The topic is "Moving".

Yesterday, I joined an online meeting with all Japanese women, and I was the oldest one there.

The topic is "moving".

◆ How many times have you moved into a new house or apartment?

Including my childhood, I’ve probably moved more than ten times. I was born in Tokyo, but my father changed jobs frequently, so we moved often — within Tokyo as well as to Kanagawa and Shimane. His last workplace was in Tokyo.

Since getting married, we have moved about four times. While we were living in apartments, we moved three times, and eventually we bought a house and have been living here since then.

◆ What is the most difficult thing to move in your home? How much does it weigh?

The most difficult item to move is probably a rather unusual self-assembly table on the second floor. It was originally designed to be assembled and taken apart, but now it can no longer be disassembled. Another difficult item is a pair of paulownia chests of drawers, also on the second floor. I’m not sure how much either of them weighs.

◆ Would you be willing to move to a new country if you were offered a good job there?

At this point, my answer is no. I am thinking about moving to another prefecture — or rather, I might have to.

◆ When do you expect to move next in the future? Where do you think you will go?

That’s a very difficult question for me. By “the future,” I mean my later years — and in fact, that stage of life has already begun. Since none of our relatives, including our children, live in this prefecture, we are thinking about how and where we should live independently.

On the other hand, we are not tied down by any obligations, so we could move anywhere. The real question is whether we have the courage to start over somewhere completely new where we don’t know anyone.

◆ What are some of the difficulties of moving into a new house or apartment?

One difficulty is downsizing our belongings. Another is having the courage to move to a completely new place where we don’t know anyone.

◆ What kinds of things do you think about when you are looking for a new home?

I look for a home where the temperature is consistent throughout the house, where cleaning is easy, and where we can build good relationships with our neighbors.

Good morning 02018

 Yesterday we were busier than we expected. Yuki’s care manager came, and then we had to visit our lawyer. However, he is doing fine and trying his best.

In the evening, we went to the gym for 30 minutes. I didn’t really want to go, but my gym is across from his, so we went together, and I just sort of did a lazy 30-minute workout.

Additionally, we didn’t have time to go back home for lunch, so we had a nice lunch out. Well, that’s my excuse.

Good morning 0216

 

Our regular week has started. This week, we’re going to meet with an accountant about the inheritance matter. It is not something usual for us.
We’ll probably be able to go to the gym regularly again. Both of us want to maintain — or in my case improve — our physical strength.
We’ve had a lot of unusual things happening recently, so I hope this week will be calm and peaceful. Pollen season is hard for me, though — it may sound like my usual negative muttering.

Good morning 0215

 

by Yuki

It’s a warm Sunday. For me, that means pollen season has arrived.
We don’t have any special plans today — we’ll probably go to the home center.
I should declutter about ten things. But the bathroom renovation has lowered my motivation a bit.
I’m thinking of having only seven outfits for each season. But defining “each season” is difficult for me, because very cold winter, cold winter, and warm winter all feel different.
Anyway, today I will work on revising my closet.

Good morning 0214

 It’s Valentine’s Day, and for some reason our house is full of chocolate sweets.

Yesterday Yuki was able to receive chemotherapy. He is scheduled to have it again next Friday.

Today we are going to have acupuncture and moxibustion treatment. The practitioner is also a friend of mine. She kindly agreed to be flexible, and Yuki will receive only moxibustion for about 20 minutes. I think acupuncture would be better, but he is afraid of needles.

Actually, we have been doing moxibustion at home every night recently. This time, we want her to check whether we are using the correct pressure points, so he will get a short professional treatment and some advice.

Good morning 0213

 It was warm yesterday. We had a good visit to the shrine. Today is Yuki’s hospital day. It will be a long day, but let’s do our best. Well — it’s really Yuki who will do the hard work.

Good morning 0212

Today we are going to visit a shrine on a mountain with our elder daughter. It’s sunny and warmer than I expected.
After yesterday’s visit to the lawyer, it seems the inheritance matter has moved one step forward.

Until now, we used to go a bit far away to buy our favorite special soy sauce. We’ ve decided to give that up for now. If we go to the shop, we can buy it in a large bottle, but if we have it shipped, it comes in small bottles and costs extra for delivery. Still, I feel that might make me use it more carefully and appreciatively.