Zoe Achieng, a 25-year-old Nairobi-based content creator, suddenly finds herself homeless after a gas explosion leaves her apartment in ruins (along with her dreams of being a Pinterest queen). With nowhere else to go, she moves in with her estranged, drama-loving aunt Pauline, a retired actress who still thinks she’s starring in her own soap opera.

Zoe quickly realizes the real challenge isn't just rebuilding her life—it’s surviving her aunt's outrageous routines, her neighbor's pet goat (who thinks he's a dog), and dodging the well-meaning setups from her aunt who is determined to get her married off to "any man with a job and a neck."

Meanwhile, Zoe is hiding a secret: she was on the verge of launching a major brand collaboration—until the explosion literally blew it up. As she tries to fake perfection online, the chaos in her real life becomes harder to hide.

Through the madness, unexpected friendships, and hilarious confrontations with Pauline’s chaotic church group, Zoe learns that perfection is overrated, and sometimes being knocked off your high horse is the best thing that can happen to you.

Zoe decided to take a "self-care" day, and by that, she meant doing absolutely nothing. She tried to meditate, but Aunt Pauline burst in with her "life affirmations," and Zoe's attempt at inner peace was shattered by a 30-minute monologue on how yoga was just "stretching with a purpose."


You ever plan a peaceful self-care day and end up dodging life-coaching aunties, nosey parrots, and unsolicited yoga lessons? Yeah… same.


Episode Nine is a tribute to every time you tried to light a candle, breathe deeply, and just relax—only for life to kick the door down with herbal tea and "affirmations" that sound suspiciously like passive-aggressive advice. Zoe really tried. She really did.


So if your self-care days ever turn into survival missions, just know: you're not alone. And hey, at least no one's narrating your breakdown with jazz hands. (Yet.)


Thanks for laughing with me. See you in the next episode—unless Sir Squawksalot gets there first.


Chapter 10 - Chapter Nine: “The Self-Care Fail”