We Moved| www.chebetmakena.com is our new home🤗

Hi my loves! I just came on here to inform you, in case you missed it; I moved my blog from WordPress to a personal domain. That means, I shall be blogging from what I like to call my new online home, http://www.chebetmakena.com. I really wish there was a way I could move with the…

Look who’s back!!!

Hi my loves! Oh, it feels so good to finally say that again! It's been about 2 months since I published anything on my blog...and I'm finally (almost) back!!! From my previous blog post, I mentioned why I was taking a break; which I anticipated would take a month, but it felt right to have…

I’ve got news for you…

Hi my loves! May is off to a great start? I hope so! If not, can you do something about it? If you can please do, and all the best while at it; if you can't, learn from it! I come bearing news today; haven’t placed them as good or bad because I think they…

My First Solo Trip|Easter Weekend

Hey my loves! I hope y'all had an exciting and fulfilling Easter weekend! I'm excited to share with you my experience; which also happened to by my first time solo on a trip! If you follow me on Instagram you’ve seen me refer to the place as an odd destination...you’re about to agree with me!…

Tranquility at Karura Forest|April Special

Hi my loves! Before you start, I'd recommend you read last week's post if you haven't, so that we're at per on this one... This weekend I went down to Karura Forest as part of the series I'm doing this month. Karura is popular for bike riding; where you hire a bike for 500/- but…

All about that self-love vibe|April Special

Hi my loves! We're officially standing on the ground's of 2019 first quarter! Is it too early to say the year is going fast? I feel like it is. Anyway, happy new month loves, I hope you're experiencing good and positive vibes! Today, I wanna share some exciting information with you guys, about this month…

I have a boyfriend, I’m rich…reacting to your assumptions.

Hi my loves! The Assumptions Tag has been a trend on the internets, and for a while but I was trynna resist lol; mostly because I don't have a platform to upload a video. However, I found them very interesting to watch plus I thought, it would be interesting to hear people's assumptions about me🙈…

Before you go on a solo date…

Hi my loves! Now that we know why solo dates are important, let's talk about how to plan for them. People go on solo dates for different reasons; you need to figure out what yours is before you're on your way! For me, apart from having a good time, a solo date is where I…

Here’s why you should make solo dates a thing…

Hi my loves! Before we get into it, let me say what I mean by solo dating; going (somewhere) out in the public, and spending time alone. Regardless of what you may be up to. S/O to one of you who suggested this post btw; I had scheduled a different post for today but it…

The Tropical Sweet

So this is something that happened a while back. I was in a matatu on my way home from work and for some reason...

At The Moment|The Smiling Chapter

Hi my loves! Happy New Month. February felt like a walk-over month; not only because of the few days, but also the stuff that happened. Well for me, it was like first pass then I can go back to normal programming. It's been (still is) an emotional rollercoaster...but we’re here! I love this At The…

State of mind + six ways to keep your relationship exciting

Hi my loves! 'The month of love' is coming to an end...thought I'd finish it off on that note. I'm curios, did you feel the love? Was it any different from January? (Apart from financial differences😅). Let me know! Today's post, is a re-blog; I published this article sometime back on another website. I took…

Valentine’s Day: Is it genuine or commercial love?

Love does not make the world go round, it makes the ride around the world worthwhile. Hi my loves, Consistency is upon us! No, actually, shout out to my once-upon-a-time editor for suggesting this blog post. Do you have any topic you'd want me to write about? Reach out to me, it could be next😉.…

Dear men, I thought you should know…

Hi my loves! Step in the name of love, step, step, step, step...this song has been on 'replay' in my head since morning, so I had to amend the blog post to begin this way, lol! The month of love is here! It's only fair we address matters pertaining love, yes? Well I thought so,…

Make your 2019 travel list with me!

Hi my loves!First off, thank you for all the love you showed me on my previous post, I was honestly overwhelmed❤. Traveling is one among my favorite things to do; and this year, I want to be very intentional about it. Last year I traveled, but not as much as I would have loved to…

Travel & have the most of Mombasa on a ‘slim’ budget

Hi my loves! I would call this the tribe has spoken blog post; I wasn't planning to write about my recent trip to Mombasa, but I love putting out content you request for- it means you would love to read it😊. I am torn about the title for this one, not sure if it should…

At The Moment|Here’s to 2019😊

Hi my loves! Happy 2019 ❤, I hope your year is off to a great start. If not, you can still make that happen. I've missed you guys, I can also see we have new peeps on board, a warm welcome to all of you! I thought I'd do the 'At The Moment' series for…

#Blogmas 9: The Readabits Tag!

Hi my loves!  The beauty about blogmas, is that I get to do exciting tags. I found this one on Jenniely's blog, I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I'm sure I'll enjoy writing it.   This year, I was particularly intentional about leisure reading, and I'm happy that I kept it going throughout…

#Blogmas 8: The year can now end, but first…

Day 350 something…The next few days there’ll be less traffic. Chilling, eating, Netflix-ing, spending time with family & friends…the Christmas cheer.Phew! School’s closed, work is done, I get to rest for the next few weeks as I add a few Kg's (it's December who cares for Kg's?)  Oops, sorry my name is Mike Simba and…

#Blogmas 7: Young African Think’rs Convention 2018

Realizing the Envisioned Africa, what comes to your mind when you see that statement? Spot the Kenyan flag! (Or your country's flag) For me, I see a ray of hope, allow me to explain... Africa has in the past been described as the dark continent, shithole countries, backward continent...I'm sure the list could go on.…

#Blogmas 6: Not your average ‘get to know me’ tag

Hi my loves! Are you enjoying my blogmas posts so far? I really hope you are, as much as I am enjoying to develop ideas and actually put them down. If you have any post ideas that you'd love to see on the blog, let me know😊 Today's post is pretty chilled but exciting! I…

#Blogmas 5: Vote for me to be on Fashion Hero Season 2

Hi my loves! How many times have you come across a vote for me post? I bet countless, me too. Every time I'm about to by pass them the thought of "one day it could be you" crosses my mind and I take a few of my minutes, sometimes even seconds, to vote.I didn't have…

#Blogmas 4: Why I don’t like Christmas, my Christmas wish and more!

Hi my loves! You're probably thinking, isn't it too early to do this tag? But here we are...I got these questions off of the internet, I really hope I enjoy answering them, and that you will enjoy the read! What are you doing/planning to do to get into the Christmas mood? You and I both…

#Blogmas 3: These are the ones I loved☺️

Hi my loves!  Shameless plug alert😄 I wanna focus on the blog posts I loved this year, in terms of how I felt as I wrote them, the feedback and analytics.  Before I delve into those, allow me take you back, to how and why I decided to start blogging. Early last year, I experienced a weird…

#Blogmas 2: When will it be okay?

Hey my loves! I wanna to genuinely talk about something, not from a philosophical point of view, but from an experiential perspective. I had a problem, many times I would through stuff and my reflex response would be to turn to God, but angrily. Overtime, I thank God because I have been learning to change…

#Blogmas 1: On the first day of DECEMBER…

Hey my loves! It's the first day of December which essentially means countdown to Christmas Day can officially begin, yes? No? As you may (or not) know, I am not a fan of Christmas; but I am so pumped about blogmas! Ironic huh?  What is blogmas? It's a series that bloggers take part in, from…

My Solo Vacay was an Epic Fail!

Hi my loves!  The title of this one might have given it away but stick around for the details😂. At least I can afford to laugh about it now, few weeks ago it was different. From a couple of blogs ago, you may remember I was considering a solo trip, fast forward to October when…

#HearMeOut: 5 Things I Would Tell My Teenage Self

Hi my loves!  I could confidently say I'm an experienced teenager, at least because I crossed that bridge a couple of years ago. Teenagehood is a very interesting stage of life, it's a period between being considered a "baby" and a dawn to being "free."  If I was to have a chat with my teenage…

Dripping in Ankara Finesse

Hi my loves! Today’s is a different kind of post, but shall we get soaked in the beauty of African print attires? I love how Africans (or Kenyans) identify with Ankara,especially when they’re abroad. Best example would be the first lady of Kenya Mrs.Margaret Kenyatta. Her clad when she’s visiting other countries almost always have…

Taking Stock|My Self-Wellness Journey

Hi my loves! This post is sorta-kinda a follow up from my October edition of At The Moment, feel free to read it so that we're at per. Honestly, earlier in my life I didn't know self wellness was a thing until I experienced the flip side; my life was so dull for no particular…

Are these restaurants worth the hype?

Hi my loves! What comes to your mind when you think about an ideal restaurant to visit? For me, it has to be a meal very rich in flavour, good vibes, a picturesque environment, you know...and POCKET FRIENDLY. Yes, I'm shouting that last point😂. If you follow me on Instagram I'm sure you can guess…

Weekending at the Maasai Mara National Reserve

Hi my loves! Look who's back with a travel blog! A weekend getaway in Maasai Mara ideally begins on a Friday, so we traveled to the Mara from Nairobi through Narok. The journey, by road takes about 5-6 hours...and disclaimer my friends, the road from Narok to the reserve is horrible! I've been to the…

Hear Me Out

Hi my loves! Let's talk... We cannot move away from the fact that the social media craze is here with us. We all enjoy scrolling away sometime online, often it feels like you know how your friends are fairing simply because you can keep tabs on their social media, but truth is, a lot goes…

A day in my life- PR Executive

Publicity is absolutely critical. A good PR story is infinitely more effective than a front page ad.

At The Moment|Self-Wellness

Hi my loves! I'm really excited about what's coming up on my blog, and I can bet you will be excited too! Allow me to be cliche and say it's getting bigger and better pretty soon! Away from that; before I spill the beans...let's get into this month's edition of, At the Moment I’m Currently:…

Either my way or no way. (I was wrong)

Procrastination. That's what it is! I've been 'avoiding' this post since I published the previous one, at some point I even decided that I wouldn't write it, but I put myself to the task, that's why you're reading it, I guess! Uhm, so, one reason I'm finding it hard to write this is because it's…

Exploring & Experiencing Zanzibar!

Zanzibar. My relationship with Zanzibar began last year, when I won a trip to the Island. The relationship ended shortly after, actually was there any? Winning the trip was deceptive, because I had to chip in so much for the trip to work, and it wasn't in my plan anyway. So I let it go!…

Nuggets of Wisdom from Jay Shetty.

I recently had a "where have you been all my life" moment when I discovered Jay Shetty! You need to watch at least one video, bet you won't stop!

Oh, Mombasa my love.

Mombasa has always been my go-to destination anytime I think about a vacation;

Adulting & all about it!

Hi my loves! What is this #Adulting101? When I was younger, I wanted to grow up so bad! When I got closer to the age where you either grow up or grow up, I started to rethink. Now that I'm here, the est I could do for myself is appreciate this stage of life and…

#Graduation: At the moment- July 2018

I graduated!!! Honestly I am still very stoked and it's gonna be like this for quite a while. My three and a half years in campus have been the best yet, I realized as I lived, I grew in all dimensions of my life...and, I was awarded the "power to read." As we figure out…

Happy Birthday To Me!!!

Hi my loves! I'm calling this a special blog post firstly, because you're probably reading it on a day that is so special to me, well at least that when I uploaded it. Secondly, it has been a very reflective post to come up with. I'll be sharing key lessons that I have been learning;…

Birthday Fever|At the moment- June 2018

IHey loves! Be in the know 😅. Here's June's edition of at the moment. I think anyone can do it, you don't have to blog; it stirs you to think and kind of keeps you on check. At The Moment I’m: Currently: looking forward to my birthday which is in a few days. Appreciating: the few hours of…

23 random facts about me|Hello June!

Hey loves! Thought I'd do a quick 'random facts about me,' post so that you get to know me better. Maybe I'll do a Q & A soon, just in case there's something you wanna find out about me that is not included below. Also, you will soon find out why I stuck with '23…

World Menstrual Hygiene Day|My Menstruation Story

Happy Menstrual Hygiene Day! Lol, is that even a thing? We're in the 21st Century, menstruation and the conversation around it is slowly changing, it's no taboo anymore, it's a normal occurrence, we (women) should embrace it! I'm gonna share my 'Menstruation Story' as I'd like to call it: when was it, how did I…

At The Moment- May ’18

I understand that we all have our life story, and most often, your story will not match someone else's, so I am appreciating and owning my story.

12 years ago today…

Till date, I have never understood the intensity of this...

I landed my dream job!

From a previous post, you know I battled with a decision to quit my then job, which I did. Here I am, two months later, with a different story. I quit my job just before December, and I didn’t look for another job until recently. I didn’t want a job at the time; I needed…

Welcome back! It’s been quite a while … but here we are.

Hi there! It really is me, yes, you are not dreaming. After close to 3 months, I have resurfaced. Lol! You’re probably reading this and you’re like, “wait, had we met?” Maybe you had forgotten I exist, or this is just the first time we’re meeting. All the same, stick around. I am not planning…