If the only prayer in your life is "thank you" that would suffice.

For a while now, I've been bookmarking inspirational/motivational blogs I come across online, because I enjoy reading them, especially in the early morning, right after I wake up. Recently I learnt a very important lesson about gratitude from an article in one of the sites I've bookmarked.

The article brought me to the realization of how being thankful, counting your blessings, noticing simple pleasures and acknowledging everything that you have and receive shifts your focus from what  your life lacks to the abundance that is already present.

Personally, and I'm pretty certain you can relate, whenever I give thanks, to my friends, to my loved ones, to someone I've just met or simply through prayer I feel so much happier, more resilient and even better, stress free!!! The important lesson I learnt about gratitude, and I hope it sticks with me for a long time is, gratitude should not just be a reaction to getting what you want, but an all time gratitude, the kind where you notice the little things and where you constantly look for the good even in unpleasant situations. 

When wearing dresses and skirts gets boring, I decide to wear something slightly manly. I wore this yesterday to run a few errands in town and do a little shopping. 

I've mentioned before of my love for men's clothes and how I'm a total sucker for androgynous looks. This time round I didn't go all out as I did in this post, I opted instead for an ensemble that would make me appear like a womanly man... Or should I say a manly woman? Haha!

What I love about this outfit is it's simplicity and the fact that it literally took zero effort to create, I mean, hallo! We're working with basics here, closet staples baby!

I chose to wear a belt as my only accessory, I don't know, there's something cool about minimal accessorizing as well as not wearing any accessories. 

Shirt- My sisters (perks of being the last born) |  Pants - Thrifted at Gikomba Market |  Sandals - Steve Madden |  Belt - Old |  Clutch Bag - Paulo Bucci

I want to thank you all so much for your support this far, the fact that you read and follow my blog brings me joy, I feel ecstatic really.

Have a great weekend! Let's all keep in mind that someone somewhere is happy with less than what we've got and of course, let's constantly practice the art of gratitude.

Love & Light

Xx

Egerton loved music, so he would invite orchestras and seasoned musicians from far and wide who would entertain him with symphonies.




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Stairway leading to the living room, kitchen, bedrooms and bathrooms.




 
The living room.

For those looking to build their own houses, you can drive down here and borrow some ideas. The interior architecture of the castle is simply impeccable! I really loved the lighting from it's large windows and found it hard to believe that it's almost a century old, yet it looks good as new.





I was standing in one of the bedrooms in the castle which has been turned into a gallery of sorts, showcasing photographs of different people from various communities in Kenya.


 Below is what would have been Lady Victoria's bathroom
 



Below is Lord Egerton's bathroom



What I got from my tour guide is that the bathrooms were made of zinc tiles, they also had defunct electrical machines that would be used to warm towels and dry hair.

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Below is Lord Egerton's bedroom.

If he still hates women, even in the afterlife, then I bet he was least amused when I stepped into his bedroom and had lots of fun taking one-too-many mirror selfies haha!






Thanks to Egerton's absence, I can take a mirror selfie... Using his mirror... Standing in his bedroom... Ha!

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Below is the kitchen area.


 There’s a large safe and two food stores behind what you see, one was for imported foods and the other for local products. The kitchen had a mini slaughter-house. The chef would have to shower and perfume himself before cooking Lord Egerton a meal. A doctor would drive from Nakuru twice a day to come inspect his food.




 

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 Stairway leading to the watchtower!!!


 

 
Did you have dreams of being a princess or visiting castles when you were younger?