Culture Shock
Life
The first time I experienced culture shock , I was 8 years old and yes my memory is fantastic .  I had travelled home to Otukpo for Christmas with my family. Now if you’re Nigerian you know what this means. For those who know not, a lot of us live …
My Maid of Honour
Marriage
In my previous blog I was simply going to blog about planning a wedding but somehow ended up blogging about my grieving process you can read it here. Choosing a chief brides maid (maid of honour) was one of the most stressful parts of my wedding.  I had always known …
The Courage My Daddy Gave Me
Daddy Series
I was reading a post on instagram recently and it got me reflecting on my life. I will post a link here but for the benefit of those not interested in going to another page, the writer tweeted/narrated how an experience she had in primary school cost her 15 years …
Were You Raised Right or Do you Assume You Were?
Life
“My mother is the best cook in the world. Her….'{insert choice dish}’…. is the best in the Nigeria”. Almost everyone I have ever met, has that stoic belief that their Mom/Dad is best at one thing or the other, which I think is fabulous. I mean, Nigerians love to hate …
Trying to Conceive and Pregnancy Envy
Life
Sex Education: Don’t get Pregnant or else…… As a young Nigerian girl, that was a constant threat in the back of your mind. It didn’t matter whether or not you were old enough or knew what it took to get pregnant heck, you didn’t even have to know what sex …
Queen Victoria: The Grandmother of England
Memoirs
So, my obsession with Royal families’ continue…… I love this stuff and have read about it or them since I was a teenager. I want to say so much but  its hard to write about  stuff dating back to 1764 without boring you to death. That being said, I am …
Change Your Friends: Its allowed.
Friendship
Most properly brought up people (not everyone just most) are wired to be Loyal. From childhood you are conditioned to stick by your siblings or cousins (your first friends) even when you fight each other, you parents make you apologise to each other,  hug and make up and eat together….. …
Contaminated Bread
Daddy Series
There comes a time in everybody’s life where you have to grow up and I had been dying to grow up for a long time. My older sisters where already in boarding school and the stories made it sound super interesting plus, I could not wait to have provision and …
Family Secrets.
Life
I once read a very interesting article about family secrets and how they were discovered. You can read it here. The stories in this article ranged from extramarital affairs to hidden marriages, from murder to fraud, from stolen children to missing people and unsolved cases. Secrets create a bond between …