I know my posts tend towards the ranty and doom and gloom. Or if not that, then something Chinese related. But this past week or so, I haven’t been feeling quite so low or fragile and I thought I would celebrate that feeling of normalcy. 1) After a month and a half of carting all three kids to Kung Fu lessons twice a week and opting to have the older two in private lessons because they refuse to join the group lesson, Cookie Monster FINALLY joined the group lesson this past Friday. WHOOOOO! And he even had a good time. His world did not end. 2) Last week, I cut down on some of the kids’ screen time and surprisingly, I yelled less, actually played with the kids, and didn’t feel like shit. Turns out, I felt better because I didn’t feel guilty about the kids being on the screen so…
For my friends who are trying to teach both Mandarin and Cantonese to their children, you no longer have to choose! (Not that you ever did.) Mandonese is an online…
A few weeks ago, Dr. T asked me to think about what would nurture me as a person. I had no idea what she was talking about. Nurture? As…
Now, many of you know that I not only want my kids to be fluent in Mandarin, but I also want them to be literate. (An entirely different endeavor,…
Disclosure: Though I am currently working with Sagebooks (they are a major sponsor of my site), I was not affiliated with Sagebooks in any way when I wrote…
Sometimes, there just aren’t enough words to adequately describe how I feel inside. (This sentence, for one, is so trite. Sorry.) I just can’t quite convey (and I…
Happy Monday, friends! Truthfully, I had a different post in mind for today, but I’ve been doing a lot of behind-the-scenes work on the blog (mostly seeding and…
Last week’s post seemed to be very popular so I thought I would follow up with a few more Chinese language Facebook groups. This time, I wanted to make…
Ladies and Gentlemen, as I’m sure many of you have realized by now, I am a Control Freak. I know. It caught me unaware, too. (I kid, I…
