THE CHALLENGE
MY BUSINESS HAS TO PAY FOR GHANA.
THE GOAL: £5,000
Between now and April 2027, I’m challenging myself to generate £5,000 through the Dee Goddessa business to cover our flights, visas, accommodation, food, transportation and other expenses while in Ghana.
The money for Ghana will come through my books, digital products, services, speaking and media opportunities, merchandise, and whatever other legitimate business opportunities I create along the way.
I’ll be tracking what the business generates toward the £5,000 goal and sharing the progress as I go.
For anyone who simply wants to contribute to Ghana for 45 without purchasing anything, voluntary contributions will also be accepted and tracked separately from business income. The heart of the challenge remains the same: I want to see what I can create through the business I’m building.
I don’t know exactly how I’m going to get there yet. However, I know where I’m going, I know how much I need, and I know when I want to get there.
Now it’s time to make the business work.
MY BUSINESS IS TAKING ME TO GHANA FOR MY 45TH BIRTHDAY.
GHANA FOR 45 PROGRESS (September 2026)
THE GOAL: £5,000 by APRIL 2027
BE PART OF THE JOURNEY
There are a few ways you can be part of Ghana for 45.
Every purchase made through Dee Goddessa helps move me closer to the £5,000 business goal. You can purchase something I’ve created, work with me directly, grab a DESIGN YOUR LIFE T-shirt, or simply follow along and watch this journey unfold.
THE IDENTITY RESET BUNDLE
A self-guided collection created to help you reconnect with who you are, rebuild self-trust and become more intentional about the life you’re creating.
The bundle includes my 7-Stage Identity Reset Framework, eBook, workbook, Quick Start Guide and a bonus gift.
THE 1:1 IDENTITY RESET
A private one-to-one session for those who are ready to reconnect with who they are, get clear about what they want and intentionally decide what comes next.
Together, we’ll look at where you are now, what no longer fits and the changes you want to make as you move forward with greater clarity and self-trust.
GOD’S FAVORITE MESS: REMEMBERING WHO I AM
My memoir about identity, motherhood, relationships, faith, starting over and remembering who I am.
DESIGN YOUR LIFE T-SHIRT
An 80s-inspired women’s T-shirt with a message at the heart of everything I’m building: you are allowed to design your life.
Created for the women choosing what comes next and having a little fun while doing it.
FOLLOW THE JOURNEY
I’m documenting Ghana for 45 as it happens, from building the business and reaching the first milestones to researching Ghana, booking the flights and, eventually, celebrating my 45th birthday there.
Come back here for the latest updates and follow along on my social platforms as I work toward April 2027.
LATEST UPDATES
September, 2026
GHANA FOR 45 IS OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY
I’ve set the goal: £5,000 by April 2027. Between my business, the products and services I’m creating, and support from the people following this journey, I’m going to see if I can turn this idea into a trip to Ghana with my children for my 45th birthday.
Right now, we’re starting at £0.
Let’s see what I can build from here.
Sept. 14, 2026
THE PLANNING IS STARTING TO MOVE
So far:
• My host/sponsor connection is confirmed
• I have received my invitation letter
• Supporting host documentation has been received for the visa process
• I’ve started looking more closely at visa requirements and next steps
• I’ve already received a resort recommendation
• I’ve connected with a Ghana-based nail business
• Local recommendations and contacts are already beginning to come in
The campaign may have just launched, but the trip is already starting to feel more real.
Next: continue working through the visa process, accommodation, budgeting, and building the business income that will get me there.
September 29, 2026
WHY GHANA? WHY NOT GHANA?
I was born in Europe, raised in America, come from West Indian descent, and I’ve been traveling for most of my life. Travel brings me joy, but I have yet to arrive somewhere and genuinely feel, this is home.
Recently, I took an ancestry test and West Africa was extremely prominent in my DNA. It made me curious about what I might feel when I actually stand on the land. Will I feel a connection to my ancestry, my lineage, my DNA? I honestly don’t know, and that’s part of why I want to experience it for myself.
My children are coming with me. We’ve traveled to different continents together, including Africa, and now I want us to experience West Africa. I want them to see another part of their history for themselves, while we discover together what Ghana might mean to us.
Ghana has actually been on my mind for years. Before I ever made the decision to leave America, I thought I would have already made it there. Life happened, circumstances changed, and the trip didn’t happen, but the desire never completely left me.
Now I’m turning 45.
There was a time when I struggled to even say my age out loud because I was focused on everything I hadn’t accomplished yet and everything I thought my life should look like by now. I don’t feel that way anymore. I’m embracing my 40s and realizing I am still allowed to want more, dream bigger and create new experiences for myself.
That’s what Ghana for 45 represents.
I’ve tried things, failed at things, changed directions and started over more times than I can count. This time, I want to see what happens when I push beyond my fear of failing again and actually make this business work.
Maybe this is what failing my way to success looks like.
I don’t know what Ghana will ultimately be for us. I may love it, simply enjoy the experience, or discover a connection that keeps bringing me back. I want to go and find out.
And if I can build the business that gets us there, I’ll be showing myself, my children and other women starting over in their 40s that our lives are still ours to create.
I don’t want to just tell women they are allowed to design their lives. I want to show what it looks like when I actually design mine.
GHANA FOR 45.
MY BUSINESS IS TAKING ME THERE… Darling