a hill and the sun

 

Happy Spring!  Pretty soon the daffodils will bloom.  Their leaves are already out of the ground and growing taller.

fortune cookie

 

9. heart earrings

 

If I recall correctly, these were from Hong Kong, from 30 years or more ago.  I don't normally wear jewelry.

notebooks

 

I have lots of notebooks, and take lots of notes.  The Kokuyo paper (e.g. in the Campus and Soofa notebooks) is really smooth.

washi tapes

I have too many washi and decorative tapes.  I also have too many stickers, but we'll focus on the tapes for now.  Today I finished up the pennant flag banner one.  That was one of my favorites, so it makes sense that it's the first to go.  All these tape pieces feel like a giant pile of clutter, but I like them too much to just toss out.  I plan on using them up and then perhaps not purchasing anymore for a long time.

Google Translate helped me make sense of the Japanese phrases from Hobonichi's Deco Rush - "Theme of the Day" tape.  Although, I could be wrong on some of them.

1. Today's delicious food - kyo no oishi (today's yummy)
2. Today's discovery - kyo no hakken
3. Today's best achievement / 'Do your best' - kyo no ganbari
4. Today's sadness 
5. Today's cuteness
6. Today's beginning - kyo no hajimete (the first time today)
7. Today's phrase - kyo no ikku
8. Today's fashion - kyo no oshare
9. Today's MVP
10. Today's hit song - kyo no hitto songu
11. Today's laughter - kyo no waratta 
12. Tomorrow's big ambition - ashita no yabo
13. Today's want - kyo no hoshi
14. Today's lucky - kyo no rakki

8. egg pez

Sometimes I buy things for people, but they don't actually like the stuff that much.  Or the things they liked when they were younger no longer applies.  People grow up and life goes on.

7. glass bottle

I would save glass bottles with interesting designs and/or shapes.  A strawberry jam jar, a maple syrup container, etc.  Here's one with a watermelon design.  For the longest time, it stood in a corner of a closet shelf.

happy valentine's day

 

It's a mini cake.  Maybe about the size of a small paper plate.  Kawaii!

chocolate candy flavors

The label says there are 10 flavors, but even if I combine the dark and milk chocolate versions of the maple nut butter, I count 11 flavors.

6. trivet

I tried to clean the top of this trivet with a mix of alcohol and water.  Then I noticed bits of grout falling off.  So I tried to wipe away any remaining residue.  As I flipped it over to dust the underside, a piece of ceramic tile dropped into the sink.  Yikes.  Too much falling apart.