Hey lovies, I am back with another listicle! this time around talking about my favorite cuisine of all time. Seriously I could eat Chinese everyday for a year and not complain. While there are a number of restaurants that serve Chinese food, there are -to […]

I have a weird relationship with Instagram. I’ll be honest, I log out as soon as I post a picture but I also check the app more than anything else throughout the day. But I feel unlike me, these girls have figured it out. The […]

Hey lovelies, If you’re like me and you thought the crochet trend would be a quick flash in the fashion pan, it looks like we were wrong. Crochet has been having a moment since 1 b.c. (before Corona)(aka 2019) and has maintained trend momentum well […]

On Monday, The S/o and I were running errands in Maselema industrial area when I came across this menu. As you should know by now noodle stir fry is my kryptonite. After squinting at the price, I was shocked that it cost a fraction of […]

Lovelies, George’s Food Truck has long given me online FOMO with their delectable looking food and interesting Mexican-ish menu. I’m sure anyone who’s not from the dusty city has also felt the criminal levels of kusilila (envy) when we look at pictures of the Lilongwe […]

Hey girl hey, So I got into a relationship last year and it has not been at all what I am used to. I am learning a few things, unpacking some toxicity and trying to let it go. For instance how am I endlessly tweeting […]

So I recently started running for the first time as an adult. I got tired of sitting around at home all day “working” and making frequent trips to the kitchen. My legs had started cramping often and I knew I needed to exercise, not with […]

In late 2018, I went to a women’s mixer. As with all events these days, professional photographers were hired to immortalize the whole affair. After a few days of waiting, I received my pictures and let me not lie to you, I deleted them on […]

If there is ever a day you do not feel like eating carbs,look no further than Elly B’s for a tasty and filling subsitute. While the diner is famous for their burgers,I believe their Bilton and Bacon Salad is one of the most underrated items […]

I am worried. I have been trying to keep the panic at bay by keeping myself busy while working from home, but today I received news that most of my industry friends had lost their jobs. This did not surprise me considering the travel industry […]

I grew up surrounded by plants. My grandmother’s crawled the walls of her living room, My mother had a garden and I had a succulent in a milk can. And much like nsalu za mipando, I never really thought I would be the kind of […]

Eating out in Blantyre is not an easy task. There are only a handful of marvelous (read acceptable) establishments scattered across the city and even fewer fine dining restaurants – 3 to be precise.Fine dining restaurants are typically high end and fancier eateries that provide […]

I always thought turning 25 would be a catastrophic life altering event I would never recover from. And I had every right to think so given my history of having incapacitating meltdowns on my birthdays. I imagined I would be curled up in bed sobbing […]

I am not sure why it took me so long to go to Splash Restaurant but I suspect I was waiting for the hooblah and fanfare to die down. And while I can understand the excitement,I really do appreciate a quiet dining experience without fear […]

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 […]