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A Direful Night

   Psychologist define fear as an emotional experience in anticipation of some specific pain or danger. It is usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight.     I used to think am this brave amazon-type woman who isn't afraid of anything, but last night proved otherwise. I was the opposite of who I ever thought I was.      I was on visit to a relative's, a perfect getaway weekend from the stress and hustle in school.      Lemme describe the house of my host; it's an old duplex, built in the '70s , has three bedrooms on a row and a bathroom shared by the occupants of the other two rooms.     The bigger room was the Master's bedroom where my host stayed, it had it's own bathroom and all. while I slept in one of the other two rooms. FYI, my host lived alone     My room was the middle one, large and spacious with a noisy door.    The door made so much noise when opened that I can swear the neig...

Tips and Tricks on Styling Your Couch pillows

            A well styled sofa can complement everything there is to your living space. It tells a visitor that you drip of style and you pay attention to details. Most houses in Nigeria just go with the flow of what they see in catalogs, or what they feel is their sense of style. Here are ways to style your couch pillows; •Mix textures, colours and patterns: This is a favorite decorative trick, think of your couch as a canvas, as bare as it looks and create a masterpiece as you mix things up with your throw pillows. •Use odd numbers: Perfection and symmetry can leave a room looking like a text book; take one away and add a feel of lived-in-ness. You do want your guest to feel at home and not also feel like they are competing with the pillows for space. •Ease up on modern spaces: The modern look, is more aesthetic than it is homely, so use the softness and cushiness of pillows to round the hard edges of modern and contempora...

Things That Should Not Be Refrigerated

     Present day lifestyle helps us save our fresh food and veggies effortlessly. The general purpose of having a huge refrigerator is to avoid sustenance turning sour two days after purchasing it. In any case, there are a few sorts of fresh food and vegetables that shouldn’t be put away in the refrigerator because they tend to loose their flavor.      There are situations where refrigerating foods make it rotten quicker. This is the rundown of foods you unquestionably should not refrigerate;    •Potatoes: When too cold, the starch present in potatoes turn to sugar, yielding an off flavor. Keep potatoes stored in a paper bag in a cool, dry place same goes for sweet potatoes.     •Apples: Apples, just like tomatoes, start to change colour and loose flavor after spending time in the fridge. Leave them on the counter, and toss them in the fridge for 30 minutes prior to eating if you want a crisp bite. ...