My life has been characterized by the universe derailing my career ambitions:

• I wanted to go to Kenya High but ended up in PB.

• I wanted to study abroad, but I'm a comrade.

• I wasn't sure “what I wanted to be when I grew up.” Somehow that translated into being an Economics major.

• I had always promised myself I'd never be a mother, but… Shindwe pepo mbaya. (The good pepo can hmu.)

The list goes on and on. Heck, even Kessentials was totally unplanned, but such serendipitous reroutes convince me that something somewhere is taking me exactly where I should be.

I don't know where that is, na saa zingine nasikianga ni ka nimepitishwa. What I do know is that I like how my life is turning out.

"Trust the process" is unpopular in some circles, but I've found it calming. Even if things haven't been going your way lately–or ever–I dare you to trust it, too.

Mantra Suggestion: “Celebrities Aren’t That Big A Deal”

Anyone trying to appeal to a large group knows that enlisting celebrities to help their cause is crucial.

In that vein, my friend advised me to feature a 24/7/365 live update of Carrie Wahu's life here if I want to put Kessentials on the map. Interestingly, my friend is a law student, so I suspect his advice wasn’t selfless.

That conversation brought to mind something I think about sporadically: Why the heck do we care so much about celebrities?

Let’s go back to 18th December when Salt Bae snuck onto the World Cup pitch to snap selfies with Messi and Co. illegally. And this guy is a celebrity himself! Way to remove the hardy from foolhardy.