Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Friday, March 25, 2011
Hair Hair Glorious Hair
Hehe so this week, I've been drowning myself in hair....blogs! Natural hair blogs to be specific and was so proud to find a Kenyan blog with a strong following: The Natural Girls Guide to Beauty and another amazing blog: Moptop Maven that is just so yummy! - everything from how to take care of your natural hair (rhyming not intended :-p) to style, recipes, DIY, moments of wisdom..so wholistic and ticks all the right boxes for what I look for in a blog and more!
Anywho one of the things they spoke about was Henna treatment:
"Henna, or Lawsonia Inermis, is a plant containing orange-red dye known as lawsone in the leaves and petioles or the central vein. When the leaves are crushed and acidic fluid such as lemon juice or apple cider vinegar is added, the dye is released. The dye penetrates the hair shaft, permanently staining it with color, while strengthening roots, thickening your hair shaft, preventing excess shedding..."
So I tried this (see number 3.) out this week - yesterday (amongst a number of all the hair care regimens I read about on the blogs, esp on NGGTB) and I think I missed the bit about making sure the consistency of the henna is like thick yoghurt because oh dear did I have one runny night! Nevertheless..I am inspired by what these girls are doing...and the advice which believe all Kenyan women and African women need about taking care of their natural hair in it's natural state. Ah and of course all the hairspiration from lecoil et al. hair blogs
Anywho one of the things they spoke about was Henna treatment:
"Henna, or Lawsonia Inermis, is a plant containing orange-red dye known as lawsone in the leaves and petioles or the central vein. When the leaves are crushed and acidic fluid such as lemon juice or apple cider vinegar is added, the dye is released. The dye penetrates the hair shaft, permanently staining it with color, while strengthening roots, thickening your hair shaft, preventing excess shedding..."
So I tried this (see number 3.) out this week - yesterday (amongst a number of all the hair care regimens I read about on the blogs, esp on NGGTB) and I think I missed the bit about making sure the consistency of the henna is like thick yoghurt because oh dear did I have one runny night! Nevertheless..I am inspired by what these girls are doing...and the advice which believe all Kenyan women and African women need about taking care of their natural hair in it's natural state. Ah and of course all the hairspiration from lecoil et al. hair blogs
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
I love blogs
Most of my inspiration comes from browsing a lot of blogs I regularly read/look at (since most of them have a pictorial focus hehe). As previously mentioned Karla's Closet is probably my favourite blog of outfit postings and The Sartorialist is also a great blog for inspirations and city style across the fashion capitals of the world.
So over the past few months I have tried to look closer home for some blogs and found a couple of South African blogs: JONTY: Reflective Discourse which has some very stylish shoots in what I believe to be the townships in Jo'burg/Jozi...very coolo: vintage/retro urban edge.
Another one I found which is very cool is VIE MYSELF AND I which details the life of a twenty something girl her love for fashion and her new shop...with the greatest collection of quirky clothing and accessories and from what I've seen, some traditional south african-inspired pieces. The whole vibe of the blog is such a creative cultural artsy fusion of sweetness...I want to go to 70 Juta! :p
(Pictures from JONTY: Reflective Discourse and VIE MYSELF AND I)
So over the past few months I have tried to look closer home for some blogs and found a couple of South African blogs: JONTY: Reflective Discourse which has some very stylish shoots in what I believe to be the townships in Jo'burg/Jozi...very coolo: vintage/retro urban edge.
Another one I found which is very cool is VIE MYSELF AND I which details the life of a twenty something girl her love for fashion and her new shop...with the greatest collection of quirky clothing and accessories and from what I've seen, some traditional south african-inspired pieces. The whole vibe of the blog is such a creative cultural artsy fusion of sweetness...I want to go to 70 Juta! :p
(Pictures from JONTY: Reflective Discourse and VIE MYSELF AND I)
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
R + I Creative
Not sure how stumbled across these ppl/this company..but ooh my does serotonin rush when I watch these videos...they are just my vibe :)
R + I Creative
R + I Creative
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Update
So I've discovered more and more blogs and websites that continue to inspire me. Honestly, is it possible to get as much pleasure as I do through looking at such amazingly aesthetically pleasing creativity! Honestly, if I could make a living out of searching for creative stuff...I'd probably be living a very comfortable life...spent blog searching.
I've decided I need to put to paper, or action some of the ideas which float through my mind...make them real! Do my research at work (hehe) then execute during the weekends; work my other side of being a Research Executive :p
My side hustle, which would hopefully become my main hustle would be to tap in to the creative potential of this country...honestly there is so much to work with, you just need the right brain to bring it all together.
I'd love to learn how to sew...I sometimes drift-off thinking 'What if the British Curriculum incorporated Sewing as an optional A-level?? and Kiswahili as a compulsory subject?..yes would love to know how to speak that fluent Tanzanian Swahili!
Anywho...on to my creative empire. Some one I know told me I need to work with some one if I want to go anywhere with it...and I've been thinking..so true! I think when you think your own big dream, it's hard to imagine pairing up with some one who will share the exact same vision; but Rome wasn't built in a day and nor will my creativity empire..I need to stop looking at the obstacles and start looking and only focusing on the opportunities, unapologetically.It's a nice feeling,to stop what if-ing and saying that others are lucky they have time, or have this skill, or that environment to do this and that that I'd like to do. Everyone has their own path and I need to own mine; it's a nice feeling to learn and discover what mine is :)
I truly believe that all my childhood dreams are a validation to what I ultimately want to do in life; and sometimes refer to them to understand what it is I really love doing; not what the world tells me I should do. I love that feeling; I've got history with my dreams :)
Where does research fit in to all of this. Well honestly it's something that I fell into and while it's not my ultimate passion for life, it's something I find pretty interesting. I would really like to establish myself in market research; get my key learnings into how markets work and especially the Kenyan and African markets, because ultimately that is where my creativity empire will be thriving. By understanding the nature of these markets, I should be able to get an insight into how I can deliver my message to them. Although not directly related to my creativity empire, there is so much I can learn through this experience: project management being the number one, meeting deadlines, learning how to communicate effectively in life and on paper, learning how I work best, turning away from my procrastination way of working.
Nevertherless, I think I believe I understand why I've tended to work only when under pressure and it's not like most books and what not say...it really is because I deliver my best work when under pressure as I focus more and deliver better results. So I've been turning that need to putting my own pressure, setting a plan and giving myself deadlines within a cushy timeline and when I really don't have psych to do the work..when it starts to dwindle...I read my blogs! I browse my websites, stimulating my mind in the most amazing way get ideas, make my side plans and mini projects to execute on that side and when I'm done, I focus on the next paragraph or section of work I doing in the office. It's working well for me, I get the best of both worlds. Hehe and then my weird working patterns...yup I letting them be, be it weekend, morning, noon, night..when I have the psych to write that next paragraph I go and do so and when I feeling like I'm losing steam, I focus on something else I love doing. In the end I get everything I love, done. It's an amazing thing I've learnt!! Just letting myself function the way I want to and not the way I ought to and I believe my new job lets me do that comfortably and lets me work the way I want to.
This post has actually turned out longer than I expected, but anywho thought I'd finish off with two websites I love; one which has become my daily fix and another I discovered through it. The first is Afri-Love which basically incorporates what I would ultimately love to do in life...the afrinspirations are to die for!(hehe) honestly an amazing amazing site I thrive on. Then another site, which I only discovered yesterday Mutua Matheka. I love the exuberant quality of this blog and the clear creative focus plus it's just an expression of Kenyan creativity! Amazing. That's a blog I love for not being mediocre but actually showing us all how beautiful our country is and how talented and amazing our people are. It's confidence in a site; love it.
...now on to my next tamu activity :)
I've decided I need to put to paper, or action some of the ideas which float through my mind...make them real! Do my research at work (hehe) then execute during the weekends; work my other side of being a Research Executive :p
My side hustle, which would hopefully become my main hustle would be to tap in to the creative potential of this country...honestly there is so much to work with, you just need the right brain to bring it all together.
I'd love to learn how to sew...I sometimes drift-off thinking 'What if the British Curriculum incorporated Sewing as an optional A-level?? and Kiswahili as a compulsory subject?..yes would love to know how to speak that fluent Tanzanian Swahili!
Anywho...on to my creative empire. Some one I know told me I need to work with some one if I want to go anywhere with it...and I've been thinking..so true! I think when you think your own big dream, it's hard to imagine pairing up with some one who will share the exact same vision; but Rome wasn't built in a day and nor will my creativity empire..I need to stop looking at the obstacles and start looking and only focusing on the opportunities, unapologetically.It's a nice feeling,to stop what if-ing and saying that others are lucky they have time, or have this skill, or that environment to do this and that that I'd like to do. Everyone has their own path and I need to own mine; it's a nice feeling to learn and discover what mine is :)
I truly believe that all my childhood dreams are a validation to what I ultimately want to do in life; and sometimes refer to them to understand what it is I really love doing; not what the world tells me I should do. I love that feeling; I've got history with my dreams :)
Where does research fit in to all of this. Well honestly it's something that I fell into and while it's not my ultimate passion for life, it's something I find pretty interesting. I would really like to establish myself in market research; get my key learnings into how markets work and especially the Kenyan and African markets, because ultimately that is where my creativity empire will be thriving. By understanding the nature of these markets, I should be able to get an insight into how I can deliver my message to them. Although not directly related to my creativity empire, there is so much I can learn through this experience: project management being the number one, meeting deadlines, learning how to communicate effectively in life and on paper, learning how I work best, turning away from my procrastination way of working.
Nevertherless, I think I believe I understand why I've tended to work only when under pressure and it's not like most books and what not say...it really is because I deliver my best work when under pressure as I focus more and deliver better results. So I've been turning that need to putting my own pressure, setting a plan and giving myself deadlines within a cushy timeline and when I really don't have psych to do the work..when it starts to dwindle...I read my blogs! I browse my websites, stimulating my mind in the most amazing way get ideas, make my side plans and mini projects to execute on that side and when I'm done, I focus on the next paragraph or section of work I doing in the office. It's working well for me, I get the best of both worlds. Hehe and then my weird working patterns...yup I letting them be, be it weekend, morning, noon, night..when I have the psych to write that next paragraph I go and do so and when I feeling like I'm losing steam, I focus on something else I love doing. In the end I get everything I love, done. It's an amazing thing I've learnt!! Just letting myself function the way I want to and not the way I ought to and I believe my new job lets me do that comfortably and lets me work the way I want to.
This post has actually turned out longer than I expected, but anywho thought I'd finish off with two websites I love; one which has become my daily fix and another I discovered through it. The first is Afri-Love which basically incorporates what I would ultimately love to do in life...the afrinspirations are to die for!(hehe) honestly an amazing amazing site I thrive on. Then another site, which I only discovered yesterday Mutua Matheka. I love the exuberant quality of this blog and the clear creative focus plus it's just an expression of Kenyan creativity! Amazing. That's a blog I love for not being mediocre but actually showing us all how beautiful our country is and how talented and amazing our people are. It's confidence in a site; love it.
...now on to my next tamu activity :)
Monday, September 13, 2010
What it there was a society of innovators, empowered ppl, inspiring people, finding their voices, inspiring others to find their voice?
What if there was a society of people who were living their passion, growing a generation of people living their passions, moving forward in justice and proactiveness?
What if there was a society of people who balanced each other out; picking up where others left off?
What if there was a society of people who lived for the right thing, spiritually, mentally and physically growing?
I want this society, let's create such a society.
Kuzakai.
What if there was a society of people who were living their passion, growing a generation of people living their passions, moving forward in justice and proactiveness?
What if there was a society of people who balanced each other out; picking up where others left off?
What if there was a society of people who lived for the right thing, spiritually, mentally and physically growing?
I want this society, let's create such a society.
Kuzakai.
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