Fashion Friday: Tracksuit Trend

Emma

As a lover of fashion I live for the latest fashion trends, though I don’t always go for every trend

But lately I have been loving and rocking the tracksuit trend. This can be rocked up and down, to different events.

one of my favourite fashionistas

You can switch it up by adding high heels and down by wearing sneakers. I usually go for the high heels look as I am a lover of high heeled shoes. The trick is in knowing how to wear the tracksuit and not let it wear you. You cannot wear any tracksuit with high heels, if you going for this look you going to need to make sure that you Do Not wear a baggy tracksuit with heels, you can wear your baggy tracksuit with sneakers.

High heels go with the body hugging tracksuit, and at the ankles it must not be flared it has to be a tight fit. If your tracksuit is long like if it goes down to your ankles you can pull it up a little bit so as to show off your shoegame, but beware not to pull too much and end up having a camel toe. One last thing you need to know about the tracksuit with heels trend is that it goes with certain shoes too, it does not blend well with any type of high heel.

Then we come to the flared tracksuit or baggy I usually rock it with sneakers it goes well with sneakers as it covers the top of the sneakers. But flared or baggy does not mean it cannot be tight, you can have it tight at the right places like hips ,as I tend to think oversized clothes if not rocked correctly it can make you look too big and not flattering on certain parts of the body.

Gone is the era when you only wore tracksuit to the gym so go on ladies rock those tracks and slay

God Is Love

Emma

Fashion: Mary Chiwenga

Fashion: Mary Chiwenga

Ok so like everyone in Zimbabwe and the rest of the world I have been following our politics closely, it has been interesting times in our beloved country. It is also where I was introduced to the name Mary Chiwenga, she is married to our vice president.

A lot has been said about Mary Chiwenga but what seems to be people’ main fascination about her is her fashion sense. Before I go on let me say I am no fashion police or fashion expert but with the little knowledge that I possess this is what I have to say for all you social media trolls.

First of all fashion is different for all of us, what I like might not be what you like but does that mean you have to criticise someone because of their fashion choices? So in a world full of tall girls that have confidence issues when I saw Mary rocking high heels and walking tall with her head held high and neck very straight the first thing that came into my mind was all the young tall girls who were ridiculed and bullied because of their heights that they ended up slouching to try and appear short or not so tall.

I was pleased by the way she carried herself and height, she was saying to the world hey world this is Mary Chiwenga I am tall and I am not ashamed of it and yes Gina I am rocking these shoes that other tall girls like myself shy away from wearing.

Did I mention that these internet fashion police wannabes also came for her hairstyle? Well apparently when you have money or when you have made it in life rocking cornrows is a fashion Don’t!! well Mary was rocking those and I personally do not think it was because she cannot afford your Brazilians and other types of expensive hair but this is the hairdo that works for her and what she chose.

So to all the people who had plenty to say about how this lady dresses and what type of hairdo she rocks , like seriously of all the things you could have said or asked about her this is what you took time from your boring lives to talk about? Did you stop and think of all the little girls who are being bullied at schools because of their heights and because they choose not to have their hair ironed out?

What messages are we sending to our daughters when we judge someone based on their physical appearances and the way they do their hair? And let me just say I took time to look at some of the people who were mean commenting her photos and I will say this “Bye Felicia”

God Is Love

Emma  

Women Crush Wednesday

Once in a while you get to meet people who become a source of inspiration for you. It can be someone who makes you feel like you have to up your grind after seeing their tremendous work ethic that makes them stand head and shoulders above the rest, or it can be someone who simply makes you feel like taking a bath and putting on your Sunday best because of their immaculate dress sense.

Below is a trio of women that have left a lasting impression in the past few months and I felt I have to share their experiences with you and hopefully you will also be inspired.

First up is Nothando Nxumalo, a lady whose passion for eating healthily has led her to produce her own peanut butter that has zero preservatives. This young lady is one of the most hard working ladies I know. As we spoke and she told me about her Gesta’s peanut butter and peanuts she left me in awe, for a young woman like her she made me feel super proud to know that we have women that are so determined and focused on building a legacy for the future. 

Nothando's day starts at 3am with a prayer session - she is a girl after God’s heart and blessings. Then she starts sorting out her peanuts grinding them into the smooth peanut butter and this all ends around 9am after she has done packaging.

On top of that, she is a mum and proud wife so after sorting out her business part of the day she then starts on her widely and mother duties of which being a mum and wife too I know how draining this can be. It was the passion and the tone in her voice that captivated me the most when she spoke about her business and the plans and prayers she has for it. Many a times we feel sorry for ourselves and wallow in our miseries and how hard we are working and this has led to the lot of us deciding to work for someone else helping someone build their dreams while ours take a back seat.

The next lady I had the pleasure of meeting and talking to briefly is the beautiful and shy Gwen Chidoori of The Rack Boutique.  I went there to do a delivery and in the twenty minutes that I got to interact with her she left me feeling motivated and ready to do more and better in my own business. I am a firm believer in dressing to impress and was very happy when Gwen rocked up looking very immaculate that early in the morning.

She was busy on the phone confirming the availability of a certain item that the client wanted and at the same time helped me look  for my own outfit that I wanted to purchase. We then spoke about not giving up and going harder on the hustle and that gave me strength to continue with the hustle.

And finally Lorraine Maphala Phiri where do I even begin? She is one of the humblest and realest ladies in business I have had the pleasure of interacting with. She told me she wanted to buy vegetables from one of the many vegetables shops but she saw a Facebook post I had done and decided to place an order. This got me thinking how most of the time we use social media to show the world how much of slay queens we are instead of advertising our craft.

I have seen the power of social media as I get orders via the platform. Mrs Phiri told me to dream big and not be afraid to grow my business beyond the boot of my car, she says if I work hard and give it my all one day I could own my very own shop and I thought from your mouth to God’s ears my dear.

These are my three Women Crush Wednesday ladies who are working hard in their respective businesses and still raising their children with pride and soo much love. I hope my women crushes motivate you today to do better and be better.

Visit their pages Real Hair By Lorraine Studio, The Rack Boutique and Gesta’s peanut butter and be inspired.

She is Back!

It’s been two years since I last updated my blog .This was due to a lot of issues and lack of inspiration, and I was enjoying being a mum again. That being said I have come to realise that I have been terribly missed by those that had become faithful followers of my blog after constantly getting lots of messages asking why I had stopped writing.

To tell the truth I didn’t even know that you guys enjoyed my writing that much! Some of you only got to tell me that I am a good writer after I had stopped updating the blog and I wonder why you never said so during the time when I was active on the bloggersphere...Now while i might have not been updating the blog i still accepted invites and attended a lot of events.

And on that note of showing appreciation, this blog shall continue to acknowledge those amongst us that excel in their respective fields, just like we did back in the day with the likes of Mbo Mahocs, Lorraine Maphala Phiri, Nyasha Mtamangira and Mandla Da Comedian, to mention but a few of the luminaries that we featured in the past.

The blog will continue in the same vein as before and celebrate our heroes from across all sections of society - from fashion with the Fashion Friday post to inspirational posts like Motivational Monday 

and of course, sport

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With that being said, those that need my blog to market themselves and their craft should drop me an email or inbox and we will set up a meeting and let you shine.

If you having an event tell your girl ahead of time and I will come through and give you reviews and basically give you my two cents.

Now do the right thing and go follow the blog and leave comments and I will get back to you soon.

God Is Love

Emma

Yummy Mummy Diaries

Motivational Monday

Yummy Mummy Diaries

                                

Being a mum is no joke, it comes with a lot of work, worrying, tears and sleepless nights but the reward makes it all worth it. I now understand how it pained my mother when I asked her to buy me that dress or toy and she did not have the money, it pained her more than it pained me. It took me being a mom and experiencing it to totally understand her struggles and unconditional love.

Mothers are great, they are our best friends , our shoulder to lean on when it seems like the whole world is against you. And a lot of us ladies end up getting lost in this tiring career of being a mum. I mean how many of us forget to love and appreciate ourselves because of our mummy duties? We invest our time and everything to taking care of our families but who is taking care of you?

This then leads to men cheating, because as much as it is hard to digest or take in but our husbands fell in love with the whole package, the curves, that well put together outfit, character and smile. So now if his only seeing  your character  and smile, he will stray. And ladies it is easy to say men are dogs and they are bound to cheat, but when the cat is away these hood rats will come out to play and trust me they are thirsty and they have upped their game so take care of home my ladies.

Giving birth takes a toll on the body but after two years you start feeling like your normal self again and that is when you should go harder and show them you never left you just took a break. If you were a 7/10 before becoming a mum make sure that after you give birth you come back an 8!!!

As for how to lose the baby weight well we are all different and so are our bodies but exercise and eat healthy, you might not see the results fast but take heart in knowing that you did not gain the weight overnight and you wont lose it overnight . What has been working for me is cutting down on bread and  all other starchy foods and fizzy drinks, i have replaced fizzy drinks with Coconut water.

This is not only for my yummy mummies but also my ladies who finally got the ring and now they just don’t feel like being dolled up, it is easy to make him put a ring on it but making sure that he stays interested takes a lot of work, stay on top of your game .

And the best accessory that a lady can wear is Confidence, I always say I have the confidence of a queen, never be intimidated by other women. Always strive to be a killer high heel in a room full of flats!

God Is Love

Yummy Mummy (Emma)

Tsholotsho boost survival chances

Lets dance - Tsholotsho players celebrate their goal

TSHOLOTSHO Football Club registered a crucial 1-0 home win over visiting Whawha in a Castle Premiership Week 26 encounter at White City Stadium on Saturday to boost their chances of surviving relegation at the end of the 2015 season.

Whawha keeper Polite Sibanda tries in vain to stop Ncube's effort

Gangling central defender Thando Ncube scored the all important goal in the first half and Iziqholo ZeZhwane managed to hold on for an important victory.








The Lizwe Sweswe coached outfit moved a rung up the ladder to fifth from bottom on the log with 26 points to their credit.

Despair for Whawha players after conceding 

Tsholotsho swapped places with Buffaloes who are also on 26 points but dropped to fourth from bottom because of an inferior goal difference.








Buffaloes however, have a chance to move out of the bottom four as they will take on Hwange on Sunday afternoon at Sakubva Stadium.

Tsholotsho head coach Sweswe said the victory over Whawha could provide the foundation that his team needs to survive the chop.

"Its good that the boys did not allow complacency to creep into their game and they played purposeful football from the word go. We are still fighting relegation and the trick when working with such young players is to keep pushing them and making sure they don't lose focus," Sweswe said.

Lizwe Sweswe

There was drama towards the end of the match when some members of both technical teams were involved in a scuffle over match balls.
Complaints by the visitors over percieved delaying tactics by ball boys had earlier led to their ejection from the pitchside by fourth official Tambudzai Tavengwa and with no one then collecting stray footballs a member of the Whawha bench tried to grab some from the home side's technical area leading to some physical confrontation.

Whawha coach Lloyd Mutasa talks to match officials after the match

In other Week 26 matches played on Saturday Flame Lily held defending champions Dynamos 1 -1 while Harare City and How Mine played out a 2-2 draw.


On Sunday, Dongo Sawmill will host ZPC Kariba at Vengere while Buffaloes will play Hwange at Sakubva. Week 26 action will continue on Wednesday with struggling Bulawayo giants Highlanders visiting Chapungu at Ascot while log leaders Chicken Inn will play host to   championship rivals FC Platinum in a top of the table clash at Luveve Stadium.

A clash between Caps United and Triangle at the National Sports Stadium will round off Week 26 action on Sunday 1 November.

By Sakheleni Nxumalo

Comedy Roast comes to Skies

So my best accessory (my hubby) and I have been fans of stand up comedy for the longest time. We would stay up late watching the likes of Katt Williams, Dee Ray Davies, Monique to name a few, on Comedy Central.
So when our wedding MC Ntando Van Moyo started his own Umahlekisa Comedy Club in Bulawayo we were ecstatic, and have been supporting the movement since it started.

On Friday we had date night with my A1 (hubby) and we did The Comedy Roast of Ntando Van Moyo.
I don’t know why the Umahlekisa team decided not to inundate us with messages on social media platforms this time around.
It is a bit annoying to get a steady stream of messages from them advertising their show - especially when one is expecting a message from the bank that their salary has hit their account – but I must admit that this method of marketing has kept comedy fans in the loop about upcoming shows.
So to cut a long story short we were late for the roast and all because we were not sure of the date and time the show was pencilled for.
As a result when we arrived at the National Art Gallery I was disappointed to find the comedian who had made me run in heels so that we do not miss his act, Mandlenkosi Simbarashe, winding down his act.

Mandlenkosi Simbarashe

I am a big fan of this guy and I think he will go far but unfortunately I missed his act.
I understand another fella that the Roast host Long John kept referring to as “This other guy” had already done his act (Yes that is what they were calling him, “That Other Guy”)

Like I have already mentioned, the MC for the night was Long John and he tried his best to bring some life to the show but the response from the crowd was lukewarm.

Long John

The tickets for the show identified the Roast panel as consisting of Mandlenkosi Simbarashe, Marshal Da General, H.O, Gilmore T and PAN.
Gilmore T and Marshal da General did not turn up for the show but that did not stop those who did from taking a dig at them.

Nomsa and PAN

After the panel had tried but failed dismally to roast Ntando, it was his turn and boy oh boy did he save the night.
This guy had me in stitches and reminded me of my wedding day, kkkk.
He is in my opinion the best in Bulawayo and the reason why I am not saying in the country is simply because I heard from the roasters that he has twice come second best in the Namas, kkkkkk.
(I think I should have been part of that roasting panel.)

Anyways, despite the poor turn –out, I had fun and the truth is that the roasters were not too bad.
Maybe Ntando should have first established if those guys have access to a Dstv Premium bouquet because that way he would have been sure that they knew what a comedy roast is all about.
The comedy channel where the Comedy Central Roast shows appear ain’t available on Free to air..........(told you I should have been part of that panel).

Nkululeko Nkala makes a comment about the show

Big up to Ntando for the initiative to bring the comedy roast concept to Bulawayo and hopefully next time the idea will get support from local business, especially those in the meat industry because what comes to my mind when one talks about a roast is Amawoso, Braai, Gochi Gochi.

H.O dances with a fan during his set

You can follow Ntando Van Moyo The General on twitter to get updates on upcoming shows @ntandoyenkosi.



God Is Love


Emma