What. A. Motherphucking. Year!!!! Am I right or am I right???? In my Karibu 2020 post that I put up on January 8th I wrote: Me: 2019 was, unequivocally, the best year of my life. In a post I put up in February last year I declared that I’mma make 2019 my bitch and goddamn … Continue reading BEFORE 2020 CAME TO KILL US
Mental Health Awareness Month – Warimi Karogo
My name is Warimi Karogo. I am 18 years old and fresh out of high school with my whole life ahead of me. I am an aspiring actress, a feminist, a poet and a mental health advocate. When I was 15 I was diagnosed with depression. I was given a variety of antidepressants over a … Continue reading Mental Health Awareness Month – Warimi Karogo
Mental Health Awareness Month – Murage Macharia
Proudly Bipolar I don’t want to tell another hackneyed story about how mental illness makes my life so dysfunctional. I think that point is important, but only as long as it educates and helps people understand how to help one deal with the dysfunctional aspects of mental illness. I want to talk about how exercise … Continue reading Mental Health Awareness Month – Murage Macharia
I Love Capri by Belinda Jones
Book 10/30. My rating: 2 of 5 stars View all my reviews ** A guide to ratings ** 1 star – did not like it 2 stars – it was okay 3 stars – liked it 4 stars – really liked it 5 stars – it was amazing
Mental Health Awareness Month – Nyambura Kinyanjui
“You can’t be everything to everyone, some aspects of your life will have to bear the brunt.” I’ve paraphrased, because, comprehension. This is a statement said by Rama, a father in a Kenyan YouTube Family channel called “The Green Calabash”. Many a times he’s said this statement on his socials but on this day, as I was … Continue reading Mental Health Awareness Month – Nyambura Kinyanjui
Mental Health Awareness Month – Wanjiru Mugenda
My name is Wanjiru Mugenda, a 20 year old chubby girl who has fought depression for the last 3 years and here’s my story. 2017 started as a very exciting year for me especially because it was my last year in high school. The plan was to finish school with a bang, until February 2017 … Continue reading Mental Health Awareness Month – Wanjiru Mugenda
Mental Health Awareness Month
For anyone who may not be aware, May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Also referred to as ‘Mental Health Month’, it has been observed in May in the United States since 1949, reaching millions of people in the United States through the media, local events, and screenings. With time the month has shifted from being … Continue reading Mental Health Awareness Month
Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
Book 9/30. My rating: 2 of 5 stars It has taken me all of April to read this book. It was well on its way to being a 1 star book, but one small twist in the middle and one big twist towards the end had me bump this up to 2 stars. Otherwise it … Continue reading Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
no all tears left to cry
Of all the things I was confident would happen to/for me in 2020, identifying with this new definition of edging was not one of them. Last year on the blog I had a feature called The Alphabet Series that you can check out here if you are new to the blog. T was for Therapy, … Continue reading no all tears left to cry
1 Star Goodreads Book Tag
April 23rd is World Book Day. It was first established by UNESCO in 1995 as a day of celebrating the joy of reading for enjoyment. Last year on this day I put up a 420 inspired book tag, because duh!!!! The book tag was derived from the top 10 of Rick Dees’ Weekly Top 40 … Continue reading 1 Star Goodreads Book Tag
