Changing lanes

“We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the life that is waiting for us.” – Joseph Campbell

It's strange how much can change in a week. I applied for medical role back home in Nigeria and months later, I still hadn't heard anything; then last Monday bam! I got it. So this past week has been a whirlwind of decisions and feeling conflicted - leave and achieve my dream or stay with loved ones and leave a great life behind. So with the support of my family and boyfriend, I've decided to relocate 4,300 miles and an ocean, all for the love of medicine.

Relocating is not an easy feat and I would have loved to have more time to sort things out in London. Moving from my house in London to my house in Nigeria is like two different worlds in terms of fashion, hair, makeup etc... In London the weather is cooler and Nigeria it's hot. For example...in terms of makeup I need less oily makeup and more powder based products.

So now that I'm here it has been hard to adjust to living so far away from the land I was born and spent 15 years schooling, but as the days pass..I'm more comfortable. The fact that I have a cook to prepare my meals and a driver to take me anywhere isn't so bad and catching up with old friends isn't bad either.

So I hope you will bear with me...I'll be so busy but will try and share my experience in Nigeria. I'm sure the next 5 years will whizz by (I hope lol).

I've already had a run in with the "natural hair nazi's" of Nigeria but that's a story for another post.

Much love xx

Winter is coming

So summer is over in London. The minute we get so much as a glint of sunshine..the clouds come a knocking and bring us torrential rain. So it not only means that we have to pack up our sunglasses and floppy hats but unpack/shop for transitional coats and jackets.

A transitional coat/jacket is great for different types of weather and are versatile, light and have a classic silhouette. These are the kind of pieces you have for YEARS!! The most common type of transitional coat is a trench and a transitional jacket is a blazer. 

L-R: H+M trench in NY (February!), blazer coat from New Look worn with H+M scarf (December), black H+M blazer with red lace dress (September).

 

W118 by walter baker --- Missiny.com --- Dorothy perkins


BURBERRY --- D&G --- ERDEM

 

burberry --- all saints --- burberry

 baserange --- burberry --- caroll paris