I haven't lived in Tokyo for yonks, and after watching the Glee promo commercial for Japan I realized I am so glad I don't have to endure the cutesy kawaii-ness anymore.  Annoyed me to no end, except in kids.  But for a large percentage of grown women to act like cutesy Hello Kitties?  Progress, people, progress!  Rant over. Hee.

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I have an amazing friend who supplied me with a gift of yummy superfoods today. She and her husband run Organic Lives, a website devoting to organic foods that are sourced from the farmers directly, free of pecticides, chemicals, preservatives....

They only started their business last November when they realized they were spending way too much on ( Read more... )

My grandma has a chubby, tortoise-patterned cat with a round fluffy face named Fuku (Lucky). He's an American Shorthair breed, which is a very popular breed of cat to own in Japan, for the pet-anistas. My family has always owned Siamese cats (3 in a row - Pele, Kumi, Maya...and counting) but I have soft spot for American shorthairs because of Fuku ( Read more... )

Summer solstice means long days, where sundown appears close to 10pm. It throws my body off a little, but I'm not complaining. Today's sunny evening required a light dinner -- too lazy to cook, too warm to cook and give off all that heat. So I turned to a plate of cold nibbly bits.


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It's grey and rainy but I found myself digging into the fridge for a tropical snack to transport me away...and nothing's better than juicy mango cubes and Ciao Bella Coconut Sorbetto. I'm currently obsessed with this coconut sorbet made from a (supposed) Italian recipe but made in a factory somewhere in Jersey -- hee. I love the coconut sorbetto ( Read more... )

I can't sleep early enough. I try to sleep at an earlier time than I do, but I just end up lying in bed and falling asleep at the late hour that I'm trying to avoid. Sigh. Granted, I am a night owl. In the mornings, which I also love, I'm cranky on the weekdays because of having slept so late the night before (or in actual fact, earlier in the ( Read more... )

I'm intrigued by the Blue Zones -- areas where studies have shown people live actively past the age of 100 years. A National Geographic writer, Dan Buettner has a book about Blue Zones, longevity and the secrets of a long active life. As in being elderly and sprightly and active, still living life to the fullest with ability. Buettner found the ( Read more... )

I've been eating much better since detox-cleansing (oh except for some Cadbury mini-eggs and cupcakes, of course). Breads still make me feel sluggish so I'm fazing it out. I still like noodles and pasta, and had the most delicious lunch today from the Healthy Life cookbook The Food You Crave by Ellie Krieger.

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I have too much stuff. I throw out stuff, but even so there still continues to be a lot of stuff in my possession. It's quite perplexing considering I could swear that I've thrown out tons of stuff. Yet every weekend I'm weeding through stuff and throwing stuff out (and donating stuff)...and it never ends. I'm clearing out, cleaning out, and ( Read more... )