I used to think I had my stuff together. Then I got married....

Marriage is great, but it literally rocked everything I knew. I quickly realized my basic goal in life, prior to getting married, was to simply remain undisturbed.

This “disruption” came suddenly and was disguised as a 5-foot-nothing Swedish-Filipino woman. When I decided I’d rather not live without her, I proceeded to ask her to marry me - that is, to officially invite someone who wasn’t me to be in my personal space for the rest of my life.

I was in Nairobi recently and while I was there, besides registering as a voter, I got a chance to talk to many people and pick their brains on what they thought of the political scene in Kenya right now. Strangely enough though, most of them had no qualms whatsoever having an UhuRuto presidency. On following closely, I found out that most of the people I was talking to were older conservative folks who fear change. They would rather support the devil(s) they know than vote for new and fresh leadership.

Life gives us teachable moments every day, and even though I hadn’t planned for it, I think this is one of them.

Here I am at home, in bed, dealing with a running stomach and a migraine, the kind that makes even looking at a screen feel like work. Then my phone rings, and on the other end of it is urgency, not concern.

“The client is waiting. Send the email now.”

Life gives us teachable moments every day, and even though I hadn’t planned for it, I think this is one of them.

Here I am at home, in bed, dealing with a running stomach and a migraine, the kind that makes even looking at a screen feel like work. Then my phone rings, and on the other end of it is urgency, not concern.

“The client is waiting. Send the email now.”

Happy New Year!

The beginning of a new year often feels like having a fresh canvas, an open space that invites us to start again, to imagine what could be different, and to draw a better picture than the one we feel we created before. Naturally, many people respond to this moment by planning. They set goals, write long to-do lists, and outline everything they hope to accomplish in the months ahead. 

Don't get me wrong. I have nothing against planning as it gives us direction and focus.

Happy New Year!

The beginning of a new year often feels like having a fresh canvas, an open space that invites us to start again, to imagine what could be different, and to draw a better picture than the one we feel we created before. Naturally, many people respond to this moment by planning. They set goals, write long to-do lists, and outline everything they hope to accomplish in the months ahead. 

Don't get me wrong. I have nothing against planning as it gives us direction and focus.

It’s been a while since I showed up here for #StorySaturday. The last few weeks have been intense. I’ve been on the road and in the sky—moving between cities and countries—and somewhere in the middle of all that movement, I fell sick. The changing weather didn’t help much either, swinging between 11 and 25 degrees depending on where I was. Everything slowed down, and I had to hit pause. You see, I write my own stories and run my own pages, so when I’m not okay, everything stops. Not because I don’t want to show up, but because sometimes, I simply can’t.