Finally after months of being under a state of emergency due to the pandemic, Okinawa lifted its state of emergency on Friday. What this means is that parks, beaches, museums, and other sites are open again! And Sunday morning, I headed to Naha to visit Shurijo Castle Park & the Tamaudun Royal Mausoleum, two of …
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Biking Around Ie Island
Saturday, my friend L had a great idea of heading to Ie Island to bike and see the sights. Ie Island (or Iejima) is north west of where I live, about 62km (38.5mi), and so we headed to Motobu to catch the ferry to Ie. Okinawa is a small island at only 1199 km² (463 mi²). …
Reviews of the Books in the Inaugural MRR Subscription Box
A few days ago I posted me opening the Inaugural Men Read Romance Subscription Box. The box, with the theme Celebrate Romance, included 4 books. I just finished the fourth book tonight, and thought I'd celebrate romance with quick reviews of the 4 books. Blind Date With A Book Boyfriend by Lucy Eden Blind Date …
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Men Read Romance Inaugural Subscription Box
So after weird mail delays where I ended up getting all of my July/early August packages over the course of two days, I finally got Lyssa Kay Adams's inaugural Men Read Romance Subscription Box! And (maybe more importantly) I finally uploaded the box opening video! Warning: Spoilers of what's in the box below. Check out …
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Opening A New Subscription Box
Over the years, I have tried many a subscription box. Some I subscribed short-term, some I wanted to keep subscribing but for whatever reason the box ended, and some I still subscribe to (hello OwlCrate). Added to my love of subscription boxes, I also love to try new things. Last year I participated in a …
My Review of the Men Read Romance: Starter Kit for Novice Romance Readers
It's double post day! After too many months without posting, I'm going all out today. As I mentioned in my previous post, I've been on a romance reading kick this year. Because who hasn't needed some happily ever after in the past year and a half? And when I found Lyssa Kay Adams's website and …
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Romance Books Have Sort of Become My Thing
On New Year's weekend, I binged a little show called The Bridgertons on Netflix. (Thank you Shondaland!) When I realized the show was based on a book series by Julia Quinn, I immediately opened my Libby app and checked out the first of the (audio)books, The Duke and I. (This is the book the first …
A Day at Heiwa (Peace)
Where I have a heiwa mini-adventure
Top 20 in 2020
Two thousand twenty. Twenty-twenty. 2020 I'm sitting here on the cusp of the New Year, looking back over the last 12 months. And what a year was 2020. And in looking back, I decided to list my Top 20 of 2020 broken down into Top 5s in 4 categories. 1-5 — Top 5 Books I …
I’m a Winner!
w00t! I am dancing up a storm on this cloudy Sunday afternoon because I won NaNoWriMo! That's right. I wrote 50,000 words in 22 days. FIFTY THOUSAND words in TWENTY-TWO days. I've participated in NaNoWriMo every year for the last 12 years. And this is only my 3rd win. So I'm celebrating! I swear it …
