Creative Meanderings

My ramblings and wanderings through life

  • It’s definitely a lot warmer here in Australia than in Italy at the moment. Luckily, the sightseeing has been so enjoyable that it has made the temperatures bearable. We had a lovely time in Byron Bay after a rather challenging night in Brisbane. We stayed in an area near the airport, which I wouldn’t recommend. It also encouraged us to adjust our schedule a bit to stay longer in Byron Bay rather than…

  • It’s not actually Australia Day, but it was the only image available that worked for the theme. 😜 As our second visit, it is nice to be back. This time, though, we are going to be seeing more of the country than before. It will actually be a busy tour, but that is part of the fun – in my opinion. After the length of the travel to get here (about 36 hours…

  • It’s award season. 🏆 Whether or not she would agree, I always felt that watching the Grammy’s or Oscar’s was something my mom and I bonded over. Probably, at the time, it never seemed like it meant much to me and over the years, she wouldn’t know that I make a point of watching these shows as an act of nostalgia. (Now you know, Mom!) 🥰 For the most part, I barely keep…

  • There are certain cultural elements that I have acquainted myself with as it relates to my Asian heritage. While I do not lament that I never knew about these aspects of my original roots, I find that there is a sense of familiarity in acknowledging them. Take, for example, the Lunar New Year. Thanks to modern times forcing people to stop calling it Chinese New Year, I have found more comfort in embracing…

  • It was many years ago when fell in love with rugby. 🏉 I had many male friends from Australia and New Zealand who introduced me to the game. Having grown up with sports always on TV and an appreciation of the community that is involved in watching it, I was interested in this very international one that resembled American football – but better. 🤪 Perhaps it was because I was living in Japan…

  • It went so quickly, this past month. We were relatively busy with settling back into home life whilst also preparing for our upcoming trip to Australia and planning the rest of the year. I have a feeling 2024 is going to go fast and I’ll start sounding like a broken record about the speed of passing time. So, to counter that, I am going to give myself a February challenge of sitting in…

  • Don’t let the cute image fool you. It was a weekend of labor and not necessarily a labor of love. Part of our nesting activities has been planning what kind of wardrobe situation would work best for us as our current one is included in the ensuite bathroom. Since we are planning on remodeling the bathroom to a more open and spa-like relaxing space, we had to figure out alternative options for the…

  • Another week almost finished and it’s had some bumps, but overall I have no reason to complain – though I do. 😬 (I know…). First, an update on Motion from last post. I decided to give it a try for the year. There are a few kinks that I don’t love about it, but they seem to be updating the program regularly. So, I’ll keep going on it and probably send them suggestions…

  • It’s a pretty well-known fact about me, if you know me even a little, that I love a schedule. Routines are my safety net when the world – at least my world – feels out of control. It is a coping mechanism that I developed before I even knew of such concepts. Luckily, it is one that has rewards; thus, providing me with positive feedback to keep on doing it. Throughout my life,…

  • For the first time since Monday, I am sitting here with an intention to get some writing done even if it is just this post that gets finished. 💪🏽 There is something to be said for regular work hours at an office rather than at home. Not that I want to return to that way of life, but there is something to be said for the regularity of the routine and pattern which…

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