It's me, the girl who just came back from Japan
Introducing: my Japanese minicamera
In September, during my first week in Japan (I came back a week ago *cries*) I bought a mini camera in Tokyo. It’s called a toy camera but it’s a real camera!! If it wasn’t enough for me being a sucker for cute, tiny, and completely useless things - which, in a country like Japan, required all my willpower not to go bankrupt -, the package said ONLY FOR SALE IN JAPAN. So obviously, I slapped almost nine thousand yens (around £46) on the counter faster than you can say Arigato gozaimaaaaaaasu.
The camera technically sucks. The viewfinder is useless, and you don’t really see the photos you’ve taken until you download them on your computer, and then they all come a bit grainy or watercolor-y with really bad resolution WHICH IT’S ALSO A VIBE??? 👀
Now I am back in Edinburgh after three incredible weeks in Japan for our honeymoon - two of them surviving a 42°C heatwave -, and my mind is in full Autumn mode. 🍁🍂 (I still have a personal vendetta against the Pumpkin Spice Latte, tho). Being away has also made me fall in love again with Edinburgh and I see the city now with new eyes, which is exciting. I needed that.
I still have no Instagram and it was fantastic not to worry about taking pictures for it during my trip or the need to perform. I was reminded on the 23rd of September, that my account would be permanently deleted that day, and I didn’t stop them. Bye-bye, 12.6K followers. It feels weird but also feels amazing? I am figuring out this new life outside of the algorithm and sometimes it’s a bit too strange, but it only lasts for a few minutes. And I want to explore this discomfort and see what I can learn from it. Whenever I start questioning what the best platform for me is, I try to remember to create first and worry about sharing it second. Because it’s usually the other way around for me, resulting in not doing anything at all…
Anyway, after purchasing my tiny camera, that night back in the hotel I read a review online that said something like “Almost everyone who buys this camera will feel like they’ve wasted their money at some point”. Not gonna lie, sometimes I look at it and think: why did I…???????. But then I remember how much joy this stupid cute thing brings me and that stops me from putting it in the trash bin. And that’s how I know I’m going to be a fantastic mother one day.
Perhaps I’ll send you an email every month titled “The very disappointing pictures my mini camera took this month”. That’s an idea. (See? Creative batteries have been recharged!)
So yeah, as the kids say these days, the vibes are immaculate for this new season. And I hope you are feeling like that too. 💖
And that’s all for today! I just wanted to peek into your inbox and say Hi, how is it going? (No, really, how is it going?? Get in touch and let’s get a coffee if you are around!) I am back: married, honeymooned, and 10 days away from my 34th birthday, happy to have just started the best month of the calendar. Maybe one day I’ll share more photos of my Japan trip, but for now, I am still savouring all the memories in my head…
I love the photos from that camera! They feel very nostalgic. Like using a polaroid or disposable film camera but less effort!