Oops, I Did It Again: My Year Away from LinkedIn and What It Taught Me

Ahem, excuse me as I nonchalantly crawl back in here, pretending as if my year-long silence was a mere blink.

In all seriousness (and with a touch of embarrassment), I can't fathom how quickly a year has flown by without a single post from me on the epitome of professional platforms. How utterly unprofessional of me! Eh, uziko the person who gave birth on my last post, has a kid that can walk now?! So, here I am though, a self-proclaimed changed soul (cue the cliché New Year's resolution declaration). But really, diving back into writing and sharing my journey was a solemn pledge I made to myself for 2023. So, here I stand, point blank at gunpoint, holding myself to that promise with unwavering determination. Shuwally (oh, how I miss my Kenyan friends and their unique expressions), breaking promises to oneself shouldn't be taken lightly. Let this be a nudge for you too…

So, here's the real talk: it's March 2024, and I'm hitting pause. Did we all manage to check off our 2023 to-dos?

My radio silence from LinkedIn doesn't mean I've been idle. Far from it. Behind LinkedIn's curtain, life has been a whirlwind of grows and glows. I graduated, I went on business trips, I won accolades, I started a new job, I ate raw meat and fish (My African family might sacrifice me), I discovered my true leisure passions, I failed, I cried and crew and crode (Ignore the wrong grammar, I wanted to emphasize), I lost myself, and I rediscovered myself—not necessarily in that order but this and many many more things happened. It's been an odyssey of sorts. In fact, if I were in an African home, I would ululate about how far I have come. Whether I came jumping, crawling, or limping… what’s important is that I did arrive. So, I'm curious, what part of my journey intrigues you the most? This time, I vow, with sincerity, this I do, to write again with a prompt follow-up.

Until then, I leave you with my latest professional portraits, courtesy of yassmine Eladib Join my mother in admiring what a big girl I have become. LOL!

P.S: You can believe that this new picture, as most of you would, has become my new profile picture everywhere.

Carry on, dear comrades, until we meet again in my next update!