@andotherthingsblog

Since I turned 35, I noticed perimenopause symptoms slowly creeping up onto my aging, decrepit body.

Saw this tag from Plant Based Bride on Youtube and having surpassed my reading goal for 2026 in the middle of the year (36/25), I thought this would be fun. 

Having adult money, my 30s is just spent rediscovering hobbies I enjoyed when I was a kid and somehow stopped doing when life got in the way.

This blog is mostly photos now, huh.

I've recently been aggressively targeted by compact camera ads and in turn have been looking into getting a Ricoh GRIIIx.

Sakura season in Okinawa starts at around late January to mid-February.

There’s a tradition in Japan to view the first sunrise of the year.

Therapy would have done wonders for her.

I’ve been making multiple variations of banana bread for a few months now, trying to find the perfect balance of tasty, moist, and not too sweet with just enough calories to tide my husband over lunch (in addition to a serving of yogurt with granola).

I got into crocheting because I saw a colorblock knit cardigan and I wanted one but it was expensive.

I really should be better at posting all the photos I take.

She and Her Cat by Makoto Shinkai and Naruki Nagakawa This was a silly little book, and (I think) the perfect follow-up after reading No Longer Human.

No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai I think I first heard this book from a Youtuber reviewing Junji Ito's works.

On our trip to Osaka, I found out postcards still exist so I bought a bunch for my own personal souvenirs from the places we visited.