life is what happens after you make a plan // Love Letter, June 2021
It feels as if we have been on a life’s roller coaster these past few weeks. Within the same weekend, we picked up a key to our new (old) house... Read More
BK Love Letter by Wakako
"Trust the Inner Process", our family's journey of becoming a homeowner once again
I have been sharing some family updates on my Instagram about selling our home in Pasadena in February then purchasing our house in Topanga recently. Someone on Instagram asked how... Read More
Trust the Building Block Days // Love Letter, May 2021
Greetings from already summer like Southern California. Today, I dug a patch of my mom's backyard I have been tending since last December. When our family moved in here, the... Read More
Start with a Dialogue // Love Letter, April 2021
When was the last time when you shared your personal stories with others? Friends, families, strangers? I ask because it is one powerful superpower we have within each of us, no matter... Read More
My Personal Story about being an Asian American
Atalanta shooting on March 16th has left me with loaded feelings. Racism towards Asian community members has always been around but I personally started noticing more when I became fluent... Read More
Transitioning or Living in the Moment? // Love Letter, March 2021
Lately, I have been thinking a lot about how we might greet the one-year mark since the pandemic started in March 2020. A few of my friends told me that they... Read More
Cultivating the Space Around my Immediate Self // Wakako
Lately, I have been earnestly thinking about my relationship with my phone. How frequently I am reaching out for it with or without awareness. Based on a few months of... Read More
Analogue Process // Wakako
The idea of having a perfect Analogue System is perhaps a bit of dream chasing. I used to feel excited about imagining creative ways of using different planners. Like really... Read More
The Duality in Life // Love Letter, February 2021
Greetings from Orange County. How was your month of January? Ours had some highs and lows. The biggest milestone was being able to pass the torch of our house to... Read More