Category Archives: Meet me

The morning so far

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Joxy

Noticed at some point this morning that it was raining. E3 repeated insistently that she had no desire to go to school. ‘I do not want to see my friends’ she said firmly, pre-empting my stock response. E2 wanted her … Continue reading →

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#Electiongate

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Joxy

E1 ran for house prefect last term. She wrote a speech and went around her school campaigning. There were three girls and a boy competing for two positions. After the votes were cast and counted, E1 had the second highest vote. … Continue reading →

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All about the One

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Joxy

A couple of weeks ago, I was sitting and minding my business when my phone rang. I glanced at the number, did not recognise it, and was about to ignore the call when I answered it on a whim. It … Continue reading →

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In with the new

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Joxy

2013 was quite a year. Highs and lows. This is a new year, and I have started as I mean to go along. I have unfinished business from last year. I advise people to be tenacious, to pursue after what … Continue reading →

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Evidence, of God’s care

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Joxy

As pregnancies go, it was uneventful. I had the occasional bouts of nausea, and sometimes had to sit bolt upright in the middle of the night as a wave of reflux threatened to choke me in my sleep. Nothing major. … Continue reading →

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Randomness

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Joxy

Morning. I wake E1 up, and send her downstairs to use the bathroom. Then I wake E2 up, and direct her to the bathroom upstairs. E1 comes racing up the stairs a while later, just as E2 emerges with the … Continue reading →

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Back to work

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Joxy

My littlest one is at school now, so my thoughts have turned towards going back to work. In an office. It’s been over a decade since I’ve last done this, and the thought is a bit daunting. The upside of … Continue reading →

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Pictures–Tales from back home

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Joxy

T has asked me to drop the aso-ebi matter. So I leave Tinuola Agbabiaka of http://pclng.org/ to her conscience and the God she serves. Oh, and Lamide Adegunwa too. I was back home earlier in the year, had a great … Continue reading →

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See me, see aso-ebi trouble…! Part 2

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Joxy

If you haven’t already, please read the first part here. Friday morning dawned nice and bright. I knew Remi was off work this week and I didn’t want to be the one to wake her, so I held off calling … Continue reading →

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See me, see aso-ebi trouble…! Part 1

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Joxy

My friend Toyin was having a party for her parents’ joint birthday celebrations. And I had taken aso-ebi, as you do. I sent my fabric to Nigeria for sewing, but as usual, I took my time in choosing a style. … Continue reading →

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