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It’s Ramadan! Invite me for iftar? I already have the shoes #CROCS
It’s Ramadan! Invite me for iftar? I already have the shoes #CROCS
Living on a $400 income as a fun-loving human in Dar es Salaam
Living on a $400 income as a fun-loving human in Dar es Salaam
$70,000 a year degree for $400 wages
$70,000 a year degree for $400 wages

hi, i’m bernie!

…consider me your interwebs best friend, inspiring guiding you on how to live a conscious and intentional life….with lots of chai in between! There are 100+ others already taking this journey to wholehearted living with me, and I can’t wait for you to join in. Cheers to you and the amazing life you're about to curate!

from my sewing journal

Some lucky child is gonna get to wear this beautiful shirt! #afrikangirlsewing #africangirlsewing
We as sharp as these pleats #nahaturingi😉 Super excited for this first make of 2023! #gettingmysewjoback. Every time I come back to #sewing after a while I fall even deeper in love with the craft. What hobby are you trying to get back to in 2023?
A low stress but ultra useful make for February #kitchenmitts #kitchenmittens #kitchenmittenandpotholderset #findthepattern #freepatterns
My first #sewingproject for the year is the #seamworkwillis blouse. I wanted something easy enough to bring some #sewjo but challenging enough to remind me some sewing techniques that I may have forgotten. So far, loving it!! Will share the progress

@kwafundi is a journal of an #AfricanGirlSewing. It’s an ode to my mother, the original Nkacharani (bibi cherehani/master seamstress), from whom I learned how to sew, and a gift to my future daughter, for whom I’m creating these #sartorialheirlooms.

“some of us are liminal creatures. we’re a plethora of contradictions and the epitome of duality. we’re simultaneously nothing and everything. and that too is okay and beautiful.”

— Bernie Mshana

karibu ndani!