https://web.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.facebook.com%2Fpermalink.php%3Fstory_fbid%3D2116724845058458%26id%3D2104421509622125&width=500I feel blessed this week because I got my book read. It’s a great shot of inspiration right here.
A burst of inspiration struck this afternoon. We collected shells on the beach during a trip to Diani, and we had this huge bag of shells we didn’t know what to do with. Anyway, the inspiration came from browsing pinterest, and finding these great seaside jars made over at Completely-Coastal.
So, got to work collecting glass jars in the house. Impromptu arts & crafts, hahaha.
Made quite a mess of it at first.
But the end result looks awesome. These are now going on the bookshelves. Memories in a Jar!
All in all, a productive Saturday afternoon…at least it was a great save for the shells. Hope your Saturday was great!
Up next, Life on the Fast Track – 22. Jasmine is to face Dad and make a stand for her little brother! Oh boy!
Cheers.
Took a road trip to Eldoret, KE this week. There were so many pictures that I thought it’s best to just share them on the blog. So, here are sights from our beautiful, lush countryside!
A lake to purposely visit
Shades of Sunset Gallery.
We were heading west, so each town tended to have it’s own moment.
I was in charge of photos for the trip…caught this selfie moment among the three ladies doing baking training at our destination.
Checking out the Kerio Valley in Iten. Home of the Champions!
Along the way, caught sight of this billboard and it made my day.
I had fun on this trip, collected quite a few stories. Until next time.
It feels like it’s been a while since I went on a road trip, so this was incredibly fun. Nothing on the mind, but being on the road, noting random things, lush green scenery and that family of zebras, having their lunch.
Nakuru was rainy when we got there, so our contact sent us a tuk tuk man. I now believe everyone should have Mr. Ngugi when you first hit Nakuru. He got us around town and answered a billion questions with patience.
We had a stress free transport time thanks to him.
The trip was a fun day out, but it was also for a conference, organized by Topserve Baking Accessories and supplies, who have relaunched their shop in Nakuru. The Conference was held at Hotel Waterbuck, Nakuru. While the event continued, it was hard to ignore these gems on the walls of this hotel. So much art, there is no chance you will be bored checking in to this hotel.
Nakuru is about 3hrs away from Nairobi. Very quiet, very laid back, and definitely a lot of fun to be had. New Goals after this trip –> Not to take everything too seriously, gotta take time to have fun.
Check out Hotel Waterbuck next time you’re in Nakuru. If not to stay overnight, then to eat, at their delish restaurant.
I’m guilty of falling into a dark repetitive cycle when what I expected doesn’t happen, or changes into what I didn’t want. #ElectionsKe is a great example of jumping into this dark repetitive cycle that leaves you spinning on the same spot. Questions like, ‘Why is this happening?’ ‘Can’t they just stop or agree?’ ‘Oh my god, there is this side, and that side. That side is definitely out to get this side‘, fill the mind. The blaming, the shaming, the hating, the pointing fingers…this is just a small part of the dark repetitive cycle, earlier mentioned.
You have to make a conscious effort to pull yourself out of there. To remember the important things, despite the turmoil bred by politics.
sucked into the dark cycle will only derail your life’s goals. This isn’t easy, especially for those of us in business. Every day Kenya continues in a state of anxiety, the harder it is to buy and sell, manufacture and deliver. Costs run up, so we’re forced to think of new ways to achieve our goals. It’s a challenging experience, but one that’s way more important than jumping into the dark cycle.Meanwhile, raptly waiting to do what I can, which is vote as needed, then see new trends, like #githeriman #Chilobae on my nearest screen, and smile in amusement at the Creativity in this country. Gotta love it! While doing my own thing, through it all, because that’s what matters to me and my family.
This is a Blog Hop Post! For a writing group called Literati. The best bunch of people I’ve gotten to know. Totally inspiring you and making you aspire to do better too…
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How can you change perspectives?
This is always the hardest to do when moments in a day pile up, one after another, bogging down your original thoughts, until you can’t remember how the day started and what you wanted to do. I envy the list-making people, or the schedule-following crowd. The planner-manics who keep their phones full of alarms, and notes on what should happen each day.
This writer seeks the deity of works-in-progress. I guess the first step, is simply posting this…and knowing what comes next. Looks like things are looking up.
Perspective.
Funny ha-ha
Do you consider yourself funny? What role does humor play
in your life? Who’s the funniest person you know?
6- Laughing until my stomach hurts
When was the last time you laughed until you felt you’ll pee your pants?
Think about it. Really stop and remember that moment, and why you laughed until your stomach hurt and tears filled your eyes. Laughter is the best medicine in any situation, yet it is so rare. Sure, you can chuckle or give a small laugh when you think something is amusing. However, honest to goodness, laugh-out-loud laughing is precious. An awesome laugh is spontaneous and when it happens, gosh-darn, I fall in love with the person who made me laugh that way. Why? Coz, I remember that laugh for days, weeks, hell even months, because it was just so good laughing that way.
The funniest person I know is a cousin I consider our big brother. I’ll name him J. J is one of those guys who can get you to laugh until you pee your pants. I love it when he visits us because he always has the best stories to tell. He’s lively and genuine. I appreciate him because he has seen my family go through some tough times, and strange times, and no matter the situation, he always manages to make you feel like it will be okay. I have had some amazing laughs thanks to J, so this post is my small shout-out to him.
Geez, I think it is important to laugh often. If you’re not genuinely laughing, find a cat video if you have to and laugh. #Be happy.
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Day 6 – On the importance of a good laugh….our society these days is so serious, unforgiving, and downright mean at times. We need to focus on the smiles, and laughs…the genuine kind.
5 – Moments that leave you like “I can’t believe I said that!”
There are times when conversations replay in the head days later and embarrassment hits like a ton of bricks. Of course, if you have never had these moments, then you are super confident. Plenty of these flashbacks happen when you least expect it. When it happens to me, I just laugh and people sitting next to me think I’ve gone crazy.
For this challenge, my flashback conversation is not a conversation but a scenario. Excitement often takes over during group activities. I had the privilege of finding myself in a group setting lately. I always think, ‘wow, we could do so well with this.’ My imagination can start scenarios and complete them in a minute, the end result, perfect. I often forget imagination is often not in sync with reality. At a meeting with this group of people, we came up with an activity of sorts. Everyone got an individual’s number and you had to call your partner between meetings. Sort of like a ‘big brother-small brother thing‘ I thought it was a fabulous idea. The excitement was high, being one of the people advocating for this partnership project, I was all about getting to know your partner.
“Call your partner, get to know them,” I’d say every time we met in the group setting.
Weeks later, I meet up with a few people in the group and I ask how the partnership thing is going.
“Are you guys calling each other, maybe even meeting?”
A scoff came in answer and to my eternal shock, I find out a chunk of people in the group don’t want to participate in the project. The chunk is greater than half, almost three-quarters….wow! I was tooting a horn no one wanted to hear. Standing in this same group weeks later after this discovery, I had nothing to say…cheeks flaming…nothing came to mind.
When I think about it now, it’s probably not a moment to be embarrassed about, but that I completely misunderstood the group vibe with this activity hits me at odds time.
Day 5 – Forced to dig deep and talk about moments I would prefer to forget. These challenges are turning into therapy. Still interesting to continue…
Stories and Book Talk 