Specially Designed Bunk Bed

In my recent trip to Japan, I saw cleaver ways to utilize small spaces. This is one of the idea I came across.

(1) The Benefit of The Specially Designed Bunk Bed
In a case two persons have to share a room with a bunk bed, this specially designed bunk bed will be set in the middle of the room instead of against the wall in order to divide the one room into two small areas. This will give the two occupants more a sense of privacy.

(2) The design of The Bunk Bed
The lower bed will have a wooden sliding 3 (or any numbers work well)panels door on one side and will be open the other.
The top bed will have the same configuration except the sliding panels door on the opposite side as compared to the lower bed.

(3) When one moves out of the room, the bed can be pushed against the wall and the top bed can be used as a storage.

I hope you find this idea interesting!

Starting New Year’s Eve Cleaning

It is a custom for Japanese to do a big cleaning on the New Year’s Eve in order to celebrate the coming New Year.

I have started to clean and organize my rooms for the coming New Year.
With careful concerns for 3Rs, I have tried not to just “dump” stuffs in order to clean up my mess.
I love to get practical but artful ideas for how to organize my spaces from magazine articles and books.

I have read a book written by a Japanese organizing and cleaning expert who recovered from depression through cleaning up the mess in his house.
It is true cleaning brings me a feeling that I have started to work on my mess inside of myself as well.
Even a little bit visual progress to clean up the disorganized house brings me a positive feeling to refresh my life.

Happy Cleaning!

Natural Dishwashing Liquid Green Works

Do you use eco friendly dishwashing liquid?


I have just started to use Green Works.
It works very well to wash dishes and other kitchen utensils.



Besides, the Green Works worked so well to clean up my new vintage vinyl doll.
She had very greasy and sticky face that I couldn’t wash by wet cotton puffs with water.
Then, I tried to wipe her face by wet cotton puffs with the Green Works and could easily remove the grease.
I was so happy with the result!

It is really true that dishwashing liquid products don’t have to be colored with strong fragrance.
I highly recommend Green Works.
The retail price at WalMart is around $2.50.

Tornadoes and Hail Storm

The day before yesterday, two tornadoes touched down in Denver metro area and brought a very heavy hail storm.
As we live close to the mountains, weather here is very dynamic and gardening is a challenge.
Unfortunately, the hail storm damaged veggies in my back yard.



In my neighborhood, a huge over 50 years old tree fell down to the ground and cut the power line.
I didn’t have power almost all day yesterday.
No cooking, no computer access, no reading, and etc.
My husband and I were off work due to the power off.

Finding a way to carry daily life smoothly without depending on power too much will be a new lesson for me.

Eco-Friendly Cleaning with Vinegar

It is very humid in Japan.
It is a common problem at household to get mold in the bathroom.
While staying at my parents’ house in Tokyo metro area, Japan, I tried to remove the mold in the bathroom with vinegar and water combination using a hard sponge and a toothbrush. It worked so well.
Besides, the vinegar and water combination made the tiles and bathtub really clean and fresh.

Fortunately, I don’t have mold problems at my house in Colorado due to the dry weather.
With the vinegar and water combination, I wipe bathrooms and kitchen.
With the vinegar and baking soda, I clean up drains.

I am happy that I don’t have to use any more breach for cleaning!