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What's the Word?
Welcome to
The A Word!
Ever wondered what's inside the mind of a messy Mummy?
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Inside the clusterf*ck that is poetry, short stories, reviews, and the occasional blog post, all centering around my love for spirituality and mental wellness.
Take a peak, I promise not to throw stuff at you!
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Amandine Ajomale
- Jul 26, 2021
- 1 min
The New Normal
You know what term I hate the most? "Welcome to the 'New Normal'." I've been stuck inside with a baby and no guidance. And we navigate...
Amandine Ajomale
- Jul 19, 2021
- 3 min
Journey
So I inked my skin as a reminder to keep on living.
A semi-colon on my wrist to signify that my sentence isn't over.
Amandine Ajomale
- Mar 31, 2021
- 4 min
My Body and Me
We started with an upbeat flow to music that made me feel directly connected to both myself and the other, beautifully, melanated people...
Amandine Ajomale
- Mar 23, 2021
- 1 min
Encontrando a Felicidade (palavras de uma mãe)
Se coloque no lugar
onde as crianças
inventam suas histórias.
Amandine Ajomale
- Feb 1, 2021
- 4 min
Let's Talk: Floating Lotus Reusable Pad Review
I stumbled across Floating Lotus, a small, UK run business specialising in reusable period pads.
Amandine Ajomale
- Dec 13, 2020
- 9 min
What Can We Learn From Babies?
A baby doesn’t know the weight of a grudge. All they know is that today is another day, and Hell be damned if anyone tries to ruin this day
Amandine Ajomale
- Oct 1, 2020
- 5 min
Run Away
My mind swims circles around itself... and the whirlpool of "what-ifs" slowly fills up my lungs, making it harder and harder to breathe.
Amandine Ajomale
- Aug 27, 2020
- 1 min
Hynobirthing, A Curse For The Unprepared
Twerking on the sofa with Missy Elliott
playing in the background.
All so I could see you sooner.
Amandine Ajomale
- Aug 24, 2020
- 1 min
My Portable Paradise
I exhale. Half-blinded by the sun
that kisses my skin,
spreading its warmth
throughout my body.
Amandine Ajomale
- Aug 13, 2020
- 1 min
Brown Eyes
"It is yours, and it is mine. As I am yours and you are mine."
Amandine Ajomale
- Aug 4, 2020
- 1 min
Hope
There is an ever-present void in human connection
that plagues our "civilised" Western society.
Amandine Ajomale
- Aug 1, 2020
- 3 min
Summertime madness
One day it’s pouring down with rain, thunderstorms, floods that could rival the journey of the ark. The next day it’s like a Nigerian summer
Amandine Ajomale
- Jul 28, 2020
- 7 min
Bye Bye Breastfeeding: A message on Mastitis
In all honesty, breastfeeding has been difficult for us since day one. Neither of us knew what we were doing...
Amandine Ajomale
- Jul 25, 2020
- 3 min
The Fourth Trimester: Part One
I stopped caring that I hadn’t eaten all day, or had downed ten cups of earl grey in a row because I wanted to... watch the baby sleep.
Amandine Ajomale
- Jul 22, 2020
- 1 min
The Art of Listening
I awake to melodic calls of the birds outside my window.
Dawn breaks,
there is movement in the street.
Amandine Ajomale
- Jul 18, 2020
- 3 min
You’re what?!:Telling your Nigerian parents that there’s going to be a new addition to the family.
Or maybe... your contraception failed you, and now you’re carrying the (illegitimate) child of your Scottish boyfriend.
Amandine Ajomale
- Jul 12, 2020
- 3 min
An Intro to Calming the Anxious Mind: Pregnancy Edition
My wondering about the health of my baby turns into an obsessive cycle of even more questions all with the worst-case scenario outcomes.
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