It’s now going to about 1 complete year since I got into the world of business and settled there full-time, especially as a mum. A lot has gone on in the past 12 months, and there have been priceless lessons learnt. Lessons Learnt Always do your best as a supplier and also as a client,…
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There is no chapter of this book that I have written without tears streaming down my face. Writing it has been a difficult journey. That difficulty has made it even more clear that I ought to write it…for the grieving mum. So that she won’t have to mourn alone, cry alone, worry alone or be alone. As…
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I post a lot of the meditations that come to me as I wash dishes. Some time back, a friend seemed to see that as a struggle. Well, it’s not. Washing dishes is my favorite household chore, and so as I do it, the whole of me is fully engaged, almost consumed by that wonderful…
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Do you have some clothes that you haven’t worn for 6 months, or even 1 year? Are you going to wear them again, really? They may not be bad, you just haven’t worn them for one reason or another. Not your style, you forgot about them, you don’t ‘feel’ them… The list is endless.…
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I’ve spent the afternoon de-cluttering and organizing a bedroom. After working for about 3 hours, throwing out 2 huge paper bags of clutter, sweeping, cleaning and dusting, the room looks more or less the same as when I began. To the ordinary observer, there may not be much difference between how it looked…
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This morning I had to make pancakes for the family – yes, had to, because I forgot to buy bread yesterday. The shops are a bit far away, so no, I wasn’t going to go out. And I didn’t feel like ‘glamming’ up just yet. It’s a Saturday morning, a lazy Saturday morning, you…
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I washed a whole lot of dishes today. As I worked away at the sink, I didn’t sing the way I usually do. I was lost in thought and meditation. As I was coming to the end of my cleaning, I looked to my right and saw so many clean dishes. To my left, I…
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Many times we read books about great women who were great home-makers, who disciplined their children tenderly and taught them great values. A few examples are oft given to elaborate these and other points, but many times they do not exceed a few paragraphs. The entire life of these women’s home-making deeds are summed up…
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Many times I have come across profiles of big CEOs who run several companies, sit on several boards, take charge of charities, write several books not to mention offer guidance and mentoring in their family circles. Many people look up to them, and when it comes to the truly great, they make those around them…
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You can’t fault silence, and neither can you regret it. You experience no guilt about something that you did not say. You do not mess up your character or reputation and you do not assume responsibilities for promises you made. You do not have to sooth or undo any pains that may have otherwise been…
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It was raining heavily this evening, and I needed to dash out to get something from the shop. I knew I wanted to make an Mpesa withdrawal, but I figured that I didn’t really have to have my ID, because, well, I have withdrawn from that particular shop many times. When I got there,…
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Just the other day, a friend and I were talking about my morning schedule, now that I work from home. I told her how I do it. I wake up, prepare the family, have my devotion, handle the housework and then sit at my desk to begin the other work – Amazing Girl Mentorship Services…
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I was talking with a friend this morning, reflecting on the 3 months I have been in business. It was a long conversation, but I’ll try to summarize it here. And yes, just to clarify, a MomPreneur is a Mum who is also an entrepreneur, whose main focus is family; but she also has the…
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I didn’t make the bed this morning. I’ve been doing some spring-cleaning this morning. While folding clothes in the bedroom, I got really tired. I was tempted to make the bed and lie in it, a little, perhaps, just to catch my breath and then continue. But I didn’t want to, because I know myself.…
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Gel Nail Polish. The new thing in town, way better than regular nail polish. There’s a way it sets and serves the wearer for a good, long time without chipping or fading. The first time I got this done on me, the nail expert said that it was better to start it off a little…
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