Take a short quiz and get yourself a good luck charm for the new year!

Hatsumode is the first shrine visit of the new year. In anticipation of the year ahead, wishes are made and new charms are purchased. Celebrate your new year virtually with a lucky charm from us! Just tell us how your year went and we'll get you the right charm for 2021.

*Special thank you to Nicole Sato for her cultural expertise.

A REAL Look at the Day in the Life of a Work at Home Mom

Not a productive life hack or daily routine schedule, just a real look at what it's like to be a Work at Home Mom.

Read More >>

World Travel is the Most Worthwhile Activity a Human Being Can Do

You should travel as far and as wide as possible. It's the only way to taste the fullness of life.

Read More >>

Enough is Enough: Musings of a Recovering Anorexic

It is exhausting to live in a world where I’m told to celebrate my whole self while being encouraged to abandon my basic needs to live a full and healthy life in order to be valued and accepted by society.

Read More >>

A Minimalist Packing Guide to a Week in Japan

If you are like me (or me previously) and have a compulsory need to pack 5 pairs of shoes for a 3 day trip and you want to change, then this article might be the one for you. Here’s my guide to going from a 50 lb check in bag to a 17 lb backpack for my 7-day Japan trip and all the options I had to consider.

Read More >>