2011

2011, a very chaotic year. Even it’s all history now I still have a mixed feeling about it. 1月（January） It was a long winter in Boston. Snowy and cold, yet I had to drive between the school and students’ houses

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2011

2011, a very chaotic year. Even it’s all history now I still have a mixed feeling about it. 1月（January） It was a long winter in Boston. Snowy and cold, yet I had to drive between the school and students’ houses

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Floating.

[ Cooking Mama ] Saag Paneer and Red Bean Rolls

This week I couldn’t really execute my “cookbook-cooking” project ( checking out one  cookbook from the local public library and design two weeks’ meals around it) because Nik made a giant serving of Indian food last weekend and we have

[ Cooking Mama ] Brussels Sprouts Gratin from “5 Ingredient Fix” cookbook

I’ve recently started a new project (yes, another one)- for the good of Nik and my health and the fun of cooking — I decided to pick up one cookbook and try several recipes from it every two week. My

Morning Discovery

  Here are two things I found really useful and can’t wait to try: Stylebook is a closet managing app. You can upload your whole wardrobe into your iphone, mix and match the items and store outfits to your calendar. The

My 30 by 30 challenge has began……now!

Finally, I am ready to start this! I spent one hour yesterday taking pictures of my 30 items and couple hours today to put together a little poster for myself for this challenge. For people who have never heard about “30

Life in 8 boxes and beyond

We did it! Yesterday me and Nik finally managed to move into a hotel from our apartment. In couple days, we will be heading towards Chicago and start a new life over there. For many reasons, we decided to use

Minimalist on the go

I have always wanted a simple life that fills with memories and stories, which I can treasure no matter where I am. However, while accumulating memories I have also accumulated too many objects around myself. We live in a consumer

The Blacklist of Accompanist Repertoire

Reading a post like this reminds me a lot of bittersweet memories while working as a staff accompanist in NEC. It  still gives me a chill when I think about some of the pieces, not only because how hard they

Good Restaurant Standards

I have been watching a little bit of Kitchen Nightmares lately. Not really a fan of the drama, and can’t stand the yelling and acting in the show, but I do learn a lot about how a restaurant works from Ramsey