Taking stock

Stumbled upon this Taking Stock on a couple of blogs and figured I should try it out as well.

Making : Chapatis every Monday night.

Cooking : Chapatis. Everyone is enjoying my new found passion. 

Drinking : A glass of iced cold water.

Reading : Anything and everything. I need to book ASAP!

Wanting : A new set of earrings and neck-pieces.

Looking: At my Instagram profile and wondering why I didn't do this earlier.Follow @maryannshawrie

Playing: Temple Run. Oh! I keep hitting my head. Ouch!

Wasting: Time staring at the screen

Sewing: Hahahaha...I can't sew to save my own life.

Enjoying: The Fuse

Waiting: For today's cup of hot chocolate. Tasty.

Liking: My new phone

Wondering: Why didn't I finish this three months ago. 

Loving: My bag today. Gifted to my brother by yours truly.

Hoping: To get off work early today.

Marveling: At how my introverted self is slowly liking her extroverted self. I am such a loner at times.

Needing: A new pair of earrings and neck-pieces. Oh and a book (s)

Smelling: Java's Coffee. Its all in the mind.

Wearing: Black.

Following: None at the moment.

Noticing: The dentist is not so bad after all.

Knowing: I have a purpose in this life.

Thinking: I should appreciate mum more often than I do.

Feeling: Its going to be a good day.

Bookmarking: Anything worth reading. 

Opening: The next tab.

Giggling: At my photos back in the day and today's pick up line*

Feeling: Hungry

Happy Birthday

Am clearing up the back log. My birthday was a one month and 19 days ago. I did this post on that day but never put it up... I wonder why. Here it is.


This day, 13th June, I am a year older, wiser and for the very first time I have someone special to share it with, a boyfriend. Previously every other I have been single. Not that its a bad thing to be. 

My wish last year was that I am not 'confused' and get married at the same age as my mum. Am now a year older and no one has yet put a ring on it. My wish did indeed come true.Now that I am a year older, I have a few things planned out.



Go back to school and get that Masters Degree, start up Mabri...we are still working on the logistics, have an upgrade at home. As mum keeps saying we now have two paychecks. Its time to upgrade that home. By upgrade I mean compound cleanup, repainting the house in and outside, start on mum's plan to build proper rental houses...That's a lot to take in. I am willing to start on one or two projects in like three or so years they will all be done. 

Your probably asking what about a wedding. That is also one of them but in a more personal level kinda way. 

My journey of life continues. Thank you God for the gift of life. 

 

                                                 The Reverend blessing me during my baptism a few days from my birth day 

All about me today

    

                                                     

 

          

Church and our talents

As a member of the PCEA Kimuri Church, are you using your talent or talents to bring good or bad to the church? Many at times we are caught complaining about how the church runs its stuff (insert what comes to mind).

Well, have you taken the time to input your financial, architectural, communication(insert your profession) knowledge to ask the necessary people, the necessary questions and offer a helping hand to the issues (stuff) mentioned above?

On Saturday, a friend posed a question to a few of us. "How are you using your talent(s) to bring service to God? I indeed was challenged. She continued to say. In our church we probably do not have the ten or five talents but we only have one. With the one talent that we have been blessed with, how have we managed it to grow into something beautiful and bright that shines light unto the world. Is there something that you used to do so well but now you have no interest in it? Maybe God took it away when He realized that you took it all for granted.

We are often caught complaining "oh! they have too many harambees, oh! they take to long to approve stuff." What have you done with your talent to change this mindset. On my part I know I can use my communication skills to improve the quality of service we receive. What can you do on your part?

Let us not be too caught up in  the complaints that we forget to use our talents to bring honour and service to the Almighty God. 

I think this is it



He is the best thing that ever happened. Fits the description tall dark and handsome. We are somewhat alike and somewhat different. Different is good, adds spice to life as salt adds flavor to food.


We met ages ago. Say hi and that was it. But after our first date we talk endlessly. Topics range from business to life to love. Well, The list is endless. When he asked me out the first time, I was beyond nervous, mind you, it was just around the neighborhood.  

To be honest I kind of like him. Kind (not wanting to make it sound too obvious). Like in the not the we are 'boys' kind of like more like the I miss you even after a few hours of seeing each other. My cousin once said to me "do not go telling boys you miss them, it gets complicated." Was he right?  

I have written so 'much' but do know whether it even makes sense to you whose reading. Does it? 
Until next time.

Am at my desk trying to work my *** off, but boy! its proving to be hard.
I am thinking of this one guy who I can say has 'stolen' my heart and mind.
I have not seen him in like two and a half weeks. Quite a short while, 17 days to be exact.
He went away to far away land to expand his horizon. 

Biggest secret ever, no one should know about it..Shhhhhh....do not even think about it.
But here I am thinking about him and writing about him.

This is crazy...Totally.
Grandma says " don't go getting confused" but here I am thinking about you and getting all confused.

Biggest secret ever, no one should know about it..Shhhhhh....do not even think about it.
But here I am thinking about him and writing about him.

I was on what I refer to as 'my spot', on a not too busy street in town.
Whenever my ride back home takes a while longer, I sit there with a bag of chips and watch the people.
One Thursday evening my ride took longer than expected. Seated at my spot, I watched as people walked on by.
People from all walks of life passed by my spot. Most were clad in official wear; dresses, skirts and trouser suits and the likes. 
I got distracted by the lady seated beside me.
She seemed cold and deep in thought.
She was clad in a black turban, a thick black and grey cotton jacket, brown, black and white flowery skirt. Black sandack (plastic, rubber like) shoes. Black seemed to be her theme colour.
Arms tightly folded on her chest, head stooped low.
Once in a while she looked up and laughed or smiled to herself.
Finally my ride came by and I had to say goodbye to 'my spot' and my distraction that evening.