Up and Doing

   So my blog is a year old today. I'm a proud mother, blogger, a shy writer and I have honestly thought about dumping this baby more than a few times but I didn't. I can't say there's a specific reason I started cus I really can't remember any.    I think I did okay for my first year. Like 4/10 okay. But...

    A friend once told me that if I ever went to his village, I shouldn't dare put my hand out the window of whatever vehicle I'm in because some very nice people would help me hack it off! He didn't call them nice people but I think they are nice, don't you? I dunno if this actually happens in Nigeria ( I...

He's someone I haven't seen in a long time. Is three years long enough? We met in 2012, the year I graduated from high school and he's one of the few people who's made effort to keep in touch. A few weeks ago he called me, and we talked for an hour, in the afternoon, in Nigeria. I can't remember over half of...

   I grew up desperately wanting to be normal. I wanted to be like other girls (I've been told I look like Mulan). I wanted to belong but I just didn't fit in. Any where. No matter how hard I tried    Very recently I found out that acceptance is as essential to a man as healthy food. And acceptance is not something...

I can't remember how many times I've wished that as I journey in my "legedez benz", a rich, tall, dark or fair ( I don't discriminate) and handsome ( I might discriminate on this) man with a beard, would stop by me in his expensive car and get down just to talk to me. We'd have a great conversation and blah blah blah......

So.... I posted something one month after promising to be a better blogger. What can I say? I'll start with my apologies. I'm so sorry. I know my followership base isn't so strong yet but some people expect better from me. Life has been happening and I've been struggling with inspiration amongst other things. I've been wondering tho, maybe this shouldn't be about...

The men in my life The men in my life are selfish The men in my life are vain The men in my life use me The men in my life breed hate I can't seem to let go of the men in my life If I do, I'll be alone. I'd have the women but they don't understand. I'd have to meet...

Don't you just have selfie moments? You just feel the urge to take a selfie. I do. So I took one. Don't let the bad things that happen to you steal your smiles and your joy. Just pose and smile, there won't always be a camera but someone is always watching Don't you just have selfie moments? You just feel the urge to...

What's in a name? It's just a tag to show you came Unfortunately, we're all tagged I tried to hide mine but they found me Now they want to drown me Who am I? What am I? Why am I here? Questions I have no answer to. But I do know that I am something, I know that i am here. Why do...

I thought I could confide in you, I mean, that's what friends do, right? Wrong! Tell them your secrets And they tell the world. Tell them your thoughts and they shut you up. Tell them your fears And they make you scared; Scared to love and to trust. Scared to feel and to live. I already love you but does it matter? Your...

I laugh at my jokes cus no one thinks I'm funny. I cry on my own cus no one understands my pain. Even I don't get it anymore. So I've stopped crying for me And now I wonder who does. I've stopped laughing And I just look on with the others. But now, I ask myself. Why did I succumb to conformity? Why...

How did I spend my valentine? I went on a romantic date with sleep. He took me in his car. He called her Sweet Dreams. We had breakfast in London, Lunch in Hawaii and Dinner in Paris. All in one day! I fell in love with that wonderful man, Sleep. He was a 'dream come true' During dinner, he asked me to marry...

I tried very hard, gave it my best, I even broke a sweat. I traveled several miles. I used my money and time. My love and my smile. I did it with the best intentions but I got no reward for my ministrations I got fake smiles and fake thank yous, insults and put downs. Where's the warm hug I thought I would...

This was at church on Sunday. I honestly wanted a few pictures but my friend's little sister had other plans... And my personal favourite... Wasn't I bothered by all those people? Nope. I just didn't care Yes! I can totally be a model.          Selfie!                              ...

    Thank you to everyone who took their time and data or free Wi-Fi opportunities, whichever the case may be, to check out my blog. Thank you all so much for the wonderful feedback. After I published my first two posts, I started asking myself questions and wondering about the devil that pushed me. I felt like I had been too honest...

      It's a new year and ultimately, our lives must start again. For me, the holidays were a much needed break from all the drama and stress of school. It's nice to know I'm done with my first year and I came out in one piece. "Was it that bad?", you might ask. Yes! It was. Half the time, I was...

    "You're fatter." A phrase I'm getting accustomed to hearing. I'm also getting tired of it. Apart from the fact that it makes me flinch and say "ouch!", it's annoying. Just yesterday, I was reminded of how big I look by my best friend. It's very easy to make harsh comments and feel like you're being helpful or honest but the truth...