I spent 21 days of August focusing mindfulness. The concept is very broad and seems hard in this digital hectic life with a lot of distractions. Yet, I knew I needed to try it to seek peace and joy in everyday life. I made it actionable in small things: meditate 5+ min a day in … Continue reading Day 170: Mindfulness August + intention for September
We had a fun and productive Sunday. Started with morning run and bike. It was a bit humid so I was soaked when we finished. Daddy spent the morning playing with Lizzy while Sofia practiced piano and mandarin. I did some end-of-month tidying up which involved entering August spending analysis into google sheets, writing weekly … Continue reading Day 168: Sunday funs
4:30am: wake up (naturally) 4:30-5:30am: mate + blog reading/writting 5:30am: prepare girls breakfast before I leave for a run 5:45-7:00am: 6 miles jog and cool down while listening this fascinating podcast ordered the book the moment I got home girls still eating in PJs 7-7:30am: shower and put decent cloth (for the past 5 months … Continue reading Day 165: a day in life hour by hour
I'm been pounding about what's fair lately, especially because the girls remind me everyday as one of them complains to the other: IT IS NOT FAIR! Is it fair that you don't work but still asked to be paid? Our driver hasn't been working since the start of the pandemic as we are all staying … Continue reading Day 164: is it fair?
While my spontaneous connecting with friends last Friday didn't turn out as I expected, I did not give up. Yesterday morning I texted 4 old friends in China whether they're up for a zoom girls time. I know them for decades, literally, like over 3 decades!!! Last time I saw them was over a year … Continue reading Day 161: spontaneous connecting with old friends
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