Family Travelogue | Is Kakkonto Love or Calculation? Don't Overdo It, Don't Rush, Ensuring Health is the Top Priority

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That unpleasant feeling in my throat from the day before—it seems it really was a cold.
That's because Kakkonto worked.

At night, when I took the Kakkonto I brought with hot water, not only my throat but also my nose felt much better, and my runny nose stopped.

I believe in Kakkonto to the point where my family is a little put off, haha.
And I preach it to others.

Whenever someone feels even a little bit like they're catching a cold, I say, "Take some Kakkonto," and I've always been met with a quick, "I'm fine."
My son has even told me that he doesn't believe in Kakkonto, so it doesn't really work for him, haha.

My bitter mistake this time was that I only brought enough Kakkonto for myself. Perhaps my subconscious recognized that even if I brought more, I would just be met with the usual quick, "I'm fine."

I regretted not having enough supplies to protect the whole family.

It was a night where my husband and son were clearly suffering from throat and nose symptoms.
They were taking hay fever medicine, but it didn't seem to be working, so I thought, maybe that's my cold.

Feeling a slight sense of responsibility, I called out, "I have Kakkonto," but even in the darkness, I was met with the usual quick, "I'm fine," from both of them.

In reality, I only had one packet of Kakkonto left for myself to take in the morning. If I think about it, if they had both asked for it, I would have been forced to choose one of them. I was actually a little relieved that I didn't have to face that cruel choice.

There are always too many contradictions in what I do.

4:00 AM. On the table next to my coughing husband, I quietly placed a cup of hot water and my last packet of Kakkonto.
Very quietly. Just in case he wanted it.

Perhaps because of the pressure of the hot water being placed there, my husband drank it.

And then, it seemed he drifted off to sleep.
Thank goodness.

W i t h t h i s , t h e d r i v e r ' s h e a l t h w a s e n s u r e d .

Writing it out like that makes me sound like a devil...
If I write this, I might come across as a calculating, unpleasant woman.
But the desire to write everything honestly wins out over that, haha.

At night, we had talked about going to the breakfast buffet at 7:00 AM and heading to Kiyomizu-dera early in the morning.

But I thought, there's no need to push ourselves that early when we're feeling unwell; it's better to sleep soundly until our bodies feel better and leave slowly, so I didn't set an alarm.
Everyone woke up just before 8:00 AM.

I'm glad I was able to sleep. Physical condition is the top priority. I conveyed that to everyone as well.
Let's take it slow.

Since I had run out of Kakkonto, I prepared to go buy some at a nearby drugstore right after breakfast, and then headed to the breakfast venue.

I felt an atmosphere of being blamed for inefficiency, as if to say, 'You could just go to the pharmacy after checking out.'
But there is a reason why it wouldn't work after checking out. I valued my own insistence on wanting to take the Kakkonto with hot water in the room to maximize its effect.

Breakfast buffets are interesting because even within a family, the things everyone chooses are completely different.

My son is lazy, so he said getting soup was a hurdle. When I gave him my corn soup, he was genuinely happy, which was cute.

Oh, I didn't realize it at the time, but maybe I was a little self-conscious about the fact that I had put liqueur on the panna cotta first thing the day before and thought, 'I'm not giving this to anyone, haha' lol

The amount of seaweed in the miso soup my husband served me was massive; it was a forest. It was very filling. He can be excessive at times.

My daughter's plating is always beautiful. She was the only one eating things like lychee, which was stylish.

Human individuality is endearing.

When we entered the breakfast venue, it was crowded with many foreigners, but the number of people decreased rapidly, and in the end, there were only 3 or 4 groups left, making it a very quiet and elegant meal time.

I had decided not to rush, so we deliberately drank coffee slowly and chatted.
'This is elegant, isn't it?' I said out loud lol

Then, after the meal, I quickly went to the pharmacy a minute's walk away and properly took the Kakkonto with hot water. My son and husband took some too.

Actually, it's best to take Kakkonto before a meal, but the pharmacy wasn't open until after breakfast time. I decided to be flexible about that.

I believe that coming to terms with one's own obsessions is part of maintaining health.

......I say that while being incredibly obsessed with Kakkonto, and then talk about coming to terms with my obsessions lol

Everyone got ready quickly, and it was very smooth until checkout.

Now then, can you drive to Kiyomizu-dera and park there?

A slight anxiety crossed my mind, but I tried not to think too deeply about it, telling myself that I could just walk or take a train from wherever we managed to park.

I was very grateful that my husband was doing the driving.

Thank you, Daddy.

(Thank you, Kakkonto😂)

To be continued