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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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Loora: An AI English Conversation App
I recently tried an AI English conversation app called Loora. It costs $14.99 per month—though it’s cheaper if you pay annually, I wasn’t quite ready to commit for a whole year, so I chose the monthly plan instead. From the very first time I used it, I was amazed at how natural it felt. I…
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Aiming for Healthy Elders
I bought the magazine for the first time in a long time at Japanese bookstore Kinokuniya because my favorite comedian Emiko Kaminuma was on the cover and there was an interview article. Fujin Koron. (ladies’ public opinion magazine) The price is twice as much as the one sold in Japan because it is flown to…