Don’t you guys miss the days when letters were life? When we would actually take time to buy delightful writing pads and sharp-pointed pens (for those with horrible hand writing like me). The elements of an impressive letter were incomplete if…

Studying for exams without physically attending classes is not for the faint-hearted, as I have come to learn. Especially if you are a serial procrastinator like yours truly. Last minute is the name of the game. So, you find yourself…

There’s this lady at the library. She has a fair complexion and is wearing a white oversize blouse. She also has this cornrow hairstyle designed perfectly to carry a 20 liter jerrycan or a basket of maize on the head….

You know how big I am on finding activities that appeal to my kids and I, right? Let’s learn a new word today, shall we? Hammy. Adjective Used to describe an actor or acting that is unnatural and uses too…

About four weeks ago, on Thursday 2nd, I was driving from the gym at around 7.00am after having a barnstorming session. My head was clear, my body invigorated. I looked forward to having an electrifying day, one that I had…

4.37pm I get back to my desk from the board room where we just had our weekly management conference call. Its timing is horrible as it’s obvious none of the participants, including those who set it up, are ever up for…

Ever been so bushed that you imagined how wonderful it would be to skip dinner and pass out on your bed in your sweaty outfit? Or maybe you wished you were a baby and someone would give you a bath,…

A friend asked me yesterday if I had shifted the focus of the blog from children’s lifestyle to motherhood to which I answered it’s my platform and I can post whatever I feel like. Kidding. See, I find it hard…

Last Friday at around 6pm, Xena and I dressed up and headed to the Junction to catch a movie, something I intend to make a ritual. Side note-dressing for us lately means throwing on some sweats and a T-shirt. Unless…

I recall one too many times in the past telling the mister how much I admired his enthusiasm for golf. To this I added that I wished I was half as passionate in something (anything actually) as he was in…

Saturday at 3.30pm. I am seated (or should I say swinging) on this big endearing swing at The Arbor. It is long and wide the size of a large baby crib with a thin but firm red foam base and…

There’s this episode on the series Black Mirror (season 1) that is dreadfully boring but deeply insightful and relatable. It is set in an automated future Britain where one must literally pedal their way to survival. These people, dressed in…