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Junk Journaling

I've always loved collecting stationery; from notebooks, beautiful and sentimental greeting cards, to pens, stickers, and washi tape. I just never knew what to do with the supplies as they piled up and cluttered a corner of my house. Looking at a blank page, there's so many possibilities. It's hard to know where to start. One of my main missions for my last trip to Japan in late December 2025/early January 2026 was to check out their vast variety of stationary shops. I was in

Tedders

5 days ago7 min read

Parasocial Relationships

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, parasocial relationships are "one-sided, unreciprocated sense of intimacy felt by a viewer, fan, or follower for a well-known or prominent figure (typically a media celebrity), in which the follower or fan comes to feel (falsely) that they know the celebrity as a friend." I've thinking about this recently as I was discussing with my partner how the ways in which we were raised are fundamentally different. He knew a life before the i

Tedders

6 days ago6 min read

Nostalgia and moving on

Have you ever tried to replicate a moment that gave you the same feeling of excitment and exhilaration as the first time? Was it ever truly the same? The first time I experienced this was back in elementary school. My friends and I had played a great game of four square on the blacktop at recess and I remember the sun at golden hour, the way the air felt, being on top of my game and just having a great time with friends. The next day, I came back to school, thinking recess wo

Tedders

Jul 24, 20254 min read

Losing Your Magic

One of my favorite movies from my childhood is Kiki's Delivery Service, the classic Hayao Miyazaki film (of which I believe is part of the "core four" along with My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle). I recently watched the film in Japanese to improve my recognition of Japanese words since I know each beat and line of the movie so well, but I found myself getting emotional at certain points. Not only did it remind me of simpler times when I used to watch

Tedders

Jul 23, 20255 min read

Constant State of Rushing

It seems like productivity has become the most valued thing in society and in our daily lives. We always have to look like we're keeping busy and cram our schedules with stuff that either needs to get done or just because we're so used to constantly doing something that we get anxious without it. Maximizing our time has become a big issue of not being able to live in the present by always looking towards what's next on the agenda. I'm not one to judge though. I do have a prob

Tedders

Jul 3, 20255 min read

Thoughts on Body Image

I would not be surprised if almost everyone didn't battle with their body image. Most of the time, we're not even in our own bodies and only pay attention to it when there's something to criticize. I have to admit, after I had a child, I didn't consider my body mine anymore and a lot of the comments I received after I had a kid was a version of, "Wow! You really snapped back!" instead of my actual newborn. Of course, it's a compliment, but a part of me hated that it's the fir

Tedders

Jun 23, 202510 min read

My Yoga Journey

When I was young, my mom used to play tapes of Rodney Yee out on a beach with a glorious view, just at sunset with gentle waves crashing onto shore. He performed angular poses effortlessly in a fluid manner, and the videos finished with him laying in the sand in such stillness that made me wonder, "What is this person doing? He gets paid for this?" I immediately wanted to be part of that serenity and calmness. I would follow along with him but felt like a fraud in a way. I di

Tedders

Jun 23, 20257 min read