Husband driving me to physiotherapy. He dropped me and went back home. Although it's just 15 min drive and taking a taxi would be convenient and cheap, it made me happy that he took me. I enjoy the casual chat on our car rides. This idea came from the friend I met in China. She … Continue reading 5 things I loved on Friday →

After a low key day with a lot of hot drink, hot compress, and massage at home, I feel much better. When I was heating up soup for lunch, my colleague commented that it seems like I like a lot of soupy, mushy, bland food. Hahahah… yes I said I’m like babies, porridge/soup are my … Continue reading Recovery day & cost of kids activities →

I was going to write a post about things I HAVE to accept l, in a grumpy way. But I am changing them into things I GET to accept. 1. I get to learn to deal with my sensitive GI. I had to take antibiotics last week to get rid of UTI, which disturbed my … Continue reading Reframing complains →

I found this article very interesting. There has been so much debate about how much parenting influences kids' outcomes. I used to think we influence 20%, but I'm shifting to think it's maybe half. Note that I derive joy for all the things I do with the kids and for the kids as time spent … Continue reading The joy of “intense” parenting →

Every night Sofia asks me what the highlight of my day is. I told her: I did checkmate for a task I've been planning for months. Now that she's into chess, she understands what it means so I told her each step along the way. I don't play chess but finding workplace requires chess playing … Continue reading Checkmate & running thoughts →