Thursday, November 12, 2015

Errands & Daily Life Daybook

Outside My Window
Glorious weather!! Currently a nice cool 86 degrees ;) , sun/cloud mix, some breeze.


giant snails around here!


I'm Thinking About
School. This apartment. My family. 

I Don't Want To Forget 
What's important. I tend to get lost in details - and pulling back to take the 'long view' really helps me breathe a bit better and feel a bit more grounded.


I'm Learning
That sometimes, doing something spontaneous can be more satisfying than crossing something off the to-do list.

I'm Hearing
ABear talk to herself as she's completely lost in dramatic play on the other side of the room. Thought about using this quiet nap time to bake cookies with her... but then didn't want to pull her out of her happy space, so sat down to write instead. Amazing that she still does this. Incredible how it feeds her soul.





I'm Reading
Bridget Jones - Mad About the Boy -- what a fun read!
Paper Towns by John Green - a pager turner. dissatisfied with ending.
Next on the list: school and parenting related tomes.

my birthday - out with friends at fav. restaurant

pre-dinner drinks with friends at secret rooftop bar




Around The House
Ok. I really must focus on the girls' room. I mean - it's WAY past time. Somehow a year of not making real solid decisions about crafting this room has left it ... well... an exploded MESS.

Bought new beds for each girl (one is up, needs painting next week. The other will go up the following week.) Opted for perfect dreamy bed for one... then felt guilty about spending money and frustrated with HK options so purchased a "meet the threshold-it'll-be-fine" bed for the other. 

Need to organize their room and try not to stress about the cluttered cupboards, shelves, drawers that need tending elsewhere...


have to spend lots of time at the clubhouse
because the drilling from construction upstairs
is way too loud. BunnyCakes even NAPS at the clubhouse ...
in the billiards room!
or she uses the floor during a game of twister... :)
these adorable girls -- happy new friends!
their mom was in daddy's class at HKIS back in jr/high school
just so happens - they live in our apartment complex now

At Work
Book-O-Ween, Field Day, curriculum PD with my personal hero Marie Alcock, and parent-teacher conferences. In the middle of a very thorough appraisal process.

Eating Out (confession - I'm never in the kitchen anymore)
must do this. SOON!

A few weeks ago date night at Butchers Club for the best burgers in town! They have a freezer with huge hunks of meat that they prep in-house. A secret menu with crazy meat-loving burgers. And fries cooked in duck-fat. Yum Yum.



So Very Hong Kong

Inside this unsupposing building resides a fancy furniture shop. really.
Hunting these things down can be adventurous - but also arduous.

Dr's office - stunningly gorgeous
However, sad that HK doesn't import nasal flu vaccinations. It's needles only here.

view from said Dr's office.

a taste of fall! ... at the French Bistro.

above-mentioned French Bistro. Good stop for coffee, cheese, and bread.

Inside this building in Stanley is a new H&M - hoorah!

So v. Hong Kong -- the athletic store is tucked in one of those unmarked tall and old buildings... and you have to first climb up these creepy stairs... to emerge into a totally fine 'American-seeming' athletic shop to buy Nalgene bottles and sneakers.

My errand? IKEA. First have to elbow way through the mobs in Causeway Bay
IKEA here is smack dab in the heart of busy-town (entire store is completely underground) rather than in a warehouse on the outskirts

more Causeway Bay - talk about over stimulated. aaah!

puppies on the table at a coffee shop (!?)

One Of My Favorite Things
My kids.

A Less-Than Favorite Thing
Being sick. Although -- it does force me to sit on my butt and rest, which is nice. :)

I'm Thankful
For Nimfa, our helper. She does so much for us and always with a joyful heart.
Christmas already - these were up before Halloween!
I'm Planning
A night out with husband and 2 friends we've been meaning to hang with!
A date night with ABear.
The girls room (see above).
To make up for not exercising at all this week.

Picture Thoughts
Mid Autumn Festival Moon Dancer


really really really bad air quality - late Sept/Early Oct

chalk party - for a friend's 40th - super fun!
Fall Weather - sometimes stormy:

SoapBox??

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