19/12/2024
And finally, please allow me to introduce myself 🙇🏻♀️✨ My name is Lisa Tsubouchi, and I am the CEO + Creative Director (brains and heart) behind Sachi & Maja.
I am a cat lady, introvert, polyglot (or trying to be) among many other things.
This year I discovered that I am also neurodivergent - I’ve struggled with whether or not to talk about this here, but it’s who/how I am, and if I created this space, then it’s safe for me to share here too. I used to think people would judge me for being different, but I’m beginning to understand that I am who I am because my brain is wired this way. Still learning about myself - it’s a journey!
This year I also took on a new identity: Bereaved. I am a griever as of 7/2/24, and I will be forever. Losing my Dad has changed my life. I may look the same on the outside, but my internal world has completely shifted, and I’m still trying to figure out how to articulate the ways in which it has been altered. The truth is, I’m just not the same person I was before. How could I be?
What has always been important to me is now more vibrant and clearer than before - community, relationships, our people are everything. When they go, they’re gone (at least from their physical body), so let’s spend time with them as much as we can. Let’s be present. Let’s be spontaneous. Let’s be kind and respectful and curious and maybe that’s enough.
My life is not perfect. I have my own share of struggles and suffering. And yet, more than anything, I feel grateful. It’s because of my team, my friendors, our amazing couples, that I have felt lifted up and held this year, and these folks are also why I’m excited for what’s to come with Sachi & Maja next year (and the next year, and the next year, and the next year…).
Thank you all for being here in this little corner of the internet with me. Thank you for being human with me 💛✨.
Photos by my dear friend
