Category Archives: personal

The Third Degree

I don’t like having to justify my life to other people – and yet I feel like I spend an inordinate amount of time trying to do just that. It’s not that I have some crazy lifestyle that is so … Continue reading

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Doushio

Ah. What to do? I’ve been working really hard on editing pictures from our trip to Japan 2 years ago. I am determined to blog about the entire trip! Days 0-6 are posted already and Day 7 is almost done. … Continue reading

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Random Questions

1. Favourite season? fall 2. Last time you cried? last night 3. Pop or water? water… with tea in it 4. What is your favourite lunch meat? turkey 5. Longest relationship? 16.5 years 6. Do you still have your tonsils? I assume so 7. Would you bungee … Continue reading

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42 Questions I’ve Probably Never Been Asked (Not Really)

I just came across ANOTHER quiz tag thing in my drafts. My friend tagged me on Facebook back in November, I think. I filled this one out on January 3rd but didn’t post it because there have been SO MANY … Continue reading

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A Month In…

Gung Hay Fat Choi! If you’ve read my blog or know anything about me, you’ll already know that January 1st doesn’t mean that much to me. Today is actually a much more important day in our family – that is, … Continue reading

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Goals

It’s important to have goals. Everyone knows this. When you make a goal, it helps you organize what’s in your mind and clears up the chaos. It clarifies your thinking. When you accomplish a goal, you feel… accomplished. Duh. Looking … Continue reading

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My Corner of Shame

There is a spot that always exists somewhere in my house. It’s kind of like Monica’s closet. You may have realized over the years that I’m a little obsessive about organizing things and being fanatical with adhering to the “a … Continue reading

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Holiday-Related Pet Peeves

This post is especially for my friend, Allis. 😝 Everyone knows (or finds out very quickly after meeting me) that I have thousands of pet peeves – arbitrary things that anger me so deeply that I wither into a raging … Continue reading

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TMI Tag

I follow a bunch of people on YouTube who live in Japan (known as J-Vloggers), mostly to pick up extra information about travel to or living there, but sometimes, because I like them and they’re just interesting people. A good chunk … Continue reading

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Cookies

No matter what is going wrong in the world right now, everything will be okay – because I have frosted sugar cookies. 😀  I’ll probably regret eating them within ten minutes and I’m sure they greatly contribute to the fact that … Continue reading

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