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 […]
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 […]
Letter to a friend having her quarter life crisis
Dear Nas, We love you, we all do. Myself and Sussie and Bobo. And we are rooting for you. Although now, half the time, we don’t know what to do with ourselves. You are there, locked in yourself, and we are on the outside, feeling like we have let you down by not being able […]
4. How to control what you can control
Yesterday I legit thought I was dying. I left work the day before feeling like I was the luckiest woman this side of the Sahara. I had three days of leave and a list of 23 errands to run over the period I would be leave. My list was rich with things I have been […]
When to take a break
In this era of busyness, where the busiest person always seems the most important, there are some times, we have to consciously stop ourselves and breathe. Some time last year I got into this space where I was so tired, so very tired. But I felt I could not stop, which is a lie, because […]