Heather

Two glasses of white wine on a dark wood table. Red and green floral decoration in the background.

Celebrated 9 years of marriage yesterday ❤️ Can’t believe it’s been almost a decade. Time really does fly. Coincidentally, my husband’s siblings all got married in August, too. Anyway, I’m thankful every day for my sweet husband. Life is so much easier with him by my side.

Box of parsnips.

Box of parsnips with scissors for scale.

I love parsnips. Every year I try to buy parsnips for the winter holidays, but they always sell out. I found a “good” deal for 2kg on Mercari & decided to buy them early to freeze. I gasped when I opened the box—they’re huge! I’m so happy. Got a lot of parboiling to do! My first parsnips in years 😮‍💨

lol I keep forgetting to check this app! It’s not personal 😭

Months! My husband is like that. He’s close with his family, but they didn’t talk that often when we lived in America 😮‍💨

Thank you. He’s the best 🥹

I feel like once a week is pretty average. My friends call home about that much. My dad hates talking on the phone for too long, so he’d never be able to talk for an hour haha. Your poor dad. I’m sure you enjoy calling him!

Happy Father’s Day! I hope you have a good one ❤️

Happy Father’s Day to my wonderful dad. My best friend since the day I was born. I’m so thankful for all the ways he shows his unconditional love and support. I’m also thankful for the technology that allows us to talk on the phone at least twice a day, even though we’re so far apart. Love you, Dad!

Also, my doc said if you’re living in Japan and aren’t East Asian, it’s better to see a dermatologist who’s familiar with your ethnicity’s skin cancer presentation.

I had a suspicious mole removed on my forearm on Friday. Closing up the incision took forever, but my dermatologist did the most beautiful stitching 🥹 I guess it was worth the wait. Anyway, please get your skin checked regularly!

I’m really enjoying reading about your bakery/cheese journey ❤️ I still remember when it was still just an idea you were considering.

Thanks! I am. Just took a while 😭

I had pneumonia recently and it took 6 weeks for my asthmatic lungs to stop freaking out 😮‍💨 It’s rough out there!

Lol 😮‍💨

Thank you 🥹

My husband just made an account here 🏄

After a few meltdowns, I finally got voip.ms and Groundwire working. The annoying part was finding a PoP that would accept my JPN IP address. I almost entered another dimension trying to set it up, but now everything runs smoothly 🥹 I can even get SMS on Groundwire, which is useful for bank texts.

Just saw your other post about it being a renewal 😮‍💨

Thank you!

Wait, is this your first Japanese one? Also congratulations!

Oh that sweet baby 🥹

This is absolutely my thing. Thank you for sharing!

My husband sent me a photo of some freesia laxa growing by our fence. A few days later there was another blossom 🥹

Yeah, I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy! And thanks!

Photo of a stair landing with light brown wooden stairs curving up to the right side. There are white walls, a fake green plant in a white pot on the left side of the second step, and three black hair ties scattered about the first and second steps by the resident cat (not pictured).

Came home to a display of my fuzzy daughter’s prized hair tie collection on the stairs.

Oh yeah party time!!

Thank you! The single injection helped but I still had too many migraine days. Some people online recommended the 3-shot dose for better efficacy. Hope it works!

It’s great, isn’t it? My husband and I have oatmeal almost every morning with some frozen berries on top. I add protein powder and flaxseed powder in mine.

I got three Ajovy injections today instead of my usual one. I told my husband my arms felt soooo heavy. “That’s bc you’re carrying three Ajovys 😌” lol.

I’ll never get tired of seeing mountains. Every time I go outside and see them, it heals a part of my soul 😭