perfect day

The best part about traveling for me is not really having an agenda. I have almost five weeks of Japan exploration ahead of me. I don’t make a list of places to see or experience. I just meander. Yesterday morning while walking to an exhibition, I passed a beauty salon. It wasn’t flashy but rather…

chain mail

Most people who know me know that I am not on social media. And most people who follow this blog know that I recently opened a small online shop. I think you see where I’m going with this. A few days ago, I sent the link to my shop to a friend telling her about…

create for yourself first

As some of you may know, I started a (very) small online shop. In it, I carry greeting cards, stickers, and a 2025 calendar.  I had no intention of making a calendar. I was happy just doing illustrations and drawings on my iPad. Then one day, I happened to see a video of someone making…

purge the cookies

Hi, Friend, I do so hope you’re well. Today I think Garfield was right to hate Mondays. Today I feel like Mondays should drop out of the week. But then Tuesdays would become Mondays and I don’t want to hate Tuesday too. For the past few days I’ve been hearing from a few of my…

if wishes were flowers

Don’t you wish that all the hurdles you had to cross in life looked like this – or at the very least, a variation on this? I know some of you are probably thinking, Not really. Hardships build character. They make us into interesting people. But if all the hurdles in life were as lovely…