just another girl,
trying to survive,
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Bed Rotting (2025.01.21)

Have you ever heard of the term “bed rotting?” Apparently it’s when you just spend days in your bed, doing nothing productive. Although I haven’t had the luxury of spending an entire day indoors, nor do I actually own a bed, but I have essentially been bed rotting for the past few days. I want…

Family Day (2025.01.20)

[Journal] Yesterday, my brothers and I set out on a 2.5 hour drive from Kawasaki, Kanagawa to Choshi, Chiba. Our mother had bought a house in Choshi recently to move all of our grandmother’s belongings to after her passing, but since I was in Kagoshima for the past few months it was my first time…

Starting Pilates in Japan (2024.01.19)

Pilates has taken the world by storm (or as it seemed to me) as the new “wellness workout.” By now, it feels like the second most practiced in its kind, only after yoga. But did you know, Pilates has been around since the 1920’s? Pilates may be a form of exercise, but it’s effects can…

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