Last night, around 9 p.m., I sat on my bed thinking, “Maybe today is the day I finally sleep early.” Honestly, it’s something I’ve been craving, just to rest properly and wake up refreshed like those people in morning routine videos. But for some reason, that early bedtime never seems to become my reality.
My birthday was yesterday… I’m gradually heading towards 50, yay! And honestly, it got me thinking. Not in a midlife crisis way but in a reflective, “wow, life has really changed” kind of way. Growing up, birthdays were very different. No phones. No internet. No notifications vibrating every five seconds. No “let me quickly reply […]
Lately, I’ve been feeling funny – joint pains, headaches, fatigue, irritability, and this overall “leave me alone” tiredness that I cannot explain. You know that kind of tiredness where sleep doesn’t fix anything? Yes, that one. I was trying to explain to a senior friend why I missed a meeting and how my body has […]
Parenting a teenager is like entering a new country without a map. All the hacks and tricks that worked when they were kids? Useless! I used to tell my daughter, “No TV until you do your homework,” and she would run to finish it. Now, at 13, if I try that line, she will just […]
Yesterday, I stepped out with just one mission – to buy a simple top. Nothing complicated, nothing extra. But the experience I had almost sent me back home empty-handed. In the first shop I entered, the sales attendant looked at me like I came to disturb her leisure time. She barely responded to my questions […]
“Hello” “Hi Brenda, Long time!” “I’m coming to Lagos next week… I’ll finally get to know your house!”, Brenda burst out excitedly. “Next week? Really?… What for?”, I stammered, a mixture of confusing and surprise. “It doesn’t matter jor, at least I’ll get to see the latest Iyawo in Lagos”, she laughed in her usual […]
‘It’s dishonest’, ‘No it’s not. It’s wisdom’, ‘It’s just withholding of information… not telling a lie’. This was the argument back and forth at my adult Sunday school class. It was becoming heated and the class was divided. Divided between the business owners who felt withholding information to a customer was dishonest and those who […]
Lagos is a city that moves at lightning speed. Between work deadlines, school runs, church activities, family responsibilities, and that never-ending traffic, it feels like there’s barely enough time to breathe — let alone volunteer.
Ah, remote work! The dream life, abi? Rolling out of bed at 7:55 a.m. for an 8:00 a.m. zoom call, wearing your finest corporate blouse with pyjamas underneath. No Lagos traffic wahala. No office gist distractions. Just you, your laptop, and the sweet aroma of akara frying in the kitchen. Sounds great right?
Yesterday, I had the privilege of attending the annual Baptist WMU (Women Missionary Union) Convention where Rev. Funke Adejumo delivered a game-changing session on “Exploring multiple streams of income: working hard in the hard economy“. Her message on the importance of having multiple streams of income was not only inspiring but deeply practical. I left […]
