tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32819381550940880202024-03-13T14:59:50.705+03:00If The Shoe FitsPepshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02963096936418579126noreply@blogger.comBlogger262125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281938155094088020.post-7322043666615579782019-02-11T08:29:00.000+03:002020-01-23T19:44:47.271+03:00L. O. V. E<br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; text-indent: 0px;">“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; text-indent: 0px;">― </span><span class="authorOrTitle" style="background-color: white; font-family: "lato" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-indent: 0px;">Lao Tzu</span></i></span></blockquote>
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This year I choose to celebrate love...</div>
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The love unforgettable, love undeniable, love unconditional, the selfless love, love un-regrettable, tough love, the forever love.</div>
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I celebrate the love unconditional..</div>
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that enabled me to run back to it whenever life hit me hard,</div>
the love that put food on my table and a place called home,<br />
the tough love that made me want to break away.<br />
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I celebrate love unforgettable,</div>
that kept me up with late-night phone calls and pink cheeks,<br />
the love that brought family and friend together for special moments,<br />
the love that held me together when everything seemed to fall apart,<br />
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I celebrate the love undeniable...<br />
the love that put fire in my eyes and passion in my heart,<br />
the love that brought with it great ideas and renewed hope,<br />
the love that died before its time,<br />
the love that left me curled up in tears with great lessons.<br />
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I celebrate selfless love...</div>
that love that enabled me to pour myself into another soul,<br />
because that is what love does,<br />
the love that enabled me to look myself in the mirror and accept who i am.<br />
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I celebrate forever love...</div>
the ever constant, never changing love<br />
that has been before the beginning of time..<br />
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Pepshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02963096936418579126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281938155094088020.post-7644923575223724502018-04-04T11:00:00.002+03:002018-04-04T11:00:49.397+03:00FOURTH.FOURTH (4/4)<br />
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My birth story is one for fairy tales. It sounds like the fiction really.</div>
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My mum was 22 weeks pregnant with me when she went into labour. They had travelled to the village aka Ushago for a family function. With the terrible roads those days, all the bumps and potholes could be blamed for the early labour.</div>
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I was born at 22 weeks in the village where there was no electricity leave alone a decent hospital that could handle a premie. My mum decided to take a big risk and take me back to the city (Nairobi) for medical attention. This is where the story gets interesting.</div>
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There was absolutely no way of transporting me to Nairobi, so she got creative.</div>
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She took a jug stuffed it with towels, put me in it. Put a lid on it and wrapped it with more towels for heat and more protection. We set out on a 13-hour journey to Nairobi. </div>
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13 hours later we arrived in Nairobi. My parents took me straight home put me under an electric blankie and by the fireplace for extra warmth. (By this time I was out of the jug obviously). Nothing worked I was almost dead at that point.<br />They set out for the hospital. The first two hospitals rejected me saying I was already dead. </div>
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Lucky enough the third hospital to a chance on me. 5 Months later I was checked out of the hospital.</div>
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<br />My dad tells me on that day, the hospital came to a standstill. All the nurses, All the doctors escorted me out singing, dancing and praising the Lord and with sooooo many gifts. I was the worst case they had seen. I was the miracle baby.</div>
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My birthday is not just an ordinary birthday. It's pretty darn SPECIAL.</div>
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME</div>
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Pepshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02963096936418579126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281938155094088020.post-39052872956046364762017-12-05T12:30:00.001+03:002018-03-01T08:00:23.881+03:00FESTIVE<span style="color: #444444;"><i>"Tis the season to be jolly fa la la la la la la la la ...</i></span><br />
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It's that time of the year again!! Sigh!!</div>
I am sooooo excited!!<br />
Happy Holidays!! Happy Holidays!!<br />
This is my favourite time of year,<br />
My playlist is synched, ready to play on repeat until January 31st,<br />
I can eat what'ever...<br />
Less traffic on the read,<br />
Tis; the season ...<br />
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<br />Pepshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02963096936418579126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281938155094088020.post-29767966771929024072017-05-25T09:54:00.000+03:002017-05-25T14:13:49.798+03:00LOVE: IN BLACK & WHITE_#GODHEALDRU<br />
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There is a lot of irony with birth and death and even greater irony when it all happens at once.<br />
This week the hearts of Kenyans have been gripped by the emotional story of Dru.<br />
This young lady went in for a CS delivery and after a 48-hour coma, she rested.<br />
I know this story very well because I lost a dear friend Nana Cherop in similar circumstances 2 years ago. Same script but different lead.<br />
With all the condolence messages flowing I imagined Dru was just like Nana. Loving, friendly, warm, hospitable, expectant, always excited, a mother to many, a caregiver like no other to those who knew her.<br />
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I was scrolling through posts and it caught my eye her husband's declarations of love and plans laid out. The realisation came to me that this was a true example of true love.<br />
One post in particular just hit home.<br />
I thought to myself, I want something just like this! No matter how short or long a legacy.<br />
It had all the ingredients of true love: patience, peace, joy, friendship, kindness, mutual respect, hope for a great future, God, love, fun. purity etc<br />
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All these made me realise that what I was about to get into was not love?! It was lust disguised as love without mutual respect or purity or God or friendship or patience. It was tainted and definitely not worth building a legacy on.<br />
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Now I know...<br />
<i>that death comes in different ways,</i><br />
<i>like when you waste time looking for the right thing</i><br />
<i>in all the wrong places. OR </i><br />
<i>when you worry and allow shame and doubt to take the lead, OR</i><br />
<i>when you are wounded/hurt and won't admit it to yourself, OR</i><br />
<i>when you are trying hard to replace God with other things, OR</i><br />
<i>when you waste time dwelling on the past and on things you cannot change... OR<br />when you lose a dear one or an opportunity, OR<br />when that second chance eludes you, OR<br />when you are disappointed or heartbroken, OR<br />when you always see your world through other people's eyes</i><br />
<i>YOU DIE. PART OF YOU DIES.</i><br />
<i>And </i>you<i> grieve for the part of you that is left,</i><br />
<i>Yet you are never quite the same again.</i><br />
<i>Let's live...</i><br />
<i><br />#GODHEALDRU'sFAMILY...</i><br />
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<br />Pepshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02963096936418579126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281938155094088020.post-44131837175720269682017-04-06T15:55:00.000+03:002017-04-06T15:57:49.025+03:00AFTER THE RAINS II<br />
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----------------------------<br />It's a beautiful morning,<br />
The rains have come upon Nairobi,<br />
The ground is wet,<br />
The earth smells fresh,<br />
The thick grey clouds form a beautiful background<br />
against the Nairobi skyline,<br />
Little water puddles EVERYWHERE<br />
Now, the dust is settling,<br />
Schools are closing for the holidays,<br />
Traffic will lessen, i hope<br />
The little joys of living in the city :)<br />
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Peps.Pepshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02963096936418579126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281938155094088020.post-1050892762473818752017-02-09T15:00:00.001+03:002018-03-01T07:59:51.375+03:00UNLOVING ME<br />
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LOVE- A very difinitive word. i do not even know if there is a true definition for this. Its four letters put together that have so much power, its an emotion you cannot describe enough with any word or action.<br />
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We love, We are loved. But how do you unlove yourself?<br />
An article i read recently from my favorite webpage thoughtcatalog.com inspired this post:<br />
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UNLOVING ME..<br />
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I will unlove me,<br />
I will put away all the regret and past hurts,<br />
And remember that you know my future better<br />
I know my own past,<br />
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I will Put away those lonely thoughts and hurtful dreams,<br />
And remember that my name is inscribed on the palm of your hand.<br />
I am never alone because you promised never to leave me,<br />
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I will forgive those who hurt me and created monsters out of me,<br />
Because your were always there with me, Standing by me,<br />
even when i put them before you, loving me still..<br />
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I will stop obsessing over my social media pages,<br />
And comparing my life to everybody else's,<br />
Because your have a great plan for my life,<br />
That gives me hope and a good future<br />
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I will put down my phone often,<br />
And pick up your word,<br />
Because your word is always true,<br />
Everything you say you mean,<br />
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I will not let another human have power over me,<br />
Because are you are my source,<br />
And they are just resources from you,<br />
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I will unlove my self and love you more,<br />
Because you can't unlove me.<br />
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<br />Pepshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02963096936418579126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281938155094088020.post-4205355590973124292016-12-01T09:45:00.000+03:002016-12-01T09:45:07.378+03:00HAPPY NEW MONTH!<br />
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Helooooooo December,<br />Finally, my favorite month of the year,<br />My month of praise and thanksgiving, and lights, and christmas music, and good cheer :)</div>
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Pepshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02963096936418579126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281938155094088020.post-85855881241524086952016-11-01T07:49:00.002+03:002016-11-01T07:55:03.548+03:00HAPPY NEW MONTH!!<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
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<i>November, my month of laughter,<br />I wanna laugh, laugh so hard,<br />Until my ribs high-five eachother,<br />I wanna laugh so hard,<br />Until my face is flashed, and tears roll down my face,<br />I wanna laugh and laugh and laugh,<br />Like Sarah did, when God visited her...</i></div>
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Happy new month readers!<br />
Its been a while since i shared my thoughts on the blog.<br />
Alot has been happening and good stuff i must add :)<br />
This month i will celebrating a grand reunuion. My sister flies in from the states tomorrow night.<br />
I last saw her 19 years ago. I was a pre-teen then, now a grown woman.<br />
It feels great knowing that am seeing her again.<br />
September has definitely started on a high octave cresendooooo!<br />
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<i>Hello September,<br />My month of outpouring,</i><br />
<i>Outpouring of laughter, brand new things, opportunities, </i><br />
<i>love, favor and all things grand.<br />My highways burst wide open, cos am zooming straight through,</i><br />
<i>May all my August lessons lead to September receivings ....<br />September fill me up!!</i><br />
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<i><br /></i>Pepshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02963096936418579126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281938155094088020.post-71359310284450549242016-04-15T08:31:00.001+03:002016-04-15T09:06:33.765+03:00I CHOSE JOY<h1 class="passage-display" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px 0px 20px;">
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing</span><span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-12504A" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-12504A" title="See cross-reference A">A</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy</span><span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-12504B" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-12504B" title="See cross-reference B">B</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">of the</span><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"> </span><span class="small-caps" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; font-variant: small-caps; line-height: 24px;">Lord</span><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">is your strength.” - </span><span class="passage-display-bcv" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px; padding-right: 10px;">Nehemiah 8:10</span></i></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Gisha, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">On the morning of my birthday I have a
ritual where i get up to pray at midnight.<br />
I say my prayers and ask God for ONLY one thing. This year i chose joy. We
learnt at church that there is a difference between joy and happiness.<br />
Happiness - is dependent on our current circumstances or situations. It is
temporary.<br />
Joy - is not a respecter of the current circumstance or situation. It comes
from within and is from the Lord. It is permanent.<br />
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I chose joy because ...<br />
I wanted to laugh again,<br />
I wanted to keep smiling no matter what i was going through, i wanted a
complete change of attitude towards living & life<br />
I wanted a brand new beginning...<br />
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The best things in life are indeed free. We run around looking for happiness in
our jobs, our bank accounts, our social media pages, our friends. we forget
happiness is temporary. Chose joy because it comes from God and it strengthens
us from the inside out.<br />
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Pepshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02963096936418579126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281938155094088020.post-44906081676488032182016-04-01T14:05:00.001+03:002016-04-01T14:05:24.988+03:00HAPPY NEW MONTH!<br />
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<i>My birth month.. My month of love,<br />May love find me deep within the cracks,<br />Under and over the realms,<br />Inside and Outside my comfort zones,<br />May the thrill of being loved feel normal,<br />May i not turn down a kind hand OR a surprise gesture,<br />May i learn to accept love as much as i give,<br />Because God is love, And if i have no love, i am nothing.</i></div>
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Happy New Year! Happy New Month!<br />
It's definitely been a while.<br />
Change has happened. For starters i took down my locs. I am wholly a naturalista. :)<br />
I plan to grow out my natural hair as long as my locs were. Everybody is raving about my new look.<br />
Half the time i still do not know what to do with my hair. I get caught up all the time.<br />
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Hello February!<br />
While februrary is generally considered the month of LOVE,<br />
It's my month of FAITH.<br />
I choose to believe,<br />
Only good and positive stuff allowed,<br />
I will believe the unbelievable,<br />
I will dream the unthinkable,<br />
Speak it into the atmosphere,<br />
And let my words do the working.<br />
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Happy Monday!<br />
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I am a huge fan of Humans Of Newyork and so is the whole world.<br />
Every time i log on to the page and read all the amazing stories, tears steam down my face, Honestly it's like an onion effect,<br />
I am particularly loving the series on the Syrian refugees, It's such an eye opener.<br />
I am reminded of just how blessed i am and how much God has spared me.<br />
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This morning i am grateful:<br />
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1. For the peace i enjoy in my country<br />
2. My family is intact. healthy and alive<br />
3. I can hear and recognise the voice of God<br />
4. I can pray in holyspirit tongues<br />
5. For my Man of God<br />
6. For my job and my business<br />
7. For laughter and happy times as well as challenges and tough times<br />
8. He who has promised is faithful to accomplish.<br />
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Holiday Movies ---------- CHECK!!<br />Holiday reading list ----- DOUBLE CHECK!!<br />
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I love books. I love reading just as much as the next professor.<br />I am also a very picky reader. I never pick any book just because its a book unless it's a book by an African author :)<br />I gravitate more towards African writers. There is so much culture and history to go round.<br />I think of books as a way of travelling without ever leaving your environment.<br />Lately i have become an e-book reader. Top three reasons i got a smart phone in that order,<br />1. E-book Reader<br />2. Farm Heroes Saga<br />3. Pinterest & Instagram.<br />
E-books have made it so much easier for me to pack hundreds of books in one device,flip them like am flipping a real book and enjoy my experience. In the last five months i have read well over 8 books. That's oky-ish.<br />*<i>i don't know where i was going with this...*</i><br />
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The kind of book where the writer packs way too many characters in a book, makes you feel like you are walking through the streets of Nairobi on a Friday evening. crowded!! Even worse the writer intends to squeeze in each character's story in those few chapters. Seriously???<br />The end result is a very confusing experience.<br />
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<br />Pepshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02963096936418579126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281938155094088020.post-21790863928820829192015-11-02T13:12:00.000+03:002015-11-02T13:19:19.085+03:00HAPPY NEW MONTH!!<br />
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Dear November,</div>
<i>My month of testimonies,</i><br />
<i>I will testify of the Lord's doing,</i><br />
<i>I will dance and rejoice for he has done it for me :)</i><br />
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Happy New Month!<br />I know the month is practicaly half-way expired but lets celebrate the half that's not.<br />October of this year, has come with sunny days and happy thoughts...<br />I spent a week down at the coast for work, this time i got to chill at the beach and enjoy mother nature. Pretty start to the month of October.<br />
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<i>My October,<br />May i learn to leave foot prints in the sand ..<br />Savour life for all it's worth,<br />Let go of everything i cannot change,<br />Discover new soulful music (done!! a south African artist: Nathi.. i looooove his sound)<br />Finally complete my reading list.</i><br />
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<i>Hello September ...</i></div>
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I couldn't agree more with the late Bob Dylan. Money answers, even the bible acknowledges that money answereth all thing - Ecclesiates 10:19.<br />In essence because money answers, money also hears. It has ears (lol)<br />I learnt in a financial class that money doesn't stay with people who have no respect for it, more so like in a relationship. You do not stay with an abuser?? So how do you expect money to stay with you when you are always abusing it?? sounds fair enough to me.<br />
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<i>Dear Money,<br />I must confess i have in the past and present future abused, disrespected and used you.<br />But, it was my way of getting to know you better.<br />You see, ever since you decided to reduce our time spent together, life has never been the same!<br />Why do you have to be so sensitive?<br />I mean, i have grown up since the last time. You'll see..<br />Not seeing you as often as i would like made me realize i needed to make some changes in order to accomodate you more.<br />I love you. Yes, i said it!! You answer all things, who wouldn't?!<br />In every currency you come in euro, dollar, pound, shilling, naira, rand. You status changes not. lol.</i><br />
<i>Lets get together all the time. I mean it.. ALL THE TIME!</i><br />
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<i>Sincerely,</i><br />
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<br />Pepshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02963096936418579126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281938155094088020.post-88217707364842544522015-08-03T16:20:00.005+03:002015-08-03T16:24:50.167+03:00HAPPY NEW MONTH.<br />
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Unbelievably August is already here with us. Count down to my favorite time of year.</div>
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It's only 4 months to the close of the year. WOW! What a year! *in Jeff Koinange's voice*</div>
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So, today i sat down and did a mental audit of my year thus far. I asked self those tough questions.<br />
I had my long expectation list at the start of the year that i was going through last night. i have managed to crossed out two of the twenty-six expectations listed for 2015. Not bad huh?! Yeah. So i need to make somethings work before the year ends. lol. </div>
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Time is ticking away and so is opportunity :)</div>
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<i>August of this year,<br />Creeping up on people ain't right,<br />I am looking forward to newness,<br />I am looking forward to completeness,<br />I am looking forward to better august weather,<br />I am looking forward to eating out more and having more fun activities,<br />I am looking forward to meet-ups and long august discussions,<br />I am looking forward to another pizza delivery in the park.<br />More laughter, More games, More captivating books. </i></div>
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<i>I am looking forward to that august rush.</i></div>
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<i>HAPPY NEW MONTH!!</i></div>
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<br />Pepshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02963096936418579126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281938155094088020.post-4048909076541694012015-07-31T12:27:00.002+03:002015-07-31T12:49:11.492+03:00HOW NOT TO WEAR SHOES THAT FIT<i><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></i>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span style="color: #444444;">“Your shoes aren't nearly as valuable as the experiences you've missed out on because you were too busy keeping them clean.”</span> </i></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">― </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2838680.Dallas_Clayton" style="background-color: white; color: #666600; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;">Dallas Clayton</a></i></span></blockquote>
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<i>1. Walk into that coveted shoe store.</i></div>
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<i>2. Make your pick.</i></div>
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<i>3. Pick a shoe that's a size or two too big for that perfect look.</i></div>
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<i>4. Walk around the store to test the fit. </i></div>
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<i>5. Is it uncomfortable enough?? If yes, it's prefect.</i></div>
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<i>5. Take your hard earned money, purchase those babies and take them home.</i></div>
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Dear Nairobi Women,</div>
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I understand that shoes are a girl's best friend. But just like friends we pick the ones that "fit" us well.</div>
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I have recently noticed a new trend alert: wearing shoes that do not fit. </div>
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What is this women?!</div>
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Somebody pleeeeeeeeeease trying explain to me how a lady with her mind right would walk into a shoe store and purchase a shoe that is a size or two TOO BIG with your hard earned money, and even worse proceed to dress up to the nines and wear the sexy heels that fit like flip-flops?! </div>
Clearly, somebody missed the shoe size policy/law/regulations. Fashion Police ARREST these culprits.<br />
Recently i was in the city running errands. I was walking beside a lovely lady in flip-flop heels. Her killer heels two sizes too big. Literally slowing her down just incase her heels fly off her feet. <br />
I was pained.. very pained. I saw this as an opportunity to learn a little about this eyesore of a fashion trend. This is how my street interview went:<br />
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<i><b>me:</b> Hi. You look lovely.</i></div>
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<i><b>she:</b> Thank You.</i></div>
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<i><b>me:</b> I notice you are wearing shoes that do not fit. Isn't it uncomfortable?</i></div>
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<i><b>she:</b> Smiles. </i></div>
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<i><b>me:</b> Your shoes are lovely though.</i></div>
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<i><b>she:</b> Thanks You.</i></div>
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<i><b>me:</b> that shoe is not good for your back and feet. You could get serious medical complications.</i></div>
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<i><b>she:</b> Smiles.</i></div>
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So clearly nothing came out of that conversation. I still cannot for the love of Jehova, wrap my head around this! I just can't cant. </div>
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This got me interested in history. Who invented the shoe size measure??</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">The </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Brannock Device</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> is a </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measuring_instrument" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Measuring instrument">measuring instrument</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> invented by </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_F._Brannock" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Charles F. Brannock">Charles F. Brannock</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> for measuring a person's </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoe_size" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Shoe size">shoe size</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">. The son of a shoe industry entrepreneur, Brannock attended </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syracuse_University" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Syracuse University">Syracuse University</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="New York">New York</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">. Brannock spent two years developing a simple means of measuring the length, width, and arch length of the human </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Foot">foot</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">. He eventually improved on the wooden RITZ Stick, the industry standard of the day, and patented his first prototype in 1926. The device has both left and right </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heel" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Heel">heel</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> cups and is rotated through 180 degrees to measure the second foot. Brannock later formed the Brannock Device Company to manufacture and sell the product, and headed the company until 1992 when he died at age 89. Today, the Brannock Device is an international standard of the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Footwear" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Footwear">footwear</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> industry, and the</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smithsonian_Institution" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Smithsonian Institution">Smithsonian Institution</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> houses samples of some of the first Brannock Devices. - Source Wikipedia.</span></span></blockquote>
How did the actual shoe size come to be?<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Roman shoemakers had discovered that the length of three barleycorns equaled one inch. <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0.150000005960464px; font-family: inherit;">So they used one kernel, or a third of an inch, as a measurement for shoe size.</span> <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0.150000005960464px; font-family: inherit;">In 1324, King Edward of England decreed that three barleycoms was indeed one inch.</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0.150000005960464px; font-family: inherit;">In the seventeenth century, children’s shoe sizes were deemed to be less than, and adult sizes more than, thirteen barleycorns.</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0.150000005960464px; font-family: inherit;">Size zero was a baby’s size, and the shoes went up in one-barleycorn increments to a children’s thirteen, after which adult’s sizes started again at one.</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0.150000005960464px; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">That calculation is still used to determine shoe sizes to this day.</span> - Source, superbeefy.com</span></blockquote>
Why would you let down such a great inventors? Why would you water down their inventions and walk around in shoes that do not fit? Shoe sizes are there for a reason. So are dress sizes and measuring spoons. Lets respect the science. I mean C'moooon!<br />
Lets not lose sight of what's import - our comfort. No matter how cute that shoe looks if it does not fit, think about one barley corn and simply walk away.<br />
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<br />Pepshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02963096936418579126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281938155094088020.post-3562231345807682172015-07-17T15:43:00.001+03:002015-07-17T15:57:35.691+03:00LETS TAKE A LONG WALK DOWN...MEMORY LANE<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">“There's nothing more contagious than the laughter of young children; it doesn't even have to matter what they're laughing about.” </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">― </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4860176.Criss_Jami" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #666600; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;">Criss Jami</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">, </span><span id="quote_book_link_24389742" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><i style="box-sizing: inherit;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/43973648" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #666600; text-decoration: none;">Killosophy</a></i></span></blockquote>
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I took a walk down memory lane yesterday. I logged on youtube to watch some of the old cartoons i loved as a kid. You know, TAZ-MANIA, GUMMI BEARS, CARE BEARS, EWOKS etc.<br />
I could not for love of God connect with some of them, In all honesty i was looking for that feeling of excitement and expectancy i had as a kid. The endless laughter and the ease in forgiveness, That its-never-that-serious feeling about life's situations. Le sigh!<br />
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I remembered how saturday mornings were made of baked beans and scrammbled eggs,the television set lined up with our favorite toons back to back, my siblings by my side and perfect sunrays hitting the walls :) I mean, it was that simple!<br />
That symbolized the begining of a perfect day. I wonder what happedned to all that simplicity. Now i fill my schedules with non-stop activities. I am always "busy" or "running errands". I never have baked beans and scrambled eggs, because it not my "cheat day", No Television lined up with my favorite shows because has become my phone has become my entertainment spot, My siblings and i are now in our own spaces enjoying our own companies most days..Am too busy to notice the beautiful sunrays hitting the walls. I find myself too wrapped up in my own affairs to be excited and expectant about most things these days. Its just tragic if you ask me!! I mean what trully happens when we grow up?<br />
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So, i put myself on assingment, downloaded a couple of great cartoons from the 90s to share and watch with my niece on Saturday mornings. How about starting all over and even better yet learning how to a child-like again from the world's cutest kid - my niece!<br />
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HAPPY WEEKEND!<br />
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The road to success sometimes feels like a relationship you give it your all - time, prayers, creativity, heart, love, attention till there is nothing left of you to give.<br />
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My little brother who is not so little anymore vowed right from his school days he would NEVER be employed. Simply because he would not spend his life making someone else rich.<br />
Growing up were taught to study hard and get into the best high schools, then study hard and get into the best universities, then study harder to get employed in the best companies. We were never taught to be independent and build a company that would employ the best brains in the industry.<br />
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So, it didn't come as a surprise that my parents protested my brother's choices. They sent his C.Vs everywhere, talked to who was who to get him jobs in some of the best companies. The rest of us were never as brave as he was or maybe we just believed that life's blueprint was made up of what we were taught to believe.<br />
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An incident happened in my country recently. The Authority in charge of the local ports adverstised for two job positions. They asked candidates to drop off their applications at their offices. Well, the management expected at most 20 applicants LO! and behold 3,000 applicants showed up!! WTH! yes. THREE THOUSAND PEOPLE all competing for TWO SLOTS!! This broke my heart to pieces. The situation was wanting. I thought to myself, who do we blame? Do we blame the system that taught us to be dependent on other people for our survival or do we blame ourselves for not thinking up solutions for our own problems?? Who do we blame for this kind of tragedy?!<br />
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I mean, 3,000 people translate into 1,000 companies employing another 3,000 people? How do we solve this catastrophe? We have a country of highly educated and talented individuals sitting at home waiting to hear from the hundreds of companies they sent their resumes to, hundreds of highly educated and talented people desperate to work for free just for a little work experience because they probably rushed on to get their masters degrees with NO work experience at all. le sigh! WHY? are we slaves to this system of thought. Lets break free. Lets think up solutions onstead being part of the problem.<br />
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<br />Pepshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02963096936418579126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281938155094088020.post-245847110446295162015-07-10T16:29:00.000+03:002015-07-13T12:17:04.562+03:00LETS TALK ABOUT... EMPLOYMENT Vs. ENTREPRENUERSHIP<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<i><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">“</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">.” </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">― </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5255891.Steve_Jobs" style="color: #666600; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;">Steve Jobs</a></i></blockquote>
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Entreprenuership is not for the faint hearted!</div>
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When you think of the risks involved in trying to bring a vision to life, the time, the cost implications, the research, the personal sacrifices, finding the right people to carry that vision forward, and greatest of all is you cannot fail yourself.</div>
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Well, truth is as an employee such thoughts don't keep me up at night. WHY? Simple. It's my boss's job. I walked into a well structured organization. All the hard work had already been done for me. All i needed to do was get my job description, a computer, a desk and voila.</div>
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Being employed seems the easy way out, but is it the safest option?</div>
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The beauty is i double as an entreprenuer. I am learning first hand what it is like to set up a well structured organization. I call it the SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS! You get knocked down more times than you can count. But the true test of an entreprenuer is how many times you rise up and still get going.</div>
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Many are the times i have been tempted to quit. Many are the occassions i have packed my equipment ready to be tossed out into the trash. There are so many of those episodes.</div>
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But i find myself back at it again, sometimes with tears streaming down my face. I give myself the pep talk - it's all a labor of love.</div>
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I would NEVER quit because i absolutely love what i do. Creating ART comes naturally to me. I don't stress. It's trully a labor of love-hate.</div>
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I have so much respect for people who have set up successful businesses and greater respect for those running empires. My little business has taken well over 7 years to set up. 5 of those precious years were spent doing research. Research is KEY!! It sets the tone for the business.</div>
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Money is everything when it comes to setting up a business. Chances are if you have NO MONEY you will probably have NO STARTUP. </div>
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Don't despise the begining of a venture no matter how small, It may not look like what you had on the blue print but keep going. Nobody sells the perfect products. Who knew an entire company could be born from someone's little kitchen sink?</div>
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Pepshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02963096936418579126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281938155094088020.post-89514709513989717082015-06-04T15:13:00.003+03:002015-06-04T15:14:29.034+03:00HAPPY NEW MONTH!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">“It was June, and the world smelled of roses. The sunshine was like powdered gold over the grassy hillside.” </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">― </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5306.Maud_Hart_Lovelace" style="background-color: white; color: #666600; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;">Maud Hart Lovelace</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">, </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/804295" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: none;">Betsy-Tacy and Tib</a></i></span></blockquote>
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Hello June!</div>
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You sort of do that thing you do,</div>
Creep in quietly :)<br />
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So far so grand!</div>
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Happy June everyone!!</div>
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