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December 26, 2017

Merry Christmas – Even On December 26th!

Yes, I know that Christmas has come and gone, but the thing is that I really still want to wish you a Merry Christmas. This year was an interesting Christmas for me. I started off dreading it because you know festive periods have a way of making you feel lonely if you're not around loved ones. However, once again, God showed up and showed out. This Christmas ended up being one of the best I have had in years. There was food, laughter, love, gifts, pictures, and lots and lots of dancing. Read More

December 18, 2017

December 11, 2017

New Week, New Vera?

My people! I don't know if you have noticed, but I have not been 100% committed to this blog lately. It has been a whirlwind. I mean, you will not believe me if I were to tell you the day, week, month, and freaking year I've had. It has been a stressful, tear-invoking fourteen months, but 2018 is almost here, and I'm looking forward to a new beginning. I'll tell you all about it someday, but not today. For now, I just want to put up a short post to say that I am sorry for my Read More

December 7, 2017

Verastic Life 26: Outsmarted. Period

I'm a day late with Verastic Life this week. You won't believe the week I have had. Weeks, actually. But I'm here now, and that's what mostly matters. Enjoy the video below and leave your comments here or on the Tube. If I don't say it enough, I really do appreciate every one of you. Thank you for all that you do for me. Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE. Read More

December 1, 2017

5 Reasons Why You Should Take The Olay 28-Day Challenge

Ladies, as you know, I have been doing the Olay 28-Day Challenge, and I am now almost at the end of it, so I thought I need to come up here and tell you how it's going so far because glowing skin is in. If you follow me on Instagram and Facebook, then you probably already know. If you don't follow me, then this is me nudging you to do so. I LOVE my skin. No, really, I love it. There was a time in my life that I did not have a skin regime, and it was not because I did not want one, but Read More

November 29, 2017

Verastic Life 25: I Got Published In The Baltimore Sun!

Sweet Potatoes!!! It's Wednesday again. Have I mentioned that Wednesdays come a lot quicker when I'm doing videos? In this episode, you see my real-time reaction to seeing my name in a newspaper. But of course, if we're connected on social media - Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter - then you already know about this article being in the Baltimore Sun. Verastic Life does not publish in real-time. I tried the real-time thing, and it just did not work for me, so I'm trying a Read More

November 27, 2017

Let Me Tell You About My Daddy, The Dictionary Writer

How many stories have I told you about my daddy? I can't keep up anymore either. But today, there's a new one, and of course, it's funny as usual. My daddy is a great forgetter of almost everything. His medical practice seems to be the only thing he's good at remembering, and that's a relief. Back in Nigeria, every time mom and I travelled, we would come home to discover that dad had lost the keys to the house, and it was always through one of two ways: (1) He just did not know where he Read More

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