I was getting ready to go out and reached for my pearl necklace, the one I lent my mum to use as a tiara for her birthday. The clasp is broken. How? I don’t understand how someone who has been somewhat responsible all her life has turned into a teenager. My mum is playing a […]
As I was going through an IVF cycle, the one that resulted in Henry, my Dad would call me daily and just chat with me. On this particular day, I was feeling really depressed and defeated. I had spent a stupendous amount of money and the well was looking dry. As was his custom he
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A couple Sundays back, my sister friend, socialpreneur mentor and avid Iya Henry Supporter, @beeba.com and #AraLagos were exhibiting at the #Ecobonk #Adire fair. It was a rainy day which means only one thing to me, my bed, but I had given my word so I had to go out and support a sister. I
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In my family, the success of an event is directly related to the amount of angst and drama certain family members (specifically my sister and I) experience. Today was no different. It started with me getting less that 5 hours sleep because our Eddie has decided playtime is between 2am and 5am. Now in order
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I just read a post about someone asking people to say excuse me and not move her out the way by holding her waist. As I read it I smiled and thought if only that were my problem. Years ago, I noticed the little children I volunteered with found the only way to get my
One of those things that had always shaken my confidence was the fact that no one had ever slid or slithered into my DMs, in 5 years of using instagram, nothing! Well today that changed! I got a message from a stranger. It said “Hey, are you a model?” Whaaaat!!! Well… In my former life…
We had just ended our family communion and I rushed to join a Zoom fire side chat about systemic racism and how black people can empower themselves. The discussionwas elucidating. I was personally challenged to be deliberate about buying black, something that I had never considered. On a high from such a thought provoking talk,
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Home: I spent the day sleeping. I mean literally all day just sleeping. I woke up twice in the afternoon to breast feed. On one of my breast feeding wake up calls, I was drawn into the torture of a Dove Media movie. Any movie that makes Mount Zion movies look like Oscar quality is
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Home: I am tired and agitated. When I woke up this morning I felt like a king. I was on schedule with my breast feeding. I and the children were bathed, dressed and fed all before 10 am, considering I didn’t go to bed till 2 am this morning. So it’s ‘Table Time’. That time
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I’ve always thought if I were a superhero I would be the love child of Rogue© and Wolverine© from Marvels X-Men©. Untouchable and indestructible. I prided myself on the fact that I am built like a tank. If a anything ran into me, it would be in a pile on the side of the road.
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