Monthly Archives: January 2009
Bulge battle…
As you may remember one of my new year`s resolutions was to lose another 5kg this year through healthier eating and more regular exercise. Well in the last week I took my measurements, went back to weight watchers, walked 5 … Continue reading
Filed under Diet & Weight
Less than four months…
It is now less than four months until we get married. After a bit of a lull in the planning things have started to pick up a bit again now with final prep underway. I have spent the last couple … Continue reading
Filed under Wedding stuff
Nationality…
For many of you who read this blog, nationality is probably something you have thought about before. What about for your children (or future children)? My mother was born and grew up in New Zealand but is now an Australian … Continue reading
Filed under Japan
Photos from the week…
Love Love Walking along… View from Abbey`s water hole Water play From the backyard while bbq-ing Too beautiful not to show more than one! Shun @ Southbank Brisbane City Mum`s garden What is your favourite? Mine is the sunset without … Continue reading
Filed under Photography, Random
The apple green ambulance…
My father has many stories from when he was younger and as he gets older it sometimes seems as if I have heard the stories 100s of times before. This used to bother me but lately I have realized that … Continue reading
Hamilton Island Honeymoon…
We booked our honeymoon! SQUEEL!!! So excited. We tossed up whether we would have one or not as we were a bit worried about it cutting into our savings but in the end we thought, what the hell, it will … Continue reading
Filed under Shumpei, Travel, Wedding stuff
Macro Monday 5…
March 31 2008, Inokashira Koen, Olympus 830 Another sakura macro monday. I wanted to get some photos up from my new camera but I don`t think I will have the time. Next week maybe? I have got a great one … Continue reading
Filed under Macro Monday, Photography, Sakura
101 things in 1001 days update December…
Time for yet another update on my 101 things in 1001 days list which can be found here along with my previous monthly updates. December was a busy busy month for crossing things off which was a good thing considering … Continue reading
Filed under 101 things in 1001 days
Smoothly…
Things went smoothly today- we took Dad to the hospital, waited until he got settled in and hooked up (Wasn`t about to let him do another runner!) and we went to see a movie. On the way back to the … Continue reading
Filed under Family, Language hysterics, Shumpei
January dots…
I did make a couple of resolutions & I wrote them up all nice & pretty in my new journal for 2009 along with some inspirational quotes. I wouldn`t usually start a new diary for the new year but my … Continue reading
I am just a twenty something Aussie girl living in Chiba, Japan with my Japanese husband trying to make sense of the crazy Japanese world we live in! We welcomed our first son in December 2009 (Noah) and a second son in January 2011, 2 months premature (Shion). I am working hard at raising them to be confident, bilingual, happy kids!
