Well that escalated quickly.
Some days start out planned and turn into an unexpected adventure. Core memories, peak girlhood and some capitalism.
I saw a lot of art this week (both times unplanned) and my whimsy was reactivated, restructured, energised… all glory to the artist of artists.
I don’t know how to end this so I’ll just be awkward 😗😬
Life lately with no background music ✨
But if I were to choose a song, it would be... Testimony by Team Eternity Ghana. That about sums up my life at this time.
Slide 1 - 2: Went to Church on Christmas Day with @_ron.kee
Slide 3: Just a beauty queen capturing magic
Slide 4 - 6: Signed out at my last owambe for 2025 with family.
Slide 7: More family moments
Slide 8 - 10: Straw hats 😭😭 Can't believe I was fangirling for One Piece merch but this is evidence.
Slide 11: Conversations on what love really is with @jemimah.ogwerel
Slide 12 - 14: I hosted some friends and strangers in my home for a beautiful afternoon with food and conversations to close out the year. Started by 1pm and the last person left by 8pm. I loved it.
Slide 15 - end: DinDin x DamDam take over the world. My friend Juju sits pretty while we do so.
December was cool. God has been good.
Big Ben, Big Ben 🤏🏾
Happy Valentine's Day ✨🌺
Tbh, I'm not sure why it takes me so long to post about the things that I love and enjoy here. With stories, it's quick and easy. I can do a 20 slide story post but with the main feed..
I planned and executed my first event this year. I've done this for work many times but this time, it was for me.
I got a couple of single people together on Valentine's Day for a hangout called Boo of the Booless. I was so scared. What if no one came? What if it flopped?
My guys @ihampato@pma_greatness and @kayode.docx pulled this off with me.
My favourite girl @dunnieblack who couldn't be there supported my event with beautiful pieces from @dunnandjada
And then there was @jemimah.ogwerel who came from the other end of Lagos for me. 💘
And the best part, I had to beg people to leave.
I had a great time putting this together. Cheers to more ✨
Identity is such a sensitive thing.
I always knew I was different but special? It's taken most of my life for me to believe that.
It was easier to believe the words of people that never took the time to understand me as opposed to the one that actually took his time to create me.
It didn't make sense that I always wanted things that weren't "normal". It still doesn't.
If you only know the things people said to me about my natural hair or my body or my fashion choices. Or my...
Lol.
Not sure how to end this. But the coolest person in the universe made you with fear and wonder. And no wonder because if you sit down to think about what it takes for you to exist and function, you would be afraid too. You would wonder too.
And yet he made you. These are not just words but I hope they mean something to you and that they touch something within you.
You are fearfully and wonderfully made. Period.
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I was asked to bring the fashions and I obliged.
@roundtable_community was everything and more. I had a fabulous time, met some amazing people and I was encouraged to not overthink sharing my truth (content) on social media.
I loved Tunde Onakoya's talk the most. It was my first time hearing him speak and I got it. I just wanted to tell him, "I understand what you said", because I really did.
I didn't have expectations when I went in because it was my first time and I genuinely didn't know what to expect but I was far drom disappointed. 100/10.
Back to the fashions and the wears because my personal style throws fireworks in my head sometimes ✨
My favorite slides are 4,5,8 and the last slide. But 1 is 🥶🥶
#fashionstyle
Receipts from Accra, July 2024.
I went to Accra for an event last year. I'm so excited to go again this year for another event.
Last year, I got to see the streets, try the food and just exist in the essence of Accra. I went to Aburi 😅😅 and Oxford street.
I also took a bike and the bus from East Legon to Osu. It was nice to feel like a local.
Ghana Jollof? How about Ghana Fried rice??
There's so much to say but I'll stop here.
If you're in Accra on Saturday, 13th September you should check out the 14th slide. It's for young professionals who need mentorship, guidance and maybe even encouragement.
Sign up or invite a friend - bit.ly/CMCBookTour
#akwaaba
Hi everyone,
I'm Damilola and I'm the host of the Your Friend's Career Podcast.
I think it's time to start having conversations about work. Since we spend so much of our lives working, we need to know what's going on.
In 5 years, Gen Z will make up 30% of the total workforce. We need to have conversations about this.
My goal is to introduce you to young people who are building careers and give you ample information on what they do.
What should you know? What don't you know? What do people actually do at work? I'm curious and I want to learn from real people. The next guest might actually be your friend.
If you'd like to join me on this journey, follow @yfclive
Also there's an undergraduate, recent graduate, or early career professional that needs this. Send this to them. See you when the first episode drops 🤭
is blooming in her own time.
When I wanted to start writing this, I had the mind to call myself a late bloomer. In a way, it's true. I have many firsts that I have not yet experienced which seems a bit odd for my age and bubbly personality.
At least in my head, that's how it seems.
Many times, I think I should have done this or that by now or that I should have been at this point.
Do you feel that way too?
This point in my life is teaching me that it simply wasn't the right time. There's some things you're never ready for until you dive into them. There's other things that you're not ready for until it's the right time.
I started this year with so much energy and such a strong desire to do lot of things. I wanted to create. I wanted to put myself out there.
When I got robbed at the end of February, I was forced to slow down. I didn't think I needed to. I wanted to just move on like nothing happened.
But I struggled so badly to keep up with all the commitments and activities. I literally had a call or meeting every single day.
Eventually, I gave up everything and for a while I felt like a failure. Like I started stuff I couldn't keep up with and it made me feel so bad.
When we got into June, I started feeling this stirring to start again. I wanted to do things again. So after getting reassured by the friend who constantly refuses to leave me no matter what, I decided to start.
I'm really in love with this place that I am. I love how soft and feminine it feels. I love how courageous it feels. How accepting.
For the first time in a long time, I'm not asking what next. I'm kind of okay with right now and I am grateful for that.
📸 @mmekobongphotography
🤳🏾@junee_bird x damimyne
A few weeks ago, I graduated from what has been the highlight of my weeks for about two months.
The @canoncnafrica X @wiscar.ng_ Women Who Empower workshop was all shades of amazing.
For seven weeks I learned Photography and Printing from an amazing facilitator, Emmanuel Oyeleke (@emmanueloyeleke ) alongside an interesting group of women.
After weeks of classes, we had a project to work on. We were asked to take a picture that depicted our environment. I was truly nervous about this because I actually used to practice photography some years ago.
I was passionate about it but I had to abandon my love for a few reasons. When I got selected for this workshop, I had told myself I was done with Photography and that I was only there for the print class.
I didn't want to face what I had earlier abandoned because I thought I would fail at it. But the gentle, encouraging guidance from Mr Emmanuel reminded me of why I loved photography so much in the first place.
On the last day, we had an exhibition and I was so proud. Proud of myself and proud of the women who had been on this journey with me. They are so creative and resilient.
This workshop meant a lot to me and it's pushed me to embrace photography again. I'll share more pictures from some of the exercises we did in class later on.
Today, I just want to say a public "Thank you" to Canon, WISCAR and to Mr Emmanuel and his team.
#Gratitude
It's been a few months since I've been in the same room as all these women. And what do we have in common? We all work together. Remote work chronicles 😩
Working at The Comms Avenue is an experience that I love mostly because I work with an amazing team. And we're all women.
So the cramps, the flus that creep up on you, the fatigue that overwhelms you from time to time. They get it.
They get that there's home and family and all these things that need your attention. Yet we still do amazing work. We still accomplish things that touch Africans across Africa. I don't deep it much because I'm used to it but every now and then, we get a story that makes me realise just how important our work really is.
I'm in an era where I really love being a woman. I love dressing up and going out. I love being embraced by the femininity and kindness and softness that being a woman offers. And I'm learning how to intentionally share that with other women.
The amazing women God has put in my life are teaching me how.
Back to today... Brunch with the work girlies and women. It was fun and wholesome. I laughed many laughs and ate till I couldn't do it anymore. I'm grateful that I got to do that today.
Also realised today that girl math is God approved. One shall chase a thousand and two ten thousand? I didn't write this 😭
Okay byeeee
Different stages of reacting to beauty in slides.
Slide 1 - Mild surprise.
Slide 2 - Working it because we actually knew about this.
Slide 3 - Graces the people around with a soft beam so they won't go blind.
Slide 4 - Looks into the camera in case uncle Mark, Google, Chatgpt and the rest are watching. We can't forget them, you know? Everybody must collect.
Slide 5 - Actual shock and wonderment. Joys and Prayers.
Slide 6 - Joy is actually here, Fido. Open your eyes.
Slide 7 - Back to being demure and mindful and considerate and...
Slide 8 - The sun wanted a kiss, I said why not?
Slide 9 - Doing "to match" with my dress. She was a fairy. Yeah Yeah.
The End.
Enjoy your public holiday, appaz, it's the last one we're getting for a while.
Oh and I didn't put this song just for optics. I really like it and I recommend.
Regards,
Damilola
#shewasafairy #AlwaysAndForever
