It’s exactly 8.30pm and you just got home after a long day at work. The traffic was ridiculous today; a 45 minute drive took you 3 and a half hours and you’re so exhausted you could cry now. You are literally fighting back tears – some days have you like this no matter how strong…
I don’t remember how and when we became friends but that’s social media for you, isn’t it? Kachi and I have exchanged DMs and messages for a few years now. And thanks to our blogs and social media, I feel like I’ve known her all my life, even though we didn’t formally “meet” till last…
How do I get a mentor? It’s one of the most popular questions we get on the blog, and with good reason. Studies show that you’re more likely to meet your career goals, and avoid career-damaging moves if you have someone mentoring and showing you the way. No matter how smart you are, or how…
The worst career advice I got was when a colleague commended my work and almost immediately trashed it saying, “You married women that work late, I don’t see why you need to work this hard!” Duh! As if marriage was my ticket to luxury.
It’s more than spa dates or manicures, mama.
The Slides: Modern Marriages
2. Inappropriate Email Addresses: When the internet arrived and getting emails were a novelty, a lot of people had rather interesting email addresses. Such addresses as ‘gorgeousbaby87@hotmail.com’ were rife. It is important to provide recruiters, potential employers and other professional acquaintances with a simple, standard email address at which they can reach you.
Fix It – Create a different email address for professional purposes. Your first and last names separated by a dot, underscore or hyphen for example, work very well.
Bone Broth is cheap, easy to make, delicious and filled with all the best nutrients. Feeding your Nigerian child healthy meals has never been easier.
This is the very first post in the Balance Series on Blazers & Baby and I’m so happy to get it started. For the longest time, we’ve had this idea to interview young moms working in various industries to get a sense of how they manage the priorities of work, family life and personal time….
Children raised by war survivors have a unique attitude to food. They are reluctant to throw leftover food away. Paring tubers (e.g. yams, potatoes or plantains) is done with precision. Not an inch of the tuber is wasted. And nutrition is hardly mentioned. Everyone is grateful to have enough to eat. Food is regarded as…
