We're still in the season so I can still wish you all a very Merry Christmas!! Hope you've been having fun throughout the holiday season. Hmm, my Christmas was just somehow but in all things, I'm grateful.

This year's harmattan has official made me dislike the weather. I used to love harmattan but I can't say that anymore. I was gifted with catarrh and cough on Christmas eve plus some other ish and it eventually generated into a fever. Oh well, I was still in the Christmas mood and I prepared fried rice and salad on Christmas morning while my mum handled owo soup and starch(hello my fellow Deltans!) My eldest brother and his family came to visit later in the day and they also brought food. So food everywhere. I spent most of the day sleeping like I've been doing for a decade now. I've out grown that "let's go out" thing on Christmas day. No more Christmas clothes, shoes and hair anymore.lol!

Boxing day was kinda fun. A special someone took me to the cinema and I got to see the movie "Fifty". Thumbs up to the production company and the entire cast and crew. They did a good job. But I didn't particularly like the end of the movie because it was abrupt. That's my opinion though. Apart from that, its a good movie. The fever dawned on me in the early hours of the next day but thank God, I'm much better now. Yes! So we have less than 50 hours to the new year. Excited much! Bday loading as well*big smile*

A couple of years back, I'll write down all the things I wanted to change or improve about myself on the 30/31 of December and I'll promise myself to be "good" the next year.So on January 1st,I'll be expecting a total transformation, just like that! Did it work? Lol! In more recent years, as I grew older, I learnt that making new year resolutions come from the heart and its a decision one has to make over time. Its not magic. You can't just wake up on January 1 and become brand new. It takes some conscious effort on your part to make those resolutions come into being. So what are my new year resolutions?

First, I want to apologize to anyone who may feel that I don't care about them or ignoring them for some reason. If you know me very well, you'll know that I suck at keeping in touch. If keeping in touch was a course, I'd come out with F9 all the time. It's that bad and I'm working on myself. I love solitude. I like to be alone but when I see a close relative or friend around me, I can become an extreme extrovert. But deep within, I'm so introverted that I sometimes pray about it. So if you feel like I've "abandoned" you, please don't take it personal. That's if we're good friends sha *side eyes* That's it, my first resolution is keeping in touch often.

Secondly, I want to stop procrastinating. I've greatly improved in this aspect and it wasn't something that happened in 5 years. It took time and I'm happy with the progress I've made and I want to make more. Hence, I'm adopting Nike's motto,"Just do it".

I don't know if this one is a resolution oo! But I want to press my phone less in 2016.lol! I don't like the impression some people have of me as someone who's always looking at her phone screen. Let me make this clear, when you see me with my phone, don't assume I'm chatting all the time. Haba! Most times I'm busy googling stuff and reading blogs or going through my Twitter timeline.I'm not addicted to my phone. But nevertheless, less "phone pressing" in 2016, so help me God.

In all, I'm just about bringing out the best version of myself. I love the fact that a new year always ushers in my birthday and it automatically gives me a sense of growth. I can boldly say I like the woman I'm becoming. It took tons of new year resolutions to get to this point and I'm happy it paid off. New year resolutions can happen at anytime of the year though. Forget the new year tag in front of the resolution. Everyday is a new opportunity to start anew so don't be worried if you have nothing in mind for now.

As the year 2015 ends, I'm grateful to God for life. For keeping myself and all my loved ones safe and in good health.I lost love but found it again(don't ask me)lol! To all my good friends, you're loved. I appreciate each and every one of you for all the kind words and encouragement. Even though my family met some challenges early in the year, I still thank God and regard them as life lessons. Life is a graph after all, sometimes you shoot upwards, sometimes you slide. But we all pray to end on the upper side. This year was good and I pray 2016 would be better.

Here's me wishing everyone a prosperous new year. May 2016 be a zillion times better than 2015 for all of us. May we grow from strength to strength and may we continue to be in good health of mind and body.

See you next year!
xo, Evita.

Hey guys! Howdy? Well, I'm doing fine and fully in the Christmas mood. Hope you are too. So today's post is about my Christmas/birthday wish list. It's both of them because my birthday is like 3 weeks after Christmas (January 22nd) that's why I'm merging them. I don't have long throat(greed)lol!

Let me be very sincere, I'm not used to getting gifts for Christmas. We don't take the whole gifting program serious over here in Nigeria as far as I know. The case may be different for you. I'm just saying. For my birthday, well, I used to get gifts when I was much younger and it was always from my mum and dad. But in recent years, a few close friends have presented me with gifts and I've only had 2 birthday cakes in my entire life.LOL! So the fact that I hardly receive gifts doesn't mean that I don't have things I wish to be gifted with.

Ok then, I'm going to imagine that Santa is going to grant my wishes because I've been a good girl this year and I deserve the best *bats eyelashes*lol! Santa can be anyone though. Hehehe!!!*wink* I can also be my own Santa. So here goes my wish list;



I NEED WiFi!!! Cheaper and more reliable internet access. I have tried for these y'hello guys. The amount of money I spend on subscription every month is heartbreaking. I surf the net a lot and this obviously zaps a lot of data. I've tried to cut down my surfing to the barest minimum but it's not been so effective. So, WiFi.




A tab to make blogging and browsing easier. Old age has caught up with my laptop so I just use it to watch movies only. I don't need a new one yet but a tab would be a good replacement for now. Blogging with a phone isn't much fun and it's not good for my eyes. It mustn't be a Samsung Tab 4 though. Any of its equivalent would do.




I have been looking for this book for over a year now and I haven't found it yet. Please if you come across it, help a sister out. Thanks. I'll keep searching as well.




Shoes!!! Can a girl ever have enough shoes? Hmm...




Mac Ruby Woo is just the perfect red lipstick. I like makeup and I'm particularly crazy about lipsticks. I've always had a crush on Ruby Woo so I should try to get it soon or any good dupe of it. I've read some good reviews about Tara's red lipstick (forgotten the name) and it could act as a good substitute. I'm not so keen on getting Ruby Woo.




I stopped being a fan of eye shadows for a long while now because I don't usually get the desired result with those made in PRC. I don't like the loud colours on the pallette because when applied it looks somehow. Urban decay naked 2 pallette is enough to cater for all my eye shadow needs.

That's all! Very simple list and not too expensive right? Hehehe! Yes, so have you made your Christmas list yet? Or you don't want anything? Or you want too many things that cannot be listed? Whatever it is, if it's for your own good, I hope your wishes come to reality.

xo, Evita.

Hello everyone! Let me welcome you to my second favorite month of the year. The month is still fresh so I'm permitted to wish you all the best that December 2015 has to offer.

As we approach the end of this year, I'm quite sure most of us are checking if we accomplished some set goals and just basically reviewing 2015 as it gradually strolls away. Well, its been a personal tradition for some years now, to always review a passing year before the new one comes.

2015 started on a good note. It wasn't perfect but I was happy and my hopes were high. But along the line something happened. For the sake of my family's privacy I won't say, but it pretty much shook us but thank God for being God, we were able to recover from it. At first I was very sad and I was beginning to despair. Then I remembered God's promises to me and it kept me going. What's life without ups and downs anyway? It's part of our human existence.

So, I kept pushing till the middle of the year and something good happened to me. I completed my NYSC successful and moved on to a new phase of life. Before the service year ended, I had mixed feelings. My hopes were high on one end and I was engulfed in fear at the other side. Hopes that I would get a good job before the year ends(very high hopes indeed) and fear that I might have to stay at home for a while before the job comes. We all know the situation of the Nigerian labour market so you can relate with what I'm saying.

Although I had a backup plan in case things didn't go as planned in my head and I opened this blog in June but didn't start publishing anything immediately till August. I didn't start this blog with the intention of making money as most people thought at first. For those that don't know, it takes more than a year before a blogger can even earn $1. It's a very long process that requires patience but that's not my primary aim. I started this blog so I can develop my passion for writing. The money is a bonus.

Now, I'm not a business oriented person at all. I'm not thrilled by buying and selling(but I like money sha.lol! Who doesn't?) But the way things are in this country, you just have to acquire a skill/handwork that can make some money for you. I have plans for this and by God's grace, it'll be in full swing next year with the hope that I'll still get a job.

Despite all that's happened, I still thank God for life. That I'm able to breath and I recovered from all the illnesses that struck me this year, I'm thankful. I hardly fall ill but this year was a different story and I'm really grateful for life.





Most times we tend to focus on what's wrong in our lives and we become ungrateful unknowingly. In as much as you haven't been able to get that dream car, house, job or spouse yet, put on the attitude of thanksgiving. It's easy to say but when you make it a conscious effort, it becomes a part of you.

I'm also exceptionally grateful for the gift of family and good friends. I appreciate all of you for the encouragement and kind words. Thank you.

There you have it, that's my review of 2015. I await the new year with high hopes but not so high so I don't get disappointed if things don't go my way. God's ways aren't our ways, remember. So have you done your review yet? Did you achieve all your goals? We have just 23 days left to 2016 so let the countdown begin! I also have lined up a few exciting posts to share with you.

And to my awesome readers, thank you for always visiting, you're highly appreciated.

xo, Evita.