Jackie's Japan Journal

After saying that I wasn't going to write about my journey through grief I realised that this is so much part of me that I can't bu...

I started this blog as a way to share about my life in Japan.  I was hoping to share the crazy things we do, both my family and the rather s...

So a new year and for us a new life! We were totally unprepared for my husbands death.  Even a month later it feels unreal. I keep thinki...

I got through Christmas.  I am not sure how but managed The kids liked their presents.  I cooked the turkey and did the trimmings.  A good ...

But I have too. At 1am December 18th, Japan time, my beloved husband passed away. He had a heart attack, according to the doctor he didn...

I can't believe that so much time has passed since I wrote.  I have a load of excuses, basically very busy, very cold and kind of sick, ...

My insomnia got the better of me last night.  I went to bed about 10:30 but woke up at 2am and couldn't fall asleep again.  So I got up ...