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Life Lessons 3 min read

The Worry Glass

Someone once told a simple story that has refused to leave my mind. A teacher stood in front of his students holding a clear glass filled…

Letters 2 min read

Dear 2025,

If I am being sincere, I do not even know where to start with you. You were long-winded, not because you dragged, but because you were…

Adulting 3 min read

The Tired Kind of Faith

2025 has been a long episode of life lessons. It’s as though my life hit auto-cruise on “things Erin should learn.” And honestly, I’ve learned plenty. Here are a few of them:

Letters 3 min read

Dear Life Phases

Hey there, beautiful people (and the me who’s reading this): Whew, these last few months? Totally different vibe. I mean, it’s been ages…

Life Lessons 2 min read

With a Heavy Heart

She didn’t scream. She didn’t throw anything or curse the heavens. She just stood there, in the middle of the room, phone in hand, heart…

Life Lessons 2 min read

My Source

The past few weeks have been plagued by a lot. In fact, more than a few weeks if I'm being honest. The past months have been a lot for my…

Life Lessons 2 min read

It's Okay to Feel

Hi there family members! Long time no post/content/blog? It's been a hot minute since I last poured out my thoughts on paper. So, how's…

Letters 2 min read

Dear Black Girl...

For the first time in my whole life, I know the colour of my skin, I understand the effect of the beautiful deep-rooted melanin I have. I…

Imaginations 4 min read

Just Run...

2011 was the year, the year we travelled to Ghana as a family and met our cousins there (they were on a school excursion there). I remember…

Adulting 3 min read

Oh Sky Daddy..... Should I?

Hiiii... welcome to theerinojo.com.ng. There is so much to say and so little spaceee... Either way, the past couple of months have been…

Adulting 2 min read

Socially Aware

All my life I was told I was an extrovert, it was instilled in me that all my character traits were that of an extrovert, but as I…

Letters 3 min read

Dear Semo....

Not like I can't eat Semo, I just happened not to like it, in fact, there are many meals I really would rather not eat, except I don't have a choice (which is every time my mom does the cooking)..

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Happy New Year...

While growing up, entering the new year was everything to me, it was more than a change in calendar and "Happy New Year" chants, it was…

Letters 2 min read

Dear Insecure Girl...

There I was with my 10-year-old frame and 13-year-old body, yes, I was 13 but I could comfortably pass as a 10-year-old, and no one would…

Prose & Cons 6 min read

The Christmas Jingle

Hello everybody, Hope you're feeling fine... Hope you're feeling? Hope you're feeling? Hope you're feeling FINEEEEEE... Good day lovers, we…

Life Lessons 2 min read

The Perfect Recipe

Over the years I have gathered a sufficient amount of kitchen knowledge from my mom, most of our bonding moments are with the cooker and heat extractor and maybe a couple of pots and spoons.

Adulting 4 min read

Forgiveness

Having promised to bring in the full gist today, here it is.. but first, Good day, how was your week? Did you sleep well? Did you pray…

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Forg*****

This pandemic brought me a lot of lessons, at least now I know that émi gan gan as a person, being busy is not an excuse for my lack of…

Life Lessons 2 min read

To cat-walk or to run

Disobedience has many ways of kicking you in the rib cage, especially those little little "tombolo" ones... like it will just hit you without expectation.

Imaginations 2 min read

Superpower or Not

Cough! Cough! Cough! Hi boo and bae, or better still, Hey You... How was your day? Well, mine was adventurous, which brings me here today…