Work-Life Tidbits
Some days you get an enquiry...
You read it.
And just go about your merry day.
It wasn't even a Friday night, and the vampires were already out for my blood... lol.
... And sometimes,
my claws come out to play... 💀
... But sometimes,
even I play too much. 👽
... And finally,
when I'm not staving off vampires...
Trying to understand you humans...
Or importing human heads from China.
I'm quietly smiling at messages like this. 🫶
Messages like this remind me why I enjoy doing what I do.
❤️
Social Media Update
Goodbye Twitter, Hello YouTube! 😀
I'm no longer on Twitter.
My new account was permanently suspended a few months ago, and I won't be rejoining.
To be honest,
I haven't enjoyed using the platform since Elon Musk took over and messed it up...
This is partly why I created a quieter space for us on Telegram a few years ago.
And later, here on my website.
So, it's been a long time coming.
Snapchat? Facebook? Bluesky…
You might have noticed I'm posting less on Snapchat these days.
That's because I won't be sharing there anymore either.
And whilst I still have a page on these platforms, they will become dormant going forward.
Where Now?
You'll now find my content here on my blog.
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This is a much better, cleaner setup.
You no longer need a social media account or another app to keep up with my shenanigans. 😀
A little less noise.
A softer life.
And a little more me. 🙂
…You're welcome. 😎
Enemies in the Shower 🙄
Today's Drama
I got into the shower this morning, all soaped up and minding my own business.
Scrub, scrub, scrub.
Exfoliating away with my glove sponge in pursuit of buttery smooth skin.
Then suddenly...
OUCH! 😩
A sharp pain shot through my right chest like someone had angrily pinched me for daring to have nice skin.
Naturally, I carried on because beauty is sacrifice. 😀
And I wasn't about to let anything interrupt my daily ritual to the goddess of beauty.
But when I got out of the shower, I was shocked to see how bruised it looked.
Honestly, you would think I had been in there fighting spirits.
Immediately, I started side-eyeing my village people. 😂
Not entirely sure whether they were after my blood or my skin...
But whatever was trying me certainly didn't get either.
Because the goddess of beauty has blessed me with this glorious skin. 😇
A little dramatic, you say?
I don't think so.
I bet some jealous spirit is after my complexion. 😭🤣
Okay, okay, okay...
Maybe it isn't my village people for once.
Maybe I accidentally scratched myself. 🤔
I know that explanation sounds more plausible to some of you.
But listen.
That's the physical explanation.
This battle started in the spiritual realm. 😀
Thank goodness I've been keeping up with my rituals to the gods lately.
Imagine if I had been skipping them. 😭
Anyway, all jokes aside, this actually hurt when it happened.
So if you see me walking around looking slightly offended today...
Just know I've survived yet another attack from the enemies of progress.
But little do they know...
The goddess of beauty has my back. 😇💋
Eid Al Adha 2026
Eid Mubarak 🌙 Akú Ọdún
Wishing everyone celebrating Eid a beautiful one filled with love, laughter, family and good food. ❤️
Feeling very nostalgic for childhood Eid al Adha celebrations back home -
fondly called Iléya in Yorùbá.
My grandparents would kill a small cow, or sometimes a goat…
Depending on how financially buoyant they were that year. 😀
The women would spend the entire day cooking all sort of dishes.
But the real cooking only started once the men had finished slaughtering.
And we would all eat like we had never seen food before in our lives. 😂
Then came the best part -
going from house to house visiting relatives, neighbours and family friends.
And yes… we would still eat at every single house too. 😂
Everywhere you went, there was more food waiting for you…
And usually a little money slipped into your hand as well - my absolute favourite part! 🤑
Honestly?
It was basically the Eid version of trick or treat… except it’s only treats and everybody got treats hahaha.
There were always brand new outfits, new shoes… even new underwears! 😀
The villages would suddenly come alive again.
Relatives you hadn't seen all year - sometimes in years - all returning home at once.
And somehow, despite the house being completely full, everybody still managed to find somewhere to sleep.
Mats everywhere.
Children packed on the floor like sandwiches. 😂
Cousins whispering and giggling long after bedtime.
Honestly? Those were some of the best nights.
I miss the laughter.
The noise.
The warmth.
The smell of food everywhere.
The fight over the charcoal iron! 🤣
…And of course, the childish competition over whose family killed the biggest cow. 🤣😭
Those were truly special times.
And that was only Eid day itself.
The following day, some families would start their own cooking all over again…
Meaning another full day of eating and visiting. 😂
I miss those days immensely right now…
Especially writing this and reliving the memories so vividly.
No matter where you are celebrating from today,
I hope your day is filled with beautiful moments that stay with you forever, just like mine have stayed with me.
Full plates, assorted meats.
Warm hearts and people who make you feel safe, loved and at home.
Love from Zoe 💋
The Little Things in Life That Give Me Joy
Soft luxury, Quiet Happiness and Finally Feeling at Home in My Own Life
Lately, I have been feeling something I don't think I have fully experienced before.
Content.
Don't get me wrong, I have always lived a content and ambitious life, but this is different.
This is the "to do list is completed" kind of contentment.
It is the finish phase.
The arrival, the soft landing.
Not the loud, over-excited kind of happiness.
Not the "look at me, I've made it" kind either.
Just a soft, quiet feeling that sits gently in my chest when I look around my home and realise…
I genuinely love the life I have created for myself.
And strangely enough, a lot of that feeling has come from the tiniest things around my home. 😂
In fact, my home has become the symbol of my achievements.
My story, my personality.
Of possibilities.
And of soft landings.
I have finally finished redecorating my flat.
Everything has slowly come together over the past few months - the furniture, the lighting, the little details, the atmosphere.
It now feels exactly how I've always wanted my home to feel.
Soft.
Warm.
Calm.
Peaceful.
The kind of place that makes you feel at home the moment you walk through the door.
Feels cosy and makes you not want to leave, but need to.
And honestly?
I've been ridiculously happy over things most people probably wouldn't even notice.
Like my water filter machine.
My new bin. 😭
No, I'm serious. 😁
The first time I poured myself a glass of filtered water after setting it up two weeks ago, I genuinely stood there in my kitchen feeling like I had entered my luxury wellness era. 😌
Soft lighting.
Clean kitchen counters.
Fresh filtered water.
And the cute musical sound it makes. 😆
It felt like a lifestyle achievement.
I mean, it felt like this is it. This is THE life.
Not because of the machine itself, but because of what it represents to me.
Care.
Comfort.
Soft life.
Intentional living.
There's a kind of happiness that's difficult to explain to anyone else.
The quiet kind.
The private kind.
The momentary kind.
The kind where you stand alone in your kitchen sipping cold filtered water and suddenly realise your life feels soft.
Peaceful, and exactly the way you always hoped it would.
Nobody else really sees those moments, or would understand.
But you feel them deeply.
And then… there's my new bin. 😂
Now listen.
I know how ridiculous this sounds, but I'm obsessed with it.
A massive 60L sensor bin.
Do you understand the luxury of waving your hand dramatically and the lid opening automatically every single time?
Because I do now. 😀
Not only is it huge - meaning fewer trips taking rubbish out, fewer bin bag changes and doing my two cents in saving the planet.
But it somehow makes my kitchen feel ridiculously smart and organised.
I've had a smaller sensor bin in my bathroom for years, but this one?
This one makes me feel like I have my life together. 😂
And maybe that's what this entire phase of my life really is.
Not chasing loud luxury or trying to impress people.
Just quietly building a life that feels good to wake up in every day.
A life where soft blankets, filtered water, warm lighting, beautiful spaces and peaceful little routines somehow make me happier than chaos and material things ever did.
This doesn't mean I've achieved everything I want in life.
Not at all.
There's still so much I want to experience - more travel, more memories, more love.
Perhaps marriage one day, children maybe…
Who knows what the next chapter looks like.
But for this chapter?
I'm exactly where I want to be.
Happy.
Content.
Fulfilled.
No pressure.
No noise.
Just peaceful…
Same Zoe - always grateful, always humble and full of contradictions.
Secretly bougie as ever... And still fiscally poor. 😂💋
It's Official… OLED Has Me in a Chokehold
My New Love
Poor me, my TV has finally given up on me…
Now just a shell of her old smart self.
A dumb TV with nothing left to give.
To be fair,
she has been my ride or die for 13 good years, so I can't complain.
We have laughed together, cried together and shouted at scenes together.
She has seen me curled up under warm blankets in dim lighting…
Through heartbreaks, comfort rewatches, lazy Sundays.
And those nights where you accidentally watch "just one episode" until 3am on a school night 😩
She survived my old sofa, welcomed the new one with me.
And held it together longer than some relationships, honestly.
But I fear it is finally time to let her go.
Now listen.
I wasn't looking for "just any TV".
If I'm replacing something that's lasted me 13 years, I want the latest.
The best.
Something immersive, practical and future-proof enough to survive another decade with me.
So naturally, I found myself deep-diving into cinematic contrast.
Immersive picture quality.
Film lovers debating on Reddit about Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos...
like I'll never need glasses to watch movies again hahaha.
Gamers bonding over motion smoothness and HDR10+.
And grown men on YouTube whispering passionately about "true blacks" like it's a spiritual experience 😂
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how I spiralled into the world of OLED TVs.
And now?
Now I cannot stop thinking about the LG OLED evo G5 in 65 inches - my old girl is only 47 inches.
This upgrade would be a revolution! 😀
I don't just want a TV. I want an entire experience.
I'm imagining cosy late-night films with the lights dimmed low…
Soft blankets… spooning on the sofa.
Fireplace glowing in the background…
Losing myself in beautiful cinematography like I'm physically inside the movie.
The worst part is I hadn't even noticed my current TV was struggling until OLED entered my life…
OLED ruined normal screens for me forever 😩
So yes…
This is where I'm currently at emotionally.
In a committed relationship with a television I do not yet own.
Honestly, the men who encourage my taste for beautiful things in life really have a lot to answer for.
Because now your girl has expensive cinematic dreams...
That her bank account isn't ready for 😭
Until my next post…
I'll be in my flat reminiscing about my old TV.
And daydreaming about my new love - 65 inches wide…
Elegant bezel frame.
Dimmed lights.
Glowing fire… flickering flame.
And a trembling bank account 😌
Thoughtful Gestures & Sheer Generosity
When a man's attention becomes quietly seductive
There's something quietly romantic about being thought of…
Without needing to ask.
Being softly appreciated for my company, my femininity… the way I make someone feel.
Not just the gesture itself, but the intention behind it.
The way someone notices what you like, remembers it…
and decides… she should have that.
That's attention.
That's seduction.
That's sexy.
And that kind of thoughtfulness never goes unnoticed.
Nor does it ever go unappreciated.
Lately, I've been receiving little reminders of that kind of thoughtfulness…
in the most unexpected ways.
Cash, a voucher, a message, a quiet transfer… a simple “this is for you” - it all lands exactly how it should.
Not loud.
Not performative.
Just… felt.
There's something undeniably attractive about a man who understands that.
Then there were the coats.
One bold, one understated… both chosen with intention.
The red one - confident, feminine, a little bit dangerous.
The kind you wear when you want to be seen… and remembered.
And the black - softer, more composed. Effortless.
The kind that wraps around you and makes everything feel just a little more… held.
I tried them on slowly, taking my time… feeling the weight, the fit, the way they moved with me.
And of course, I smiled. You'll see that part. 😄
Then something a little more playful…
A pair of Uggs - cosy, warm, the kind of comfort you don't think about until you have it on.
Not everything has to be dramatic to be appreciated.
Sometimes it's simply knowing what feels good.
Soft.
Comfortable.
Quietly luxurious.
Personally, it's never just about the gift…
it's about the thought behind it, and the sheer generosity that comes with it.
And that's what I find truly seductive.
And if you're wondering how they got it so right…
they had a little help - my wishlist makes it rather easy.
Back To Work In London
But Still Feeling a Little Bit Spoiled 💋
Yes, I am back in London - again lol.
I didn't announce I was away because it was only meant to be an overnight stay when I left on Sunday…
… but somehow
I turned a simple overnight into a 3-day stay
Or rather… my date did? 😉
The slower pace of life in the suburbs has a way of drawing you in.
Slowing you down and making you pause for a moment…
Just enough to breathe and notice everything around you.
Sometimes life is like that - no long planning…
Just going with the moment. 😁
Anyway… I'm now available in London. 😀
Where you'll find me daydreaming about my next date...
Next travel, next adventure...
Perhaps a candlelit dinner and a movie in London?
A spa weekend somewhere in Europe…
Or something... somewhere far-flung and dreamy
I will be ready whenever you are.
Until then... stay tempted. 💋
Eid al-Fitr 2026 ✨
Eid Mubarak to everyone celebrating Eid al-Fitr
May God answer all your prayers and bring you abundant blessings.
I didn't fast this time,
but I'll definitely be doing the feasting today! 😀
Meeting friends later for good food… I'm already looking forward to it 😋
Wherever you are celebrating from, I hope you're having a beautiful day.
Zoe ❤️
Back in London… ✈️
Available for Dates…
Here and wherever your plans take us next…
Still thinking about soft skies, slow sips and the kind of company that makes time disappear.
London Airports
Fly Aways… ✈️
From London Heathrow to Gatwick, I move with quiet ease - from check-in to boarding, always exactly where I need to be.
Although… once upon a time, I somehow turned up at the wrong airport. 🤭
Perhaps we cross paths at the gate…
or you find me sitting beside you once we are in the air... 😉
If you spotted me, what would be your move? 🤔
