TULIP HOUSEHOLD 101: HOME DRY CLEANER

I am NOT a clean freak. I need help. That's why I started my housekeeping service, to help all those busy home owners out there find some sanity in there homes. With this responsibility comes the learning process. Lucky for me, I am also surrounded by ladies who know about cleaning a little more than I do. So now I can share a few tips on the Home Dry Cleaner liquid.

FORM 1 ALREADY?

My niece is joining form one! What the...!!! How old am I? Where did the time go and what have I been doing all this time? I remember 4 or 5 years ago when her mom would complain about how she always lost her sweaters and socks at school. Who loses socks? Why would she take them off in the first place?!! Stacy was a very active girl at the time. By the time she got home from school, her uniform was not uniform with the others.

THE MORNING AFTER BLUES

Is it that day already? Yes it is. There's no other way to go about it but to actually do it (or get us to do it for you). Either way, it has to be done. The partying is over. It's clean up time. Where do you start?

Clearing up a week of party trash needn't be so daunting. If you have no one to help, these tips should be handy. All it takes is time and a positive attitude.

MY 2017 HOUSEKEEPING RESOLUTIONS

I stopped making New Year's resolutions about 2 years ago, because I have a back log trying to implement those from the previous years. However, this time I will set some health resolutions; like I will have only 5 cokes in 2017, and social resolutions like visiting my Nai relatives more often (at least once each!) These resolutions will be cast in stone (well, typed in WORD). But I have to say, it's the Housekeeping resolutions that I'm not so sure of.

IT'S A THROWDOWN

Christmas is here, you're in shagz for the next two days. Your pilau is on the jiko, the entire village can smell it. Your grandma's creepy neighbour strays into the compound and takes his place in the sitting room. No welcome needed. It's the season, so you ignore him. After all, it's nice to see long lost cousins and meet some distant relatives for the first time. The fellow is introduced to you as "The husband of your grandmother's niece on her babu's side..."

JINGLE ALERT (PART 3): POP & RnB

In Part 1 and 2 of this series, I posted Christmas carols and songs that rocked the 80s. We're in the 21st century now and so music has evolved. Some musicians have managed to maintain the spirit, others have taken it to a whole new level. I wasn't surprised to come across Snoop's 2008 album, Christmas in tha Dogg House.

JINGLE ALERT (PART 2): Zilizopendwa

This post is all about the sounds of Christmas in the 80s, when everyone listened to pretty much the same kind of music because we only had one broadcasting station, VOK. The music was soulful and the crackling sounds of the LP aged it even further. The music was rich and deep. Listening to it right now, it takes me back to christmas tree decorating,

JINGLE ALERT (PART 1): CAROLS

Will Christmas carols ever grow old? Not in my world. For many like me, the season begins on Advent. In the Anglican Church calendar, we celebrated this year's Advent on the 27th of November. At All Saints Cathedral, this is an evening, candle-lit service. There is no sermon, but readings or Lessons telling of the birth of Christ.

PREPPING for CHRISTMAS

December is here and honestly, all I can think about is family, friends and food. Here's my itinerary: Turi for 2 nights - Vihiga for 5 nights - Nakuru for 1 or 2 nights - Nairobi stopover - Shagz (where there's an invite practically every other day) for 10 days. Looking forward to that,

MONSTER IN YOUR SINK

The Kitchen sponge is 200,000 times dirtier than the toilet seat. That's from the Daily Mail. Actually there's more after that quote that will paralyse you, literally. In my not-so-glamourous business of cleaning, I have had to study dirt just as much as hygiene. Granted, the internet has a lot of BS, but I have found ways to get the juice from reliable sources