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Sticking to your happiness goals

Sticking to your happiness goals

Early this year, I set out some goals for myself. I wanted to walk more. I wanted to learn French. I wanted to take care of my hair. I wanted to go out and do interesting cultural things in Nairobi. While these were all things that I knew would make me *happy*, sticking to them was the challenge. On a scale of 1 to 10, my attention span is … by the way have you ever noticed when you say a word over and over it loses meaning .. cultural. cuuulturall… Surprisingly though, I’ve had… Continue reading →

HOW TO: Perfect your presentations

HOW TO: Perfect your presentations

The other day I happened to be invited for workshop by one of my superiors. I was called as a “last minute by the way you are also meant to attend this one,” and I hurriedly picked my stuff and made it to the lift in time. The workshop was interesting and I got to learn a lot of operational stuff that I had no clue about, yes I stayed awake and it paid off. While at the workshop, the two day session entailed a part of working in groups and thereafter the group makes… Continue reading →

Wear boots and look good in them!

Wear boots and look good in them!

Over the last century only one type of shoe has remained timeless in a woman’s wardrobe, the boot. The boot has been around since the 16th and 17th century and was mainly worn in the North America due to rough terrain. However it was popularized by the American cowboys in the 18th century and up to today it is widely associated with the Wild Wild West. Over the years the boot has evolved, and once worn out of necessity has become a fashion item in our wardrobes. Boots come in various materials, shapes and sizes… Continue reading →

How To Wear Sandals and Look Good

How To Wear Sandals and Look Good

I was at a chamaa meeting last week and it seemed like I spent most of my recess time leaning against the refreshment table. It’s not that I was waiting to see who would take the last of the appetizing black forest cake or for extra helpings, but I had a rather peculiar reason. You see, I had worn very uncomfortable platform pumps that were causing me to lose my balance. The lean against that table was my shameless disguise as I tried to find my balance. This went on for long and at some… Continue reading →

How To: French Manicure [Video]

This is a video on how to perform a perfect French Manicure.

How To: Basic Manicure [Video]

A  video on how to do a simple manicure.

HOW TO: Start the Exercise Habit

HOW TO: Start the Exercise Habit

The Exercise Habit is not the easiest habit for most people, and most people’s experiences (me included) consist of starting and stopping and starting again. Which is fine — don’t beat yourself up about it. The important thing is starting again. The Main Problems So why do most people have trouble making exercise a regular habit? Well, there are probably a number of factors, but here are the main ones: Too difficult. People set out with a lot of ambition and enthusiasm, and start out with a big goal. “I’m going to go to the… Continue reading →

HOW TO: Social bookmarking links

HOW TO: Social bookmarking links

Social bookmarking websites allow you to store and share links to websites across the internet. You can share these links both with friends and people with similar interests. You can also access your links from any computer you happen to be using. This is a great way organize websites or articles that you find interesting. So, if you come across an article on The Lily Review that you find interesting and want to save for future reference or share it with other people, simply click on one of these links (at the bottom of each… Continue reading →

HOW TO: Create Nail Flowers

A video showing how to easily do a nail flowers manicure. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoobvMBA9hI

HOW TO: French Tip Nails

A video showing how to do a French Tip manicure. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqtRi5YrWes

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