Want to Make Your Blog Even Better?

I just came across something I wrote many years ago. I've been laughing nonstop and I honestly can't believe I wrote that because it's an eyesore! Like, who writes "Daphne now rose up and went to shit because the thing was worrying her too much"? This is something I wrote over 8 years ago. I…

Why Matchmaking is the 51st Shade of ‘Don’t!’

Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make me a match, Find me a find, catch me a catch Matchmaker, Matchmaker Look through your book, And make me a perfect match --Fiddler on the Roof Kenard is my boyfriend's (I need to find another name to call him. Saying 'my boyfriend' all the time is too one kind. How about…

An Angel’s Shade of Love

Here in Africa, some shades of love have a peculiar meaning. Within a tribe. They dated. And. They married. These two from Eastern Africa. They loved each other. And. Respected each other. So they respected culture and tradition to the extent that they eschewed pre-marital sex. And. On their wedding night, she was bathed and…

See This Romantic Love Letter From a JSS 1 Boy

Yesterday, one of the male teachers brought this to the staff room. Some JSS 1 boy had written this to his crush who is a classmate of his. Apparently, he had anonymously written a letter to her before. On receiving it, she had reported it to their teachers and she had searched every boy's bag…

5 Things You Do Not Want to Know About Valentine’s Day

1. Studies show that Valentine's Day records the highest rate of suicide. Valentine comes with a lot of expectations from the single and the dating alike. The expectations of the single revolves around the hope that somehow, cupid would perform some magic and they would have someone with whom to spend the day. The dawn…

DIY: How to Sheat that Strong Shit!

If you are like me, then you're one of those people who do not find it necessary to drink water while eating until you're done; and only if you remember. May I ask, why do we even do that? Because the consequences involve slow digestion, bloating, constipation and in the long-run, strong shit. Really strong…

4.5 Lessons from 4.5 Exes

To be honest, 'four' is not the right number, and neither is four and half but it is closer to the truth. The end of every relationship comes with, most of the time, a lot of hurt and pain, so much that all we can feel at the point is only the unpleasantness of the…

My Sister is Embarrassed of Me!

My mother and other significant personalities have been pressuring me to come back home for the weekend since I have been away for about three weeks now. One would think it's been three months, the way they make it sound. Being the good girl that I am, I decided to come over. Not just to…

We hit 200!

Our blog hit 200 follows today and I cannot be more grateful. The thing with small growth is that it allows you enough time to revel in the sweetness of your growth while also availing you the opportunity to appreciate every single move in the right direction. Thank you so much for the follows. I…

What is My Purpose in Life?

This year begins on an alien note for me. And this post is all over the place. Bear with me. After the first few hours of the new year, with all the excitement and joy, I was plunged into a sea of wonder and uncertainty, just like it had been throughout the month of December.…

A Slice of Me: Me vs Politics

I grew up around a lot of politics. My father was, and still is, a hardcore PDP member. Before PDP came, he was in a party called SDP, I think. He left his job as a teacher to go into politics full time and even got himself a political office where he served for only…

Must I Wait for a Man Before My Life Begins?

I'm pained. I'm vexed. And I'm sad. Let me tell you why: My little sister asked me with excitement to guess which university my parents want her to go. She is in SS2. I guessed right. It's a new private university very close to where we live. And their school fees per semester is enough…

How Do I Thank My Mother?

A few days ago, my mother offered to buy me an exquisite piece of clothing. She does not have money but she feels a necessity to make me as presentable as she can. I guess it's mostly because I am of marriageable age and so she feels the need to give me all that she…

Of Blisters, Rage and the Perfect Pounded Yam

Yesterday, I lost another (second this year) dear family member. An Aunt. The day before, I got emotionally shuffled. I guess I just flared up. The pain and anger were locked up somewhere inside of me. I was mad at everything at the same time. It was weakening and stressful. I was losing strength and…

My Confidence Starter Pack

Have you ever been in a place full of intelligent, beautiful/handsome and confident people who all know each other, with you being the only stranger? No? Yes? Today I attended CDS (Community Development Service) here for the first time. I gave a full description of the kind of Corps members here in this post. It…

Teaching: My New Found Love

Over the years as I grew, I changed my mind a lot about what I wanted to do with my life, but teaching never came to mind. And for as long as I can remember, I have always dreaded the thought of ever teaching. I would say it was the last thing on my mind…

I Attended a Wedding on Saturday (2)

Saturdays are for weddings. But the last three days to the d-day are for work: making chin chin, slaughtering, preparing and frying meat, and other basic wedding things. This is mostly in Nigerian weddings sha, where the family members are the wedding planners. And this is also used as a yardstick to measure friends that…

The Aftermath of Chloroquine

Have you ever been injected with this chloroquine? It's been years since I last was. With all this time gone, I thought they'd have improved on that thing to eliminate that itching that comes after the injection. But no, thy have refused to grow. It's annoying. I feel like there are a thousand little ants…

Something to Ponder

Guys like this exist. And nothing will be done to him. And we want to grow? Many things need to change. Goodnight

I Hate Being Sick

For days, I've been silent. No post, comments or likes. I hope I did break many hearts 💕? 😀 Well, I finally did all the necessary documentation and I'm back home again. I came back on Wednesday. The journey back home was terrible. About an hour and thirty minutes into the journey, our car broke…