Marilyn Monroe

No matter how much we deny it, we all have a lil/ mini Marilyn Monroe in us all.

The general perception I have seen and heard about Ms. Norma Jeanne Mortenson, is basically a sex symbol. Yes, she had crazy mad sex appeal and all but at the end of the day, she left a story and legacy behind. I didn't know much about her deeply till I watched a movie based on her and read about her.

We ladies have our days where we feel sexy and just want to spoil ourselves. Others think that they are sexy and try to pull it off while others believe they are sexy and you can tell from the way they talk, walk, dress and at times from something as simple as a glance or smile. And I mean SEXY please don't confuse it with TRASHY/SLUTY or just plain DESPERATE. Nah that ain what I’m referring to. From talking to some people, I realized that most women make themselves feel sexy from materialistic things. Like lingerie, clothes, shoes, make-up, certain piercings and the list could go on. I ain condemn it or anything coz once in awhile I do fall victim to that. Others go to the extent of even changing their names to Monroe... (Please mark I ain hating on anyone). The general stereotype of Monroe is a sexual blonde bombshell; cleavage, short naughty outfits and one who tempts many men. True or false?

Other than living life on the fast lane, Norma battled several demons. From a tender age, she had to grow up with different fathers, moved from one foster home to another and having a mother who was a drunk. Left alone in this world when her mother passed away and had no idea on what to do. Life comes easy to most of us and some of us struggle just like Monroe to make it. It ain easy but we gatta do what we gatta do to get there; not knowing which way to take or which path to follow. She made life seem to be sooo easy and simple; little did some people know that she was battling a drug addiction that she picked from one of her marriages. We all fight with our own demons daily. From stress in our relationships to family issues, substance addictions, religious uncertainty, self realization, financial challenges. 

One thing that I have seen about Marilyn, she was no quitter. She struggled till she made it.

At a young age, she escaped the tormenting horror of rape and gave herself motivation to be the legend that she is today. Been true to herself made her get to the top n get the opportunity to be on the lips of many and even get the chance to sing for one of the American presidents. Despite going through several divorces, she knew what she wanted in life and where she wanted to be.

At times we wake up each morning and just like Monroe, place a mask and tell ourselves that everything is ok and the world daen have to know what we are going through.

Think about it...

Don't you agree that in one way or another you do have a lil Monroe attributes in you?

And don't forget; you don't have to be a blonde, skinny or even use materialistic things to make yourself fell sexy. 

YOU ARE SEXY JUST THE WAY YOU ARE.

Listen to this track... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDl7wtHl1XE

 My source of inspiration.

COOKIE DAY :)

Today was an awesome day. Had the day to myself, did my nails, had pizza for lunch, made dinner that actually took less than 40 mins to prep n cook (talk about amazing) then oh yeah...i baked.


Most of the people who know me, know me to bake when I'm pissed off a stress reliever (to be honest, today I actually used that to calm down few things that I have going on in my life that are getting to me), while others want me to start a business from my baking. And of course i have fans who always want me to bake for them just for the sake and others want a lesson.

So i decided i could share some of my tips on baking once in awhile....when i bake that is....

I went for the normal cliche shortbread cookie. They are the simplest cookies to make though i hate the part where my nails get messed up but amazing thing is within half an hour...they were ready n i had finished prepping my dinner ingredients n clearing up the dishes...

When it comes to baking, I always love trying something new...like this time i cut them out into certain THICK shapes n coated them with chocolate...it was the most heavenliest snack ever...Another annoying thing i hate about baking is the fact that you have to convert measurements and try and figure out how much something is equivalent to (i was to lazy to use my add-on....no excuse at all) then u have to figure out the right temperature to use because for me i have issues with following recipes then the product comes out burnt...tsk tsk tsk....anyway another thing I forgot to mention about this cookies is that they don't have EGGS or MILK...I have friends who are lactose intolerant or react to protein...(I'm on a mission on formulating ingredients to cater to such people in our country because I think that their needs are ignored....)

So to make my fab cookies this is all you need....

1 cup of butter/margarine (which ever is available or that you prefer)
1/2 cup of sugar
2cups of flour 1sp vanilla essence

Pre heat oven at 160 and prepare your baking sheet
Mix in the butter, sugar and essence till they become fluffy
Add the flour bit by bit
Place on the baking sheet (can either be cut out shapes) and separate slightly by scoring with a knife. Ensure to prick the top with a fork.
Bake for 30 mins or till golden
Let them cook before decorating.

With this basic ingredients you can spice it up with like a different essence for different tastes or even add a dash of coffee or coconut for texture.
For decoration, I prefer coating them with chocolate and edible silver balls.
Good thing about this recipe, the young ones can even join when you make it or even do it themselves...

And there you have cookies for a simple snack or even for tea or you could wrap them up and pack them as a gift for a friend :)

Happy Baking

LOST...

When I started writing this, my inspiration actually came from Emeli Sande's song; Clown. I was in a certain zone where I actually felt like my friends used me and would toy me around like a clown and it took me back to my younger years when people used to pick on me for been skinny and been raised by a single mum. I used to be singled out for such little things.For me to fit in, I used to give in to sooo much till I realised I don't have to do what people want me to do because as different as I may be, I was unique in my own way.

In life, have you experienced such feelings where you feel like you don't belong or made to feel like you don't belong? Even despite having such issues in the outside world...I realised that even at home  i didn't have a sense of belonging. Do you know anyone who has or is exepriencing such issues?

Kindly share on this post by commenting. This is the first post where i have actually asked for feedback. Feel free to write whatever you feel like...you never know we could be helping someone who may stumble across this post and it may help them...

MY CHAMOMILE

My mummy always used to tell me of how Chamomile tea is used to relax the nerves and to some extent make one forget about what they were going through; soothing tea is what I called it.

I used to come up with various concoctions and try out different brands to find my perfect blend.

My first brand was rather too light. At least it broke my tea experimenting virginity . It was too unsettling for me. And my taste buds wanted more than just the simple taste that it was offered. So we moved onto the next brand.

My #2 was a shocker. It was TOO STRONG.

Too dark

 Too bitter

 Was def worse than having really strong cold coffee in the morning

Was too disgusting

At this point I wanted to give up because I had no clue on what to expect and I’d given up. I was better off trying my own ways of soothing myself.

Take 3

Was almost the perfect blend but something was amiss…and I just couldn’t figure out what it was

Till brand 4 came along.

It was perfect!

Had the exact amount of chamomile and herbs.

Perfect amount of dried tea leaves

Perfect sugar content

Perfect packaging; with no leaks or weary bags

IT WAS MY HEAVEN.

Just to hear the factory shut down n I could no longer get my CHAMOMILE. I was definitely upset…beyond UPSET I had just found my happy place

The one place I would go to and forget about everything

The one thing that made me warm all the way deep inside to the lowest darkest bit of my tiny muscles

My lips would tingle each time I was approaching for a sip…

The heat

The connection

The hidden secrets

The unveiled aroma…

It made me feel comforted

Relaxed and inspired to tackle whatever battle would come my way the next day

So natural

soo true...

All that gone within the twinkle of an eye…

It could not be true after all that searching, I found the perfect CHAMOMILE and lost it…not even tears could express my emotions…

FASHION BITCH SLAP

The one thing that has hit our Kenyan fashion street these days is BRIGHT colors. You’ll get boys rocking all shades of bright colored pants, shoes, hair dos and others go the extra mile of accessories with amazing bright bow ties. I love it when a dude pulls the nerdy look with a hint of color. I find it a turn on. There are those men who prefer going the subtle direction and use bright colors to accessories their looks. You’ll find them wearing a bright colored shirt or African beaded chain…Then we have the special ones who are just sooo confused and you see them 20miles away looking like lost clowns left by the circus wagon. Dyed hair with a Mohawk cut, super bright stunners, screaming colored tee accompanied with multicolored pants or shorts and some ridiculous shoes…smh

And the gals’ ain even any better. Especially now with the whole retro feel coming back up, it’s getting kinda out of hand. You see gals looking all dolled up and everything! Mix and matching, co-coordinating colors and all then cute chilled out make up and finish up with the classic pin-up look; fire engine red lipstick and deep eye color. Honeys, yes you look amazing but for CRYING OUT LOUD…what’s with the SMOOCHING lip when taking photos??? Like really? Makes you look anorexic, others like fish while others look like they have boulders pushing their cheeks in…Do you guys really know how stupid you look? Some of you look really good while others….yeah….

When you’re trying to keep up with a trend, really don’t make yourself look stupid. You can easily look in check with fashion depending on how you blend your colors. For example if you are in a summery feel, wear something that has yellows, greens or orange. Like now what is out on the street is really rich under tone colors. They may be dark but can be made to stand out in their own way. Especially when you mix them with bright colors but having a neutral base is very important. I personally love color. One can tell from my nail polish collection to my shoes and various clothes collection that I have. 1 thing y’all need to remember is, when you decide to do bold…DO NOT OVER DO IT before you end up looking like a disastrous walking closet. When it comes to make-up…going nude at times is like the best option. It shows your natural self and features some parts of your face that really don’t need to be hidden. I’m into the pin-up love and God knows how I love looks that come out polished and perfect. The next time I see you with an insisting pin-up look, I swear I will tell you to YOUR FACE and not give a HOOT who you are….some looks honestly just disgust me….

Feb 14

My city takes the love theme seriously. On my way to work today, I past 14 different floral stands all with flowers and teddies all wrapped up and ready to be shipped off to buyers and onto different lovers. It’s so ironic how red is said to be the color of love and yet it’s the color of pain and anger… HMMMM

I saw people all dressed up in red all over; from the shady ugly clothing that people have in their wardrobes to sleek and chic sophisticated looks. There’s a really cute lil dude who past me, dressed in grey, white and red. His sweater is what attracted my eye. Matching hem line and tie in red.

Anyway, I ain a valentine’s person. Been asked by three different people why I ain in red today and I challenged one of them and asked them, why be in red and look cliché like everyone else? And why does red have to be the Valentine color?

Anyway I ain hating on valentines or anything. To all the love birds out there and the singletinis….Happy Valentines

And a reminder to all the singletinis, today is all about loving yourself because if you don’t love you first, you’ll definitely never love ANYONE ELSE