For those who may not know, when I mention my BFF on the blog I am referring to Adelle Onyango. The magnetic, unapologetic, affable, incomparable Adelle Onyango. Adelle and I met during her last days as a 15 year old. She turned 30 this year so I have known her for half of her life!! … Continue reading Keep Your Friends Close, Your Enemies Closer And Your Best Friend Closest
Category: Et Cetera
M Is For Media Director
M was initially for Mothers until I realised that I write about my mum a lot so I should probably go with something else for variety. It is the spice of life after all. My next idea was Misunderstood because if there is one word I would use to describe myself that is it, mpaka … Continue reading M Is For Media Director
Know Better. Do Better. Be Better.
I first heard that quote by the late great Maya Angelou years ago and in 2014 I adapted it to ‘Know better. Do better. Be better’ and: I felt super smart about the adaptation. Lol. Those six words became one of my (many) life’s philosophies. The first step – know better – requires one to … Continue reading Know Better. Do Better. Be Better.
K Is For Kismet
June 13, 2019 marked 1 ½ years since my mum died and just like last year, this year’s June anniversary also hit hard. I woke up sad because I had one of those dreams about my mum where she is still alive and it is always so upsetting to wake up and remember that she … Continue reading K Is For Kismet
Guest Post – The Warm Fruit
My Queer Kenyan Homecoming I hadn’t been back in ten years. I had spent the entirety of my twenties in America, and now here I was — a queer Kenyan girl with a foreign accent, a girl trying to remember how to properly roll her rs — going home for a few weeks. Would I fit in there? Did … Continue reading Guest Post – The Warm Fruit
Made In Malindi
The beach is my favourite place in the whole wide world. Well, the beach and my bed. Lol. But for some inexplicable reason I have only been to the Kenyan coast a handful of times and to three beaches outside of Kenya: Dubai. I went in August 2016 for my birthday as I won the … Continue reading Made In Malindi
I Is For Intentionality
I believe we all know the meaning of the word intentional. But what not everybody may be aware of is the fact that intentionality, while similar to the word intentional, does not just mean being deliberate or purposive. Intentionality is a philosophical concept defined by the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy as "the power of minds … Continue reading I Is For Intentionality
G Is For Girls With Tattoos Who Like Getting In Trouble
I solemnly swear that I am up to no good. I put up that Harry Potter quote not too long ago on both my WhatsApp and Instagram stories. Almost immediately someone replied to my IG story: Him: I want in Me: Issa lifestyle Him: I could adopt it Me: You *should adopt it G was … Continue reading G Is For Girls With Tattoos Who Like Getting In Trouble
Not Today
Arya Stark is unequivocally my favourite Game of Thrones character. In fact, Arya and Katniss Everdeen (from The Hunger Games) are my two favourite fictional characters of all time, literary or otherwise. The bibliophile in me geeks the fuck out to the fact that they both stem from works of literature. Also, please do not … Continue reading Not Today
Guest Post – Vanessa
Edward Christopher Sheeran. Ed. Teddy. Ginger Jesus (he hates that nickname BTW). I saw him live in concert on 27th March 2019 in Cape Town. It was his first time there. Mine too! Twinsies!! (I will do my best not to come off stalker-ish but no promises). The first time I heard Ed Sheeran's voice … Continue reading Guest Post – Vanessa
Lwile the Leo 