Rachael and I were long overdue for a catch up session. Weekends are hectic for the both of us and it turns out we have outgrown after work drinks (shocking I know) and so it has been hard coming up with a plan that works […]

2019 has been A LOT but come to think about it which year has not been? I have unlearned so much and this has been the year I have come into my own. Today I wanted to take the time to reflect on all of […]

The plan was to stay for a night, but I fell in love. I had an idea that Kutchire was amazing but pictures can be deceiving so I kept my expectations pretty low. But I was truly surprised, nothing had prepared me for how I […]

Share your art when you are ready,no one is waiting for it. The universe is full of infinite possibilities. Take a deep breath you are doing okay. Start the thing, write the constitution. Take the trip, alone. Rise to the occasion. Stop alienating the people […]

The year I learnt small talk. And how to smile at strangers. The year I understood that I am my best when I reach out and ask ‘do you want to be my friend? Warsan Shire Making friends when you are an introvert is hard. […]

If you are a creative,you do not need convincing to go to Kwa Haraba,that place is practically our home. I had not been there this whole year until this Monday and I was surprised to see how much has changed.Here are 5 reasons why you […]

There are only small steps upward;an easier day,an unexpected laugh,a mirror that doesn’t matter anymore. I am thawing Laurie Halse Anderson (Winter Girls) Malaria sucks,malaria drugs are even worse. But I thought I could power through it because I am a baddie. So when I […]

Caffe Grazia is an airy Italian restaurant with a mezzanine and a lovely garden on Kidney Crescent in Blantyre. The restaurant Doesn’t look like much from the front, but when you walk in you realize how spacious and austere it is. The inside which smells […]

European Film Festival- in Conversation with Malawian Creatives I arrived late and alone. I scanned the room for a familiar face but of course no one I know can be found in spaces where introducing myself as a blogger and columnist does not induce a […]

For my mother “Even if you forget me and everything you left behind, I never lied,I love you in a place where there is no space and time” Ab-soul When I was 13 my mother died and my life changed in ways I could not […]

Blantyre finally has a fourth Chinese restaurant and mind you the third one just opened a few months ago so that just makes my point for me. As a Chinese food aficionado I promptly made my way there as soon as I heard and got […]

The first time I wrote this last week it came from a bitter place, it was a passive aggressive way for me to get a message across to someone. I am glad I didn’t publish it. Since then I have had enough time and alcohol […]

I was perfume shopping the other day which literally meant going to the shop and getting Zara Orchid but they didn’t have it. So I had to get something else which was difficult for me considering I love Zara Orchid and I’ve used it with […]

Like all great stories this one begins in the middle of a drunk emotional break down in a parking lot. With Rachael literally steering me towards her car. How did we get here? Well first of all I was going through a break up and […]

Ah labor day!the one day capitalism tries to make you feel like you aren’t wasting you life away in the system and your efforts are appreciated. Also full disclosure,some of the things on this list involve drinking albeit light. Mid week holidays suck because they […]

Hey miss 20 something,I know 30 feels like a long time away but it really isn’t. In the spirit of having it together and being THAT admirable miss 30 something I started doing the damn things already. I am still trying to build a life […]

I remember the first time I had Chez Maky food, I was on my way to Chiradzulu with my girls .We had hit a fog so dense we could barely see in.I was felling anxious and I remembered Rachael brought a doggy bag from her […]

First of all, the best time to break up with someone is at the beginning of a new year, I think it’s easier to stick to your decision because you are still in the throes of new year new me/direction vibes.Secondly the best time to […]

When you hear the word Kumbali you think of Madonna. If you don’t that’s because you didn’t know that Kumbali Country Lodge and Kumbali Lake retreat is were Madonna stays when she is in Malawi. I recently had the pleasure of staying at Kumbali Lake […]

A boss babe to me is a savvy business/career woman who takes on life with fearlessness, but also takes time to feel the sun on her face. That’s the type of woman I strive to be, I want to be smart and sophisticated while still […]

Within every woman there lives a powerful force,filled with good instincts ,passionate creativity and ageless knowing. She is the wild woman,who represents the instictual nature of womem,but she is an endagered species. – Clarissa Pinkola Estes Told through Myths and fairytales from around the world, […]

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“Adulting — being a responsible adult. Used by millennials who are proud of themselves for paying a bill.” “Adulting- Post adolescence when the light in your eyes fades away and dies” Urban dictionary Does it get easier? I highly doubt it, but maybe it shouldn’t […]

“emotionally unavailable people always return when you cut them off because they want control back. It’s not you they want” The Slumflower If you are reading this I am going to go ahead and assume that he has ghosted you again. You really thought he […]

I have worked in the Malawian travel industry for 7 years now and I have traveled to so many beautiful places. I have experienced raw and refined Malawi, I have seen the most unreal breathtaking sunsets and yet there have been some places that have […]

Everyone that knows me knows I’m an old soul,I am wise beyond my years, no seriously I am. I have lived and I have learnt from my mistakes. I have compiled my witty gems of wisdom and observations and I think they are worth taking […]