Business Freelance Mindset Shifts: What Helped Me Stop Apologizing and Start Growing
Freelance Mindset Shifts “What Helped Me Stop Apologizing and Start Growing”→How motherhood made me better at freelancin...
Business Business “How I Found My First Clients Without a Website — Real-Life Networking for Moms Who Hate Networking”
No pitch decks. No cold DMs. Just coffee, community, and a bit of courage. Confession: I Hate Networking I know I’m not ...
Business “Tools I Tried (And Dumped) + My 2025 Setup”
From overhyped apps to tools I actually stuck with—and why less is more when tech meets real life When Tools Start to Ta...
Family “How I Found My First Clients Without a Website: Real-Life Networking for Moms Who Hate Networking”
“No Website, No LinkedIn, No Problem: How I Accidentally Became a Freelancer” Let’s get this out of the way first: I amn...
Life Essential Tools That Help Me Juggle Life & Freelance Work
"I Was Just a Mom with Wi-Fi—Why Tools Became My Secret Weapon" If you had told me a few years ago that I’d be freelanci...
Business Freelance Paths for Busy Moms: 5 Side Hustles That Fit a Japanese Lifestyle
Not All Hustles Are Created Equal Being a mom in Japan is already a full-time job—between bento boxes, laundry that neve...
Family Oyakoko Stations: How a Rotating Living Room Can Rebuild Japan’s Parenting Communities
There was a time in Japan when parenting didn’t happen behind closed doors.Grandmothers sat on porches, toddlers played ...
Family From One Table to a Village: How to Start a Monthly Parenting Meetup That Actually Works
In my last post, I introduced the idea of a simple community system called “One Table, One Theme, Once a Month.”It’s low...
Family Beyond the Playground: 3 Simple Systems to Prevent Parental Isolation in Japan’s Communities
When I became a mother, I assumed the hardest part would be the night feedings or the toddler tantrums.But I was wrong. ...
Life Big City, Small Town: What Parenting Looks Like Across Japan
“You’re lucky—you live in Tokyo. Everything’s convenient for raising kids.”A friend from a rural prefecture said this to...