Happy Thanksgiving to my friends and family in the US! Since Thanksgiving isn’t celebrated in Japan, it’s just another regular day for us. Even though we don’t really celebrate Thanksgiving as much over here, I still like to talk about how grateful I am for all the things that I have in my life. Sometimes I feel like all I ever talk about on this blog is about being grateful for this amazing life that I live. I can’t help it though because even though I’ve made my fair share of mistakes and bad decisions in the past, I am blessed with a wonderful familyRead More →

I’m beginning to feel that this is not a good blogging year for me since every time I get ready to get back into the rhythm of things, I get sidetracked by something and then go missing for a period of time. That said, it’s hard to believe that it’s already been a month since I had my miscarriage. How am I doing now? I’m doing well. I think at this point in time, I’ve accepted the situation and have started to move on forward. I’m still not sure if I’m ready to try again so soon since I still have this fear of anotherRead More →

Sorry for the lack of presence on the Internet lately. I’ve been spending time with my sister and her family and it’s been an interesting week especially since I’m going solo with E and she’s been testing her boundaries with me a lot. One thing I’ve come to enjoy seeing a lot this week is the interaction between E and her cousins. I thinks it’s great that she has cousins so close to her age to play with. Zach is only 3 months younger and Zoey is about 2 years younger. The small age gap allows them to play together a bit easier. I shouldRead More →

I tend to get really gratitude happy during this time of year. It’s mostly because of all the holidays and the idea of spending the last few weeks of the year with family and the people who mean most to you…it puts one in an appreciative mood. There’s a lot of big and little things I love about my life. The big things are are obviously Jason, E, my family and friends. But there are also a lot of little details and moments in my everyday life that makes me happy and grateful and I want to record all these little things I was inspiredRead More →