Happy New Month People!! Can you believe it's December already? It seems like I have been away from my blog forever. I am actually singing  It's been a long time without you 

my friend...  as I type this. You must be wondering, "where on earth has this girl been for 7 months?" Well, this post is to answer that question.

  

   My last post, My Favorite House of Tara Product, was sometime around April and it was actually a featured post, so technically it was not mine. I was having a hard time creating good contents so when a friend asked to publish a post on my blog, I jumped at the opportunity.

  

   A little while after that, school stress set in. We started preparing for our 2nd mb exams. There was so much to cover in so little time and it seemed all our lecturers suddenly woke up from some slumber. Funny enough, that was when ideas started coming in.

   The process of preparation was draining in every sense of the word. There was barely time to do anything else. I started feeling really bad for not having any time to post. At a point I just said to myself, 'Look Ezinne, at this point in your life, your academics should be number 1.' It doesn't mean that I don't value my blog but I really needed to give up a lot of things to have enough time to study.

   Thankfully, it paid off. God in His infinite mercies granted me success. Now I literally have almost all the time in the world to do whatsoever I want. Thanks a lot for hanging in there. Your girl is back and hopefully I'll be posting as regularly as I can.

  

Have you ever had to give up what 

you really loved in order to achieve

success? What did you give up and

for what?

                                      One of the characteristics of a new year is the oh so famous new year resolutions. At the beginning of each new year, most people write out or just say what they hope to achieve in the new year, areas of their lives they plan to work on, goals they hope to achieve, new skills to learn, relationships to work on and what have you.But it is no secret that most of these plans and goals seem to be forgotten by the end of January. Some people say there's no need making a new year resolution since they won't keep to it. What is a resolution and why do we more often than not fail to keep to it? 

  A resolution as I've earlier mentioned is a plan,usually written, of what we hope to achieve in any new phase of our lives. According to the dictionary, it is;A statement  of intent, a vow .
Reasons why we fail to keep this vow include but are not limited to;
1. Procrastination; Most of us (I am a good example) have mastered the art of procrastination, we procrastinate everything. We keep saying tomorrow and by the time we realize what's happening it's August and we are yet to start on most of our plans.
2. Laziness; This goes hand in hand with the aforementioned point. Laziness leads to procrastination and procrastination they say is a killer of time.
3. Lack of priority and cluster; Most times we have so many plans for the new year but we fail to prioritize, this leads to confusion and might later lead to us neglecting the entire plan.
4. Unrealistic plans; When our plans are unrealistic, we will find it difficult if not impossible to keep them.
All these being said, it is very important that we commit all that we do and plan to do into God's hands. In this new year let us strive to make realistic plans, prioritize, and avoid procrastination. And God who Himself has promised to teach our hands to make wealth will grant us His grace and favour and bless the works of our hands. Have a blessed year ahead.
                                                   Much love,
                                                       Chizny.

  So in a bid to make this blog better and more meaningful for us all, and also help curb the stress of instantaneously coming up with a blog post everyday, I have decided to introduce themes. So this month's theme is; New Year resolutions and change. Most of what I'll be posting this month would have this as the central theme. So feel free to like, comment and share and leave meaningful suggestions and constructive criticism. I promise to do my best to make it worth your while. Thanks for your anticipated support.

   For all the encouragement, support and criticism throughout the just concluded year I say thank you. For believing in me, thank you. For your patience and understanding, thanks a lot. Chizny's blog was good last year but I promise it will be better this year. Keep believing in us and keep being supportive, we will get there. With all the love and gratitude in my heart, once again, I say thank you very much .
                                            Much love from,
                                                   Chizny.

    Yes! We did it! We all made it into 2017 alive. I am officially welcoming you to one of the best years of your life. This year mistakes shall be corrected, successes and victories shall be recorded. Wedding bells shall ring ( I am always available for ashoebi, just in case), new houses shall be built, old ones finished. No matter the economy, we shall not lack for our God shall supply all our needs according to His riches in glory. Welcome to your year of grace, peace, joy, happiness, achievement and promotion. Don't forget to share love with everyone around. 2016 was good but 2017 will be better, even if last year was not to good for you, this year will be awesome. So if your teeth is not white enough, go and work on it because laughter is your portion this year. Have a blessed and fulfilling year ahead. Happy New Year.

                                 
   Hey there! What's up? I hope your day has been amazing. So this post is basically to introduce you to the Chizny of Chizny's blog. And just so you don't have a hard time pronouncing it, its pronounced cheese-ni,  something like that.

So I am going to be telling you 6 things about me, that you might want to know. Let's shoot. 

1. My real name is Mba Ezinne Kalu and for short my friends call me Ezinne Mba. Mhhh yes, it's very annoying walking on the streets and a friend of yours sights you and starts screaming "Ezinne Mba' because  everyone now knows your name and your surname! But am used to it now though. But if you are to meet me anywhere, I'll prefer you leave it at Ezinne.

2. The name Chizny came from two of my names, Ezinne and Chizaram (my mum only calls me that when she's trying to be sweet or about to send me on an errand she knows I won't like). So when I entered secondary school, there were lots of Ezinnes and then, nicknames were the craze, but you couldn't bear the same nickname as a senior unless you were related to such by blood or a school daughter or son to the person. So I took the popular nickname for Ezinne - Zinny, chopped off the -ny,  and added it to Chiz- from Chizaram and boom, Chizny was born.

3. I am the only girl in a family of four kids, I have 3 younger brothers (you might find that last part hard to believe if you met my family, the all are taller and bigger than me, even the last one )

4. I love to write, to watch movies and to be by myself.

5. I am a Christian - not a church goer mind you, just a young lady who is trying her best to do and live by the will of her maker. It's not easy at all, but then His Grace is ever sufficient.

6. I am a medical student, hence the URL, and my favorite course is embryology. Medical school has been fun but easy? Hell to the no!

  So that's it, 6 things you might want to know about me. I guess that if you have been reading my posts you should know what I look like, but for the first timers, that girl up there is me.

  I will appreciate it if you stopped by regularly to know how a sister is doing, and I'll try my best to give you something new each time. Shallom

PS; I might look taller because of the picture, but I am of the "lo I am with you' category (if you know what I mean )
  

                                    
   The year is quickly coming to an end, but just before the curtains are finally drawn, I want to express my gratitude to God for all He has done. So this is for you Lord, 

   For being faithful even when I
   wasn't,
   For loving me more than I or
   anyone else could have,
   For Grace I clearly did not deserve,
   For provision even in this austere
   period,
   For protection even from enemies
   and situations I had no idea of,
   For healing and good health
   For friends and family,
   For life and all that pertains to it,
   For the gift of your son,
   For my salvation,
   For peace,
   For forgiveness,
 For all these and more, with a heart full of love I say thank you Lord.
                                     Sincerely,
                           Your grateful daughter.

       
   Dry leaves caked with dust, drier roads, chapped lips and dry skin, busy roads and busier markets and malls, and most importantly, the unmistakable scent of Christmas.

These and more are characteristics of one of my favorite months of the year. Happy New month lovelies, welcome to your month of joy unspeakable, peace indescribable and grace unexplainable. 

 
Sorry I did not post anything through out last month but I hope to remedy that this month. Thanks for your understanding and once again, welcome to your month of Grace.

PS; I love you but Jesus loves you more.

  
   During the last induction of medical doctors my school held, one of the guest speakers kept emphasizing, 'medical doctors are not rich'. I couldn't agree more.

A lot of people are studying medicine because they want to be rich. Parents keep talking about how their children will finish their study and buy them cars or take them abroad.

MEDICAL STUDENTS/DOCTORS ARE NOT RICH.

Comfortable, maybe, if the newly inducted doctors can manage money well, but not rich. In fact, unless you were doing something to generate money for yourself while in school, becoming a medical doctor leaves you with less than you had before you started studying and that includes your parents. 

  

Your course of study does not determine how rich you will be. Look around and you will see that most of the wealthy people around are not depending on their certificate to make money. They are making use of their skills and talents.

So if you want to study medicine in order to get rich, now is a good time to either change your mindset or withdraw. Medicine requires passion because it's a calling, a ministry of some sort.

You want to be rich? develop your skills and talents or go into the nearest studio and sing your own version of 'skiboroboskibo skiboroboskibo yekpa' after all it's generating cool cash for some people these days .