Normally, working at an audit firm is usually crazy working hours. However, the period between January to April takes the cake for how crazier it can get. Its usually a horde of people beating deadlines, being hussled by clients, working to deliver financials by when they are needed. You never have time to meet your […]
Divorcing my parents
I just heard this podcast from the Jesus and Jollof podcast about divorcing our parents. And it took me far back. Into my very early adulthood. And how I subconsciously “divorced”from my parents. My parents have never been those parents who were overly amazed with me, I never felt put on any pedestal. But I […]
Friendship breakups
One of the most painful lessons I am learning as an adult is that there will be friendship breakups.Most breakups that we see sung about or capitalized on are romantic breakups. Songs about dashed dreams and forgotten romance.We don’t see a lot of talk around breaking up with a friend. Someone you have loved and […]
Mud run 2019
Mud run 2019 was in Kenana Farm. And my team and I went with Xtrym Adventures. Last year I promised myself I would go for mud run this year. I was pretty excited when the time came around.Except I could not have anticipated the amount of obstacles there would be in the race. The run […]
Fund categories to keep for your money
a. Retirement Fund– My pastor once said that Nairobi is very horrible to old people. In the sense that, matatus are fast and do not wait for people to get on. b. Emergency Fund– This is ideally a fund that you should use in case you ever lose your source of income. Say a fund […]
Of offices and natural hair
The first time I went to work with my hair natural, my boss, a guy, he looked at me strangely for a while. It was a fresh Monday morning in November, way back in 2014. I had watched enough Youtube videos to think I knew that I could carry my African self into work with […]
The paradox of rest
I have had a week where more than once I left work past 11 Pm. Working 14 hour days is not pleasant. It feels like someone with a wide mouth is sucking all the marrow out of your life, with a heavy straw. And the life that is left is dry and brittle and has […]
Beading, Samburu Pt2
As a girl in primary school, we spent a lot of time anticipating the coming of our periods. There were hush hush talks about how to use a pad and how to dispose one. Every stomach ache was attributed to the maybe coming of the big sign of womanhood. I never really did think of […]
Samburu Girls, and grit pt 1
I belong to the Rotaract club of Karura. One flagship project is mentoring girls at the Samburu Girls Foundation headed by Dr. Josephine Kulea. I really wanted to go for the project last year but was unable to since I had work commitments that would not allow. So this year, I began to hint at […]
Lessons from my ten year high school reunion
I went to the best High School in Kenya. No, honestly I did. Ask anyone who went to Moi Girls Eldoret. And since we had left school ten years ago, we planned a reunion on Whatsapp. Created a group, pooled peoples’ contacts and the event was a go. These are some of the things I […]