Let’s Talk About Menopause
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 Teens: The Struggle is Real
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 […]
My Lagos Shopping Experience
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 […]
When Fairy Tales Meet Lagos Reality
“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 […]
Is this Dishonesty or Being Smart?
‘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 […]
Little Drops, Big Difference!
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.
Work From Home Wahala: When Your Family Thinks You’re on Holiday
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?
What I Learned About Multiple Streams of Income – Lessons from Funke Adejumo
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 […]
Fighting Fair in Marriage
Hmmm… marriage has shown me different shades of myself that I didn’t even know existed. And let me just say, I wasn’t always proud of what I saw. I have wasted precious years arguing over things that, looking back, weren’t even that deep. But experience is the best teacher, and now, I know better. If […]
Life After 40: My Body feels different!
Nobody warned me properly about this life after 40. I just woke up one day and realized my body had entered a new season without my consent. I used to hear people say, “After 40, your body will change,” but I thought it was just an exaggeration. Ah! Nobody told me my metabolism would take […]