teacher. crafter. wanderluster.
Glorious day today! Alfie didn’t need to go to the vet because his stats are coming back to normal and they figured with his progress, maybe it was a good idea for his mental health to give him a break from the IV. Woohoo! Slept in a little, then panicked because I realized I didn’t take any photos of my early morning. But, whatever, not gonna let it stress me out.
Another very typical day in our household today. Another day of sleeping in until L got out of the shower go walk Alfie. Really need to get back to the gym. Le sigh. I love sleep so much.
After an unannounced hiatus I’m back and blogging every day, sharing with you a peak into my week. Since I last blogged, a lot has happened but I’ll get to covering all that in later blog posts! As of right now, I am embarking on Ali Edwards’ project: Week in the Life. This is my first time with this project, and I am STOKED. I’m mainly using my Canon PowerShot SX700 HS and my iPhone 6 for screenshots and random in the moment shots. This week is pretty uneventful, but we’ll see how this goes!
I’ve noticed that this set of photos really sets the scene of my life – lots of photos of rooms. I work at home, so my week is mostly spent here. My dog is also unwell so I anticipate spending a lot of time here throughout the week.
Spring is my absolute favorite season here in Japan (despite my killer hay fever). It’s not too cold, not too hot. The sun is shining and a light cardigan will suffice when you decide to take a stroll around the neighborhood. But, the best part is definitely the cherry blossoms. I was away from Japan for about 7 years and this was probably one of the things I missed the most. Our house is on top of a little valley that is lined by cherry blossom trees, so when you walk out of the house, you’re walking through a tunnel of pink. It’s absolutely breathtaking and there are no words to describe it. Every year, I try to capture the beauty of it via my iPhone, DSLR and my point and shoot but it never does it justice. So, so, so gorgeous. My grandma recently moved into an old peoples home a few minutes away from our home, but she’s not a huge fan of walking (she was bedridden for 5 months so she’s still rehabilitating) so she doesn’t get out much. Today, the skies were blue and gorgeous, the temperature in the 70’s (or mid 20’s if you’re a Celsius person like me) and it was the perfect day to take her out to experience the breathtaking beauty around our house.
My grandma looks good for a 90 year old, wouldn’t you say? 🙂 We ended the day with a lunch at Futakotamagawa Rise and I finally gave in and bought a Traveler’s Notebook from Loft after watching Amy Tan’s video about her trip to Kauai. I’ve decided to use it as a journal/diary for my 27th year of life 🙂 We’ll see how that goes!
As you can tell by the lack of posts, this week was a whirlwind of craziness! L’s return, pre-school starting again and a reunion of sorts with friends which ended up being an ending-at-5:00 AM karaoke session. I tried to make some time for some crafting but that proved to be a disaster.
This week was really an emotional week for me, in terms of family relationships. But it has lead to me to choose my one little word for the year: trust. Before this week, I had chosen blossom, but now, trust. Trust in God, trust in myself, trust in my family, my friends, and trust in that what’s meant to be will be. It felt so good to go to Mass on Sunday after a hiatus at our regular church, probably because the priest was on vacation, ha! It really calmed my nerves that have been on edge all week and now I’m feeling refreshed to face the week. Working on both my 2014 and trying to keep up with my 2015 album is proving to be quite the process but I’m enjoying it nonetheless. Will share pages as I finish up. Today, I finished my Title Page so I will be sharing that later today! Also, working on a giveaway to commemorate the starting of this blog and I’m excited to get that set-up!
I want to start a series of posts every Sunday that serves as a kind of photo diary for me. Maybe nobody is interested, but it’s something I’d like to keep up so I can look back and see what’s been going on in my life without having to pull out an album. I’m trying to come up with another title (other than Photo Dump because that’s so unattractive) but the creative juices just aren’t flowing today.
Quiet, slow week in our household as Japan is pretty much dead during New Years. Lots of food, decorations around the house, and the cold weather. Spent quality time with my mom, as LÂ is home in San Francisco, but returns tonight so that’s really exciting! Life will be hectic starting tomorrow as Japan will come back to life and we’ll all be busy with work and life in general. Here’s to a successful 2015 for everyone!
