May

 Even though I don't see much progress in the garden or getting my classroom set up, May has been very busy!

The few days' holiday at the beginning of the month was nice. Having Hannah home for a while was enjoyable. We talk every day, but just having her here was good for me!  I could take her shopping for her birthday when she came, and before she left, I could take her grocery shopping! I wanted to watch some musicals with her, but we were both sick and she had a lot of studying to do!

Hannah managed to order tickets for the Les Misérables Concert Tour. She called me a week after she ordered them and told me she had made a mistake with the credit card! To buy these tickets, she got another credit card. I think it's easier for her to budget that way. When she said she had a problem with the credit card, I imagined all sorts of things, such as being charged too much or not having enough money in the bank. She went on to explain that she had gotten a Mastercard. I told her that it was great, as Costco takes Mastercard. Her answer was, "That's the problem!"  I guess she won't be going to Costco with me!!

I posted that the rainy season had started. But not here. We've had a bit of rain, but not the weeks of nonstop rain!

I've noticed that the hydrangeas are coming into bloom. We have some out back, but they have just started to bloom. I'll try and get some photos when they are fully bloomed!

We've had a few really nice sunsets recently.

From my window, a lovely sunset

One thing that I'm going to challenge myself to do is to have a morning routine!

When the kids were in school, I used to get up, get breakfast, make lunch if the kids needed to take lunch. Put the laundry on, do dishes, clean, and then make something for lunch that could be served at dinner when I was busy!

Now I get up, take my medicine, have breakfast, and go back to bed or sit and watch YouTube for ages! Not good! 

I need a good routine, not just a busy doing-chores routine, but something that sets me up for the day. I'm thinking along the lines of making my bed as soon as I get up, getting dressed, and then having breakfast.

I want to start journaling, especially a gratitude journal. 

I have a few ideas that I'm going to try. Once I have a nice routine, I'll post it here! One thing that I do need to do is getting chores done early, it's getting warm, and I know once it gets hot, doing any housework will be hard!

June!! Hard month, Hisao's birthday and Mom's passing. But this year I'm going to open my English school here, and I hope I do well!

Wish me luck!