ok, i admit i may be a little tough on kids about eating. basically, there is food on the table at every meal. it may not always be your favourite. you can choose to eat that food, or something within reach like a banana or bread or cereal (something that doens't need cooking up). if you don't eat, you'll be hungry. your choice ( Read more... )

ever since chiara started toilet training herself, she's been quite successful without diapers during the day, for both number 1 and number 2 activities. but this morning she woke up and requested to wear diapers. hmmz... i hope she knows what she's doing ( Read more... )

1. she would be toilet trained by now ( Read more... )

was fun! it was good to mingle with english-speaking kids and mothers. yay ( Read more... )

Most of the people in Thailand are wearing yellow today to honor the kings 60th year to the throne. Though I hate to wear yellow and i hate to conform for the sake of conforming, i am wearing yellow, to show my love and respect for him. He has been a good king ( Read more... )

chiara finally woke up early today so i decided to bring her to school ( Read more... )

chopped off half of my hair. after the cut, my head actually felt lighter. amaziing!
next i need highlights. but i wanna enjoy my undamaged hair for a while before putting chemicals in it.

we were at sizzler and i needed to fill a form to get a discount coupon. so, i left my soup in front of me and started writing.

chiara: mommy, what are you doing?
me: writing
chiara pointing to soup: eat this first.

i took a sip and continued writing.

chiara: mommy, come on, eat.

hmmz...

i'm getting too much children time. Really wonder how stay home moms do it. i really need a break every couple of hours, or at least a 2-hour break per day. I can't stand spending the whole day doing children stuff: breakfast, entertain, lunch, entertain, snacks, nap, entertain, dinner entertain, bath, tv (childrens program!!! ugh), read, ( Read more... )

the power of now by eckhart tolle ( Read more... )