Bright Life! Bright Life!
This week's post is a special one! I'm sharing my super awesome, surprisingly easy fitness and weight-loss strategy with you guys. I've been pretty consistent in following this self-made plan for the last six weeks now and I'm happy to say that I'm already seeing results! I've lost 7kg (15 pounds) so far, without major [...]
It’s like laughing at something that looks funny from a distance, then having it run at you full force and realising that you were laughing at a giant fucking cave troll. COVID-19 wiggled into my consciousness at the end of January. Before then I was focused on going back to the UK for Christmas and [...]
Good morning Starshine, the Earth says hello! Hearing this first thing in the morning is hell for some people. You know them, maybe you’re even one of them, the grumpy-lidded morning hater, quilt pulled to chin as though allergic to morning itself. My sister is one of those people and so is my mum. Well...my mum [...]
A volcano, historical Japanese estate, sapphire blue ocean, UNESCO museum, a cute Starbucks…. Sengan-en has it all. I visited this feudal estate, built in 1658 by Shimadzu Mitsuisha of the Shimadzu clan, before Ste went back to the UK. It was recommended by my awesome friend and Kagoshima connoisseur, Lydia. Her recommendations are consistently brilliant [...]
Why is Totoro so popular? Is it Ghibli’s magically simplistic yet detailed anime style? The elegant soundtrack drawn from "Western classical, Japanese classical, and electropop-minimalism"? Is it the mesmerising weaving of Japanese culture with humour, entertainment and reverence? Or is it our fat, fluffy Totoro himself with his big ol’ smile? Whatever the reason, Totoro [...]
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