One of my bestest friends, who is also my maternal cousin, is getting married at the end of the year and her introduction was on March 20th. For those not familiar with the tradition, the introduction ceremony entails the man, together with his family, going to the home of the woman he intends to marry … Continue reading Life Goes On: A Double-edged Sword
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Book 8/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsThis had me intrigued from page 2!! I may have given this just 3 stars but it is a VERY strong 3 stars 😅Now I really cannot wait to read The Invention of Wings.View all my reviews ** A guide to ratings **1 star – did not like … Continue reading The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
World Health Day: How Your Gut Affects Your Mental Health
April 7th is World Health Day, a global health awareness day celebrated every year under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization (WHO), as well as other related organizations. From its inception at the First Health Assembly in 1948 and since taking effect in 1950, the celebration has aimed to create awareness of a specific … Continue reading World Health Day: How Your Gut Affects Your Mental Health
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Book 7/30. My rating: 5 of 5 starsMy first five star read of 2021 🤩This was an incredibly charming book. It was funny, sad, heartwarming and heartbreaking all at once. All the characters in the book were so alive and it was an absolute joy to witness how their friendships with Ove formed, despite his … Continue reading A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
evermore
It was not even five months since the release of folklore when Taylor Swift, my favourite artist of all time, announced on social media that she was releasing evermore, her second album of 2020. When I saw her announcement on Instagram I was surprised like the rest of the world, but unlike Taylor I was … Continue reading evermore
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Book 6/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsView all my reviews ** A guide to ratings **1 star – did not like it2 stars – it was okay3 stars – liked it4 stars – really liked it5 stars – it was amazing
Guest Post – Kirigo Jay
The sun sets on Kisumu It’s a colourful evening with the sun rays creating a beautiful painting over the horizon. You look back at the time spent in the place where your voice was found again, exclaiming you realize what a time you had in the sunny parts of Kenya. Living in as many counties … Continue reading Guest Post – Kirigo Jay
Healing. Mindfulness. Discipline
In my Karibu 2021 post I mentioned that one of the things I decided to try out in 2021 is a Word of the Year and after much deliberation I settled on Discipline as my WotY. In my letter to my mum on the third anniversary of her death, I said that 2020 was a … Continue reading Healing. Mindfulness. Discipline
You Cannot Pour From An Empty Cup Part Two: Systems
New goals don't deliver new results. New lifestyles do. And a lifestyle is not an outcome, it is a process. For this reason, all of your energy should go into building better rituals, not chasing better results.James Clear Last week I put up You Cannot Pour From An Empty Cup Part One: Misery that focused … Continue reading You Cannot Pour From An Empty Cup Part Two: Systems
Mental Health Monday: The Unmothered Club
For 30 years I had a mother. Now I do not. I am unmothered. I have been meaning to start a Mental Health Monday (MHM) segment on the blog for almost a year now because mental health is something I am deeply passionate about. If my mum were still alive, she would be turning 62 … Continue reading Mental Health Monday: The Unmothered Club
