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?
Sofia's day is filled with distance learning, one hour break before another mandarin lesson. I am pretty amazed by how much she enjoys learning and doesn't seem to get distracted/tired. I was very tired after working only 6 hrs yesterday, maybe because it required a lot of focus, maybe because I'm getting old. I literally … Continue reading Day 163: evening walk
School STARTED!!! YEY! While we are in 100% online mode, the format has tremendously improved from when we first started online school. Now their schedules are almost identical as if it's face-to-face. Lizzy attends school from 8-12pm while Sofia attends 8-2:30pm with 45 min lunch break. They also have a morning break of 30 min, but … Continue reading Day 162: first day of school
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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