The Journal

My husband said to me the other day, “someday, we are going to find a mask and say, do you remember the pandemic?” Just like parenting, I think I will never forget, and then your kids get older and the...
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I love sending thank cards to my friends and family. I think the little, simple gesture says in a big and impactful way “you matter to me!” I have always included Poppy in the action. When she was itty bitty...
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I was raised on and off by my Obachan (Japanese grandma). I grew up with the culture and the customs throughout my childhood. In her “Japanese room”, as I grew up calling it, was a shrine with images of framed...
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