Closing Down This Blog?

I just wanted to say that I thought I was able to continue my blog, as it was a place where I can share my thoughts and other things. However! I noticed not only my blog, but other blogs are also having a hard time sustaining their blog because it's going whack. In my case, I did every way to post my pictures onto this site and it not from any other source but mine, yet the pictures were all blocked off in my recent posts. Not only that, but some strange symbols show up or replace what I've typed up. As some of you may noticed I had to either delete/revert the recent posts because of that. I tried to find different ways to fixing it, even asking about it. And when I asked about it, the advice I got didn't work still. So I felt it was just no point fighting it. I'm not upset or anything. I didn't really blog as most bloggers normally do. It just was always a place to come back to...at least that's what I thought. But now that I'm "somewhat" back into vlogging, I'm more focused on that. I know that probably my vlogs will be the same and not work out either someday lolol. Nothing really may not work out. I guess that was what I was also afraid about when coming back to vlogging this year. That's kind of why I was always in a debate. But it's nice to get messages from friends and family that they're happy to see me posting on my YouTube channel again. And that's when I realized why I did vlogs in the first place. It isn't about being "the famous YouTuber", because no and it was never something I was aiming for. I always loved making videos since high school with my friends and we had our own skits and stuff. Now that I don't really have that style in video anymore, I just post my boring life through vlogs lol. And it's still fun doing that. It's always been a hobby of mine. But hey! At least some people are watching. It's worth something, no?

Anyways. I can't say this is goodbye. Who knows if the system will change again. But for now, I don't want to try again when I know things aren't changing now. I will keep this here though. So you might not catch up with me here, but you can always catch me up at my Instagram or YouTube Channel.

Thank you!

Why Yoga?

So, I don't know if you guys have noticed, but I've really gotten into yoga a lot since last year. Any kind of yoga really. A lot of my friends do it and watching them really made me want to get into it. I love to be active, I love to move my body. I took dance classes and did sports a lot in my high school years. I go to the gym quite often, but when I can't, I would love to do something at home as well. The one person who gave me a big push in particular was my good friend, Arisa. She actually was my private student when I first met her. She was a friend of a student who introduced us. I only taught her for about a year but we still keep in contact with each other and often hang out. She's a yoga instructor! She has such a beautiful form so this is definitely her kind of field. Anyway! In the beginning of 2019, she told me that she had nobody to go with to try out sup yoga. I didn't know what that was at first, but judging by pictures, it looked like a lot of fun...challenging, but fun. In case you guys don't know, sup means "stand up paddle surfing". And you pretty much get on a surfboard and do yoga on it. I agreed to take a lesson with her and we went during the summer. I'm super glad I did. It was so much fun! And that was the start of me wanting to take on more yoga. After that, we even decided to go aerial yoga during the winter which was a bigger challenge since you have to have a lot of upper and lower body strength. But it always feels so good to accomplish something like this afterwards. It's definitely rewarding.

Yoga is very relaxing. You take in everything around you and you take the time to fill your head with positive thoughts. It has really helped me to calm down and release all that unnecessary tension. Yoga isn't exactly easy, but it's good for your body and you become quite flexible. It just gets easier as you do it. It's a good change of pace in my life right now. It's definitely challenging, but I like that and I can't wait to become better at it. I love to try new things. Any kind of new thing and yoga is the next step for me, but I want to try other things as well along the way. So I really recommend those who are reading this, that trying new things takes you to new worlds. You take a peek at why people choose to do these things and whether you might like doing them or not, at least you can say that you've experienced it. Who knows, it could be a new hobby of yours.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2020 (super late)*

Hey guys! New update since November. To come to my decision about the vlogging situation, I decided not to do it. I pick up the camera, but I just don't take anything anymore. I want to, but it feels different nowadays. There's so much I have to do now that I'm becoming even more independent. I can't say this is the end of it. Just this year I don't think I'll be doing any vlogging. I tried, but I’m way too busy right now. I thought I’d do more for the blog than the vlog. But I’m ok with that. We need to make a living, both my boyfriend and I...for the sake of ourselves and our...girls (*ahem* cats). But it’s a new year. Omg. Oh yeah a new year and I haven’t said happy new year yet on this blog. HAPPY NEW YEAR! 🎉 And what a year 2020 has already started off to be. So much chaos because of the coronavirus going around. Many people have been infected by the virus and I’m trying to avoid large groups, traveling outside of Japan and just stay safe as I can being at work and at home. It’s just crazy. I know it’s serious, but are people overreacting or just not reacting enough? I don't know what to believe on the news anymore. Anyways, let’s talk about something good!

We got another cat. Her name is Remi and we just love her (despite how crazy she gets when she’s around food). Why did we get another cat so soon? After the first month of living at the house, my boyfriend and I just kept running around, being busy and I thought that wasn’t something good for Kuromi. I know she must have had been really stressed out. She was alone most of the time and we really needed to change that. So on January 12th, we found Kuromi’s little sister. The place we went to was a Cat Cafe, but they sometimes have events where they want to give cats a home. Honestly, the reason why we went there in the first place was because we saw a picture of a cat we wanted online, but when we met the cat...it just wasn’t destined to be. Instead, the cat next to her who happened to be Remi was really what caught our eyes. Remi was 9 months old at the time and we were honestly looking for a kitten around 2-3 months old, but Remi was just too cute and we couldn’t say no. The people there told us that she was a stray and a bicycle ran her over. They took her to the vet and luckily it wasn’t anything serious. She’s not hurting. She didn’t need surgery but you can kind of tell her back area is a little misshaped from the incident. Also some of you are curious about the v cut on her ear. In Japan they cut the ears of stray cats to notify people they have be spayed. And I think it’s a charm point. It looks like a sakura petal so these kind of cats are often called “cherry blossoms cats”. So we adopted her and got her a week later. She's the sweetest! The first encounter Kuromi and Remi had made us worried, but the next day they immediately clicked. Which we were so relieved! Yes of course they do a little cat fight every now and then, but they sleep together, play together and just really cherish each other. And I’m truly happy for Kuromi. Remi has definitely been keeping her busy and giving her more love she needs. It’s a big house so I’m glad we made the decision to get another cat. 

Future plans for 2020? Nooooo idea. After this virus broke out, plans are hard to make at the moment. I do want to go to Okinawa this year when (and if) things calm down. I will have another job. But right now unfortunately all schools in Japan, including amusement parks and even my workplace are closed for almost a month. We won’t know what will happen after that. There is a chance of them extending it and I really hope not! People are going to have a hard time making a living. Olympics might not even happen. And in my opinion? I think they are REALLY late doing this. They could have done it as soon as the breakout happened. So the country is currently just asdfghjkl as well as any other country out there. I’m trying to stay as low as I can. Eat plenty of food and get plenty of sleep! And that's it for now! ✋