This is Adeola... DON'T be Like Her... Be Like You {Self-Appreciation}

Y’all seen the latest viral stuff yet? Before somebody attacks me on whether the word “Viral” is accurate or not, lemme clear things up. The word, as used here, is a relative term. It was all over my Facebook, BBM, Insta and generally my corner of the World Wide Web. So to me, it was viral   

Why Many Ikorodu Residents Are Smiling...

I think I’m an ungrateful person. No, let me not go that far. Let’s say I just committed an act of ingratitude, or insensitivity, however you may see it. Of course you’re thinking “Why such a ‘harsh’ personal judgment?”

My friend recently asked if I’d taken the newly commissioned Ikorodu BRT buses. Basically, he wanted to know how the experience was. That was only when I thought about it; about my BRT rides. And needless to say, that was when I concluded that I had been ungrateful. To imagine that I had not thought to chronicle my experience with the new buses, and I claim to have a blog o! I no try!

This is a development that, since November that it was commissioned, has brought me much ease. 

The Truth About Going Through Tough Times

Ever been at a place where it seems your middle name is confusion? Where it’s like everything around you is becoming one big haze? No physical support system in sight, you can’t make much sense about anything anymore and making ANY decision becomes scary as hell! I’ve had one too many of such in my lifetime so far. Sometimes I imagine that I might have lost it if not for God’s promise that I would not be tried more than I can bear. 1cor.10:13. But then I also imagine, “Am I strong enough for all these sha?”

Diary of a Young Nigerian Daddy's Girl; BellaNaija 2015 Epilogues Entry

Being a whiiiiiiiiile!
Do I have any excuse?
Well, not really... Been occupied with some other stuff, had a lot on my mind and not been feeling too good. Writer's juice has actually not been flowing 'like dat like dat' too.

So here's a quick one I just thought to record here. Bella Naija called for 2015 Epilogues. Yours Truly, the typical DG {Daddy's Girl} thought to put in an entry and it got published! Yaaay!

So here goes a peek into the life of this young Nigerian. I hope you don't get bored... *wink*

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Psst... Don't Tell Anyone. 6 Beauty Secrets for that Megawatt Smile This Harmattan

Harmattan. The weather most folks dread. What if I told you I like that time of year? Don't believe me 'patapata'; believe me small. I like it when harmattan comes around because:

1. For an oily-skin person as myself, harmattan is bliss. We don't get cracked skin like every other person. With the right amount of petroleum jelly, we're good to go! It's a welcome break from the norm of having to wipe excess oil off our faces every now and then.

2. Super-fast 'Clothes-drying' time! Why? Because I have a syndrome. Dunno what to name it but suffice it to say that the longer my clothes take to dry, the higher the chances of me forgetting it on the clothes-line. With harmattan, those chances are highly reduced.

3. I don't have to worry about sweltering heat... just the dryness

Emotionally, Living Together Offers Equal Benefits as Being Married?

Okay, so this study carried out by some fellows at the Ohio State University in the US, found that moving in together offers the same emotional benefits as being married. 

The study does record some variations resulting from gender differences, but basically, it posits that marriage is not much different from co-habitation when it comes to emotional wellbeing.

Sara Mernitz, one of the Study co-authors, said 

"Now it appears that young people, especially women, get the same emotional boost from moving in together as they do from going directly into marriage."

Still on the Nigerian Senate and this #Socialmediabill Palaver

Source: Google

I know I have a leaning towards storytelling, but this I'm about to recount, is no story.

So my colleague comes into the office and the first thing I notice is his hair. He had cut it.
I go all "Aww... You cut your hair? Why did you cut it?" he just smiled, kinda shyly sef, and said "Na long story o". Something about the way he said it, the look on his face; something about it gave him away. It clicked:
"Oh! Your girlfriend asked you to cut it abi?" 

If I had any doubts about my conclusion before, his expression drove them away. He was all blushy smiley smiley. It was his next comments that got me cracking though...