By Nikki Gloudeman. Like many women, I’ve often distilled body image into a series of cold hard numbers: pounds, dress size, calories, carbs. But it wasn’t always this way. In fact, the first time I realized weight would be an issue in my life, it was all about words. I was in grade school, age 10, and heavy. On the…
I was wearing an electric blue blouse, jet black leggings and nude 3 inch heels. My hair was packed in a tight pony tail and my lips were the colour of ruby woo. It was our second date and we were meeting up for drinks on a Friday evening. Conservative, clean and not too presumptuous was how my cousin described…
For a while now, I’ve preached self love like its running out of business! Loving yourself is the first step to living a happy fulfilled life. It means accepting who you are, having the sense of spirit to change what you don’t like about yourself and knowing your value. Regardless of what romantic comedies and love idealist have us believe,…
He has made everything beautiful in its time …” Ecclesiastes 3:11a (NIV) Sometimes life hurts. Am I the only one who wants to tuck her tail, give up and stay home forever with a stash of chocolate and great coffee? Sometimes I want to straight up hide. I hope I’m not alone. However, yesterday I was reminded that while life does hurt…
It’s the list that most African’s dream to be on. The Young African Millionaires to watch, a list created by Forbes which boasts Jason Njoku, the maverick Nigerian internet entrepreneur and Ashish Thakkar, the 29 year old Ugandan whose business grosses annual revenues of approximately $100 million. Buried in-between the testosterone filled list are two women who can definitely hold their…
The first time I met Uche Eze Pedro was in 2010 at the lobby of Southern Sun Hotel in Ikoyi. Until then we’d been emailing back and forth and she had published my articles on Bellanaija.com. She looked decidedly different from what I was expecting. I had imagined the Editor in Chief of Bellanaija.com would turn up in Louboutin heels,…
The road to success is paved in gold! LIESSSS Truth is success requires a spirit of doggedness, bouncing back from failures and a lonely trip on the road less traveled. While we are always quick to celebrate the successful, its refreshing when they are honest about their humble beginnings and less than successful first steps. For many, Jason Njoku, the…
“Nothing worth having comes easy”! Someone really smart must have said this years ago! Sometimes we run away from challenges or see life’s down times as a reason to quit. Last week I came across the video of Alysia Montano an 8 month pregnant athlete who despite all odds ran a competitive 800meters race. Alysia, who came 5th at the…
“I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.” John 15:5 (NASB) A busy mom of six once told me, “I’m too busy NOT to pray!” Therein lies the secret to a life that really works. Putting Jesus first and making prayer a priority…
Some friendships are eternal. When I met Wana Udobang 4 years ago, I never thought our friendship would blossom into something quite so special. I always say everyone needs a friend like Wana, open and honest, able to cut through the noise of the world and get through to your heart (off course it also helps that her cooking skills…
