Category Archives: House plans
House progress…
I sometimes forget that some readers here are not on my facebook so often have no idea what is going on with our other projects. Our land has been cleared, almost everything {except curtains basically- and final placement of power … Continue reading
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Less than a month…
Christmas is now less than a month away. Where the hell has this year gone? I mean this time last year I was already in Australia, had an almost one year old and was pregnant with #2. It does not … Continue reading
Filed under House plans, Motherhood, Noah, Shion, Toddlers
Playing catch up…
Well when a week passes by between blog posts all you can do really is play catch up? Yesterday and today I played catch up around the house trying to get things tidy, washing out, menus decided and shopping done. … Continue reading
Filed under Bilingualism, Friends, House plans, Parenting
Is the weekend over already?…
I don`t know where the weekend went really- It was a nice one but they do go by way to quickly. Saturday I spent most of the day out- had coffee and then lunch with Sarah & Miss Sakura. Shion … Continue reading
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Exhausting weekend…
So it is late Sunday night and my house is a mess. Usually I have a chance to do a proper clean up on the weekends when Shun is around to watch the boys or at least take Noah out … Continue reading
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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
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A busy Golden Week…
It is Golden Week here in Japan at the moment meaning my husband is off until Friday May 6th- It is definitely nice to have some extra help with the boys even though we are only on day 2 (5 … Continue reading
Filed under Chiba playgroup, House plans, Life, Noah, Shion
101 things finalized and random dots…
Remember how I was doing 101 things in 1001 days? Yeah well my time was up just after Christmas last year. And now we are in April. What can I say? I was still in Australia when the time was … Continue reading
Filed under 101 things in 1001 days, Diet & Weight, House plans, Noah, Shion
Building our house…
We currently rent an apartment- it is in an old building but by Japanese standards it is a good size and not too far from the station (12 minute walk) which when you don`t have a car is a big … Continue reading
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Content…
After having Shun home for 4 days for a long weekend I am not really looking forward to having him return to work tomorrow- it was nice having him around so much. Friday he was out most of the day … Continue reading
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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!
