Bento is a Japanese tradition of packing lunch in a small, single-serve container that dates all the way back to the 1100s. When you think about how old it is, it seems crazy that the bento craze only reached the United States a couple of years ago. Kawaii character-inspired bentos, called kyaraben, are one of…
Each year in Japan, the cherry blossom, or sakura, trees bloom between late March and early April. It's customary to celebrate sakura season, or Hanami, with an outdoor festival or a party beneath the sakura trees. It's a dream of mine to one day visit Japan during sakura season (and get my hands on some…
Continue reading ➞ How to Celebrate Sakura Season (Hanami) in the U.S.
Above all else, this blog is about being honest -- so I have a confession to make: I've been in a bit of a blogging rut lately. I live with depression and, lately, it's been like pulling teeth to get myself to write blog posts for work, let alone for the fun of it. However,…
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links, meaning I may receive a commission from any purchases made through my blog. All opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting my blog! If you were born in the 90s like I was, then glittery, rainbow-colored stickers were probably a major part of your childhood. I never had…
Continue reading ➞ How to Start Collecting Stickers | How I Organize My Sticker Collection
In case you haven't noticed, I am obsessed with Asian pop culture. From anime to otome games, Pokemon to K-beauty, I just can't get enough of all things Japanese and Korean. Lately, the same goes for fashion: a lot of J-fashion and K-fashion outfits are popping up in my feed, and I'm obsessed! As someone…
What's your stationery aesthetic? Whether you were originally hooked on stationery by studyblr or by bullet journal Instagram,.you have probably heard the names of some stationery items repeated over and over again. Brands like Zebra, Stabilo, and Kokuyo are favorites in the aesthetic stationery community for a reason, yet they often come with a high…
In the United States, the New Year is a time for $1 gym memberships -- but in Japan, it's fukubukuro, or lucky bag, season. With the exception of Tatcha's free-with-$100-purchase lucky bags (which swept the beauty news circuit), this trend unfortunately hasn't swept the U.S. yet the way some other Japanese fads have. If it…
Continue reading ➞ Four Lucky Bags (Fukubukuro) to Help You Ring in the New Year
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links, meaning I receive a small portion of proceeds from purchases made from my blog. This does not affect the price you pay for products or services. Thank you for supporting Heal with Haley! Confession time: I desperately wish, more than anything, that I could go to DAISO Japan. If…
Continue reading ➞ 10 Interesting DAISO Japan Products You Can Buy On Amazon
Ever wished that you could still travel the world while stuck in quarantine? Having a pen pal is exactly like that! You can make a friend from a foreign country you've never visited and learn more about their language and culture, all while exchanging stationery, candy, and little trinkets from your homelands. What more could…
This week, we celebrated Small Business Saturday -- and tomorrow, we will celebrate Cyber Monday. You may have already seen my blog post dedicated to the most kawaii Black Friday deals of 2020. However, today I wanted to do something different by celebrating the hardworking independent artists of Etsy in the next installment of my…
