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Funke’s Diary – Starting the Pride month with allergies
It’s 7:27 PM on Tuesday, the 1st of May, 2021 which is the first day of pride month. I’m on my bed, down with allergies. It sucks cause this is how it works; I was exposed to change of weather, cold, and dust so now everything I touch that’s cold causes a flare-up. So, I have to bathe with warm water, drink warm water, can’t put on the AC/fan, lock my windows while I’m sweating in my big shirt because this is how to minimize the side effects I’m feeling. My throat hurts and some part swollen, my nose keeps running and my head hurts because of the pain. I…
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February Recap – Unemployed, Clarity, Covid 19 Vaccine
Hi, it’s been a minute since we’ve had a conversation here. How have you been? Well, I hope. If you are not feeling good. Try floating. It will eventually get better. In February, I started a couple of things that I am proud of, made very hard decisions I am sure will make my life easier, and is leading me to more growth in every aspect of my life in the long run. There are some things I cannot share because I don’t want to jinx it. But soon Things I started Being on YouTube consistently If you have been here for a minute, you would know that I started…
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Contraceptive Culture in Africa – An IUD Story
I will be sharing stories of women using contraceptives, there are so many gaps in knowledge – procedure, side effects & more that can only be told by women that have had the experiences and I aim to bridge the gap by sharing real stories. Just like we are doing with Abortion. Honestly, I hope you’ll read, learn and if you want to share your story, kindly send me a message on Twitter or an email to [email protected] Our baddie for today is a 24-year-old Nigerian lady that believes we should not be having sex like we are in 1972. When was the first time you heard of contraceptives I’ve…
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Dear Diary – Today was The First Day of Therapy
I was nervous but not like soo nervous. Confused? well, that makes both of us. I had a photoshoot earlier with an old friend and I almost canceled the session. In fact, I did. She just did not see the message. My shoot was dragging and I was still nervous so I sent her a message about postponing. 30 minutes before the scheduled time I called and asked if she saw my message. She said she did not and asked if I was running late and I was like. You know what. Yes. With the needed push from my friend. I went and was 5 minutes late. I apologized. She…
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8 Nigerian Women are Ditching Always Pad. Why & Better Alternatives
There has been an uproar online by women, especially African women on Always pad, a lot of women are ditching the pad because of several reasons and to find out more and figure out better alternatives. I interviewed 15 amazing ladies on why they are ditching or have ditched Always pad and the alternatives they are using. This first post has replies from 8 women and part 2 has responses from 7 women. I personally have not had any issue with the pad but if a lot of ladies are complaining, it’s important that I let you know that it’s not in your head and you are not alone. So…
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Is The Agege Bread Burger Worth The Hype!??
On Friday, I went on a date withthe fit priest and we decided to visit Urban loft Abuja. I had come across an ad from the urban loft with their special Agege bread burger and it immediately pricked my interest.I wanted to try it so bad and I did. The urban loft is located at House of Freeda, 7 Lingu crescent Wuse 2 off Aminu Kano Cresent, Abuja. It is very easy to locate. Was the burger worth the hype? how much does it cost? Customer service and Ambience? Watch the video below to find out all the information you need. Also, this is my first vlog. I was excited to make this.…
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How to Treat Yourself – Poetry
What do you do when you are tired of how you treat yourself? You breathe, calm down and listen to yourself. What do you do when you feel stupid for allowing yourself settle for less? You breathe, allow the tears flow, let your eyes hurt from crying and breathe again. What do you do when you feel anger towards yourself? You breathe, calm down, and remind yourself that you’re human; you’re soft, sometimes vulnerable, sometimes a little bit too hopeful, rarely, but this time. You settled for less. What do you do when everything in you wants to break down but you can’t cry? You breathe, you smile, and try…
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4 Women Talk About Body Insecurities And Overcoming Them
What a mess I have made with nothing but an idea that I am not enough – Chloe Frayne Most of us have felt insecure one way or the other, I know I have. I hated my nose growing up and I was being constantly mocked for it, then as I grew older my skin became my worst nightmare. I wrote all about that HERE – My Acne Depression Story . Being insecure is almost too common these days even though we don’t talk about it enough, the media had fueled this by always pushing what the ideal woman should look like down our throats. Grateful for the women that are standing…
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5 Top Christmas Destination in 2019
Christmas is here again, the time of the year we celebrate the birth of Christ and what I particularly love about it is how it brings the family together, people travel home and travel together. I love the spirit of Christmas, people get warmer and everyone seems happy, softens my heart. People travel all over the world to celebrate Christmas, I will be in Nigeria this Christmas and I know that a lot of my readers will be looking for places to travel to so I’ve decided to curate a list of the best Christmas destinations in the world that I’ll love to travel to, hopefully this helps you. And…
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4 maybe creepy things on my bucket list
A Bucket list is basically a list of things one will like to do before death, man’s not getting any younger so it can be a way of doing something out of the ordinary or just having fun, I learned about the bucket list when I watched a movie about 2 old men dying and they completed everything on their bucket list, it made them enjoy their last days. While I’m not dying now in Jesus name, I love to do things and look back on them and tell myself I cannot believe I did that, just enjoy my life to the fullest, I have a wild side to me.…
