Tings and Things

Drinkcember is the season to drink, eat, party, be merry, let your hair down, dance like you just don’t care…you get the gist. For so many people in our audience they get to travel home and see some old familiar faces and it is an incredible time to reconnect and bond with out close family and friends. 

Stefani is the owner of the La Elegant Boutique. She is building her empire becoming a pioneer for the fashion industry in Kenya. In this episode, we learn how she has grown her boutique and how she has created her own personal brand through her highly successful blog.

Keep up with all her travel adventures and get your style inspo from her Instagram @Pendaroma

Check out the hottest store in Nairobi: https://www.laelegant.com

Here is the link to Stefani’s Blog: https://pendaromaguide.com

We are so thankful that you beautiful people have been rocking with us for so long. We are so appreciative of each one of you for tuning in and listening every Thursday. Tings and Tings is our baby, and with that being said it has grown past our immediate circle of friends. We are getting plays in countries that we have never been to and that is mind blowing. This episode is long overdue but allow us to introduce ourselves and what we are about.

“Rui Yamashita is a traveler and an artist behind Kangarui. She was born in Japan, raised in Kenya and her life experiences are reflected in each of her designs. A quirky fusion style, filled with color and often with animals found in East Africa, she wishes to spread her safari love around the world through her designs.

Please check out her amazing designs at www.kangarui.com. Christmas is around the corner, your loved ones would adore her merch! Also, check our the Kangarui page on Instagram @Kangarui

Keep up with her amazing fits and travel adventures on Instagram @rui.world”

After nearly three months apart this is just a loose and free episode where we just sit down and chat and catch up with what has happened over the last few months with us and sharing it with the Tings and Things Family.

Our generation has grown up with social media, it’s like we are the first to truly go through this. It has had a significant impact on how we now view and navigate relationships. It has added a significant twist on an already complex interaction. What dynamics do you think social media has brought into relationships?

So many of us defeat ourselves before we start. The self doubt, the fear of rejection and the thought of not being good enough are thoughts that play into keeping us from fulfilling our full potential. 

Have you ever been so afraid of failing at something that you decided not to try it at all? Or has a fear of failure meant that, subconsciously, you undermined your own efforts to avoid the possibility of a larger failure?

Many of us have probably experienced this at one time or another. The fear of failing can be immobilizing – it can cause us to do nothing, and therefore resist moving forward. But when we allow fear to stop our forward progress in life, we're likely to miss some great opportunities along the way.

Catching the green-eyed monster after surfing through social media is not uncommon. Witnessing friends going on vacations, seeking new opportunities, getting engaged, or making lots of money can sometimes make us feel inferior. We then sit around and mourn over our “horrible” lives without even thinking about how blessed we really are. The prevalence of social media is to blame for this madness because it has us all thinking we are not good enough based off a picture or post that we know nothing about. Everyone projects only positivity on social media. Everyone wants to seem like they are living the best and most happy life, but we do not know the story behind their media accounts. This feeling seems to be ever-occuring in today’s culture and I would like to share with you how to overcome those feelings of inferiority and understand why it is important to only worry about yourself.

We’ve grown up with a transient lifestyle, commitments can be difficult for us to make. This comes from the society and culture we third culture kids often find ourselves in. We live in international communities where people rarely stay for more than a couple of years. We are constantly saying “goodbye.” We’d rather date multiple people at once because it’s much easier and more thrilling than just seeing one person. We’d rather tweet or post on Facebook with indirect hints how angry we are with someone than directly confronting them because we won’t have to go through the bullshit couples do. We’re all playing these games just to see who would climb the ladder the highest and win.

Sober October is usually a month without drinking, but its meaning  has been broadened to an overall healthy lifestyle for the month of October as the holidays approach. The holidays are often a time people neglect their diet and exercise regimen, and using the month of October to help reset your body, and prepare it for the holidays is a smart way to mitigate some of the damage that inevitably takes place over the indulgent holiday season. It also helps clear your mind and reset your body before the winter months, when the "winter blues" have been known to set in.