2012

They have hiked the fare. Imagine that! They have gone and hiked the fare on our route. When I gave the kange money and he asked me to add a twenty bob, I almost pinched his nose Baraza style! It’s a new year for crying out loud. Was this their new year present to me?

Now, here is the thing, I can spend a lot on shoes and food but an extra ten bob given to a conductor is enough to give me ulcers. As I handed over the twenty shilling coin to him, I could feel the anger seething inside me. I imagined all sorts of nasty things happening to him. I wanted to grab all the notes he held in his hand and stuff them inside my purse, just to spite him…or maybe not.

So anyway, things have changed. It’s a brand new year and as they say, change is as good as rest. I am also going to change. I won’t make any resolutions this time round, no I wont. I will live each day as it comes because I have learnt that there are things in life that you just cannot force. You have to let them follow their course.

But am going to laugh all I want and can. And I will also cry because tears have a way of cleansing the soul. I am going to put aside all the disappointments, frustrations and pain from the past year; I wont say forget because we never really forget them – we just learn to live with them. I am not going to let other people’s opinions shape the way I live my life.

Most importantly, I am going to follow my dreams. I am going to try so hard to get where I want to be, I know I may not get there this year but the next twelve months are going to be an integral part of that journey.