Category: Personal Experience
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Mini update: I just don’t know what to do with myself!
Did you sing it too? Well that’s how I feel at the moment. It’s a bit awkward. I don’t know what to do with the rest of my life I just know what I don’t want to do. There is a lot of unemployment at the moment so it maybe tough time to start a…
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11 Things that lock down has taught me
Okay this is just a little blog to sum up the last few months. I have mentioned before that I have worked throughout all this so I haven’t had a break at all. That’s about to change but I will get to that later. 1. A whitewashed life I mentioned in my last blog that…
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Staying motivated during isolation- I am not
Motivation is still at Zero I am so impressed by everyones attitudes to this situation. I am not motivated at all. Yes I will be baking banana bread today and yes I have cleared out the garden but I am still working. I am actually busier then I have ever been and I am working…
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7 Things I didn’t expect about Japan
We did a lot of research before we went to Japan. We learned about Japanese etiquette so we didn’t insult anyone. Japan is super forgiving if you apologise but somethings still surprised us about Japan. So here is 7 things we didn’t expect about Japan. For the love of eggs The Japanese love eggs, boiled,…
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Hakone, I wish I stayed a wee bit longer
So lots of Japanese people head to Hakone for the Onsens. Being tourists we wanted to see Mount Fuji, take a trip in the pirate ship, eat volcano cooked eggs and take the ropeways. Which is fine but we didn’t really get out to the restaurant and walk anywhere but the touristy areas. And there…
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First day in Tokyo… an early start
When we arrived at Tokyo it was 6am and we were understandably tired. Our hotel would not let us check in Till 3, so we had some time to kill. Our hotel was in Shinjuku and we decided to head there and just have a walk around and take in the sights. Our luggage was…
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Things I have learned about myself
I was never going to write this post. I didn’t really believe in looking back that far but then I got a notification. Facebook shared a post from over ten years ago. It was a brief message to the world sharing how much pain I was in. Dana: It flashed up and I allowed my…
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Half Marathon my first run
Yesterday’s blog was about prep! Today I am updating you on the race, I was too tired yesterday! I was surprisingly calm when I arrived for my first Half Marathon. Because we were a group we got to talk and laugh. I forgot to tape my knees which was silly I went to get my…
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The stress has eased and now I am just grateful
I feel better now I do I have been having a few rants and stresses lately. I know when family get involved it can all get a bit much but it’s important to know that they are here for you. Mine have been amazing And when I say my family that also includes my friends…
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Today I ate my feelings
I know there is no point getting stressed getting worried about the never ending list won’t solve anything and nor will eating my feelings I thought I would be better at this. Dealing with the stress. Being organised. It turns out when it comes to wedding planning, I am definitely a dysfunctional planner. I feel…
Dysfunctional Planner 