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Singaporean Educator, Coach and Hands on Mom of Three. Connect with me on Google+

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Writer’s Workshop: Great time to plant a Bloom

A purple bloom I captured with my handphone.

A purple bloom I captured with my hand phone.

It’s the 2nd half of the year and there has been a lot of changes this month as the kids move into a new school term.

The boys have extra classes in school and I’m  busy juggling their schedule, work and studies this semester.  This month I’ve signed up for  a Photo reading course to improve my learning ability. I hope with this new skill I will be able to read faster, retain the information that I need and use it when needed.

Now is the time to start ” sewing” new seeds before the year end harvest.  Techniques that have worked well  will be continued and those which didn’t work be adapted to increase it’s effectiveness.

In June I have been doing quite a bit of reading and came across these wonderful  set of principles in one of the books I read.

10 Underlying Principles to follow

  1. We each have the ability to make decisions.
  2. You do have the ability to make a choice.
  3.  Everything in your life is your personal responsibility.
  4.  Feelings are your guiding light.
  5.  Everything vibrates and either attracts similar vibrations or repels dissimilar vibrations.
  6.  The more you do something, the more it becomes a habit.
  7.  What you see around you is what you are thinking and feeling on the inside.
  8.  It’s only true until it’s not.
  9.  Reality is only a reality based upon your perception.
  10.  When you live with the feeling of love, life is easier.

I feel that these are great principles to follow.  Everything that we do affects our well-being and the way we live our lives.

Reflecting on them  has made me understand myself better and I’m more at peace.

What have you learned this June?

Anything interesting to share?

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Top 10 Highlights of June 2014

The view from the Yum Cha Restaurant in Hong Kong

The view from the Yum Cha Restaurant in Hong Kong

The holidays are over and the kids are back at school. It has been a month long vacation for them and we certainly had lots of fun.

Today being the 1st of July marks Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day.It is a public holiday over there.  Hong Kong has changed quite a bit since we last visited the place in 2011. 

This time around the kids are older and it was certainly more fun as they could participate in more activities.

The boys playing a board game on the plane

The boys playing a board game on the plane

1. June was a time of many first for us. It was the first time that I flew solo with the kids as R was unable to depart on the same date as us.

White blooms

White blooms

2. We saw many lovely blooms like the one above when we visited Hong Kong Wetland Park.  It was the 2nd time there for the kids and this time around they were more observant of the flora and fauna.

The animal parade at the circus

The animal parade at the circus

3. We brought the kids up to Guangzhou, China .  It was the first time that Tiger girl watched the circus performance at Chimelong . She was fascinated by the acrobatics and stunts done by the animals during the performance.

Yummy dumplings

Yummy dumplings

4) Being in Hong Kong it was certainly a MUST to go for Yum Cha at least once for breakfast. The Dim Sum  was certainly heavenly and I really enjoyed myself eating these tasty dishes.

Spring Onion Pancake

Spring Onion Pancake

5) It was great to meet up with friends and relatives which we haven’t seen in a while. The kids also had great fun eating and socializing.

Where I normally blog- the dining table

Where I normally blog- the dining table

6) June was the month that I took part in the Biannual Blogathon.  I took the chance to clean up the back end of this blog and also plan my schedule for July/ August.

7) I also gave a sneak peek behind the scenes here at Dominique’s Desk.  I shared how I come up with a blog post and the work that goes behind creating one.

Tiger girl on the slide

Tiger girl on the slide

8) Having Dad around is certainly good for the kids. I’m blessed to have a hands on partner who does take good care of me and the kids. Daddy does better is my tribute to my other half- R.

9) I completed my series on Parenting with Less Stress with an update on Doggie boy. Parenting is an ongoing process and I hope that my short series had been helpful for my readers.

Nano Cats- Good luck and  Hello Kitty

Nano Cats- Good luck and Hello Kitty

10) Nano blocks- the latest crazy to hit our household. The boys are crazy over these as compared to Lego and have been asking for new figurines to built.  They are not that cheap to purchase so they will have to wait till the next holidays before they get any new ones.

How was your June like?

 

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