a weekend

When the door bell rang, I was having a bizzare dream in which my aunt was cutting all the roots of a pot plant and showing me the work she has done. I instinctively hopped out of bed and answered the door bell; it was Maomao's little friends who were waiting for him to play with them.

The kids are still sleeping and for the first time in weekend, I got to sit down and enjoy some time alone and do some self care and self reflection.

Then I steamed pear cubes with dry Chinese dates, which is said to have the function of nourishing our lungs.

We survived the first week without grandparents' help, for the first two days, Kang accompanied me to my school and spent the two whole days with me; for Thursday and Friday, he stayed home with daddy and I rushed home when I finished my work. Kang successfully registered kindergarten last Thursday afternoon and it was not easy at all as it required so many materials and preparations. I prepared his bedding and his just in case clothes today. Hopefully, the kids can both go to kindergarten and me and daddy could go to work. Tomorrow is definitely is the beginning of a new chapter for our life. Tonight, maybe Maomao should share his kindergarten life with Kang.

As for work, I am still managing to get organized. There are quite a few issues to deal with at the same time: establishing new routines, getting to know students, planning more lessons for future emergencies, writing essays.

But I do find a subtle change in myself at work and I guess I was positively influenced by Ms Guo, the lady I worked with last term. She is always independent and hardworking. She never waits for a companion to have lunch and is able to manage her time and work actively. This term, I am more focused on getting my work done and pay less attention to the relationship between colleagues and I feel more relaxed.

人生不只是赶路，更是在感受路。

Life is not all about chasing goals and rushing to destinations; more importantly, it is about slowing down and attending to our own feelings on the way.

工作和学习不一样，工作的结果是不确定且不可控的。开心最重要。

Work is different from studying, as the result of work is usually uncertain and hard to control while that of studying is quite certain ( the harder you study, the better you get). Staying happy is the most important.