Monthly Archives: May 2011
Some days…
Some days I feel a bit like a domestic goddess and bake muffins, do all the chores, and get the majority of things done all before 10am. Most days though I don`t. Some days my kids will take a nap … Continue reading
Filed under Life
Menu Plan Monday 5/30
Posting my menu plan for this week again- enjoyed reading some of the others. Great for inspiration!! I will hook up to OrgJunkie`s site once her linky is up! Last weeks menu had some hits and misses- Namely the vinegar … Continue reading
Filed under Cooking, Housekeeping & budget
Sometimes I miss it…
My husband turned 30 on Thursday and we were supposed to have a BBQ today with some friends to celebrate but due to the impending typhoon we cancelled the BBQ and met up at a yakiniku (Korean BBQ) restaurant instead. … Continue reading
Filed under The past
Things I love Thursday…
It has been ages since I did a “Things I Love Thursday” but I still read Gala`s blog when I get the chance and noticed that she now does a link up for others participating so thought I would give … Continue reading
Filed under Thankful Thursday, Things I love Thursday
A day in the life…
I can`t sleep so figure I will blog. I am having the urge to blog a lot more often recently- maybe because it is something just for me and I don`t get a lot of that now. I should really … Continue reading
Menu Planning Monday 5/23…
Last week writing up my menu plan on my blog gave me inspiration for cooking- even though the menu was decided I just felt great having absolutely nothing left unused in the fridge and while I didn`t notice any difference … Continue reading
Filed under Cooking, Housekeeping & budget
Tot School- Farm animals and pets theme…
Linking up, as usual, to 1+1+1=1 Theme: Farm animals, pets & the letter G Noah was 17 months old. We had a fairly lax week last week with a couple days and it took me a bit to get going- … Continue reading
Filed under Noah, Tot School
A better day…
Today was a better day. Thank you to everyone who commented on the post below- your comments made me feel reassured, cry, smile, nod my head in agreement and I felt better for having written the post and much better … Continue reading
Filed under House plans, Motherhood, Noah
Constant struggle…
Everyday is a constant struggle. I keep telling myself that I need to pull it together, to keep it together but I am most definitely failing and everyday I feel worse and worse. At one point today Noah, Shion & … Continue reading
Filed under Confession, Motherhood, Parenting
Activity backpack…
Noah is getting harder and harder to take out unless we are going somewhere where it is safe for him to run around- this is making any appointments we go to with house makers quite difficult so usually MIL will … 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!
