clear space
Over a hundred of those bright and shiny plastic balls have been in storage for months now. I initially got them to make a ball pool out of our retired baby playpen. I fully remember the bliss I felt myself, as a child, when playing in a ball pool, diving in and out. Continue reading “memory archive – day 17”
Today’s item picked for disposal is a difficult one. It’s kanji flashcards I once made and it involved hours and hours of work. Continue reading “memory archive – day 16”
It is not the vase that I will dispose off today but the flowers. They’ve been in that vase for 2.5 months now and the ends are getting mouldy.
It wasn’t until I was in my thirties that I started to care for flowers. I think it’s from that age onwards that receiving flowers as a gift becomes more and more common. And, before you know it, you’ve grown fond of the idea of displaying flowers in your home as a regular thing. Continue reading “memory archive – day 14”
Living in Tokyo as a mother of young children means that you are missing out on the nightlife that this city is famous for. Mostly, not completely though. Continue reading “memory archive – day 13.2”
If I should pick one item which I can be accused of hoarding, it would be free fabric bags. As those have been so popular for quite a while now, I am sure that I am not the only one being guilty. Continue reading “memory archive – day 13.1”
Look what else I found on the top of the fridge – this poor, little fellow. It’s another gem from my son’s previous daycare. Who would be cruel enough to throw him away!? I had to ask my partner to do this on my behalf and I better finish this post quickly before I change my mind and retrieve the golfball snowman from its grave.
We have quite a tall fridge. A good place to put unnecessary things onto which (I think) might still be of use at a later stage or carry some emotional value. I found this scented candle there today, covered in dust but still emitting a strong smell of roses. Continue reading “memory archive – day 12.1”
Once you live in Japan seaweed becomes a staple food. Besides being used in most Japanese dishes, it also serves as a healthy snack. The picture shows a pack of nori (dried seaweed sheets) and shiokonbu (salted kelp). I don’t like throwing away food at all but when I found those packs today I noticed that they had expired nearly two years ago.
I was familiar with nori prior to moving to Japan, mainly because of sushi. Shiokonbu I only got to know here in Tokyo. Funnily enough, I didn’t eat it for the first time as a topping for rice, which is common, but I’ve had it sprinkled over tomato ice cream at a small ice cream shop in Ebisu. It was delicious!
Another year has passed and this time the birthday decorations disappeared slightly quicker than usual. All except this one which has stayed put. I’d better say good-bye to it before it starts deflating.
katazukete 