One Good Thing A Day – Project Day 42 – No more boring water!

Surely by now, everyone knows the benefits of drinking water and staying hydrated.

Most people say that you should drink 8 glasses of water a day, but actually, an adult male should drink around 14 cups while an adult female should have around 12 cups a day.

I try to drink as much as possible each day and average around 6-8 cups water with some other drinks throughout a day. After a while, water can certainly become boring and I find myself looking for something else…. which can be a bad way to add unnecessary sugar and/or caffeine.

I’ve checked out different “water recipes” and found that simple mint works very well. Here I used spearmint:

Today I’m using kiwi:

You can pretty much use anything that has a high water content like citrus fruits, berries and cucumber. Also, mix it up with other things like lemongrass or edible flowers -not only will it add a nice subtle flavor to your water, but they look very pretty as well.

Simple Kirigami

Many people would like to try kirigami but think it’s a very difficult craft that requires a lot of practice and precision. In reality, it can be as easy or difficult as you make it.

Star with a plain sheet of paper -any type, size or shape will do. Fold it in half and draw a light outline of half an image. Try one of these example:

The bold colors are just to show you the way to draw the outline and where you should cut.

They are great for beginner kirigami projects and for children as well. The beauty with these simple cut outs is that you can use them for many different projects and decoration like mobiles:

Just secure them to string or ribbons and hang them anywhere you like.

One Good Thing A Day – Project Day 41 – Heart Sakura Tree

My writing is ALL DONE! (yay!) *^_^*

Now I can sit back and relax a bit before I get started on other work (boo).

To celebrate, I wanted to be a little creative:

For the upcoming season I drew a sakura tree made with circles and hearts.

One Good Thing A Day – Project Day 41 – Plum Blossoms Have Arrived

The ume (plum) blossoms are found all over the city and soon sakura will arrive as well. Truly my favorite season in Japan, sakura season and the beautiful spring weather always makes me happy.

Along with the ume blossoms, Tokyo is celebrating the new pandas in Ueno zoo!

One Good Thing A Day – Project Day 40 – Happy Dance!

Managed to finish the bulk of a big stack of writing today and I feel great!