I nurture two little men (aged 5 and 3) while keeping a full-time job in the humid concrete jungle that is Lagos. In themumzone, I observe life through my mummy eyes, sharing my faith, family and fitness goals. Hope you enjoy my journey!
A friend who was expecting, asked me where I did all my baby shopping (all those years ago 😂) because she was too big and tired to be going up and down in this ‘summer’ heat. I told her quite frankly, ever since I was pregnant with M, I’ve shopped online for children’s stuff and … More Why I’ve Decided it’s Just Better to Shop Online
This was a baby I didn’t plan or want, I was scared and I had plans. My parents had plans for me, my parents had planned our lives since before we were born, and it had always followed the plans. Primary school, secondary school, university, service year, masters then get a job and get married. The Yoruba family expectations were always to be met and not messed with but I was messing with it. A baby ruined the well laid plans and I was really considering abortion, but then I told my boyfriend and he was ecstatic. … More Mummy moment: 23 and healing
October is designated Pregnancy and infant loss awareness month. I didn’t even know that that was a thing, put in place since 1988 by the Reagan administration in the US. And yet there is a conspiracy of silence around miscarriages and infant loss all over the world. I know many women who have suffered pregnancy … More Mummy Moment: Of Loss and Rainbow Babies 1
It’s back to school Monday! Yay! If you’re among the last-minute-dot-com mums please come round for your selfie with me. We’re in this together. 😁 I forgot to buy socks 😂 and they’ve outgrown their vests! 😭😭 Waramess! Yet I remembered to change the sheets in their bedroom. Yes, I’ve been itching to do it … More Instabuy Review: @TheSheetHaven
Who knew! I even wrote a post about it before I knew it was a whole day! Self care is very important. Especially for a mum who works for herself or is in paid employment. Sometimes we neglect ourselves in the process of taking care of everyone else. And we usually don’t stop until … More Mummy Moment for World Self Care Day
So you might have heard about my low-sugar life after my ketogenic weightloss. but, I do still have cravings for baked foods, hence my attempt at almond bread. View this post on Instagram I don't have the worst temper in the world but it does boil hot when I'm ticked off. Anger is not … More Low Sugar life: Mug cake
Hey mamas! Hope you had a good Easter break. I didn’t. At least not in the sense that most people do with Church services, and vigils interspersed with the obligatory fun fair here and there. I spent most of my time before the holiday in the kitchen, trying to make sure my people didn’t die … More Instagram Buy Review: Alabaara.com.ng
He was 5 months old. I was lucky, they said, lots of women have to go back to work after 3 months. I got 5 months maternity courtesy of working for a multinational that used their country’s labour laws to set the standard for us where our own laws were lacking. It wasn’t without some … More Mummy Moment #35: My Working Mum Story II
Bad enough that it’s a few days late, I’m now going to make it worse by copying from a Facebook post which was lifted from another site. 🤣 “To the mum who’s breastfeeding: Way to go! It really is an amazing gift to give your baby, for any amount of time that you can manage! … More Happy Mother’s (Every)Day!
If you have heard the song “All of you” by John Legend then you must have heard about his wife Chrissy Teigen, his muse and inspiration for the beautiful song that makes us all wish our special someone would serenade us so beautifully. Christine Diane Teigen is a 32 year old American model both Norwegian … More All of Chrissy, our Mum Crush Today
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