Carine Bado

It was a Sunday shortly after the third service that I decided to break the silence and address a situation that was pretty embarrassing for me. Right after the last Worship set, I came up to the team and suddenly…

Okay... It's been a year now since I've made my come back into the dating scene, yay!  I've started meeting people, well "going on dates" to be proper, and in all honesty, I am pumped about finding love again. But…

Today was a special day...My baby-sister officially moved out of the house. After living with us (my son and I) for the past three years, she is now ready for a new adventure and I couldn't be more proud of…

As stated in many of my posts, I was born and raised in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (West Africa). I am the middle child of three beautiful sisters and a baby brother. Well, I thought so, until I found out later,…

Welcome everyone! 

My name is Carine, I am a mother, a sister, a friend... a child of God, passionate by numbers, cooking, make-up artistry and many other things but above of all, I love Music. As many would say I…

Self-care is on every lip lately. On social media as well as other digital platforms, the visual concept linked to this hashtag is dragging some attention. Good or bad, the opinions are conflicted on this very trendy topic so here…

It's been a 'pretty' while since I have jumped into the tumultuous adventure of 'Blogging'. I feel I am in a good place to share some of the steps I have followed to start the blog. For three months now…

I grew up hating the word 'submissive' and everything it meant for us Women. From where I come from and in other patriarchal societies, this word is often used to restrain and control women. ''Well, it is in the Bible…

I have always considered myself to be a ''good'' girl. After all, why wouldn’t I? "Good girls always win! ", I used to think… Not anymore! Ever since following the "good" girl code was not enough to prevent me from…

Twenty one months ago, I became a mother for the very first time. For a quick preview of my story, in a previous post, I have shared my pregnancy journey and how things started to shift into a direction, I…

When I found out I was expecting a baby, a part of me was very excited. The other part sadly was seized with fear. Unsuccessfully battling to keep my blood sugar on a good level for the past three years…

Let's do the Math: 9.985 million km²/ 322,462 km²... Canada is 30.95 times bigger than Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast). Not only on the surface, but from the weather to the economy and everything in between (governance, industrialization, politics…) these two…