Nov 29
2009
2009
Archive for November, 2009
For most people in the United States, this week is commonly described as “Thanksgiving holiday”. I 
grew up in Japan and moved to the U.S. only 7 years ago, so this is one of the holidays that I don’t have lots of memories about. After having moved here, I have participated in some of the customs, such as eating turkey with cranberry sauce, stuffing and pumpkin pie (I have never cooked one – my husband has once, when we first moved to San Diego. (more…)
Nov 21
2009
2009
Visiting Catalina Island
Last week we visited Catalina Island. This was a trip that I’ve been wanting to take for a long 
time – we were supposed to travel about 3 week before our first son was due but we canceled at the last minute as I was told that he might be born early - and he did, exactly 2 weeks earlier than the due date.
Nov 15
2009
2009
Perspective
A few months ago, my family and I attended a party at a friend’s house. They have a nice house 
with a big swimming pool, and it was a hot, sunny day. My younger son has always been curious and adventurous, so we were watching him closely so he wouldn’t jump into the water. Our older one is a little bit more cautious, and I knew that he wouldn’t venture into the water on his own. He was just staying at the pool side, enjoying picking up toys from the water and throwing them back into the water again.
Nov 7
2009
2009
When Do You Choose To Feel Happy?
Last week I wrote this post “What Does Your Happiness Depend On?”, essentially saying that I sometimes catch myself making my husband responsible for my own happiness. When I had zero expectations of him doing something for me when he was physically not around, I noticed that I created my own happiness, totally independent from his behavior. Some of my kind readers left comments, suggesting that it is essentially our choice to feel happy or unhappy. This past week I thought more about this concept and observed myself when I do feel happy.
