Mungu anasemehe na anakufanya mkuu.

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Kama wazazi ni vyema kuwa na tabia ya kushare challenges zako ulizopitia na mafundisho uliyopata ili kizazi chetu kipone. Tuwe wazazi wanaosema "ME TOO". Mfanye mtoto wako ajue ulivyo.

Do you struggle to be a perfect parent?- ME TOO
Do you feel you are not doing good enough for your children- ME TOO

I wish you a great week,
We are in this together
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Love,
ATM

Thursday, May 26, 2016

Agape's 5km Marathon

Habari za siku nyingi,

Naamini muwazima na mmeshapata nakala zenu za video ya War Room.

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Wiki iliyopita nilipata bahati ya kushiriki marathon moja hivi na nikakimbia kilometa 5. Nilipoenda kama mita 200 nilikuwa nimechoka sikuwa na viatu sahihi vya kukimbilia,niliamua nitatembea badala ya kukimbia tu. Baba mmoja ambaye naye alishiriki alikuwa amechoka ila aliniambia mama twende. Kila akitangulia mbele yangu kidogo aliniambia jitahidi, twende etc. Na kila akisema hivi naongeza mbio au mwendo alifanya hivi mpaka nilipomaliza
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Mbio zilifanyika barabarani kwa hiyo palikuwa na watu wanaoangalia. Kuna walioamua kunicheka tu bila sababu,wengine waliniambia kimbia dada unaweza tu. Wengine waliniambia siwezi chochote niache tu. Wengine walinitukana. Wengine waliniambie nipande baiskeli zao na pikipiki mpaka daladala. Wakati nakaribia kumaliza mbio mtu mmoja aliniambia wewe kwanza hata hujakimbia, ulikuwa umekaa tu mahali umejificha ndo umetoka ili umalize. Wewe huwezi kitu.

Wakati wa mbio mara nyingi nilitamani kuacha ila huyu baba ambaye na yeye alikuwa kwenye mbio hakuruhusu aliendelea tu kuniambia twende, fanya bidii. Usiache. Wakati wa mbio niligundua kuwa huyu baba hakuangalia nyuma kabisa, he kept going and looking forward, he was tired but he went and looked forward. Aliniambia, "Nawaangalia wale walioko mbele yetu, karibu tunawafikia". I doubted maneno yake ila we kept going.


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Hii ilinifundisha somo kubwa sana kuhusu maisha. Life is like this marathon. Unafanya jambo ila kuna mambo mengi yapo njiani. Utakutana na watu wa aina nyingi kama hawa ambao nilikutana nao mimi. Wengine watakupa moyo, wengine watakukatisha tamaa wengine watakucheka, wengine watakutukana na kukudhihaki.

Cha muhimu kabisa ni PUT ON THE RIGHT SHOES, songa mbele. Never look back, look those who are before you. You went through a bad life experience, never look back look forward. In life keep moving, it does not matter how you move. Run, walk,crawl, just move. Mambo yanaweza kuwa magumu hakuna kukata tamaa, hairuhusiwi kukata tamaa, hakikisha unamaliza what you started.

Hata kwenye malezi ni hivyo hivyo. Kumbuka wewe ni mama au baba bora. Tia bidii. Omba, fanya kila kinachowezekana kufanyika kulea watoto vizuri. Hakuna mzazi perfect duniani. Tunakosea ila tunasahihisha tunasonga mbele tu.

Run your marathon well.
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With love,
ATM

Monday, April 4, 2016

Kumuandaa mtoto wako kwa siku ya kwanza shuleni/Preparing your Child for the first day of school

Hello wasomaji wangu,

So my baby girl ameanza kwenda shule. Jamani yalikuwa maamuzi magumu ila inabidi aende. So ngoja nikupe tips nilizotumia na ambazo watu wengine wametumia sehemu mbalimbali duniani wakiwa wanawapeleka watoto wao shule kwa mara ya kwanza.

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1. Chagua shule nzuri.
Hili ni muhimu sana hasa mtoto anapokuwa hana umri mkubwa sana. So mimi nilifanya karesearch kadogo na nilitafuta sehemu ambayo mtoto hatakuwa anafanywa asome sana. Najua hapa wengi mtashangaa ila kwa umri wake sitaki sehemu ambayo atafanywa aweze kuhesabu mpaka 50 kwa miezi miwili....hapana. Nilitaka sehemu ambayo ni playful and fun..sehemu ambayo mtoto anakuwa mtoto. So mfano wa darasa la mtoto wangu wanakaa kwenye vigodoro like a camp, wanalala when tired and anatoka shule saa 6 mchana

2. Mueleze nini ategemee shuleni
Hapa usimwambie "Usiogope yote yatakuwa sawa" "Shule ni raha tu"..hapa ni uongo maana hata sisi wenyewe hatuamini hilo. Mueleze tu atakayoyakuta shuleni, wanafunzi wengi, waalimu kucheza kuimba. Ikiwezekana nenda katembelee darasa atakalosoma na yeye ili aone. Hii ni muhimu sana hasa kama mtoto amefikisha umri na hajawa na hamu ya kwenda shule.

3. Mkutanishe na watoto wengine
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Kama mtoto ni wa kwanza na hana majirani anaocheza nao basi ni muhimu kumsaidia kwa kumkutanisha na watoto wengine ili ajifunze social behaviors kama kushare vitu na kuishi na wenzake bila kuumizana. Mkutanishe na watoto wengine na mfundishe Dos and Don'ts.

4. Fikiria njia utakayotumia kuagana naye shuleni
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Ukimfikisha mtoto shuleni usimkimbie. Hii inamfanya mtoto aone kama hutarudi. Mueleze kuwa utarudi na hapo muage.
Mnaweza kuwa na goodbye kiss, Hi 5, a short prayer anything that works for you. Mueleze kuwa utarudi kumchukua au kama kuna mtu atamchukua basi mueleze.

5.Msomee mtoto wako
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Hii nimeiandikia sana, kumsomea mtoto kunasaidia sana yeye kuwa na uelewa wa mambo haraka. Kusoma kuhusu umuhimu wa kumsomea mtoto kwako bonyeza HAPA.

6. Msaidie kukuza uwezo wake wa kusikiliza
Shuleni mtoto anategemewa kusikiliza na kufuata maelekezo mbalimbali hivyo ni muhimu mtoto kujifunza kufuata maelekezo mbalimbali.
Hata kama una dada wa kukusaidia kazi nyumbani ni vyema kumtuma mtoto vitu vidogo vidogo hapo nyumbani ili aweze kujua jinsi ya kufuata maelekezo.
Mwambie aondoe vyombo mezani. Mwambie apeleke viatu vyake sehemu ya kuweka viatu n.k.

7. Usilie unapomuacha shuleni hata kama analia
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Hii najua ni ngumu kumeza ila muonyeshe mtoto how strong you are na yeye atatulia. Ukilia na yeye atazidi kulia. Jikaze kalie badae. Hahahah...

8. Msaidie kukuza ubunifu wake
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Kabla ya mtoto kwenda shule ni muhimu kununua pencils, colors za aina mbalimbali, madftari...muache achore chore tu na kama ni mkubwa msaidie kufanya mazoezi kama kupaka rangi kuunganisha dots, kuunda maumbo na kadhalika. Hii inamsaidia motor skills hasa kujua jinsi ya kushika kalamu.

I wish you a great new beginning.

With love,
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Mama GG

Friday, March 18, 2016

Endometriosis, A silent struggle just got a voice

Have you ever had to write something with a lot a lot of emotions that you are shaken? Well this is me and I will tell you I will take up to 3 days to write this maana I need to compose myself to put this well.

Karibu.
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Ok i have postponed this post kwa muda sasa ila ni wakati muafaka kuiweka. Nisameheni nitachanganya lugha sana

Endometriosis ni nini?
Ni hali inayotokea pale tishu zinazotakiwa kuota ndani ya kizazi (Endometrium) zinaota nje ya kizani na kuasababisha maumivu makali sana. Maumivu haya hutokea wakati wa hedhi, baada ya kufanya tendo la ndoa etc.

Ni nini dalili za Endometriosis?

  • Maumivu MAKALI kabla na wakati wa hedhi.
  • Maumivu sugu kwenye tumbo la chini na gongoni kwa chini
  • Maumivu wakati na baada ya tendo la ndoa
  • Kuona damu katikati ya mwezi kabla ya siku ya hedhi na kutokwa na damu nyingi sana wakati wa hedhi
  • Inasababisha pia kupata maumivu makali wakati wa kupata haja kubwa na ndogo
  • Baadhi ya watu wanakua na maumivu kiasi na wengine hushindwa kabisa kufanya kazi zao za kila siku.
  • Kushindwa kupata mtoto na wakati mwingine kunakuwa hakuna dalili kabisa

* Kuna watu wasiopata dalili kabisa

Nani anaweza kupata Endometriosis?
Mwanamke yeyote anaweza kupata Endometriosis, ila watu wengi wanajua hali yao wakiwa na miaka kama 30-40 hivi. Na uko kwenye hatari zaidi ya kupata shida hii kama, Hujawahi kupata mtoto, Hedhi yako hukaa kwa siku 7 au zaidi.
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Utajuaje kuwa una Endometriosis?
Nenda hospital onana na daktari. Atakuuliza maswali kuhusiana na dalili na kucheck kama una makovu kwenye kizazi, "pelvic" na "cysts" . Wanaweza kukufanyia MRI au kukufanyia kitu kinaitwa "Laparoscopy", hiki kipimo kinafanyika kwa kuingiza kameraa kwenye tumbo kwa kufanya upasuaji mdogo, hii itaonyesha kama kuna vioteo vyovyote kwenye tumbo.

Je Endometriosis ina tiba?
Endometriosis haina tiba. Kama dalili ulizonazo si kali sana basi dawa za kutuliza maumivu zinatosha. Saa ingine doctor anaweza kukupa dawa za kusaidia homoni zako. Dawa zaweza kuwa za uzazi wa mpango ila hazitumiki kama unataka kupata mtoto baada ya muda mfupi.
Kama una maumivu makali sana basi inabidi operesheni ili kuondoa vimelea, vimelea hivi wakati mwingine hurudi pia. Kwa watu wengine ambao imekuwa kali sana basi hufikia hatua ya kutoa kizazi.

Kwanini nimeweka hii post wakati huu?
Pamoja na kushusha uwezo wa kufanya kazi kwa usanifu kwa wanawake wengi duniani kwa kuwasababisha walale vitandani na kushusha uchumi wao na familia Endometriosis inasababisha ugumba. Na hii kwa jamii zetu inasababisha maumivu sana kwa wanawake na kuvunjika kwa ndoa nyingi.

 Wengi tunamfahamu Millen Magese zamani alijulikana kama Happiness Magese. Huyu alikuwa Miss Tanzania na sasa ni mwana mitindo wa kimataifa. Yeye anaEndometriosis na ameamua kusema na kuwasaidia wasichana wengine walioko mashuleni ili wajue athari za hii hali.

Mwezi March ni mwezi wa kutoa habari "Awareness Month" ya Endometriosis. Ni muhimu sisi kama jamii kujua swala hili na kuwasaidia dada zetu, rafiki, mama,shangazi, wake zetu na watoto wetu wanaokua.

Kwa miaka mingi imekuwa ni aibu kwa wasichana kuongea mambo yao ya siri hadharani ila sasa inabidi liongelewe ili tupone. Na pia jamii iache mila potofu kuwa maumivu ni sawa tu, hapana, ni muhimu kufanya uchunguzi wa afya zetu. Jamani tusiende tu hospitali mambo yakiwa very serios, tukiwahi hospitali msaada unaweza kutolewa na kuzuia athari zaidi.

This post is dedicated exclusively to Millen Magese, who fights Endometriosis on daily basis and who maintains a positive attitude and inspires million of people around the globe.

Asante sana dada Millen.

Unaweza kumfollow Millen Magese na Foundation yake kwa kufuata below links

Ladivamillen, MillenMageseFoundation, EndometriosisAfrica, EndometriosisSwahili. Unaweza pata habari nyingi kuhusu Endometriosis kwenye Google.

Tazama video iliyotengenezwa na BBC wakati wa kampeni yake ya Africa Unsung Heroes iliyoonyesha clip ya Millen Magese. Bonyeza hapa

With Love,
ATM.