Fifty.
It feels strange to write that number. In some ways, it arrived quietly. In others, I feel as though I've lived several lifetimes already. I mean, I’ve been alive for 18,262 days.
Today, I’m thinking less about milestones and more about moments: People who stayed, and the ones who left. The roads that ended unexpectedly, and the paths that appeared only by divine intervention.
I've learned that time is both generous and unforgiving. It takes things away, but it also gives perspective. It teaches you that success means little without kindness, and that ambition is best tempered by humility.
There are dreams I've fulfilled, dreams I've postponed, and dreams I've only just discovered. Surprisingly, fifty doesn't feel like a conclusion. It feels like permission. To live more intentionally, write more boldly, love more deeply, forgive more freely, and spend time on work that outlives me.
To everyone who has walked any part of this journey with me: Family, friends, and even fiends…thank you. You’ve shaped this life in ways you may never fully know. Here's to the next chapter. May it be wiser and kinder than the last.
Happy birthday to me!
🔈🔈🔈 We’re looking for a Digital Communications Manager, and I want to be clear.
We need a WOMAN who can turn the literary cacophony at @bookbuzzNG into an engaging content calendar. Someone who can dig into our archives, celebrate our past events, and make people hungry for what’s coming next.
Aunty, you have to love books, culture, African stories, deadlines and analytics. We are always thinking of the next thing, and the next thing after that. Work no dey finish, but we promise it is meaningful work.
For efficiency, we don’t mind you using AI. In fact, use it well. But we like women with personality, so we’ll be deeply disappointed if you erase yourself. You might as well erase yourself from the organisation too, innit?
We do a lot of our work on Canva, so you will be lost without it. You MUST know your way around Instagram, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube.
You’ll be working with a close-knit team of five. You must be able to work independently, and then work easily with others, especially around our festivals.
Basically, we are looking for a magician, but witches are welcome to apply if they can spot typos.