For The Wanderer In You...

Hey yall, Happy New Year! - it's still ok to say that right?... Wallevs!

Last year was so so for me but absolutely amazing for those around me...my family and friends achieved so much, it was inspiring and encouraging to see.

So it feels right for my first post of 2012 to be about said achievements...

Say hi to Tobi and Joey aka...

We went uni together many eons ago and have remained friends since... They're a funny pair whom I don't get to hang out with half as much as I'd like :-(

Anways, they are the founders/CEOs/joint designers of their own male accessories line which juxtaposes street culture with a gentlemanly twist. The ethos behind their brand is to create bespoke pieces which add a touch of style to the the daily commute, long haul flight or even mountain trek...

They have a workshop where all their crazy genius comes to life... this is the kind of stuff they get up to there....

Nomadic People Intro from NomadicPeopleUK on Vimeo.

Having been to the workshop myself and seeing with my own two eyes some of the plans they have, I know they're gonna churn out some good stuff so don't be surprised if you see me (I know its for men but gellout!) rocking one of their bags, shoot i'd even use their wallet cos true say my purse is falling apart...

Don't tell them yea but i'm tryna worm my way into their head office because they are going places and I for one have no qualms about riding on peoples coat tails, a girls tryna get paid yo! 

For more information about Nomadic People, visit their website here or follow them on Twitter

Militant Sounds

This year just keeps getting better...

I see so many people around me setting and smashing targets..

This is Michael Agyei...

I've known him for over half of my life! We went to secondary school and college together and have remained firm friends since...

He is an up'n'coming gospel artist and a preacher and spoken word poet going by the name of Lyrical Soldier.

On Saturday he hosted his own concert in the heart of London's West End; Oxford St.

It was a beautiful evening filled with laughter, dancing and of course, music.

What a blessing it was to see the room packed with people from all walks of life come together to worship and praise God on a Saturday night...

There were many performances and collaborations with the likes of
The ONE Acapella
Shadrach Stone
Kia
Conrad
Child of Zion
Jake Isaac
Ekklesia
Joel Duntin
NLA
Conrad
and
Dilema

These are all the (semi-good) pics I was able to capture - I was too busy dancing 

The One Acapella

Lyrical Soldier and Shadrach Stone

Don't watch the shaky camera, as I said, I was too busy dancing!

If you want to find out more about Lyrical Soldier, please visit his website


Much love to you Mike! 

Hard Work Pays Off...Believe That!

So in one of my earlier posts I waxed lyrical about the struggle to find some work related happiness...well, guys, I gots me some work related happiness! *dougies* 


Basically, I have a new job starting tomorrow! It's such an amazing opportunity and I'm so thankful


Friday was my last day at the internship and I was actually quite sad, I've had such an great time and met some really nice people


On my last day, I was asked to pull some shoes from the show room and when I came back up, I found this on my desk...

That's two shoe boxes, a card and a cupcake! 

I was so surprised, I expected something but not this much! I was well chuffed I tell ya!

I'm not even gonna go on about how happy I am or how fierce the shoesies look or how much they - oh wait, I was about to go off on one wasn't I...

All I will say is this; 

God is real...

never forget that

'Nothing ventured, nothing gained...'

I'm tryna pursue that elusive feeling we call 'happiness'... i'm currently focusing on my career related happiness...

I've been interning on and off now for about 4 months and it is well tiring...you're basically working for free... lifting, carrying, sorting, phoning, emailing....alot of ings really!

These placements have been in Press Offices for well known high street shops, one of which was ok, another of which was *thumbs down* and the one im currently doing is really good...so far...it's only been a week but ya know...

In order to keep my head above water financially, i've also been working in the evenings (NOT as Lady of the Night mind you!) but in a call centre...doing...market research *shudder* and before you ask; YES it is depressing....

This is how my day goes:

07:30 :- wake up

08:30 :- leave house and go to internship in Oxford St

09:30 :- arrive at internship and commence all the 'ings' mentioned earlier

16:00 :- leave internship and head to call centre in central London (peak travel time...London Underground...need I say more?)

17:00:- start shift at call centre (non-stop talking *dry mouth*)

21:00 :- leave call centre and head home

22:00:- arrive home and scrounge around in the kitchen in order to fill my belly

23:30 :- bed time

I know that this may not sound like much to some people but it's alot for meee, I aint used to all this labour, my whole body aches and my eyes feel heavy all the time :-( 

I just hope and pray that this hard work and effort pays off but you know what they say...