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Hello world!
This would have been my first post but your girl chickened out years ago. Good news is, I'm back with a bang. Happy reading guys!
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My First Post
Hi! My name is Alma Amarachi Asinobi. Twenty One. Serial Entrepreneur. Graduate Student. Igbo. If you’re reading this then you’re a friend & huge supporter of my brand now, or a fan stalking me much later because I’ve blown. Lol! Whichever category
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ON STAYING SAFE: Tips for Using Public Transport in Nigeria
I grew up in Port-Harcourt. (I can hear a voice telling me to call it the kidnapping capital of the world, but I won’t call it that because that’s bad PR.) So let’s just say it’s not the safest city
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THRIFTING 101: The Basics
In this post, I want to give you reasons why the next time anyone gives you a derogatory look for thrifting, you should look them in the eye and say “This nuh mek nuh sense.”
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ZEN OVER TEN: A Review of Zen Garden, Lagos
A Zen Garden experience is as close as it gets to a China in Nigeria. From the grandiose Chinese traditional architecture to the interior design and lighting. Everything says, “Welcome to the China that you can afford.”
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2019 IN HAIRSTYLES + #DISCOMFORTZONE2020
This year was mostly for me trying to see whether I would die if I tried new styles (mostly braids) and it turns out I didn’t but there's still more work to be done in 2020.
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ON SECURING THE BAG: 20 Side Hustle Ideas
No new year goal is detailed enough if it doesn’t contain the amount of money you want to make or have in savings at the end of it. Living on one stream of income is just like being friends with
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ON GETTING HELP: MY 12 HOLY GRAIL APPS
From photo editing to planning content to creating graphics to productivity, even to finances, these 12 free mobile apps have helped me as an individual and as a brand.
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A-BUN-DANCE: A REVIEW OF BUNS & BATTER, PH
First of all, if you get my pun please leave me a comment, you deserve a treat lol. Okay, let's get into the business of the day.
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HOW TO STYLE A DRESS IN SIX WAYS
I’ve had this dress since 2014. I thrifted it at Yaba market with my Auntie for 700 naira and I’ve just never worn it out. It’s always one of my options but never gets picked. On the day of this
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6 UNDERRATED CHANGES YOU NEED TO MAKE TO UPGRADE YOUR LIFE
It’s 23 days into the new year and officially 21 days since I started to form a new habit that has upgraded the quality of my mornings since I started it. I’ll be sharing it, and 5 other habits that
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10 UNCONVENTIONAL LESSONS FROM TYLER PERRY’S “A FALL FROM GRACE”
You've probably seen a lot of reviews since the release of this movie, some good, some bad, others terrible. So here's some tea from a lazy student's perspective. I'm just trying to learn lessons, break them down into practical
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ON SLUSH, SIPS & SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE: How I Learnt to Say No + How You Can Too
A story of growth and unpopular personal principles; how I withdrew myself from the race to social acceptance and how you can too.
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UNDERWATER: MY ISOLATION SO FAR
Nawa o. Like play like play, it's been three weeks now. Where do I even start? From the 2-hour days, the indecisive weather down to the see-finish, the past weeks have really attempted to make a show. Here's how I'm holding up.
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ISOLATION DIARY ENTRY 1: WETIN BE DIS?
I came home with a few clothes, and only March and April reads, expecting that all of this would be over in a rather short time. The day it dawned on me how serious this is, was the day I
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ISOLATION DIARY ENTRY 2: WHAT’S THAT ON THE DOOR?
I got a stash of McVities Digestive biscuits and some Orijin Zero to help me through these trying times, meanwhile my youngest sister has sworn that she will stick to me like white on rice. She has blatantly refused to
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ISOLATION DIARY ENTRY 3: I GOT A CALL FROM THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH
I’ve been too spellbound to tell this story, but I’ve finally come to terms with it. Promise you won’t freak out, because I'm not. Alright, let’s go.
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5 WAYS TO MAKE MONEY DURING THIS LOCKDOWN
Here's five ways you can make money from your bed, (since you don't leave it anyway)
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ISOLATION DIARY ENTRY 4: I BEAT A PERSONAL RECORD!
I have a love-hate relationship with books. While I absolutely want to soak in all the gems that I get from them, I’m a really slow reader. I used to try to outdo myself, but more recently I started to
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CURRENTLY LOVING: APRIL FAVOURITES
April has been one big month for me, mostly because I put in a lot of work - in my creative journey, and all round personal development. So from books to midnight snacks to apps to fashion pieces to selfcare;
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15 BEFORE 25: MY BUCKET LIST
I want to know I’m not heading for a finish line that keeps shifting, so I need you to bear witness. If you see anybody trying to play smart by shifting the goal post, kindly raise alarm - even if
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ISOLATION DIARY ENTRY 5: NEPA WELLDONE O
At the beginning of the isolation, I had it bad. Like bad bad bad, and I didn’t even know. My mental health was depleting because of the scary news I was being bombarded with. But with time, after I cut
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COUNTING MY BLESSINGS: 10 THINGS I’M GRATEFUL FOR IN 2020
2020 has been rough, no doubt, and as we draw closer to the end of the first half, nothing can surprise us at this point, because everything that could possibly go wrong has done just that. For this reason, it’s very