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Places in Lagos|Ocean Basket
Have you been to Ocean Basket? You probably have as they have been in Nigeria since 2012 but do you know that they moved to a bigger and better location on Akin Adesola Street recently? Ocean Basket is a seafood restaurant originally South African. It is located in 14 other countries today. I visited the…
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Travel|The West To The East
I visited the eastern part of Nigeria for the first time ever in April! My brother was invited to Anambra State by his friend for his sister’s wedding. He wasn’t going to go but I convinced him to by offering myself as his plus one. I thought it will be an opportunity for me to…
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Easy Face Care Tips You Should Know
I was on FaceTime with one of my old friends recently and she couldn’t stop talking about how good my face looked. Then she went on to say “I’m the only one in Nigeria that has a smooth face and look like I live abroad”. I was defensive and insisted that I know a lot of…
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25 Things That Make Me Happy
This post is about the simple things that make me happy. Happiness is anything we make it out to be because we have power over what makes us happy or sad. Now, before I get all serious with y’all, this is a fun post 😃. I’m sharing 25 things that make me happy to make…
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Places in Lagos| An Afternoon at Café Jade
Hi, hope your week has been great so far? mine has been normal and I’m waiting for something different to spice it up. Last week, I had a lunch meeting at Cafe Jade. Cafe Jade is located in Lekki Phase 1, Lagos and it was my first time here. I had been looking forward to…
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My One Year Blogversary – My Blogging Journey So Far
My blog is one year old!!!! I received the notification below from wordpress that I registered my blog a year ago. I knew I started blogging in March but I didn’t remember the exact date. Alas, I’ve been blogging for a whole year. That’s a long time and I’ve come a long way since my…
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SLAY Festival 2018: Through My Eyes
I started following @sheleadsafrica on instagram towards the end of last year and I wondered why it took me so long to find them. She Leads Africa is a community that helps young African women achieve their professional dreams. I’m all for women supporting women so a platform that promotes and encourages women leading is…
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Back To Basics
Let’s get on with today’s style post, shall we?! Okay now don’t ask me about the title of this post, I couldn’t think of anything better to name my ensemble. Also, I think it’s nice when we wear basic clothes and they come out looking like you’re all dressed up.
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In You
In You I found purpose You made me dream again In You I found hope You made me believe again In You I found comfort You made me feel safe again In You I found beauty You made me see again In You I found joy You made me want to live again In You…
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AUTUMN STYLE: In Primary Colours
Hi guys, welcome to another style post. I can’t believe the 2nd week in October is already over! Incase you haven’t noticed from some of my other style posts, I love colours and I like it whenever I get to mix more than three and they come out well together. I have four colours on…
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The Natural Solution to PMS
Do you feel worse during PMS than your actual period???? Then get in here. In August, I had the worst PMS ever! It came with everything; fever, migraine, backache, tommy ache on a 💯 and bloating. The uneasiness and pain just wouldn’t go. Every remedy I tried just wasn’t cutting it. I kept waiting for…
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It’s My Birthday
I always look forward to the 8th of October. Thankful, grateful and blessed to see this day again.
MARIAM SHITTU 