Ifehenia's blog

 No one reads blogs in 2023. That makes it so freeing to come here, dust this old blog and post something that only one random reader in Kazakhstan will read. Here goes! Making : my bed every morning, and getting a lot of joy from that. Cooking  Marinating : Fish and chicken since my nanny does most of the cooking. Drinking : Water. I've kept up the good habit of drinking lots of water since having Mutana. You need lots of water when pregnant and when breastfeeding, and I suppose just in general as a human. It took me 29 years to built this habit! Reading : All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr and I have just now realized that it's been made into a film, so guess who now has something to watch over the weekend / on my long upcoming plane rides?! Wanting : Cute floral dresses. Preferably matching ones with Mutana. Looking : out for any chocking hazards on every surface. Playing : Peekaboo, making faces and weird farty sounds with Mutana. Wasting : very little in this Na...

We are already 24 days into the new year but it's never too late to pause and reflect. I fully intend to be more introspective in 2017 (Case in point, I dusted up the old journal and posted for the first time in a year!) So let's take stock: Making: nothing at the moment. However, I intend to bring to life some DIY home decor ideas. Cooking: a lot of stews lately. Peas, ndengu, kamande. After December I feel as if I need a meat cleanse. Drinking:  hot lemon and honey. At the moment it's because of the sore throat. Two weeks back it was because of the metallic taste from those awful deworming meds. Reading : A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby. Its very English. So much so that even though the main characters are all suicidal, you feel as if there is a general, "Chin up, old chap!" feeling all along. No one is more whiny than they have to be. Wanting: potted succulents in my house! And a knitted bikini because I already have plans for the birthday! L...