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Purpose over Privilege
I had a conversation with a friend who veers towards the right but is fairly level headed. Like lots of conversations we couldn’t agree about current events and I feel that this is the issue we have to deal with when it comes to tackling racism. It’s the quiet ones, the ones who have underlying…
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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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Between a Rock and a White Place
Like lots of you I am a wash with shame right now. Whitewashing over racism on so many levels that I didn’t think I was capable of. I thought because I was mixed raced that means that I know and understand. I don’t I didn’t My skin is white so I will never understand despite…
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My backpack love: buying a backpack a quick review
When we knew we were going to Japan I knew I wanted a back pack. It was an essential for travel and for just meandering around. I really wanted a cute bag but it had to be practical. We were travelling around Japan and had two single night trips planned. This meant all our bits…
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Little catch up in all this madness
I am still here, still sharing my Japan experiences with you, I have a few more blogs so I hope you are enjoying me taking you away from what is going on in the world. Covid 19 It’s still a scary place, people are still dying every day. My family are safe and healthy which…
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My love of Japanese wooden dolls and changing my spending habits
So even though I love to travel and explore, I am not on the biggest wage so when it comes to spending money there are only a few things I like to invest in. Travel and experiences, I don’t mind, meals and nights out I think are memory makers, so if I blow my budget…
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Snow boarding japan Yamagata
So firstly if you are just reading this post I should let you know that in March 2020 I honeymoone in Japan. This was at the start of Covid 19 when it was just called the Corona virus and the British government said it was safe to go! So off we flew with the air…
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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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Where’s your head at?
What a crazy week! I am a little overwhelmed by it all, the new just keeps getting worse. More people are getting sick and the deaths keep adding up. This is all getting very scary. We have arrived back from Japan into chaos. I am angry at how slow our government has taken to act…
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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,…
Dysfunctional Planner
The joys of planning our small terrace house,travel and all that life throws at me
Dysfunctional Planner 