Author Archives: Lulu
Update on 30 before 30…
Because I have absolutely nothing else to report. Happy Easter though!! This was taken today behind our house- cherry blossoms are starting to fall from the branches and soon these trees will be covered in green leaves! Despite the warmer … Continue reading
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Spring in my step…
I don`t think I realized how much the winter and the cold days were affecting my mood but also how hard it was to have the kids sick one after another with colds, ear infections, flu, asthma and croup for … Continue reading
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30 before 30…
Today is my 28th birthday. I started this blog the April after I turned 21….hard to believe so much has happened since then. I like the idea of having a list of things to try and achieve before I turn … Continue reading
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Then & now…
It looks like for now I am blogging sporadically but only for Deb`s Listmania link up! This weeks topic sounded like fun- talking about our crushes then and now. I was born in 1985 so most of my first crushes … Continue reading
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Current season…
The prompt for this weeks listmania hosted at Home Life Simplified was to share your highs and lows , loves and hates of your current season. Deb is an American living in Australia so her current season is summer (and … Continue reading
Currently I am…
I love lists. Who doesn`t? (really…..are there people who don`t like lists out there?). Seeing as we are home bound this week after Shion tested positive for influenza on Friday and Noah & I on Saturday I figured why not … Continue reading
Breathe…
While I have written some goals for 2013 {the list lover in me can not help it} I decided that I would also choose a word for my year. Next month I turn 28…..Sometimes I look at my life and … Continue reading
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Shion turns 2…
Yesterday Shion turned 2 (just a coincidence that this post came straight after Noah turning 3!)…He is a smiley, cheeky little boy although not so little anymore!! I think the cheekiness started at birth with his shock entrance into the … Continue reading
Noah turns 3…
Yesterday my oldest, Noah, turned three. Three years have passed since the frenzied car ride to the clinic in which contractions went from 8 mins apart to 1 min apart in a 3O minute time frame. I remember thinking he … Continue reading
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Thankful…
Sometimes I like to remind myself why I am so lucky and why I have a lot to be thankful for. There is always something to be thankful for… Christmas season is here! Our Christmas tree went up yesterday and … Continue reading
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I am just a twenty something Aussie girl living in Chiba, Japan with my Japanese husband trying to find my way in a country that is not my own! We welcomed our first son in December 2009 (Noah) and a second son {Shion} in January 2011- yes they are just over 12 months apart so life is a little insane with two toddlers underfoot. I am working hard at raising them to be curious, confident, bilingual and happy kids.
