Press Release: Linda Ikeji’s inspirational book, "It Takes You" is out.

It Takes You (A Book of Inspiration) is a 130-page book of 30 inspirational, motivating and life changing articles, written by Imo State born ex-model, entrepreneur and blogger, Linda Ifeoma Ikeji.


“All the articles in the book are inspirational but I also share my life experiences with readers. I hope more than anything else that everyone who reads this book learns something from it. I hope it changes their perception of some things and more than anything else I hope it inspires them to go out there and make something of themselves. ” Linda said.


An official book launch/presentation has been scheduled for -

Date: Wednesday May 5th 2010
Venue: Theatre 5, Genesis Deluxe Cinema, The Palms, Lekki.
Time: 5pm

Book signing session – Saturday May 8th, 2010
Venue: The Hub Media Store, The Palms, Lekki
Time: 2pm


Signed,
Linda Ikeji


The Book Purchase -

It will sell for N800 naira at the bookstores (You can start buying at the stores after the launch). But if you buy directly from Linda Ikeji, it's just N600, but totally free to students. She don't have that many copies to give out for free.

Home/Office delivery.

The book is N600 if purchased from Linda Ikeji, but if you want it delivered to your home or office anywhere in Lagos, it will cost you an extra N1000. Anywhere at all in Lagos. If you want a copy, please call Uche on 08030529633. Just text her your address and how many copies you want and it will be deivered to you...then you pay when you get your delivery.

If you live abroad and want a copy or some copies.. contact Linda Ikeji directly. (She would want the western union in her name and her name alone :-)). The book is less than $5 but to deliver it to you will cost money. So you will be looking at buying a copy between $30 to $50 or even more depending on where you reside. Contact Linda Ikeji - lindaikeji@gmail.com or 08033595004.


Please support Linda Ikeji and buy the book :-)......Thanks!

Hairdventure .....(Hair Adventure)!!!

Hey Guys,

How's y'allz day going? Mine is going great; Had a quite interesting conversation with an old friend today.....Mehn! it feels extra good catching up with old friends.

Am sure most people are quite aware of the tug of war going on about good hair and bad hair. To me, any hair that is healthy is good.....and that is all that matters to me. But then, i feel like most people ain't comfortable in there own skin, neither do they believe in there own sense of style (just my own opinion tho).

I ain't scared to express myself any way i deem fit and neither am I scared to rock my own unique style regardless of how different it is. For most of my life i have always rocked a low cut but then i didn't really had a choice cos my parent n school decided so...lol! Coming out of high school, i was so excited about finally being able to grow and get my hair done that i screwed my hair up so bad. Instead of waiting for my hair to grow naturally, i decided to skip steps and just perm it. My hope was that perm will make it grow longer faster but damn, i was dead wrong.

So, after a while tryna get my hair back to what it should be, I got fed up and decided it was time to go back Natural. After telling a couple of my friends about my decision to go natural(which most of them didn't support), I finally got my BIG CHOP in December of '09.

I have to be honest, it felt really different after a couple of yrs of having long hair; It was really easy to maintain and it grew fast too(at least much more than i expected)...I was able to wash it every morning and i totally loved it.

After a couple of months of rocking my low cut, my hair had grow enough for me to maneuver into different styles~ two strand twist(my fave), three strand twist, front cornrow w/ twist in the back, and Afro. I also have to acknowledge that i kinda cheated a lil bit tho, I got full weave, good old braids, and even strengthened my hair out a couple of times in between; usually when i didn't have that much time to dedicate to getting my hair taken care of daily.

(Three strand twist .....done by a friend of mine.....Don't really know how to do three strand....usually end up tangling my hair up whenever i try)

(Me rocking front cornrow with twist out at the back)

(Yet another front cornrow..... but with two strand twist at the back)

(Two strand Twist ....... which i usually convert to twist out after a couple of days)

(This is the pic i took for Black History Month in February of '09, rocking my Afro.....Am Black and Am Proud....lol!)

(My hair fully straightened out....usually avoid doing this cos of the heat use)

Natural hair is very beautiful (at least to those that appreciate it) but it has to go through quite a lot of different routines to keep it well maintained. Natural hair is actually the most driest hair out of all hair types and don't be fooled by its amazing thickness, Natural hair follicles are also the thinnest. As such, I will say it requires quite a lot of effort and dedication.

Few tips for taking care of Natural Hair:

1. Drink lots and lots of water

2. Moisturize hair Daily to prevent drying out

3. Wash weekly with natural product shampoo

4. Deep Condition every 2-3 weeks depending on how dry the hair is

5. Avoid apply heat as much as possible especially through use of Flat Irons and Curling Irons

6. Use Natural Oils or Natural materials based product; Totally avoid using mineral oil or petroleum oil based products
7. Comb and Brush Hair when wet or really moist
8.Protect hair with silk or satin cap while sleeping

9. Eat Healthy, a lot of vegetables and fruits

10. Carefully detangle hair regularly/ after washing to avoid serious breakage

Those are the few i can remember right now but do feel free Feel free to add more tips in

Overall, Am totally loving How healthy it is and guess what?~ I am proud to call myself nappy cos I am Happily Nappy...lol!

Enjoy the rest of the week y'all.....Hugs & Kisses!

Dami

Opposite Sex Besties......Possible????

Hope you guys are having a great week so far? A lot is going on around me, spring break was fun, was a lil busy ....hmmn! doing nothing really......wake up, freshen up, eat, browse the net, read, eat, catch up wiv friends, watch a movie, sleep, & probably get a lil work done somewhere in between..... that's exactly aw my spring break went...... fun right?.....lol!

So, there is something i would love to get blogsville opinion on..... Am of the school that it is possible for ladies and guys to be bestfriends based on mutual grounds without underlying feelings or attraction. When i say bestfriends, i mean friends who discuss everything to nothing, share alot of things, cry together, laugh together, and truly have each other backs. But then there are a couple of people who seem to believe it is not possible and realistic for a lady and a guy to be best friends without one or both having feeling for each other......

Some people seem to argue the fact that even if a lady and a guy manage to keep a close friendship for a period of time, things will eventually become chaotic when one of them gets into a relationship wiv someone else

.... i beg to differ though, i totally believe it is possible for opposite sexes to be bestfriends without developing any feelings or attraction for each other...cos i have a lot of close guy friends and i have no ounce of attraction or feelings for them.....or maybe i am the weird one who doesn't realize if i have feelings for them or not (which i doubt)......

but then, i have to acknowledge that i have lost a lot of really close guy friends with whom i had great friendship as a result of this though. Situations where I have been close friends with a guy and then, he came up with the idea of taking it to the next level (relationship)....But i didn't see the possibility of the realtionship working out probably cos I am not attracted to the person or cos our personality won't make a beautiful couple adventure (atleast, so i thought) or cos of other reasons; and then, suggested we keep things on the "bestfriends" level..... a couple of guys have gradually drifted away while a couple of guys bluntly made it clear that they just can't be friends if we ain't dating.

So, my question is ....Is it possible to be bestfriend with an opposite sex without developing feelings or attractions OR not.....what are your thoughts blogsville?