Scarlet Xianne

It's been at least 12 years since the natural hair movement kicked off in Nigeria. One would think it's caught on and people have accepted the fact that's okay and in fact, beautiful to wear your hair as it grows from your head, without excessive manipulation but that's not the case.  When I made this post looking for fellow Naturals in Port Harcourt and got the response that I did, I did not think that over 10 years later, I'd still get the side eye for wearing my natural hair. I did not think that I would still get asked why I didn't relax my hair. I did not think that there would still be so few Hairstylists who actually knew how to care for natural hair. I did not know that natural hair would still be referred to as rough and dirty in 2024! What do Nigerians have against natural African hair? Why do we still think that unless it is manipulated, it's not beautiful? Why do we think that unless it is long and voluminous, it's not commendable?

Sweet potatoes are a root crop and one of the easiest crops to grow. A few years ago, my family planted it in our backyard with great success. The harvest was massive. When we moved houses, I thought I could replicate the success even though I only had bags to do so. So, I got a few sack bags, got soil from around my apartment and got to planting my potato slips. A few weeks later I had these; And after three months, I thought it was time to harvest but was I in for a shocker? Ready for harvest? Apparently, not. Because I was only able to get two tiny tubers😭😭. So, no more growing potatoes in bags for me. I'll stick to planting them in the ground or large garden beds.  Have you ever had a gardening fail?

The past few years, I've found myself developing a love for gardening or just planting things😀. So, when I found myself living in an apartment without any space or land to plant, I made do with soil in sack bags, just so I could still garden. When we first moved into this apartment, I was more committed to gardening and caring for my plants but lately they could do with some more TLC. So, here are a few pictures of what my backyard garden looks like. Turmeric and Miracle leaf plant growing from the same small container. Ginger Plant. Cocoyam or Taro Malabar Spinach My Waterleaf Plant(another variety of spinach isn't doing so well😌 Do you love gardening too?

Hey People! Been a while huh? I hope everyone is doing well? I am fine, thanks for asking 😊. I haven't been here much, lately. This is partly because I'm finding it hard to figure out a balance between sharing and oversharing. Overtime, I've become an even more private person than I was before. Hence, what may not seem like oversharing to others is oversharing to me. I can't talk about how or why I've become this way...cos that would be oversharing 🤭. I kid, I kid😊. Anyways, I'm just here to say, I'm okay. See you soon?✌️