Creative Meanderings

This morning as I begrudgingly prevented myself from feeling annoyed by my husband’s late schedule, in other words his presence and interruption to my daily routine, we were discussing life. Lately, we have both been quite busy and realized it would be quite easy to lose touch with one another. We thought about how having children disrupts the marital relationship – or, work or life in general. It is often said that you…

The temperatures have continued to drop, although still not quite as cold as it could be at this time of year. However, there is just enough bite in the air to make the early morning rise a mental battle each day. With the exception of a few days (like today), I have managed to get up with the alarm and sit on the mat for meditation . Even though my husband or others…

As I began to set my new goals for this year, I wondered how easy it would be to get into the routine I had laid out especially with a partner who loves to have a morning snuggle rather than get up and go. However, thanks to jet lag and no time to waste before heading back to work, the first day has gone incredibly well so far. We managed to stay awake…

I was just looking through my posts on my phone app where I sometimes write drafts while on the move. I found these in the draft folder and thought I’d post them now even though they may not be pertinent at the moment. There are moments when I wonder why I don’t stay in the moment long enough to finish a post or to acknowledge the feelings of that time. Now as I…

Who knew that it would be nearly two months before I would find myself free and focused enough to post again once I got my visa? 🤔 I started working full-time on the 1st of November, which fills my days without much time to think about other things. This is both good and bothersome to someone who has been free with time for 18 months. The routine and structure of a work schedule…

When we made our escape from the desert, we really had no idea how we were going to make everything work given that we are not allowed to work legally under a tourist visa. Thankfully, we both found ways to get around this as we worked to establish our visas and settle into life in ‘samurai/ninja country’. 🇯🇵 Despite some worry about the timing as the immigration rules are extremely strict here, I…

The pounding of the raindrops on the metal objects around us wake me these mornings. Grey skies glow through the rice paper windows as I burrow deeper into the warmth of the covers trying to ignore the steadily dropping temperatures marking the onset of the autumn season. Having spent nearly nine years where it never gets colder than 16 degrees Celsius or 60 degrees Fahrenheit, I am not quite prepared for the more…