How To Keep A Drama Free Friendship

 Friendship is a wonderful thing,it can be fun, wild,and even scary ..YEA! You see i have quite a number of friends,the good ,fun-loving,quiet ones,and lots more ,i'm sure some of you can testify to this..lol.. am i not right?Atinuke (my cutie cute),Bunmi Omoshola-Yusuf (My BFF),Taiwo Diyaolu-Bamgbade(my love),Ikeoluwa and Kenny( unbreakable besties),Yetunde Adelaja( my sis from another mam),Seyi Ogundipe (My never a dull moment paddy), Adekitan (my darling)Vivian Pedro( my paddy), Bisoye(cool calm one) if i keep on with the names ehh,won't finish in days lol..Bukky, Lawal,Bukky Jibodu,Edna, and my surest paddy of all Emmanuel Gbenebuchie.

So back to our gist,Friendship can sometimes be messy ( not dramatic) most especially with ladies, i have heard a lot of ladies say 'oh i preffer to have male friends to female, oh i can't deal with ladies...some even go as far as '' Oh God bless me with a male boss..YEAH..i'm sure some of you can relate to this.

From Selling Bread To Gracing Top Magazine Cover :Olajumoke Orisaguna

What a wonderful story,looks like a dream,Olajumoke was a bread seller who accidentally was photographed by Ty Bello while photographing Tinie Tempah on the street of Lagos for a ThisDay Style cover feature. During the shoot,She was going about her usual business of selling bread, and happened to walk into a shot...and boom everyone started asking if she was a model…and that was how the search for Olajumoke began,and she was found.Isn't she lovely

A Richer You : Uche Pedro

Uche Pedro

I love Bella Naija,there's no day i don't visit that blog.YEAP!
There is this beautiful article Uche Pedro penned down today A Richer you 2016 
It is so inspiring,you all need to read it .




Photo credit :Bella Naija

Monday Inspiration :Viola Davis

A big congratulations to Viola Davis,personally I'm so inspired and motivated by this woman,her speech was so inspiring and motivating,i believe we should always make use of every opportunity we get to inspire one another.... .... And Taraji stood up with a genuine smile and confidence to cheer you ON and that made it sooooo much more powerful - so many black women are competitive and just tear each other down instead of pulling each other UP!!! 

 

Natural Hair Inspiration : Omoni Oboli

Hello Darlings,happy Sunday! i'm so sorry have not been constant here,the kids are on holiday from school,once the school resumes boom back to work,not just that I'm also working on a new project 'fashion related' so i have been busy...thanks so much for all your love ...
Back to main jist, i can't get my eyes off Omoni Oboli's natural hair,so lovely,my daughters and i are on natural hair,so you understand why i keep staring at naturalistas...
Let us get inspired by our beautiful actress

Rosemary Ajuka Cool FM's OAP and Kolo Kenneth Kadiri Becomes Star Crusaders for AYECI Africa's 1Million Gift of Literacy Campaign

Cool FM's OAP Rosemary Ajuka and Kenneth Kolo Digital Media Sensation have delightedly accepted to become Star Crusaders for AYECI Africa's #1Million Gift of Literacy Campaign from August - October 2015

Fashion Tips For Men

hello,okay! Men its your turn..here are some fashion tips for you

lovely

Entrepreneur Spotlight : Frank White

 

Frank White is an international fashion designer,he has designed for lots of big wigs all over the world ;From State governors to senators,business men in Nigeria to premiership footballers from various clubs like Tottenham Hotspurs, Arsenal Football Club and Newcastle United to mention a few, several Nigerian artists like Olamide, Don Jazzy, Wande Coal, Duncan Mighty and Basket Mouth, Bracket, Duncan Mighty etc.I'm sure you all are familiar with the bespoke blazer badges,He is responsible for that ..YES !He started that trend..

 Here we go....

Entrepreneur Spotlight : Ifeoma Adibe- Chukwuka; Social Entrepreneur

 Please note : The purpose of this interview is to promote and encourage entrepreneurship among youths and we hope to spotlight more entrepreneurs both at home and in diaspora.

PURPLESTONE EVENTS : Excellent Event Planner

Happy Monday my beautiful people,how was your weekend ?Mine was fun all the way... 

Meanwhile i attended darling husband's team bonding which took place in a park...My goodness,it was out of this world;the MC,Venue,food,drinks,games,decor,..it was so classy and fun-filled, even when i used some of the photos as my blackberry display images,see lovely comments, (will post photos later)and as the lady i am who strongly believe ''WHEN WE ALL HELP ONE ANOTHER EVERYBODY WINS'' ...so i requested for the contact of the event planner to get  the details of her company to post on the blog  and to save a lot of us the stress of planing and managing an event..be it wedding,birthday etc.

Here we go....

Tiwa Savage And Tee Billz Celebrates First Anniversary

The hot couple celebrated their first wedding anniversary in a romantic way  

Here's what Tiwa said:
    "Hey baby, look what daddy did for mummy today. Breakfast in bed, church, romantic dinner, candles and rose petals all over our hotel room, lots and lots of gifts and love. This is how we ended up creating you in the first place oooo lol. We love you daddy, thank you for a magical day

Monday Style Crush : Laarin Badmus-Balogun

Happy Monday everyone,sure you all had a great weekend !
Pure sophistication, Elegance and Beauty ?Look no further as  Laarin Badmus Balogun scores an A1,she's happily married and blessed with three lovely children..Her family is not left out as her hubby and children are super stylish !
 
More photos after the cut

Do Not Sell Your Vote

Hello everyone,how are you all doing?thank God its Friday ! I'm sure everyone is excited and looking forward to the winner of the Governorship election taking place tomorrow

Mercy Aigbe-Gentry Fashion Looks To Steal...

If you're looking for fashion inspiration for a date, night out or just to feel sexy,Nollyhood actress, Mercy Aigbe Gentry is one of the perfect celebrities to turn to. Here's how you can copy some of her best fashion moments.

 

 

Ten Years After : The Good, The Bad And The Happily Ever After ...

 

Ten years after: The good, the Bad and the Happily Ever After

Sometime back when I was a little girl, I vowed that I will marry a tall dude, just so that my kids aren’t as brief as I am.

Same time, I also wanted a fun marriage, I also once thought I would want to have an early start in marriage, just so that I get over the mummy business early and enjoy myself.

I always had dreams, amazing country home, to die for hubby and fabulous kids, did I get all of these?

Fast forward to April 18, 2014, I celebrate a decade of falling in and out of love, drunk and sober in love, staying in love against all odds.

What kept Adeolu and Adetola together?

Faith. Family. Friends.

Faith in God: God loves us and wants the best for us, our faith in Him sustained the union. We have had so many not-so-pleasant times, during those moments, faith in His word kept us and constantly speaking His word into my marriage was a weapon that worked.

I remember when I cried out to God, I was desperate for a renewed marriage, I told Him how lost I was without His love in our hearts, that night, I felt a loving arm around me, Yes ! God healed my home.

 

Faith in our Love: When I said Yes, I knew I truly loved Adeolu and I knew he did. Only true love could have kept us till date as we both always want to have the last word. And the last word still remains LOVE.

Family: After all, everyone has a family and everyone's family has a story to tell. Our story cannot be complete without our families. We both come from large family units and they have been such a pillar to us.

Every one made this union stronger and better. Ours is not the ‘me and my husband” setting, but each family member sincerely wanted us to stay in love, the love and support of everyone cannot be described. We are truly blessed.

Yes, it came with challenges, but again, their sincerity and love is indescribable.

Friends: God surrounded us with many of these species, and they came in different packages.

Too numerous to be mentioned, their faith in our marriage strengthened our love. To deny their support is like saying butterflies don’t exist. God bless each

one of our friends.

Reality check, did I get the perfect, to die for hubby? My Adeolu isn’t perfect but he’s just perfect for me, created to fit and size Adetola, with no expiry date.

Amazing country home, work in progress… even Aso Rock can’t compare.

 

Fabulous kids? 10 years after, Two beautiful boys, what more can we ask for as they have been shining stars. And yes, they are tall dudes, just like their father.

Will I say Yes once again? I fit die on top his matter?

Yes, Over and over.

Today I celebrate our love and I can’t keep calm!

Love lifted us.

#TeamAdeoluBalogun#

Thank you Adetola Adeolu-Balogun for sharing,may God continue to strengthen your marriage.Yemisi Lyn-nur