2018 has both absolutely flown by and been the longest year ever. On one hand it feels like just the other day when I was starting my new reality without my mum in January. On the other hand, Black Panther came out this year. Damn! 2018 has unequivocally been the hardest year of my life. … Continue reading Kwaheri 2018
Category: Et Cetera
Write. Read. Have Fun. Live Life
In an alternate universe I would definitely get Post Malone's Always Tired tattoo. Right under the eyes as well. Tired is my constant mood. If I had to pinpoint the source of my fatigue I would say it is my job. It is, as Beyoncé put it, the 9 to 5 just to stay alive. … Continue reading Write. Read. Have Fun. Live Life
Audacious And Authentic
One of my friends sent me that message on my birthday exactly four months ago and it really stayed with me. Today is her birthday – happy motherphucking birthday Esther!!! I can easily be described as audacious. Both the positive description (showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks) and the negative description (showing an … Continue reading Audacious And Authentic
Modesty Is Overrated
I put up that post on Instagram on May 8 2015 and 3 ½ years later I still stand by it. As a society we are conditioned to believe that humility is a virtue. “Sit down. Be humble,” Kendrick Lamar tells us in the Grammy winning debut single off his fourth album. In some ways, … Continue reading Modesty Is Overrated
Logophile
I am a proud logophile. Google it. Words are my talent. I say that with confidence and ease. I know how to use words to hurt and to heal. I am not picky; big or small, I love them all. Whether I am reading, speaking or writing them, I just love how words interact with … Continue reading Logophile
Be Kind To Yourself
Today is World Kindness Day. Ellen usually signs off her show telling her viewers to be kind to one another. I do not need to reiterate the importance of that. What I would like to touch on today is one aspect of kindness that is easily overlooked. Being kind to yourself. Be gentle first with … Continue reading Be Kind To Yourself
reputation
Last year on this day Taylor Swift released a body of work that saved my life. That might sound hyperbolic, but if I am getting a tattoo of the album title clearly it is not. My mum died 1 hour 10 minutes into Tay’s birthday last year. reputation was released a month prior but I … Continue reading reputation
Taylor Swift
I have loved Taylor Alison Swift since I first heard Love Story on Rick Dees. I know, I know. I am such an Oreo. When Kanye West interrupted her as she was receiving her first ever MTV Video Music Award for You Belong With Me, I was fucking pissed. Even President Obama rightfully called Mr. … Continue reading Taylor Swift
The Woman And The Car
I bought my first car this year. What a powerful statement. Can I get an amen?!! In August 2009 I went to AA Kenya for driving classes, but I never quite picked it up after that. Being a campus student I only had access to my mum’s car. A manual Toyota Corolla with no power … Continue reading The Woman And The Car
PYQ. DFS
I smoked my last cigarette three years five days ago, on August 31 2015 if you are not keen on doing some quick math. And for the first time, I forgot all about my quitiversary. I was at About Thyme for dinner with two friends last Friday. I mentioned that the last time I was … Continue reading PYQ. DFS
Lwile the Leo 