未分類 A Minimalist Toilet: A Simple, Easy-to-Clean Space with Almost Nothing in It
There are no fabric items or slippers in our toilet.I keep a supply of feminine hygiene products in the brown box above....
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未分類 A Bathroom with Nothing in It Makes Cleaning So Easy: A Minimalist Bathroom
Today, I'm giving you a little peek inside our bathroom!About seven years ago, I stopped using soap and shampoo because ...
未分類 A Little Update for 2025: What I Realized After Getting Sick
Happy New Year! I hope you’ll enjoy reading my blog again this year!At the end of last year, I took a trip out of town f...
未分類 How Much Meat Should I Eat? Finding the Way of Eating That Works for Me
Lately, I've started to figure out how much meat works well for me.When I was in my second year of high school, I sudden...
未分類 Making Hoshigaki: My First Attempt at Making Dried Persimmons on the Balcony
I finally made the dried persimmons (hoshigaki) I've been wanting to try for years!The main ingredient is these astringe...
未分類 Finding a Way to Work Without Pushing Myself Too Hard: Taking Small Steps with What I Can Do Now
Autumn is really settling in now!The other day, I left the chemical company where I had worked for 12 years.I loved both...
未分類 Making Umeboshi: The Basic First Pickling Process with Pesticide-Free Plums
It’s ume season again!I was able to get some pesticide-free ume (Japanese plums), so I started the first stage of pickli...
未分類 Rethinking the Connection Between Pesticides and My Health: What Changed When I Started Choosing Pesticide-Free Foods
In 2023, when I moved into temporary housing during renovation work on my apartment building, I discovered a shop nearby...
未分類 Histamine and Allergies: What to Watch Out for in Your Diet
Yesterday, my husband brought home a beautiful bamboo shoot from work!Freshness is everything when it comes to bamboo sh...
未分類 5 Habits to Help You Feel Better in Spring: How to Take Care of Your Mind and Body
Every year, I feel a little restless when spring arrives.I often experience ups and downs in my mood and feel more tired...
未分類 Allergies, Chemical Sensitivity, and Diet: What I Eat in a Typical Day
Today, I’d like to share the kind of diet that helped ease my allergy and multiple chemical sensitivity symptoms.Please ...
未分類 Warm Konjac for a Little Relief: An Easy Way to Relax at Home
It’s March.With the change of seasons, pollen, and the busy end of the fiscal year, this can be a particularly tiring ti...
未分類 Chemical Sensitivity and Finding a Home: What to Look for When Choosing a Rental Housing
I moved in March 2023.It has now been exactly one year since I moved here, and I’ve been living very comfortably.However...
未分類 Even Natural Snacks Deserve a Second Look: Why I Don’t Choose Food Based on “Healthy” Labels Alone
The city is full of temptations.If I walk around town when I’m hungry, I’m pretty sure I’ll end up stopping for somethin...
未分類 Chemical Sensitivity and the Brain: What I Learned from Being Told to “Have Fun”
There is something the specialist who treated me for Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) told me right at the very begin...
未分類 How to Choose Seasonings: Why I Value Natural Salt, Soy Sauce, Miso, and More
With temperature changes, pollen, and everything else that comes with the change of seasons, taking care of our health c...
未分類 A Beautiful Woman: One Photograph I’ve Never Forgotten
A few years ago, I remember looking through a photography book at the library when one particular photograph suddenly ca...
未分類 Rainy Days Are a Chance to Rest: How to Reset and Recharge
An unusually long stretch of rainy weather for this time of year.I imagine many people find rainy days a little gloomy.B...
未分類 What I Learned from Experiencing Sudden Hearing Loss: Listening to the Signals from My Body
In the fall of 2023, I experienced sudden hearing loss.One night, I woke up with intense heart palpitations, and when I ...
未分類 The Mind and Body Are Connected: Supporting the Mind Through the Body, and the Body Through the Mind
I once saw these words written on the back of a café receipt:“Recover from mental fatigue through the body, and from phy...