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Save Money on Thrift Finds: Easy Zipper Repair with This Amazon Kit
Thrifting Hack: Bring Old Clothes Back to Life with a Zipper Repair Kit A few years ago, my teen kids got really into thrifting—buying tons of clothes from secondhand shops. At one point, our house was overflowing with all sorts of random items, including some pretty weird printed shirts. But among the piles, there were…
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only 3 month to go for 2025
It’s already October—only three months left in 2025. Time flies, doesn’t it? The days are getting shorter too. 2025 has truly been a turbulent year (though to be fair, the last few years all feel that way). Some of the headlines that come to mind: The whole Nakai–Fuji TV drama back in Japan (what a…
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25 Years with Yoga: How Breath, Stillness, and Sun Salutations Changed My Life
It was about 25 years ago when I first tried yoga.It was during a P.E. class at a college in the U.S., and at the time, I simply saw it as a nice mix of exercise and stretching.Later on, I started attending a donation-based yoga studio, where I picked up the general flow of a…
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How I Got Hooked on Sakanaction
Sakanaction is a band that debuted back in 2007, but the first time I saw them was on the Kōhaku Uta Gassen (that famous New Year’s music show in Japan). I remember thinking, “Whoa, what a cool and stylish band!” Their music is this awesome mix of techno and pop—catchy, but if you actually listen…
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decluttering is difficult
I live in a small apartment, but I had to build a home office in a corner of my house. In the living room, I’m going to clear out the desk I have for my daughter that she doesn’t use and the “large shelf with miscellaneous things on it” next to it, and put a…