Category: life etc.
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THIS IS NIGERIA
As a Nigerian in the diaspora, my connection to home is sacrosanct; its where I was born, grew up, went to school for the most part. I have friends and family there, my father died and is buried in Lagos- the former state capital- memories of home are fond and treasured. If you have ever…
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THE AUTUMN EDIT
SLOW IT RIGHT DOWN: In the words of the Swedish, observe Fika in your home. We talk so much of slow living but hardly have time to put it into practise because the world is falling about our ears. We need to be intentional about the things we ought to do to put our minds…
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HOME ALONE- SOLITUDE
My mother was my first country, the first place I ever lived– Nayyirah Waheed. I like to think the flip side of this quote is, the second country you discover and eventually inhabit is yourself. As we step outside of our mothers’ womb, we go on a journey of self-discovery, understanding the many crevices that…
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Our Darlings Are Dying
Take care of yourself and each other.” Famous last words from Jerry Springer after his shows, where we’d witnessed the insanity of the episode’s entertainment. Jerry always offered sane and rational words of advice which was in clear opposition to the mess he’d just thrown at us. His end message always resonated after which he’d…
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Summer Session No. 5 | Get Your House In Order
And by this I mean create a harmonious space you can indulge in and enjoy, no matter where you call home- a one bedroom in a house share, a bed in a corner, an apartment, or a five bedroom home… make it work for you because chances are most of us will be spending an…
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Travelling Whilst Privileged
Before the entire world went into hyper lockdown mode, I was travelling around in Morocco with my sister- a bucket list trip for my birthday that saw us traipse from the historic city of Fes to the blue pearl- Chefchaouen. An unforgettable place. This was my second trip to Morocco in two years, last year…
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I CAN’T BREATHE
There is so much I want to talk about on here, but I simply could not talk about any other thing, without speaking on what is going on now, about this because this one is heavy and to some extent personal. And I hope the conversation never stops until CHANGE. Never trust people who say…
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A Tale Of Two Portraits | Mimi Afrika 2013 & Girl With A Pearl Earring c 1665
Centuries apart, yet close together on opposite ends of the spectrum, these works depict a story about society. Girl With A Pearl Earring is my second favourite Vermeer paintings (Girl reading a letter at an open window is my first), a master of light and creator of context in the mundane. This painting however, marks…
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Introverts In Quarantine | Somewhat Of A Guide
I’m an introvert as informed to me by Myerrs Briggs; I’ve had the same profile since I was in my teens, funny that but its typically true to my type and for the most part, a creature of habit who is also at odd ends of most everything. Whilst I love my own company, I…