Funny how I posted back in March but then everything went silent again. Yea, I do that a lot these days. To be honest, I was ready to toss in the towel with the blog. Social media is so popular and easy to use these days that I find myself posting a lot on Facebook and on Instagram. In fact, I have three instagram accounts. THREE!! I can barely keep up with those so it’s no surprise I can keep up with everything. However, last night Jason was looking through the blog to show E some pictures from when she was younger. He ended upRead More →

So…I’m back! Again! It’s been 3 months since I last posted and to be honest, I’m still not sure what I want to do with this space. I don’t want to leave it yet since I’ve spent so many years here and it just feels sad to leave it all behind. In fact, I’m not sure why I suddenly felt the need to post today. I guess a large part of it is because E finished up 1st grade yesterday. It’s always bittersweet for me since I like watching her grow up and learn how to be more independent but at the same time, it’sRead More →

I know I’m practically not blogging anymore these days. A part of me wants to just close the blog and call it an end of an era but a part of me doesn’t want to do that either since it’s been a big part of my life in the past. I don’t know what I want to do yet but I will think about it and decide next year. This year has been a busy year but it was a good one. Lots of ups and downs but it was a good year overall. I wish everyone a happy 2016!Read More →

Wow! Has it really been 5 months since I last blogged? I took a much longer hiatus than I had planned and hopefully I’ll be back blogging again. Honestly, a part of me wants to give up the blog. Social media has become such a big part of my life these days that I share a lot on my personal Facebook page or on my 3 Instagram accounts (yes, I have 3!) I seem to do better doing short bursts of sharing than actually sitting down and writing a post these days. But a part of me can’t let go of my blog. I’ve beenRead More →

These past few weeks have been busy for us and now I’m all burned out from all the activities and the new routines. I also have a backlog of posts to share and hopefully I’ll get to them this week. I’m getting a short weekend escape by myself to Kyoto this coming weekend so hopefully I can find time to recharge and feel refreshed during my solo time. Stay tuned!Read More →

I know I’m 2 days late but May 6th was my 12th blog anniversary! It’s amazing how I’ve been blogging for 12 years even though there were a few years where the blogging was sparse. I don’t have much else to say other than wow, 12 years! But here’s what our April 2015 looked like! I must say, April was definitely a busy month for us!Read More →

“A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2015.” I’m rarely in photos with my kids. So this week, I asked Jason to take one of me with the kids. It was Valentine’s Day and we were eating dinner at a McDonald’s under bad lighting but it’s ok because I’m in the photo with them. It’s what matters most I think.  Read More →

“A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2015.” We’ve found a new indoor play space near our home! There’s so many activities there for the girls. The nice thing about this place is that they have activities for babies and all the way up to teens. And all of this is free! I think we might end up frequenting this place quite often, especially in the summer 🙂Read More →