Surely you know what I mean! They say our children, yes the children of this era have made history. I nod in agreement as I read this opinion a third time in 4 weeks. In my head, ‘my own be say, make una shaa open school abegi’. I need the children back in school…sharp sharp!Continue reading “How to Survive a Lock-down!”
Author Archives: Nono Okpala
Side Hustle Story…How Far!
Starting a new business is like birthing a child. Watching it grow, crawl, learn to walk, fall, stand again, walk, soar… My side hustle journey may have so far mirrored the early stages of child development and, ‘watta long haul’ it’s been. Many times I’ve introduced myself saying, ‘I’m a Jack of all trade, proudlyContinue reading “Side Hustle Story…How Far!”
Side Hustle…an idea!
I’ve been working on a lot of ideas since the start of the year. Well, filtering the ideas flowing through my head actually. One of them involves setting up my side hustle. This has been a long time coming now. In July last year, I had a kind off brainwave whilst driving to work. IContinue reading “Side Hustle…an idea!”
To 2017- Cheers!
It’s amazing how this is the one and only post I’ve put up on Nono says… in 365 day. This is a quick one as I have only 12 minutes before the great gates shut. 2017 has been full of blessings. I started 2 new jobs (a personal promotion from one to the other) andContinue reading “To 2017- Cheers!”
Along comes the two thousand and seventeen
Twenty sixteen began yesterday, now its all gone. Twenty seventeen has started with a bang, at least at my end, and like its big brother and sister years before, this too shall pass. Slowly, but steady, the minutes and hours will become days, then weeks, then months and eventually, the top end of the yearly circle willContinue reading “Along comes the two thousand and seventeen”
Counting my blessings!
Every year on the 31st of December I think a lot about the events of the months past and I count my blessings. I remember what I achieved, what I missed out on, I think on how much I gained in building up myself (not necessarily in materials), how much value I added to theContinue reading “Counting my blessings!”
Carrots, Beans and Lettuce seeds
My first new found hobby, gardening, has gone really well. Since sowing our first seeds of carrots, green beans and lettuce, its been a great time of learning about seasons and how to prepare the soil, plant nursery and transplanting. Great! At the end of September we had our second harvest, a lot bigger thanContinue reading “Carrots, Beans and Lettuce seeds”
From May till now
So my last post was in May. A lot has happened in my life since then, as would be expected. I’m assuming the average everybody else would have had a fair deal of experiences within the last five months too. So in hope that I’ll be covering a multitude of unwritten and unpublished posts whichContinue reading “From May till now”
The truth of the matter…
I just can’t help but laugh in Igbo. Yes, I laugh at myself, for all the promises broken, all the hopes dashed, all the sleepless nights that I have invested nothing into, for all the ‘shoulda’, ‘woulda’, ‘coulda’s that have dotted the free times of my every days. I can clearly remember, all my enthusiasm in theContinue reading “The truth of the matter…”
Just Do It!
Nineteen days ago I made the executive decision to start a blog. To be honest, this ‘ambition’ had been lurking at the back of my mind for so long it had become a bit of a nightmare. So, backed by the support and an almost physical shove by some of my ‘correct’ pallies (pals+allies= friends), NonoContinue reading “Just Do It!”
