I Am Loving #GirlBoss

Sophia Amoruso #girlboss

I was casually going through old interesting posts on my favourite business/entrepreneurship websites and I stumbled across the Nasty Gal's CEO's story. It was more like tapping into what she did as a source of inspiration to entrepreneurs. It was just a casual glance but I noticed the popularity of the Nasty Gal brand spiking everywhere on social media and online. I started following Nasty Gal on instagram and then the CEO herself Sophia Amoruso. 

 #girlboss

Well I am now truly inspired reading an overview of her story on several sites and some features in business newspapers. I think I have a new girl mentor. Her book #GirlBoss will be out soon and I can't wait to find out more about her story and why she's the business world's new darling.

I will definitely get a hard copy and hopefully an autograph if possible.

Inspired me.

Ciao

Bebe.

P.S. Doesn't she look fierce in all her pics? :)

What to do in a boring town

Abuja

We all know it's hard moving to new place, especially moving from a big bustling city to a developing town. I did. It's been a year and it hasn't been easy. I have been exposed as being shy and a little socially challenged. Making new friends is kind of hard especially if you are also working on not losing the ones back home. Finding things to do in a town that is less exciting than one you are used to is... well... challenging. In this developing town I live and work in, it’s so monotonous. It's all about gardens and night clubs. I am a literary person, I like wild nights spaced with quiet poetry recitals.

The transition to a slower pace can and did expose new sides of me; I have been the couch potato, the procrastinator and the burgeoning hermit. I then decided to get off my butt and do stuff. But not only my bad side came out; I became more entrepreneurial, independent, curious, more put together with thoughts and plans for the future. It has been a ride.

For you out there in this same situation don't lose hope, you just have a new opportunity to do something different.

Take the chance

Back Again

I took time off to go to visit my family during the holiday, I had so much fun and when I came back I had to take sometime to get my groove back. 

So many changes and disappointments. First of all, it turns out that I won't be going to do my MSc this year because PTDF has no funds left. (*whispers* there are unconfirmed rumors that the ES channeled the money to other.. *cough*) 

So with an extra year I have to pull my parachute, my plan B. Work at all I wanna do: designing, sewing, volunteering for an NGO. Nothing to lose attitude and also to start  managing my money (Money Bending). 

What else?

Never Enough

Earlier last week I was resolved to be positive. I had plans. Though I have started to put some in motion and several things are happening that have spiked my happiness radar a bit, I still feel drawn and like nothing's working out.

First off my job is getting to me. You know how they say 'do the work you love and you'll never work a day in your life'? Well I don't enjoy the job I do, so its real work. Just when I think I have gotten the hang of it, curve balls come. I give and give and give and they say its never enough. The company might be in jeopardy but what can I do? I have been promoted but no pay increase has been initiated. Its just demoralizing.

Midnight Musings I

I am happy, some sort of happy anyway. I can afford the Galaxy Note 8 yay! But it felt too easy just going out to get it. All of a sudden I am questioning myself, even though I have always wanted a reader and now I can get a reader and a tablet in one… do I really need it? Yes I do for sketches and blogging and reading and so much more but..

I just feel like maybe it should be a reward, not just a birthday present to myself. So I have given myself a challenge to make some things happen first. I have always had a list of stuff I want to accomplish and half the year is gone already. Its time to put in real effort into realizing my dreams.

First off, I have an assignment to write for a fashion magazine but I am stumped about what to write about. My forte has always been fiction and I pretty much struggle at non fiction. But I don’t want the opportunity to pass without at least trying.