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chaotic deep
You know who I really rate? Polyglots. As a bilingual (soon-to-be-trilingual 😂) queen, I get so fascinated by people who can speak multiple languages. My fascination turns into me asking a million questions about language and translations and how they use both to interact with the world around them. What language do you think in?…
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I say I’m not ready for love but I’m always looking.
The last time I got my heart broken felt like the last time for real. I remember exactly where I was in Accra as I picked up the bits and pieces of my heart and glued them together with multiple binges of Friends, bottomless ice cream tubs, and the warmest hugs and affirmations from my…
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A ti lọ, a ti dé.
Phew! I’m actually back here. It has been 4 years since my last newsletter, hasn’t it? I won’t tell you whose brilliant idea it was to revive a blog in an era where nobody reads anything anymore 😂 In the meantime, here’s a quick recap of what I’ve been up to: Work, Movement & More…
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20 affordable ways to practise self-care (under NGN 2,000)
If I don’t talk about self-care for a long period of time, you people will need to throw a party for me because I’m obviously obsessed at this point. But why shouldn’t I be? It’s so important to do things that put you closer to being at your best. In this post on self-care, I…
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I want to meet Chimamanda!!! | #WinterABC #Day13
A genie appears, grants me a wish to choose one notable African personality I want to meet, what do you think my answer would be? I feel like everybody that knows me personally will say SIMI. But my dears, you are wrong 😂. I definitely want to meet Simi but you know why I won’t…
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The Language of the Deep | #WinterABC #Day11
Even though I’ve lived in Lagos State, Nigeria all my life, my family is originally from Ogun State, Nigeria and the language we speak is Yoruba. I like to call it the language of the deep because there really is some unnecessarily deep sturv going on there😂. Some people still find it hard to believe…
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Naturalista Baby Girl | #WinterABC #Day10
Hi my darling! I hope you’re still holding up fine. Remember it’s okay to take a break for yourself and come back strong enough to fight for everything that truly matters. Today, Winter ABC asked us to say which brand we’d love to work with/ represent and I didn’t even have to think twice. Immediately…
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Meet my Instagram faves | #WinterABC #Day9
Hi my darling! Today, I’d be sharing four Instagram accounts I love following, why I follow them and why you should maybe follow them too! @diaryofanaijagirl I mentioned this page when I talked about my favourite Naija bloggers here and my reason is the same. She always posts truly inspiring content and I totally admire…
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5 of my favourite Naija bloggers | #WinterABC #Day7
Hi my darling! How are you? Are you keeping safe? I truly hope you are. If you do not feel great or need someone to talk to, please know you can reach out to me. Also, my DMs are always open on Instagram and Twitter. I’ll be glad to hear from you anytime. Today I’ll…
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Social Media: Of People, By People, For People. | #WinterABC #Day6
Have you ever wondered what the point of social media is? I know I have. I actually once took a pen and paper and started writing down the lessons I’ve learned from social media. You see, the world of social media can be difficult to navigate. It’s a place made of people, by people and…
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5 Fun Things to do while observing Social Distancing | #WinterABC #Day5
Hey you! How are you holding up? Sometimes, I’m just on my bed or in the bathroom and the reality randomly hits me again. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A FREAKING PANDEMIC! It’s funny how I’m not freaking out anymore the way I was at the beginning of this thing. I followed some tips…
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Becoming Tomilola: Road to Today and Lessons Learned. | #WinterABC #Day4
It’s hard to write about who I am today. It’s even harder to write about how I became who I am today. You see, the person that I am at the moment is shaped by every single one of my previous experiences. Every person I have met. Every place I have been. Everything I have…
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Of Tiny Eyes and Storytelling | #WinterABC #Day2
From time to time, I sit back and think about what my blog is now and what it was when I started. And I’m usually unable to do that without thinking of who I am now and who I was when I started. When I started this blog, it was called Through my Tiny Eyes.…
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I’m taking a gamble on myself! | #WinterABC
Hi guys! How are you doing? I hope you are staying safe and staying protected? I also hope you’re staying safe mentally and emotionally and taking time for yourself if you need to. Remember that it’s okay to take a step back. Take some time off social media or mute any accounts that may be…
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Today makes it 20 years…
Today makes it 20 years since my biological dad passed. In a world where everybody wants to tell you how to do everything, – how to parent your kids, how to love, how to be a friend, how to process pain – this is one pain I’ve never really known how to process. My earliest…
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Best Pork Ribs in Lagos – Food Shack, Restaurant Review
If you know me well enough, you’ll know that I’m always making a list of new places to eat but somehow, I end up eating at the same 2 or 3 places. I cannot, for the life of me, understand why. Anyways, I finally went somewhere new for the first time in a long while…
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My First Paint-and-Sip Experience.
Hiiiiiiiii!!! Welcome back! I feel like I need to explain why this blog is now tomioflagos.com. My explanation might give you a little inkling into why I’ve been away for the longest time. So…my original blog was hacked. I don’t know what happened exactly but I just started getting a lot of spam posts like…
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BIRTHDAY BEHAVIOUR: TURNING 21 BY FORCE!
Finally! My birthday post! I delayed this post till today because I’m trying to get back on my Sunday posting wagon so yes. New posts will be going up on Sundays again. The Birthday Post! I thought on my 21st birthday, I’d be writing some form of overly reflective post on how much I’ve achieved…
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I’M SORRYYYYYYY!!!
Hi Guys! My People! This is not welcome back! This is ‘I’m sorry’. This is ‘I’m really really sorry’. A number of people have messaged me to ask why I haven’t put up any post in months. Some have actually confronted me physically as to why I took a break without any notice. So here…
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LIFE AFTER NYSC + SIGNS YOU ARE YOUR OWN GREATEST ENEMY
Yaaaaassss people!!! I have gotten my certificate and I have hung my boots. NYSC is over! It actually feels like yesterday that I was writing my camp chronicles but in reality, a whole year has passed. No more CDS. No more clearance. No more allowance from the Federal Government. No more PPA. No more free…
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