Author Archives : Stacey
Mum to three very loud boys and wife to a patient Japanese man, I'm Australian and moved to the Kansai area in 2012. Aside from navigating all the craziness of being a mum in another country, I work semi-full time and try to keep my sanity! Of course I clean but I don't cook!
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Winter holiday Reading Suggestions
Now that the hustle and bustle of Christmas is done, we turn to Japanese New Year celebrations. And for many of us, that means a trip to the in-laws and most likely hours of boring Japanese TV. ...
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Winter Hibernation Tips!
As the last of the Autumn leaves fall from the trees and the temperature drops, it’s time to start thinking about winter-proofing your house. Japanese houses are famously poorly insulated ...
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KA Familes celebrate Halloween!
Crazy costumes and cute packaged treats – Halloween is the one Western tradition that Japan is catching on too!! And the KA Moms have been busy celebrating in many ways. Erinn gets ...
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October – time to get those puppies checked!
Let’s face it, taking care of our health is often at the bottom of busy mamas’ To-do lists and when you combine that with the difficulties of accessing health care in a foreign ...
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Meet KA Mom Jen.
This month we meet Canadian Mom Jen who shares her life about the challenges of being a full time working mum and the importance of bilingualism. My name is Jen, and I’m a Canadian who has been ...
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Off the beaten track – Amanohashidate and Ine
With family visiting from Australia and the kids on summer holidays, we were keen to get out of the usual tourist areas that foreigners visit, head to a different part of Japan and go somewhere ...
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Attention Aussies: KA Guide to voting in the 2013 Australian Election
After what seems an eternity, Australians will finally go to the polls on September 7th and for us Aussies living in Japan with voting rights, it’s important that we get our vote in to ...
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Momtreupreneur: Erinn LaMattery at Off on a Whim
Q: In 100 words or less describe your business: Off on a Whim makes customized jewelry from all natural materials, no plastics or glass beads, at affordable prices. The tag line: Power and ...