9 months: who wants to be a japanese millionaire

HAPPY 9 MONTHS JAPAN!

wow time sure flies when u’re at home tryna avoid a global pandemic and stressbaking ALLL the bread possible within the confines of sanity.

however, despite all the ups and downs, cancelled plans, n depressive episodes of the past few months, i feel blessed because out of all the possible alternate timelines out there, this is the best possible situation i could ask for. it’s not perfect but as a friend once told me, ‘when you love all that you have, u have everything u need.’

9 things i am thankful for:

1. good health
2. my fam and friends being healthy and safe
3. taking a moment to just breathe, exist and enjoy springtime in japan
4. the rare opportunity to zoomcall my large ass family all at once. like chatting w my grandma whos in a senior home in calgary and have her 3 kids, 5 grandkids and 6 greatgrandkids all on the same call
5. clear headspace to think and plan what i want to focus on going forward from this
6. the chance to appreciate things i sometimes take for granted
7. the time to try work on hobbies (painting, writing, a shit ton of baking, flower arranging) and just enjoy music n movies
8. job security
9. so secure, i hit 7 figs this month and accomplished my first goal! coincidentally, national be a millionaire day was on may 20…

fave viewpoint: a shrine about 100m up on a hill with a lovely view of my house amid mountains and rice paddies

most experimental recipe: chikin parmesan spinach lasagna drowned in mozzarella

current baking obsession: decorated roll cakes (view here)

new picnic spot: grassy valley behind the train tracks where i can eat n watch the beloved red train roll by!

things ive tried making with my first loaf of sliced japanese bread!: the elusive strawberry cream sando, grilled cheese, strawberry cream cheese coffee-infused french toast hehehe their bread is so buttery n milky.. v dangerous.

latest project: subtle home makeover feat. new furniture! HELLO new shoe shelf, glass coffee table (so i can build a 2000pc puzzle seeing the bottom which has been printed w a design to help), convertible sofa futon and a new 100″ projector screen ($30 thanku amazon)

best acquisition: $3 plastic hooks and velcro to hang my new screen.. the ultimate inaka home theatre

things baked this month: 6 loaves of bread, 5 roll cakes, 149 cookies, 1 earl grey soy milk pudding

dollar store finds: quality postcard paper and muted watercolour paint set

number of trips to the post office: 7

most anime moment: stumbling upon a hanging purple wisteria garden behind a mini playground just as the train zoomed by

 

i hope everyone out there is enjoying the bests of their situations.. i know ive been loving the peace and quiet, but i hope the extroverts are doing ok! (pls check on the extroverts in your life and give em sum (socially distanced) love <3)

 

looking for the light,

A