Tag: dailyprompt

What was the last thing you did for play or fun?

I just went over my mind and then I sighed because damn Val, you don’t play? You don’t have any fun?

“Things didn’t entirely turn out to be what I wanted them to, they turned out to be entirely how they should have been.”

Not even close.I had a whole different view of what my life would have been today.

Even though things didn’t entirely turn out to be what I wanted them to, they turned out to be entirely how they should have been.

I learnt to be present as I do the best I can.

So yeah, I couldn’t be more grateful.

What positive events have taken place in your life over the past year?

Learning how to regulate my emotions is the best thing I’ve achieved so far.

I couldn’t be more grateful.

Do you ever see wild animals?

I question my sanity most times because why did I just laugh so hard at this question!!

Have you ever laughed so hard at something then someone next to you asked “sa unacheka” – to mean what are you laughing at. And it’s usually not a polite question at all.

But sure, I see wild animals. I see a bunch of them. I experience them. I feel them.

“Things that fascinate me might come off as very mundane. But again, that’s just me okay.”

I started writing, then I was told that there was a Christmas choral performance and I had to run for that. I loooove holidays. I mostly thrive in December.
Okay so here goes…….

I’d be damned if I said no!
I have a few but I’ll fill you in on about one. I am a country girl. Things that fascinate me might come off as very mundane. But again, that’s just me okay.

So back in 2022 January, that was the first actual time I was going to be entirely far from home. It was daunting emotionally, but let’s not talk about that now. I have a history of telling a thousand different stories in one story haha!

Okay so back in 2022 I was to move to a place called Voi, Taita Taveta – Kenya.
I knew one girl from there whom I’d gotten acquainted with. And because technically I didn’t have any furniture or a house to begin with. I was to spend my first few days at her home, where she lived with her grandma. Cute innit? Yes. 😅.

So the village was called Sagalla.  A whole definition of the place I dreamt of settling. It was cute. So cute.

It was hilly, and full of greenery.
The next morning, I woke up to pure blissfulness. The hills were misty. The freshest air I’ve ever woken up to. The homestead was a buzz of calming activities, I’m talking about milking the cows, feeding the chicken and sweeping the yard.
For a minute I was like, can I just send my letter of resignation before reporting, because I just had a moment of realization that probably that life right there was everything I’d ever wanted, to feel complete.

I think about Sagalla every so often. So clearly that makes it a favorite place. Okay cue “favourite girl by Darkoo” I guess this should work for now

I gotta run back to the Christmas chorals.

What makes a good neighbor?

I know we all deserve a community around us. The occasional socializing is pretty much profound.

But what makes a good neighbor really? I don’t know. That isn’t within me to define. But I know as a neighbor I should have boundaries.

I’m a big introvert, so the most socializing I do with my neighbors is the usual “hi”.  I mean as long as they are safe and okay that’s just it.

But I also know that if they ever need any form of help that is within my capacity I’d be glad to come through for them.

I love my space, and I wouldn’t appreciate occasional and impromptu visits, I know they wouldn’t appreciate the same.

From personal experience, I don’t think it’s wise to make friends out of neighbors. Neighbors should just be neighbors.

Honestly I don’t know what makes a good neighbor. This was just me blubbering (Sighs weirdly).

What was the hardest personal goal you’ve set for yourself?

Working on my emotions (self regulation) and creating an abundance mindset.

What skill would you like to learn?

What brands do you associate with?

I didn’t even know that this is a thing.

Share a lesson you wish you had learned earlier in life.

Not believing in my abilities and always getting caught up in the fear that I had an audience around me. Ready to criticize me.

I know I don’t blame it all on myself , as in the lack of confidence and self worth. To some extent these things are natured.

Though I know I regret the chances I lost because of a whack sense of worth. Either way, I learned my lesson regardless. That’s the beauty and privilege of growing up. Like I said the other day, I am blooming in my own way.