I Should Be Excited Right?

December 11, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

The year is coming to an end. I should be excited right?
I feel valued at work. I should be excited right?
I’m getting some time off work soon. I should be excited right?

You Will Not Get Everything You Want & That’s Okay

May 12, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

We want so many things.
Every day we wake up, there’s an addition to the list of the things we want and desire. Our wants always surpass our needs and we can’t help it because that’s just the way we are wired.

Can I Walk in Peace?

April 23, 2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

Since I came out of the compulsory fourteen days quarantine period for recent travellers, I’ve been going for walks around my neighbourhood instead of driving all the way to the Lekki/Ikoyi bridge. I still get my 5km in but I’ve been unable to take a walk alone in peace.

The World is Waiting

April 7, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

We’re in the middle of a global pandemic
people are dying every day
and hope seems so far away

POEM| No One Knows Tomorrow

March 30, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

I bet you’ve heard the saying
no one knows tomorrow
several times and thought
well, the richest man in the world knows tomorrow

We All Need Therapy

January 24, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

We all have fears
We all have worries
We all have demons
We all have baggage

Is There More To Life?

December 11, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

Is there more to life than waking up with an alarm every morning?
Is there more to life than drinking green tea or coffee to get through the day?
Is there more to life than working to save money to eat, shop and travel?

It’s Okay Not To Be Okay

October 30, 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

Sometimes, everything hits you all at once. You lose your job, your relationship, a friend, a business opportunity, someone you really love. Or everything seems to be going according to plan; you finally landed that job, you got your dream car, you just got married but you aren’t happy and you can’t understand why.

Just Because…

October 21, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should
Just because it feels right doesn’t mean it’s right
Just because you can fight doesn’t mean you have to

Life As A Single & Over 30-Year-old Nigerian Woman

October 4, 2019.Reading time 18 minutes.

Being single is awesome and sometimes it’s not. There are days where you’re happy you didn’t settle and days where you envy what your married friends have. In this post, five single and thirty something Nigerian women share their truth.