I feel safe with you, confident with you. I have made myself welcome in a space that does not belong to me. The thought of evacuating sets off a profusion of alarms on the inside of me? ...so I think it’s best I stay. The alarms ring again. This time trying their hardest to prove [...]
Time’s up.
Always remember, there was a time when I only wanted you but you were pre-occupied, Fixing what wasn't broken, Fixing what didn't matter I understand, "I messed up, I realise" I understand, but you too must understand that A woman like me does not sit in one place for too long A woman like me [...]
Lagos in April ’19.
As the countdown to the Easter weekend begins, I've decided to share another one of my playlists with you guys! Easter weekend has slowly become one of my favourite holiday periods in Lagos as there’s now so much to look forward to. From Arise to Homecoming, to Gidifest, pop-ups and the numerous comedy shows (if [...]
4 women, 4 stories. Forces to reckon with: Part 4
For the final part of my Women's history month series, I meditate on discouragement but also on faith. Whilst working on this series, I had the opportunity of speaking to some of the most inspiring young women I know. These ladies have taught me that in the end it's not about what life throws at [...]
4 women, 4 stories: Forces to reckon with. Part 3
For women's history month, I decided to interview four women with four different stories. Whilst reading through all my interviews, I noticed that there was one re-occurring theme: defying all ods. In part 1, Lu talks about how she defied the odds of sickle cell, in part 2, Tiwa talks about how she defied all [...]
4 women, 4 stories: Forces to reckon with. Part 2
In celebration of Women's history month, I decided to interview four inspirational young women who have had to deal with loss in many different ways. In part 1, I interviewed Lu Adesola who shares how she dealt with the loss of her mother at such a young age. In part 2, we look at how [...]
4 women, 4 stories: Forces to reckon with. Part 1
To celebrate Women's History Month, I decided to interview four young women who are testaments to the fact that we may never anticipate what life throws at us, but overcoming is always the only option; women who have built brands of their own and through it are inspiring other young women like them everyday. I [...]
My go- to low carb meals for tummy fat loss.
Recently, I've gotten a lot of questions about how to lose tummy fat especially after I posted my before and after on Instagram. So I thought I'll do a little post to help. Unfortunately, you can't target tummy fat so you have to be prepared to lose weight everywhere else. Losing tummy fat is 80% [...]
Picks of the month : Artist find.
This month I discovered someone who has easily become one of my favourite artists. He is a singer, songwriter and guitar player from Guyana called Juke Ross. I have tried again and again to explain what kind of music Ross makes but each time I try, I fall short of words. Ross' voice holds an [...]
In 2019, I promise me.
I went into 2018 misplaced. For the first time, I went into a new year without any plans, any goals, nothing. I simply treated the 1st of January like any other day which is so unlike me...little did I know what 2018 had in store for me. 2018 turned out to be so amazing for [...]
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