Sharing my journey to a purposeful, intentional life.

One blog post at a time.

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Why I Wrote Because of You

I published my first book, Because of You, in 2023. It’s a poetry collection about love…
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June 14, 2019

How I Styled My Dramatic Sleeve Blouse

If you’ve shopped recently, you will know that there are some really cool blouses with dramatic sleeves trending. From bell sleeves to bishop sleeves, to…
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June 11, 2019

Top 5 Places On My Travel Bucket List

From the first time I ever created a CV/resume for myself, I added ”travel” as one of my interests and that hasn’t changed ever since.…
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June 10, 2019

POEM| You Are Not Broken

You are not broken  You are number one  and second to none  You are amazing  You are sunshine  You are enough
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June 7, 2019

Why You Should Focus on Today

Have you ever thought about simply living in the moment instead of focusing on a future you haven’t seen? We tend to pay more attention…
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I’m Mariam — writer, explorer, observer of life’s quiet and loud moments. I started this blog in March 2017 as a self-discovery space, and over the past eight years, it has grown into a home for everything that moves me and hopefully, something that moves you too. Here, you will find poetry, reflections, travel stories, lifestyle pieces, motivation, inspiration and Lagos restaurant reviews all written with honesty and heart. Enjoy!