ETK Blog 10 year anniversary!!

A DECADE of blogging!!

21 year old me who started writing blogposts probably couldn’t have imagined I’d keep it going for 10 years – especially as I started writing because of a painful experience. Now, this blog has seen me write about so many wins – but also a few downs because that’s just how life is.

2014 Elizabeth, early in my undergraduate days

This blog saw me through medical school, all my sponsored travels via the IFMSA around the world, a grueling year of housemanship when I worked as a doctor in Nigeria and experienced the dysfunction personally, then packing up my life to return back to the UK and working to raise money for my UK licensing exams – only for the pandemic to put it on hold indefinitely.

2015 Elizabeth – taken in Lincoln park during a family holiday. Back in the days when my blog was on a free hosting site so the url was super long lol

On this day we received the heart wrenching news that we were being kicked out of medical school unjustly – whilst we were at a birthday party. We decided to smile through the pain and postponed our tears till we got back – looking back I can laugh at the craziness of that decision but right then, this was what kept us sane and able to deal with the setback better. Thank God it’s all in the past and we’re all doctors practicing in the UK today!

10 years on at Modupe’s birthday in Birmingham! Thankful for the immense growth we’ve achieved gracefully

The blog saw me live through a deceptive relationship that almost made me shut down my heart when I later met the love of my life – thank God for stepping in. This blog saw me through changing career paths and all the uncertainty that came with. This job saw me through being put through immense pain when attempting to get married at my former church by the marriage committee – and it was here when I made the huge decision to get married without my parents and church members present. This blog has been with me all through my beautiful marriage that’s about to be 2 years old on the 8th of this month; God has been immensely faithful in fulfilling His promises to my family.

When I tried my hands at making merchandise for the blog! It actually sold out but the hassle of getting it printed and shipped across Nigeria and beyond made me stop operations – I was still a medical student after all haha. Big shoutout to my beautiful friends turned models for the day!!

Some of the Awards the blog and I have gotten over the years!

Photoshoot from this blog’s 5th anniversary! Hard to believe it’s been another 5 years since then: 5 years of moving back to the UK also – and 5 years of huge life and career changes.

10 years is a long time to grow and carefully share your journey through life as it happens, I’m super grateful to those who have been rocking with me all this time! It’s truly a privilege. For those who joined along the way, I hope you have enjoyed the ride and I pray this blog continues to provide support to us all, me the writer and you the readers.