The electricity is gone - part of the reality of living in Kenya - my to do list for the day is from here to Timbuktu, with urgent things that need to be completed. The work I need to get done requires the desktop, therefore I can't dash to a cafe nearby and work. Furthermore, I'm too broke to be working in a...
The date is November 4th, 2014, I'm headed for Dubai International Airport, on my way to a familiar yet foreign country. A place where I look like a local but do not sound like one. A place that is called my home yet calls me stranger. The fear starts to creep in. Will they accept me? Will they listen? Will they turn their...
October has passed, November is here, and i'm confused! Where has time gone?! I want to get into the habit of reflecting, reflecting on the month and just reflecting on life in general. I saw Sharon (yess my namesake!) Mundia of This is Ess doing something called 'Taking Stock' and I thought its a great way to get you to reflect, pause and...
My heart sunk when I saw the email notification from one of my partners. My immediate thought was that they were going to complain about something, I was mentally preparing myself for what was inside, so I hesitated to open it. I finally did, and I shed a little tear after reading it. This service provider was commending me for my hard work...
This past month has been a difficult one. People talk about the challenges and difficulties of being an entrepreneur and starting up a business.... but they never really talk about the emotional toll the roller coaster ride a start up takes you on. With sales and marketing you have good months and bad months. One month things are looking promising, the product is...
I actually don't have much to say other than I love KenyaBuzz! They have been real supportive of my business which is the little nudge of support that I have needed to help me persevere. Well, they requested to do an interview and I was more than pleased to do so, so here you go! Check it out, and please leave your comments...
I have taken some big steps in my life these past 2 years. I moved away from the place I call home to a country I have never lived in, to start up a business for the first time ever in my life. Its been a tough two years, but a rewarding one nonetheless. During this time, a recurring theme i've seen...
I have decided to start blogging more seriously again. Ive been stuck for the last hour, trying to figure out how to introduce re-introduce this blog. Its been a long time coming. I set it up some time last year (October 2015ish..), but then I got stuck. I wasn't sure what to say, I had a few random posts chilling on my dashboard...
"Sharon why are you on my twitter feed on Daily Nation?!" Um.. what is my friend on about? I had to check for myself before responding, to make sure it wasn't a joke. I followed the link and no joke, I was on Daily Nation. For those who don't know, Daily Nation is the newspaper body of the largest media network in Kenya,...
I got the wonderful opportunity to be featured on the #30NappyHeads photography series. Make sure to check out Abu Okari's Instagram page for more beautiful shots of beautiful people with natural hair. Here's my interview and some photos from the shoot: What are your hobbies/things you do for fun/guilty pleasures? I would like to have a picture of you that is not mainstream, beyond...
