New Year, Newer me?

 First of all, HAPPY NEW YEAR. 

Since the tiktok ban and the demise of twitter it feels like bloggers are back, well- some bloggers.

And I'm here for it. Anyway I started off my year with whole 30 and the most painless period ever. Honest to God whole 30 is the truth just that rice and beans is my cultural diet but my God that diet works wonders. Like my skin is clear, my ab lines are back I'm drinking 3 liters of water a day. Its a damn miracle.

That being said I really need to incorporate it into my lifestyle instead of doing 2 30 day stints.

Anyway my new year goals this year are simple- focus on my focus and tap into abundance. 

everything else is jara. I also want to build a real life community but I understand that you need forgiveness to build community and God knows forgivness issa struggle for me.

That being said- why did I find out today that someone I know was in a cult. Like she joined a fellowship and turns out it was a cult. Honestly when she told me I was like- bruh you are NIGERIAN. how did they run you street like this?

But that's another thing that Nigerians/ immigrants need to be wary of- when you are vulnerable for community you give room for all sorts to inflitrate your life. Anyway I'm happy she is out and I invited her to my own church but I'm sure she must be so annoyed. LOL

My friends got married and I'm so sad I missed the wedding but when I tell you that her looks were chef kiss? I was so happy with the hairstyle she went with because I personally think frontals are razz, especially when brides use them. Like lagos is so hot we can see the lace lifting please. 

But knowing lagos brides they wont stop sha, so let me mind my canadian business.

And speaking of my canadian business- I entered into a black history month competition for a poem and won. 

I told myself I was going to get paid for writing this year so to start the year off with a prize has me thinking can I start calling myself award winning writer. Anyway, I have a reading for the poem and I have to go and discuss what my thoughts are about black history month which is interesting because before I moved here february was the month of love. So to now layer BHM on it, issa lot, and also I have little to no thoughts on it because where I'm from every month us black history month.

Be that as it may, when in rome and that I will put something together get dressed wear a wig and go and speak on black history month.

Do you hate when you see something on social media that challenges your prejudice and makes you see yourself as a hypocrite? Honestly now I just laugh but before it used to annoy me. Case in point the tweet about people hating tattoo's but microblading their eyebrows. The worst part of that tweet is that it includes fine aunty in it. LOL hilarious. also because while I don't judge tattoo's i'm a piercing girlie, I can not believe that I have tattooed eyebrows. LOL and guess what I've done them 3 times. they just won't stay.

After this attempt I will give up on microblading permanently and just learn how to wear make up. or just figure out my foundation shade at least.

I hope you all are well and I wish you a prosperous 2025. 

I have so so so many great plans for the year and I feel so grateful because I know they will all come true.

Also school finishes in 2 months!!!! two months can you guys believe it? Thank you Jesus

And yet another testimony

 I got a scholarship.

which is fantastic because I was going to have to use my credit card to pay my next & last term's fees.

I am so so thankful.

Anyway thats so major but even more than that- I found a speaker on facebook thats blue tooth and 30 pin ipod- if you know me you know my ipod and my obsession with the music on it. anyway I've been on a music spree and my lord how delightful it has been!

I am so happy.:)

And do you guys think its time for lemar to release new music?

Also can you believe that Warren buffet gave away $1bn- makes me really wonder about amassing wealth.

I loved the shareholder letter so much that I'm going to share my thoughts on it linkedin. Yes o> I have become a linkedin warrior and honestly I'm gonna go hard at it till I get a job I like.

:)

Hope you guys are well please join me in prayers I want to go home for christmas but IRCC hasn't given me my visa extension. So if I leave the country I wont be able to come back.

Wahala but God has been on such a run that Ive left it in his hands.

Another Testimony

 I know how insane it sounds but OMO God get me for mind this year.

Tell me why I have found a place that is so much cheaper than my current place but way bigger AND- saves me so much that I'm basically getting one month rent free.

You guys hold God this Q4 o. He is a miracle worker FR. As I sit here and run the 2024 numbers on how much we have spent all I can say is that God is the greatest.

Jesus knew what he was saying when he said that if he dressess the lillies how much more you?

God knows your needs and will take care of them for you.

Trust him

And have a great Q4. 

Testimony Time- BLESSING TIME

Somebody praise the Lord.

One of the reasons we picked this Canadian city when we were looking for a city to move to, was for husbands career. He had just begun gaining strides as a film maker in Lagos, when everything clicked and we had to move.

Anyway I'll spare you all the BTS, and just share that today, he got announced as a Delegate to attend the Film festival of our city.

When he told me he applied, I said- you will get in. and when he got in, I SCREAMED- JESUS IYEEEEEE, because I could not believe how ordered his steps have been since we moved here and decided to pursue this career fully.

God has been too faithful. 

And I am so so proud of the work that my husband continues to do to showcase how absolutely talented he is as a film maker.

I'll probably do a long IG post to talk more about it- but I am just so so happy.

I can not even believe it but I also believe it. LIKE IN A YEAR?

All of this is to say, there is no desire in your heart that God did not put there, and bear in mind, he wants to do exceedingly & abundantly more for you than you can imagine. 

If  you just moved countries, I want you to know that it will get better. it always does. Remember that God is the Ultimate and he rules in the affairs of men. And he will always make everything that happens to work out for YOUR good.

If you want to know more, send me a message and I'll send you the press release. :) 

Happy Canniversary to all who celebrate- AKA ME

 Today makes it a year that I packed my bags, gave out half of my clothes, rehomed my dog and moved to Canada to continue living my life.

Because I am Nigerian, I ordered a pack of small chops to all my nephews, & neices & siblings in Lagos. Because the business is Nigerian, even though I told them to deliver it at 9:30am- it only came at like 2pm and yeah.

Two things, I am so so thankful to God for this journey. everyone says the first year is the hardest and when I tell you that I have cried only TWO times in the last year. 

I can not believe how much God has done for me on this journey. There have been so many things that have happened on this journey that the more I think about it, the more I know that it could only have been God.

Truly the journey is in God's hands, and when people tell me I'm so lucky, I always tell them. It is God o.

Let today be the marker that I have come to return all glory to the name of God for his faithfulness and kindness and grace on the journey.

God has given me the gift of men on this journey, helpers have arisen, and help has shown up from all the unlikeliest places to prove that God is not a man that he should lie, that he has done and said everything that he said he will do.

Exceedingly, abundantly above all the things I could imagine for this journey- He has done.

And I can not thank him enough.

Please say a prayer for me today that God that has brought me will continue to keep me in his arms.

Canada has given me so so much in this one year and I remain so grateful because where others have said they were cast down, I was lifted up Highhhh!

Happy one year in Canada to me.

via GIPHY

Took me a year

 But I think I have found my church.

And I am SOOOOO happy. I went to church sporadically in Lagos because you know, church. but when I moved here, I started looking for a church and I went to a few but did not really like them, so I stayed with my online churches, anyway my class mate invited me to his church and I was like- okay let me try this.

and boy was I moved. when they started singing worship songs and I burst into tears, I just knew, I said -  I'M HOMEEEEEEEEEEEE.

When I got home, Pj was like oh you really liked this church and I said yes it was really good.

Long weekend in Canada and honestly I'm thinking of doing a thanksgiving on the anniversary of our 1 year move here.

When I tell you that this journey has been ALL GOD. every step that has been taken it has felt like God has just been opening doors for me.

Last week I was praying for something and then I got a confirmation in my mind that it was settled and I was like God am I praying in vain and then I was reminded for a time the exact same thing happened and I was like- OHHHH.

a few years ago, maybe 8 I wanted to buy a ticket but didn't have the money even though I wanted to book the flight I was like hmnn lets see, anyway long story short I had been paid some money from a co-operative on the friday before I even knew about the flight and I'm sure I have a blog post about this- the details are fuzzy but I was reminded that God will always provide for me.

And when I tell you I felt so comforted.

Anyway another long weekend and I can finally say I have settled down barring some tax issues- and honestly it makes no sense that everyone has to file their taxes themselves, its annoying.

I think and therefore.. I might be losing my mind.

 Walk with me. 

I moved to north america seeking greener pastures and while it has been green, significantly greener than the green on the nigerian flag, HELLO I bought a whole 4kg salmon for $4. so its green. It has also been bleak AF for people of color. aka me.

Because I grew up in Nigeria, I never understood that whole white people are crazy racist thing till I moved here and I'm  like- BLOOD OF GOD. these mutherfuckers are actually racist AF. 

But who no go, no go know. so moving past it has really just been a function of building community but the realization has really radicalized me.

Which is why when Kamala announced she was running, I was like, wailing throwing up and falling to my knees in the parking lot of my real canadian superstore.  I'm not going to lie before I moved her my aunt who worked in the US but lives in canada and shuttles daily, used to complain about immigration moving mad during trump Szn. 

A cousin of mine got kicked out of the US even though she was there legally, Honestly immigration as a Nigerian was TERRIBLE during trump and Biden brought back drop box. All I'm going to say is- I'm learning there is little to no greater good in North America.

While I'm not disilusioned about the move, I'm more like what the fuck kind of life is this?

Moving here has radicalized me in a way that would never have been possible from lagos, such that I want to slap all the trump lovers in Yaba lagos because what the fuckare you people talking about?

Why is DEI in your mouth?

Anyway rant over. I'm obviously not losing my mind, but its annoying.

The thing that mostly annoys me is that I have fucking chinese & filipino people that can't string 2 sentences together talking about only God knows what. Honestly, my english is going through it in this country.

But its not all bad, I discovered a fantastic asian afrobeat DJ WHOOOOOOO is so good but obviously lacks cultural context because he was still playing Naira Marley in the club.

This being said, I actually love living here. I thought my life was great in Lagos- IT WAS, but my God its about to get greater, I can just feel it in my bones. Does this make any sense? I'm not someone who I thought her life will change much if she moved, but i literally play tennis mid week with my husband for an hour every week. Its such a fantastic BIG life.

Honestly God bless the me of one year ago that decided to finally move to Canada. While school is tough. It can never last forever so I know that one day- this too shall pass.

I miss my family so much, My siblings, my mum, my nephews & niece ( who graduated to big school??????) can you believe it? I miss seeing lagos babes all dressed UP. urgh the fashion in this city- abysmal.

I do love a good food haul though. And access to asian skincare on tap? no more waiting 100 years for delivery from  Korea? This God is too good I will praise him name forever.

But For real because two things can be true, I miss home so much, but I am forever grateful for this move. :)