Remember when I put up a post about being unashamedly addicted to and in love with Chobani? Well, the love it still there (and so is the addiction). But Chobani has come up with a new line of yogurt because someone at Chobani decided that why get only some people addicted when you can get everyone else addicted, too? So the Chobani Simply 100 Crunch has only 100 calories, comes with natural crunchy, non GMO goodness on the side, and is available in three delicious flavors: Blueberry Cookie Read More
I Have Become That Mom
On Saturday, my friend, Rosie was having a house party for her last baby - he turned one - and Igwe and I were there, with Ada Verastic, of course. The party was set for 4:00 PM, but I got there too early - at past 6:00 PM. Because Naija time. Anyway, I was seated next to a young lady (whom I like to think I became friends with that day), and she had a six-week old baby. It was only when I saw the baby that I realized just how much bigger my Ada Verastic had gotten. She looked like a giant Read More
Journal #14: February 2016
Welcome to March! By the end of March, we would have exhausted the first quarter of 2016. Isn't that crazy? So, how was February for me? If I have not said it before, let me say it right now: being a business owner is HARD. Operating Verastic as a side gig is a completely different journey from operating it as a business. I have never known that as much as I know it now. There are times that I am giddy with excitement about the future, and then, there are other times that I am one Read More
Pastor Advises Victim Of Domestic Violence To Look Within Herself For Why She’s Getting Beaten
I read all about the Gender Equality bill in Nigeria and how it died at the second reading on the second floor, and I was disappointed, but not surprised. I mean, we're talking about Nigeria - our beloved country that still doesn't think a woman's body actually belongs to her. Single or married, every man has the right to tap current when they see you, especially when it's in a public place like the market. It's an unspoken rule. I was going to write about it, and I had so much to say on the Read More
Have You Seen Falz’s “Soldier” Video?
I remember a while back when the trending thing on Twitter was to call people who were last to know things, "Lastma." As you can imagine, I got called Lastma. A lot. Because somehow, I was finding out things after everyone else. Anyway, this Falz's new video isn't as bad as my Lastma days. The video was posted on March 13th, and I watched it on the 14th (because Igwe made me watch it oh, let me confess). This video is 14 minutes long! When I saw the time, I was ready to close my computer, Read More