The Monday Read: Spring in the Air?
After the last couple of weeks of frigid temperatures and record snowfalls, it was nice to have a spring day today (also melted all the snow, heh). All in all, last week was a bit of a write-off in terms of RetireJapan as I was away for three days with the family and then had […]
The Monday Read: Green Shoots
Had a very busy week coming off my encounter with Covid, but we’re off to Appi this week for a couple of days of snow and relaxation so hopefully that will help. Had some questions about when the coaching service will be back online and the answer is soon! Hoping to have an announcement in […]
The Monday Read: The Malady
Well, it was always bound to happen. Officially caught Covid last week. Fortunately relatively mild cases all round (most of the family got it, starting with the grandkids). For me it was sore throat one day, feeling tired and groggy the next, then fever and chills, then a bad headache. Seems to be getting better […]
The Monday Read: On the Road
Had a very good time running some workshops in Fukuoka and Kitakyushu this weekend! Thanks to the JALT chapters for hosting me and to everyone who came to the workshops. It was actually the first time I have presented live for about three and a half years, so I was very much out of practice. […]
The Monday Read: False Spring
I am still taking cold showers once a day (haven’t missed a day since August) and walking/cycling to work every day, but due to a series of unfortunate events have already failed to keep up with my eating, gym, and jiu-jitsu resolutions. Sigh. Still, I will do better tomorrow. How are you doing this January? […]
The Monday Read: January Thaw
2023 has only just started, and already things are not going the way I thought they would. No plan survives contact with the enemy, and all that. No matter! We press on regardless. The Monthly Read It has come to my attention that some people may love RetireJapan but not want to get a weekly […]
The Monday Read: Year of the Bunny
Happy New Year! I hope you had a fun relaxing time over the last couple of days and that you are looking forward to The Year of the Bunny 🙂 I’ll be doing a planning blog post soon -have all sorts of things I want to get done this year, many of them involving RetireJapan. […]
The Monday Read: Chilled Xmas
Hope everyone is doing okay out there! Loads of snow on the Sea of Japan side of the country, thankfully over here on the Pacific side we’ve got sunny skies (albeit with a nasty wind). Had a very chilled Christmas this year, dinner went off without a hitch and we watched Klaus on Netflix with […]
The Monday Read: Xmas 2022
Honestly cannot believe we are less than a week from Christmas. Like, where did the last (three) year(s) go? Fortunately we agreed not to do presents for the adults this year, which takes an enormous amount of pressure off. I’ll be doing my Xmas shopping tomorrow for the grandkids. My turkey is due to arrive […]
The Monday Read: Contentment?
I had to cover for one of our teachers this week. In one way that was a huge pain, as I had a bunch of work I was planning to do (including coaching sessions I had to reschedule), but it was also nice to teach again. Seems I’m actually not bad at it, and I […]