THE PHOTOSHOOOT!!!

WOW. 

I've typed and erased, typed and erased, typed and erased my words several times now. I'm not sure I know how to express how grateful I am at this moment. 

Makena, thank you so much for approaching me to do this photoshoot. I feel so humbled and honoured and excited to have been a part of such a fun project!! I think the pictures turned out great and can't wait to work with you again in the future.

Kalumu, few people would have been as patient with me as you were when it came to doing my eye make up. You should know that the set of eyelashes you used on me still sit on my dresser as a reminder of the unforgettable day. 

Grassy Knoll, Jackiwa, Olamide KE

These pictures were taken while I was out for lunch with the family at Grassy Knoll in Karen. Been there before? How did you like their food?

Hey I met Clark Kent!! Only it wasn't really Clark Kent.

 On Saturday my mum and I had the pleasure of attending a lovely event at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. It was held by the World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) Foundation and was in honour of 31 women who had just finished an intensive five day workshop on Internet marketing. It was lovely seeing these women, some of whom were as old as 60, proudly showcase the websites they'd successfully designed during this short period of time. There's something so empowering about being in a room full of smart, confident and eloquent women who want to see their business through to the next level. It's never easy taking on a challenge as daunting as putting together a website, especially when you've got no prior experience to it, so I was truly in awe of their hard work. I wish all the participants of the workshop the best in their endeavours! 

I'm not scared of lions and tigers and bears..

..but I'm scared of loving you.

~ Jazmine Sullivan. 

Let's talk hair

For a long time now I have been completely obsessed with caring for and growing my hair. 

If wishes were horses

 Blazer - Cotton On (SA); Top - Can't remember but the tag says "Lucy in the Sky" ??? Tights - Milady's (SA); Shoes - Edgars (SA); Bag - The Mall, Westlands; Bracelets - Mother's

 If I had a shilling for every time my face made a face, I would be in Zanzibar right now sipping on a strawberry margarita and living the life. 

If wishes were horses:

1. Binti would realise when and how to automatically switch herself off. 

I pulled her out of my camera bag only to find that I'd left her on for about a day.. It took me most of the day to get her to work like a normal camera again. Gaaah! The torture. 

2. I would have an entire drawer full of black socks.. 

Black socks are pretty much the ultimate possession in my house.  

3. I would be in Lamu right now.. 

..enjoying the warmth of the sun and reading myself into a sweet, sweet siesta. 

4. Wendy Nguyen from Wendy's Lookbook would comment on one of my posts. 

Can I get an Amen? 

5. Dorman's wouldn't be closed by 9pm. 

How am I supposed to indulge in some late night RVC? 

No, really.. how?

Want to know what's in my bag?

A couple weeks ago Neema from The Bantu Girl tagged me in a What's in My Bag post. 

I panicked.

Why? Well:

1) Neema's bag seemed like it was put together by a very organised and neat person. You should check out her what's in my bag post here.. You'll see what I mean.

2) I am neither organised nor neat. My bag is often full of receipts, wrappers, doubles ( I'll explain this later), cables and other random crap.. Half the time I'm not sure my hand knows what it's doing as it shoves more and more random stuff into my bag. It's cray. 

So after two weeks of procrastinating, I cleaned out my bag, finally stopped panicking and put together this post. 

Neema seems like such a lovely girl by the way! Make sure you check out her amazing blog.

The Bag:

I'm currently using this beautiful teal bag that I got from The Mall in Westlands for KES1,500 (less than $20). Let's have 1,500 cheers for good deals and great bags people!

Not only is it beautiful but it's also sturdy and the finishes are great. I think the teal and brown colours work gorgeously together and I also love that it's got gold hardware as I tend to wear a lot of gold-toned accessories. 

I believe it's made out of pleather which may or may not be a good thing depending on whether you know your pleather. 

I don't. 

Contents: 

Now you know how I mentioned that my bag usually contains doubles? I don't exactly know when it happened or why but I find myself putting more than one version of a particular item in my bag. Like these sunglasses. And the lip balms. And pens. Wipes. Tissues. Hand sanitizers. Notebooks.. Perhaps it's the thought of running out or losing one and knowing that I'm covered because I have the other that gives me comfort. 

Top Sunglasses - Aldo

Bottom Sunglasses - Random Street Vendor

Wallet - Nine West

Eraser. 

I wish I could give you a good reason as to why I have an eraser in my bag but I've got nothing for ya. I just happened to be in a stationery shop (I love stationery by the way) and picked up a few pens and an eraser which now lives in my bag. Who knows, there might come a day where this eraser saves the world. Or something like that. 

Body Shop Lip Balm in Passion

Smith's Lip Balm in Strawberry

Earphones

Hair brush. 

I've had this for years now and I absolutely love it. Got it from Lipstick at Sarit. 

Fifty Shades of Grey 

{I always have a book in my bag. I'm pretty much done with this one and I'm contemplating getting the sequel.} 

A notebook. 

Tissues

Wet wipes

Beauty Factory Ginkgo Biloba Hand and Nail Cream 

Oh So Heavenly Hand Sanitiser

Bath and Body Works Hand Sanitiser

Clarins Perfume 

Make Up Bag

Tampons/Pads Bag

Phone

Notebook

License

Card Holder

I was talking to a friend and needed her to write something down for me so I quickly reached into my bag, pulled out an old reciept which I hurriedly un-crumpled and passed it to her. She didn't hesitate to point out that Savanis was just round the corner and that they sold nice notebooks. I bought that thing quick fast. 

Purple, Black and Pink pens.

~ The End ~

If you only had to pick three items to have in your handbag, what would they be??