HAPPY FRIDAY MY LOVES! I hope you had a great week! *singing and swaying from side to side* Do you know what today is? IT'S MY BLOGAVERSARY!!! ??? Yes oh! Thewawanewyorker.com is two years old today and I AM ELATED! HOLLER!!!!!!!!! For those of you who may be new to my little-baby-product-of-love, allow me to provide some context. For years, writing has been my outlet. I haven’t always trusted people to handle my truth (still don't) so I wrote them down. Every once in a while, I would send something I wrote to a random person and ask for feedback. … [Read more...]
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Work It
Hello everyone and Happy February 2017! I wish you all the joys this new month has to offer! Okay so, I was struggling with what to put out today. I had nothing. I told my siblings I had nothing. They told me it'll come to me. And then I told one of my girls' I had nothing and she was like "blog about me na" so I was like "I WILL." So now here we go! I happen to know one of the best cooks in Nigeria and I don't mean my mommy! For YEARS, this chick has said she'd like to start her own catering business and I have been NAGGING her to do it. She cooks for friends … [Read more...]
Why I live for a good story…
Happy Friday folks! I hope you all had an amazing week. Okay so, I really do have the most amazing mother. Growing up, every situation had a story. My mother really wasn't the type to shout or force her opinion on anyone. She still isn't. She'd just tell you a story about someone who went through a similar situation and how she/he overcame it or how they failed, in hopes that you'd make the best choice for you. It is with those same good intentions that I am about to tell you this story. December something 2014, I was grabbing lunch with my coworkers and I was … [Read more...]
A Wawa Christmas Miracle
Once upon a time, there lived a woman who was good to people. This woman didn't have much, but the little she had, she shared with everyone around her. You see, said woman believed in charity and so she gave. As a seamstress, she used her craft to make beautiful outfits for people so they would wear them and feel good about themselves regardless of their situation. She didn't care for anything in return, she just gave. One day, her dear friend, told her she was going to Israel for a pilgrimage. On hearing this, the woman was so happy for her friend! "I've always … [Read more...]
Trust Your Path
Happy Tuesday Everybody! I hope you had an amazing weekend and are having a great week thus far! Okay so, I was playing catch-up on my favorite author's blog when I came across the following story: "Sometimes we get used to what we see in the movies and end up forgetting the true story," a friend said to me once we were looking at the port of Miami, "Do you remember the Ten Commandments?" Of course I remembered, Moses, played by Charlton Heston, at one point, he raises his wand and with that action the waters were divided and the Jewish people walked through … [Read more...]