Japan's Furusato Tax allows you to contribute to rural areas in return for tax credit and some kind of product. Many of Hokkaido's regions are offering Ainu crafts. In some towns like Biratori you can opt to contribute your tax directly to the promotion, preservation and development of Ainu culture.

Should’ve seen everyone’s face when I whipped out the Santa hat

Today felt like the first time I actually had arm strength in pole dance. Was managing combos 🥹 holding my body weight with just my little noodles. Nice work ladies

Time to notify my downstairs neighbours that I am on winter break now Hope they like Blackpink

Bringing back Limewire to illegally rip copies of reporting suppressed by the government is definitely some cyberpunk shit

Just had my ¥13,200 facial which included a shoulder massage 😩 absolutely amazing

Very glad I am not going to the staff gathering after work today because I’m so tired lol going home and chilling tf out

Happy solstice, everyone

Goldilocks waking up:

It’s time once again to bring out that Solstice Fudge #WinterSolstice

Last day of being 31 :(

“On the first day of Chr-“ “HONK!”

Tbh going to class was the right choice because the movement really helped with the pain. I didn’t do shoulder rolls or big head rolls because I don’t wanna cripple myself but it was something my neck needed Hopefully I can sleep tonight without pain 😬

I don't know why but I feel like we all could use this tonight. You know the rules. See it, repost it. Tagging @angryblacklady.blacksky.app cause it makes her smile www.youtube.com/watch?v=Brq-...

Rocking up to floorwork dance class tonight with two サロンパスattached to my neck to signal that I am not Genki™️ but Trying My Best™️ (neck is much better and movement is helping but I'll be careful and sit out if it's not looking good)

I was talking to a colleague about a (JP) teacher at the uni who specialises in Japanese sign language and apparently he’s only on a 5 year contract and I said they should hire him as tenure because he’s so good and my colleague said “no-one’s being offered tenure nowadays” My face: >___>

🎶All I want for Christmas🎶 🎶is my right trapezius muscle to stop being a little dramatic bitch🎶

I am in a lot of pain and I really could not do with this 4 hour teaching day Medication for gut to help with another painful problem turned into a second painful problem and my trapped nerve in my neck isn’t getting better and I couldn’t sleep either. I feel AWFUL

lol not this fancy car almost hitting me at a crossing when I had right of way Go on. Hit me. I won’t have to go to work then 😂 and you get a Rebecca shaped dent on your bonnet

Erm so… I saw a dead owl by the road… it’s just… dead… I’ve never seen an owl in the wild and it saddens me greatly but I wasn’t sure what to do so I left it 😭 Koganeishi Kajino 5 chome 8 Kita odori if anyone wants to call up whoever you need to call :( I hope it’s not someone’s pet Poor owl :((((

Me while decorating the tree: I should put the Christmas ornaments a couple feet off the ground so the cats can’t get them. The cat:

🎶All I want for Christmas 🎶 🎶Is a pillow that suits my neck 🎶

Couldn’t get into the 14th floor meeting room but I could find a window on the 13th floor just in time!

Omg Fuji from the Chuo line!

SEVEN HUNDRED TEACHING MINUTES LEFT And 250 of them will be dedicated to games because the students like games and I like watching them play games and it’s the festive season (including my birthday on Sunday) so games it is

Managed to pull both my traps in pole dance yesterday and while the left side is mostly okay, the right has turned into a neck problem 🫠 my neck can’t be doing this with every small inconvenience. Probably time to go to 整体院

Why the actual fuck do we have Meta AI on Whatsapp??? Gemini on fucking YouTube videos????

we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫

Booked so many lessons this week Good luck body Tuesday — pole Friday — heels intro + heels floor dance Saturday — hoop + pole rental Sunday — skate meet up

Today's multicultural studies class will cover a tiny bit of South Africa and if my students were more manageable I'd bring some rooibos tea for them but they are not so I will drink rooibos in front of them

Now Michael Bublé songs are ads on YouTube???

I only have one candle and we’re trying our best 😶

Obviously I’m not sure but in my head I have the following scenario play out: I take the job but don’t tell the English teachers then they introduce me at the first meeting-ceremony and the very dramatic teacher loses her shit. Big drama lol

I have survived another Monday Just 5 days left and 900 teaching minutes

Oof

Belly full of food and very sleepy

My boss boss just informed me that I would be eligible to apply for a tenure position that will be opening next year 😂

I really don’t think I can do this job for more than another year

3 first periods 6 teaching days 20 teaching hours Left 😭

Two of my favourite hoop poses from last night Both putting a lot of faith into my upper body and core stability

Mr Lawyer and I have booked flights to see the Sapporo Snow festival in February~ first time in Hokkaido since 2019 and we are determined to see cute round fluffy animals in the snow!!!

Penguin love!

At this point I'd even take sleet (it's been really dry recently so the rain is definitely necessary)

Wishing you and yours a very happy 100th Dick Van Dyke-mas.

We were promised something that wasn't rain 😭

A woman from pole dance class brought homemade umeshu and brandy to the party and it was amazing but it also finished me and gave me some bad alcohol nausea in the night 🥲 it was delicious though

They’re gonna single-handedly launch the entire 番地 into orbit

Someone needs to get their air con checked because it sounds like someone is doing construction work outside