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37 weeks. I’ve finally hit full term this week and it has not been the smoothest trip so far. I’ve spent the past two weeks sick with a cold I caught from E. Getting sick this late in the pregnancy can do a lot of things to the body. A lot of unpleasant things, which is why I haven’t had the energy to blog or do much on the internet. I’m still quite out of it these days. Still trying to recover from being sick as well as struggling through all the uncomfortable bits of being at full term. And the wait…It’s really starting toRead More →

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When I was a kid, I was never a very good student. I’d say I was probably a ‘C’ or ‘D’ student at best. It’s not because I’m stupid or dumb but because I hated doing homework and classwork and just never did what I was told. Apparently, Jason was the same exact way too when he was growing up. Then again, which kid isn’t right? Of course, I’m no longer that type of student anymore. In fact, these days, you’d find me working hard to get the best possible grade in a class. You can say that I go above and beyond with myRead More →

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Last Monday was a national holiday in Japan. However, instead of going out on a family outing, we woke up to a freezing apartment and to this sight outside our apartment Yes, it was snowing. And pretty heavily too. This is the view of the street below from our veranda Now, those of you who live in an area that snows quite often are probably wondering “So what? It's just snow.” Yes, it's just snow but in Tokyo, we get snow like once or twice, maybe three times a year if we are lucky. So when it snows in Tokyo, it's a big deal forRead More →

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For the next few weeks, just call me Ms. Crankypants. Ok, I’m not really *that* bad. Just occasionally, I’d get into a weird mood that would make me easily irritable. Plus, I feel heavy (because I’m pregnant) and I’m tired (because I’m pregnant) and I’m always hungry (probably also because I’m pregnant). This past week or two has been a serious test of my resolve to just “go with the flow” of things. In fact, maybe I should just change my word of the year to “chill” because I think I need to chill out over everything. I didn’t plan on venting on my blogRead More →

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Ah, the third trimester. Oh how I've forgotten how miserable you can make me feel… It's hard to believe just how big I've gotten in these past 3 months. Here I am at the beginning of November And here I am at the beginning of December And this is me now (yes, I got a haircut) These past few weeks, I feel like I suddenly popped out a lot and its been uncomfortable. Everything I do feels cumbersome. Even sleeping has been difficult since I can't toss and turn as easily without feeling the baby's weight shift from side to side. Daily chores like cleaningRead More →

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It’s that time of the year again when everyone makes resolutions and choose their one little word for the year. Just like the past two years, I’m also going with the one word versus making resolutions. It just feels easier that way since a single word can be interpreted anyway we want and is therefore a bit more flexible to work with. My previous words were “go” for 2011 and “change” for 2012. This year, it took me a little longer to discover what my word will be, mostly because unlike previous years, I really don’t know how the year will turn out with aRead More →

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Happy New Year, everyone! I hope that many of you had a good Christmas and new year with your families. Well, it’s officially the end of the holiday season. Jason went back to work today after a week long break. Unfortunately, today is also his birthday, which in my opinion really sucks. Plus he’s working one day and then it’s the weekend again. I, on the other hand, am on maternity leave. Plus, E is still on winter break until next Wednesday so I need to be home to take care of her. All I can say is that as much as I love spendingRead More →

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Given how it’s New Year’s Eve today in Tokyo, I feel like I should put up one last post for the year. So lets take a look back at 2012 and all the events that happened. This year has been a fairly quiet year here on Hamster Central since real life situations made it difficult for me to keep up with the blogging world. Hopefully things will be better next year but with the arrival of next child in February, who knows what will happen right? I started the year off with the word “change” as the word that will help guide me through 2012.Read More →