Day 347. Get ready, set, go!

   Today I was reminded that summer is not all about having fun and making nice memories. It's also about preparing for the winter to come. And this involves a lot of work and sweat. My dad told me that "if you want to be happy during winter, you gotta work a lot during summer." And so we did. 

   Preserving vegetables for winter is a tough process that seems never ending. Especially if you're part of a family who eats a lot during winter. It was certainly another test for my patience. I might have lost a battle or two, but I think I won the war.

   My lesson after all this is that even if you don't like some things, they gotta be done. And working now means happiness after. So it's better to be the ant than the grasshopper. Always.

Day 305. Patience is a virtue

   I know, you know, everybody knows that patience is what I lack the most. And it's the lesson that always comes back to me until I pass the test. So today, another trial. This time I can't say "next time", this time I'm forced to do it and I'd better learn from it for once. In the end, my motivation is high, I just have to go through all the steps until I get there:) Ohhh, can't wait, perfect teeth:)

Day 175. Beautiful hearts

   Today I smile again. And I do it because I met beautiful people who made my day: my new family doctor who's a sweetheart and a librarian from the American Corner:) Both of them wrapped me up with their kindness, patience and lovely attitude towards people. I wanna be like them when I grow up. Wait. I'm already supposed to be a grown up. So I wanna be like them now. Here's to kindness and beautiful people:)

 

Day 134. Mistakes

   People make mistakes. And then they learn from them. Our mistakes make us who we are at the present. They teach us good lessons like paying more attention and being more careful about planning and making decisions. They are the experience that separates us from the newbies.

   Today I took the wrong bus... for the third time in my life. I thought I had learned my lesson by now, but being impatient has its costs. This other bus led me a little farther away from home. During my walk I thought that if I had simply looked back I could have taken the right bus. A second of attention would have saved me. It could have been worse though (a fine included) so I'm happy it wasn't. I know this might have been life's way of showing me I still have to work on being patient... again and again and again until it's there, inside me and it's me who's controlling it and not the reverse. So I decide to take another step towards it and open my eyes next time. Let's see how that's gonna go.

"Today I choose life. Every morning when I wake up I can choose joy, happiness, negativity, pain... To feel the freedom that comes from being able to continue to make mistakes and choices - today I choose to feel life, not to deny my humanity but embrace it." 

Kevyn Aucoin 

Day 42. Summery autumn

   You wouldn't say this is a sunset in the middle of autumn, would you?:) Now this is the kind of autumn I love. Lovely mornings, sun shining through the yellow leaves during the day, beautiful sunsets and all warm and cozy:)   

   I had a really great day today. Many activities, absolutely adorable kids and productive parent meetings. 
   Every day I rediscover the childhood ME through my kids and it feels like I'm living my childhood once again with them.  

Note to self: You can't solve all the problems in the kindergarten in the first months of work. You need patience, patience, patience!:)

Day 5. Towards the light

   We are in the dark at the beginning of the road but little by little the light reveals itself and we take another shy step towards it. Of course we need help and patience but in the end knowledge will be gained and never lost. I gained knowledge today. I hope my road towards the light will be just as smooth from now on:)