Ovulation

Hello all, I am going to be asking some personal questions about ovulation and conception. I have done some extensive research on the web about this subject and found that there are numerous guides and articles to give almost every information there is about this subject. But what I am after is the personal experiences which are few online. Well, I will start with my experience. My periods are regular every month but I don't have the normal 28 days many women seem to have.Some months it can be 31 days and other months 40 days. I have not been using ovulation sticks or kits that can help tell if one is ovulating or not. I may have to invest in one of them but pray I don't have to. Ovulation kits are not cheap and can cost a lot so I am asking are there any other signs a woman can use to know when she ovulates? I have heard about temping which is taking one's basal body temperature (first thing in the morning).I may sound silly but which body part is this temperature taken from? I need answers because I need to be educated in this aspect and like many women, I would like to have children some day and ovulation is one of the vital things important in conception.

My day

Today has been a very wonderful day. I got some work done and I also deactivated my facebook account to help me focus on my studies. I am going to miss chatting and communicating with my friends. I feel that it is time to put away facebook and concentrate on my studies. I am blessed with the most amazing people as friends and I appreciate my friends and family. They are really fantastic and I just feel so blessed to have so many wonderful people around me. So for all my facebook friends, I miss you all. I shall be back once I have done some tangible work on my research but as for now, take care and God bless. Much love.

My day

I have a very busy day today. Loads of meetings and emails to be sent. I love working and seeing the outcomes of all my hard work. I was just thinking about what I want to do after my research. I have learnt not to be too rigid with my desires but to allow God to move in my life whatever way he wants. After all, He created us and has greater plans for us than ourselves. Wishing you all a wonderful weekend.

Today!!!!!

Today was international food day at my university for PhD researchers. We had a lovely time. There were different tasty meals from all over the world. I made fried plantain so that everyone can join in (both vegetarians and meat eaters lol). Everyone wore their native wear. It was also a great opportunity to mingle and discuss other things outside of research topics etc. I will add some pictures later.

Question???

I was watching comic sports relief last night and they showed this HIV project in Nairobi, Kenya.
The statistics of people living with HIV/AIDS was unbelievable. The average person lives to his/her 40s (life expectancy). Children are orphaned by parents who have died of the disease. There was a story in that programme that caught my attention and brought tears to my eyes. There was this lady whose husband has 3 wives. The second wife died of AIDS so she came to the centre to be tested. The lady tested positive to HIV on the programme. The shock on the woman's face was just so touching. Immediately, my thoughts just went to the woman's husband. How could he do this to her or to all the women he married? I then thought, why would any woman want to be with a man as his second, third etc. wife with the tale of HIV/AIDS paramount? My thoughts did not stop there. I thought of innocent partners whose other halves have played away without protection. I mean do people have a moral obligation to the ones they are with to protect their lives?

I just think sometimes people are so selfish. They do not think of the effects and consequences of their actions on others. Do people still make the mistake of sleeping around without protection? Why would a married man know that he has got a wife at home and yet live recklessly and then bring whatever he caught to his innocent wife at home or vice versa? The question in my mind is how come a whole village is almost wiped out by this disease? Is it due to promiscuity? Is it living in denial that the disease exist? Is it poverty? Thank God for those helping out in these communities.

No to violence

I just read about the explosion in Warri Nigeria. A woman lost her life as a result of the explosion. It is sad that the frustration of the people has gotten to the level that civil dialogue cannot take place. Everyday, I fear for the innocent citizens of Nigeria. Lives are not valued any more and the politicians seem not to care for its citizens. I am praying for Nigeria as I do not know what I can do to help for now. I do not want to be one of those that name the many ills of the country without solutions. I think of solutions everyday for my dear motherland. I am very passionate about development not only for Nigeria but for the whole of Africa. We cannot get anywhere with violence. I know many are not happy but please they should respect lives that they did not have hand in creating. In developed countries you do not see people bombing places just because they disagree with issues.

I want Nigerians to be known for great things. I don't want to be ashamed of where I come from. I don't believe in violence. Violence never gets any answers. Please let there be peace and if you are not happy with issues that affect you, follow the right channels and if your grievance is not addressed now, find ways of getting the issues addressed at least you are doing something positive. But then again, the people that commit such crimes are criminals (educated or not). They kill to get cheap thrills and they use the money from kidnapping their own people to buy weapons to kill their own people in the name of emancipation. Shame on all the criminals!!!

What are your views on the latest events in Niger Delta? Do you agree that there is still a chance for civilised dialogue or has things gone so bad that it is beyond any form of dialogue?

Sources: Nigerian Vanguard (http://www.vanguardngr.com/)

Decision on male circumcision!!!

I was just having a discussion with a good friend and we some how got talking about our cultures. He mentioned that in his culture, it is not mandatory to circumcise males and I said that in mine it is normal culturally to circumcise male children. He then asked me if I will be willing to circumcise my son when I have one. This got me thinking and I researched a bit into this because sometimes, one follows culture without knowing the meaning or the need for such culture. I found out that there are medical reasons to circumcise males (I am not into female circumcision neither is it in my culture). I don't know if it is mandatory by religion or by medical research. What if one's partner does not agree with male circumcision? What would you do if you had a son and you believed in male circumcision but your partner does not? Are there any particular reasons why people circumcise males and if so what are these reasons? Did you circumcise your male child or not?

God have mercy!!!!!

I am in shock as to what is happening in Nigeria. Who are these evil people that committed such atrocity? May God have mercy and give strength to those who have lost loved ones and properties!!!!! Please help pray for Nigeria!!!!!

Weekend here we come!!!!

I am always happy when the weekend comes. It means rest and spending time with my family and friends. Today is such a beautiful day. Beautiful days just makes me happy. I have a lot of uni work to do. I will try and do some reading and maybe some writing. My supervisor always says that a PhD is 80% thinking and 20% doing. He is right. You have got to do a lot of thinking when doing a PhD. It has been a journey. I knew what I was getting into when I registered for it but never knew it was such a challenging journey. I am encouraged by those who have passed the same road and made it. Wishing you all a wonderful weekend!!!

Weekend here we come!!!

I am so looking forward to this weekend. I have a lot of things I am going to be doing with family. I enjoy cooking so I will be doing some of that. I do find cooking quite therapeutic. I cook even when I am not going to eat the food. I enjoy cooking for friends but it has been a while since I cooked for friends. I hope to start making time to invite friends around and cook something nice for them.
Wishing you all a wonderful weekend and for those of you in Manchester, if you are looking for what to do this weekend, there is a revival taking place at New Harvest Christian Fellowship at Salford. Much love from me.

Troubled soul!!!!!

What to do when all you can see is total darkness? How can a troubled and hurt soul be healed? When all one sees is troubled waters everywhere and barely trying not to drown. Tears tears everywhere. Pain shooting through every part of the heart. I heard there is someone who can save. God help in this time of trouble. I heard you can deliver Lord. Deliver from every act of wickedness and cause those who dig a pit for the innocent, to be trapped and consumed by their own wickedness!!!