串串 You pick your sticks and then boil it in spicy oil.
As well, it reminded me how busy China is when you go outside in the evening. There’s just so many people “milling” around.
Apart, from the news of the virus in Beijing now.
串串 You pick your sticks and then boil it in spicy oil.
As well, it reminded me how busy China is when you go outside in the evening. There’s just so many people “milling” around.
Apart, from the news of the virus in Beijing now.
Couple of photos from last night.
Back with a bump today. Small children are a rollercoaster eh?
Have been promising to make this out of the back of the book Tiddler by Julia Donaldson for a while. Finally got around to making it this morning.
Picking blueberries and waiting up for mum and dad.
One of my first memories of coming to the city I now live in was the weather. A muggy, heavy, heat. Something I now accept when summer comes around.
So, it’s not just that living here has helped me eat spicy food, my tolerance for hot weather has definitely changed too.
Lovely afternoon having a few drinks and not feeling additional, small child related, stress. As well, it was nice to be with someone I’m comfortable with.
Daytime drinking because my wife is amazing and has taken the kids out for the day. Guinness for olds time’s sake.
Looking forward to seeing Dads. Trailer looks really good.
Dads is a heartfelt and humorous documentary that celebrates the joys and challenges of parenting in today’s world.
Just submittd my Microcast to Apple!
Thanks to @manton for the support but also @chet for this post that was just what I needed to change the title to something other than my micro.blog title!
Knocked off another couple of 3* mirror races on Mario Kart 8 this morning!
Still aiming for 3*s on all the races but not sure the summer holidays are long enough to do that on 200cc.
Parents, what are your thoughts about posting pictures of your children online? I have some friends who choose not to, while others do. I’m interested in what your thoughts are? I had a private Instagram account that I used to share photos but I’m trying to move away from it.
Can I still gift a micro.blog account? I thought I could but I’m not finding anything.
Yumo says some names of people in our immediate family but not others!
My wife and I are trying to be good, food-wise, at the moment but it’s really hard. Since work is stressful and I’m realising that my go to reaction is to eat unhealthy good and snacks. It doesn’t help that the school canteen is giving free cookies with every coffee either.
Been a week since my AirPods case stopped working. This morning finally got the headphones from my iPhone 8 box. It’s weird. There’s a cable running to them.
Also, they don’t fit and I really don’t like them.
After reading some of @MDonaldson’s newsletter about starting to use Micro.blog and how it encourages people to interact. It has got me thinking about how I find it hard to engage online. In that, I actively choose not too. I spend a lot of time reading, but not interacting. I’m thinking particularly about Twitter and Reddit. That that is a for a variety of reasons. I feel like I’m breaking that habit more and more with Micro.blog but it’s still hard.
Some dinosaur chatter.
Home alone update: I’m playing Mario Kart on the tv!
Lyra has taken the kids out to a friend’s for a few hours! So, I’m obviously, struggling to make the most of it. Which, obviously, means I’m not relaxed at all. With that in mind, I’m starting with some meditation and then some exercise.
I’ve always been a little jealous of other’s morning routines. Since, these days, mine rarely involves, peace, quiet or stillness. Instead it involves 1 or 2 small children, argy-bargy, nappies, a rushed coffee and getting out the door with my head-not-right at 7am.
It wasn’t always like this, and I’m sure it won’t be like this forever but for now, it’s hard. Especially since work is especially is, how to put it - time-consuming at the moment. We continue to support out students not coming into school, while some students are in school.
With all that said. Every morning, either in the Didi (Uber) or sitting in the car park after driving to work, I’ve been putting a few words into my Day One journal. And it’s been good, actually. Not all of it has been positive but I’m hoping it’s a start of a habit…
Elise reluctantly talks a little about school.
TLDR: See the title.
Every 3minutes for 30minutes - 12 calorie sprint on the Assault Bike.
First four rounds were ok. Last 6 were not.
#CrossfitLinchpin
Had breakfast in a place that’s a pretty decent copy of another Western style place that we like but which isn’t in the city we live. We love it, but it’s very, not Chinese and so we always worry it’ll not be here long. It’s always pretty empty.
Whether Elise either dresses herself, like this morning, or is helped she currently always wants to wear her school uniform.