What if I wore this outfit in the 80's?

My friends and I attended an Uncle's 50th birthday party on Sunday the 12th, and it had an 80's theme. I wished the theme was from a more relatable era, because when I looked up 80's party outfits, I wasn't very excited, they all looked very.... colourful, for lack of a better word.

This was my favorite on the internet, so I put in a bit of my personal style.

I went for an oversized sweater paired with yellow skirt and pink accouterments because the 80's was very colourful. Leggings and leg warmers were very much in vogue, but I had no love for them so I paired mine with a gold dusted panty hose. I had my hair in an afro with a scarf for oomph. Layered on jewellery and it was almost bordering on too-much-going-on. I later ditched the pink bag for a rose gold one which was more understated. And I boogied like I didn't have to go to work today.
So what do you say? Did I nail the 80's look?

 

Don't ask, won't tell. 

Have a great week ahead.

When are you officially too cool?

I struggle with thoughts that I still act like a kid, Lol. Do you ever want to do something fun and you decide against it because you have become too cool to do some things? I recently attended the Savvy chic hair hub salon day out in Oniru last Saturday, I competed in their "battle of the hairlistas" competition because I saw the pictures last year and I love to style hair so I figured, what the hell.

I signed up, got approved, attended the dress rehearsals, and competition day came. I forced a friend of mine to attend with me, because well, we needed an extra hand. Unfortunately, for the most part of the experience, she complained about how annoying it was and how she was only doing it for me and how we were so not supposed to do stuff like that. (I love you Belle). Long story short, we lost by one point but I had a lot of fun, so it was all good. However, I saw some old friends of mine and the looks I got were, "Babe you are too big for this" LOL. Honestly, I started to feel uncomfortable.

I have a job and I can say I have advanced in my career, but don't I get to do the things that I love regardless? Everyone is walking around these days with a stick up their asses and a pretentious air of importance, I just want to live and be myself and not be held back by what people think.

My verdict?
You are never officially too cool to do anything you are passionate about because of how people will perceive you. I refuse to be guided by the dictates of society. It's your life, make your own rules, do what makes you happy, smile at the Camera, you don't have to pout because it's what cool people do. Duh. Step down from your heels and don a pair of sneakers, it's never that serious. In all, be yourself, love yourself, never live to please anyone.

On my outfit
It's been raining hard lately so sweaters are coming in handy. If you want to wear a sweater to work and still try to maintain a corporate feel, wear a shirt in it. Pair up with pants, or a pencil skirt and a pair of heels or flats. Do sneakers like me if it's Friday.

Peace be with you!

This might be the reason no one is replying your job applications

I changed jobs recently, I presently work with a new eCommerce brand in Nigeria. Though we haven't launched yet, we have been reviewing a lot of résumés for open positions in the company. I was privileged to work on these résumés with my boss and he was upset with a lot of the applications he got. He shared with me his frustrations and I'm in turn passing on the knowledge I acquired from the experience. We received over 200 résumés, we barely selected 20, here's why.

1. No cover letter: Employers get a lot of résumés and it could be a bit overwhelming going through all of them, how do they shortlist? Cover letters. We ignored applications without cover letters for two reasons- The open position needed someone with a good command of English and a cover letter gives an insight as to how well you speak and write. The second reason is, we could determine if you were qualified for the position without having to go through your résumé. Just sending a "Find attached my CV" doesn't exactly show seriousness. #JustSaying
2. Ostentatious use of words: A résumé would say "I am equivocally capable to literally and emotionally serve your reputable company within the confines of my ability to ensure adequate and substantive use of my time" We get big grammar like this all the time and guess what? 90% of the time they were wrongly used. E no go epp you. Simple, straight to the point sentences that introduces yourself, your qualifications and your acknowledgements will suffice. 3 short paragraphs only. No extra words.
3. Proofread proofread proofread: Some people actually send in letters marred with grammatical errors that can make reading them very 'eye rolling' (for lack of a better word, Lol). Proofreading shows attention to detail and when you actually say it in your letter, it's evident in your writing.
4. Tell the truth: If you know your  résumé was copied from a friends' friend whose  résumé looked very good, please say AYE! lol. Yes, we saw a lot of that especially in the "personal objectives" We need to go back to our résumés and remove all those " I am a capable, mentally stable individual with a knack of propriety and blah blah blah" Your Objectives should be rid of all that grammar, should actually tell the truth about who you are and in simple language too.

I hope this helps a lot of hopefuls looking to get employed.

I see Friday!! Yay!!

Image source- Linkedin

#SaveLivesAtTheBeach: How to survive a rip current and avoid drowning at the beach

My mom came home from work on Sunday, narrating to me the death of the son of a friend at Elegushi beach. She was in tears; young man, with a bright future ahead of him, about to embark on his NYSC, his mother was distraught. I went on Bella Naija this morning and found a similar story about two Covenant University graduates, Funmi Odusina (L) and Adesola Ogunmefun (R) who also lost their lives to rip currents. Read it here

Today's post sheds a little light on rip currents and how to survive them, whether you're a good swimmer or not, hopefully, this article will save a life someday.

 Here are 4 tips to spot a rip current:

• a channel of churning, choppy water.
• an area having a notable difference in water color.
• a line of foam, seaweed, or debris moving steadily seaward.
• a break in the incoming wave pattern.

1. The first tip I found on every website I surfed was to stay calm. Easier than it sounds right? but it's your best chance of survival. Don't fight the current, save your energy and try to float. Wave your hand and yell but stay calm. If you are a friend of a victim, think smart, throw the victim something that floats. Remember, many people drown while trying to save someone else from a rip current so don't go in.
2. Tread water if you cannot swim and let the current carry you. It will carry you out of the current. You will be deeper but you won't be dragged under, so just keep treading water until rescue arrives and attract attention by waving your arms frequently. If you are a strong swimmer, you can attempt swimming back to shore at an angle.
3. A rip current is a horizontal current. Rip currents do not pull people under the water–-they pull people away from shore. Drowning deaths occur when people pulled offshore are unable to keep themselves afloat and swim to shore. This may be due to any combination of fear, panic, exhaustion, or lack of swimming skills.
4. If you're a good swimmer and you find yourself getting pulled out to sea, you have to swim parallel to the beach so you can get out of the current. Once you escape the influence of the outbound water, you can start swimming back towards shore. If you're not able to swim out of the current, signal for help by waving (not flailing) your arms and calling out for help while you try to stay afloat. The current will eventually let up and you'll stop driving away from shore; by that point, it's a matter of being able to stay afloat long enough for help to arrive.
5. Know how to identify a rip current before you get caught in it.: A rip current will often appear as a streak or patch of water that either looks unusually calm compared to surrounding water or that appears a different color than the rest of the water in the area. You may be able to see a streak of muddy or sandy water and debris moving out to sea through the surf zone. 

Please be safe. 

I am currently collaborating with a few people to try and improve safety in our beaches, if the government won't help, then we need to protect ourselves, I'll spill the details soon once everything is concrete and I hope people will be willing to help when the time comes.

May their souls and souls of those who have died in these situations rest in peace, Amen.

Source. WikiHow Gawker