Category Archives: nablopomo

Exhausted…

I am exhausted. I feel like crap. I am so glad it is Friday and that I now have two days to sleep and do nothing. This week has caught up with me in more ways than one. I am … Continue reading

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Filed under Life, nablopomo

I sewed it…

See this!? I made it! I am still having sewing lessons, my fourth will be this Sunday, and they are going well and I am loving have those couple of hours on a Sunday to focus on sewing. This weekend … Continue reading

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Filed under Crafty, nablopomo

Things I could of done today…

As you know the last couple of weeks have been a very emotional and busy time for us. Yesterday I was off work to take my father to the hospital to have some tests (a CT scan & a biopsy) … Continue reading

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Filed under Australia, Family, Life, nablopomo, Shumpei

Language debate…

Several days ago Benay & I were chatting on Skype and conversation moved from passports to visas to zangyo (overtime) to recipes and then to teaching our future kids English. There are two main methods/strategies of raising billingual children, one … Continue reading

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Filed under Japan, nablopomo, Shumpei

Glutton for punishment…

  Reading the blog posts that came through my reader overnight I discovered that quite a few blogs I read are joining in for Nablopomo challenge for the month of November- the original National Blog Posting Month. Some of you … Continue reading

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Weekend in photos…

Well the photos finally uploaded to flickr after much effort and waiting on my part I might add. We did have a lovely weekend down on the Gold Coast though (Coolangatta) and it is just so nice to be able … Continue reading

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Filed under Family, Life, nablopomo, Random, Shumpei, Travel

So frustrating…

I have tried for over an hour to upload some of our photos from the weekend up here and they are still not all up. I don`t know whether to blame the so slow Australian internet or the super mega … Continue reading

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Time…

I had a great time over the weekend. I promise a post tomorrow or Tuesday with photos from our weekend trip. It was nice to get away and most importantly my Dad had a great time. I have only JUST … Continue reading

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Mid-week wine…

On Thursday nights we have dinner at my mum`s house- it is great because she is like me and can not cook small dishes so there is always leftovers and lucky for us that usually means lunch for Friday. Tonight … Continue reading

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Money worries…

I am really really really bad with money. Anybody would tell you. I try to save but my money just disappears. While Shun & I are in Australia I am the only one working full-time and while he might eventually … Continue reading

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