tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23569274395554222392024-03-05T06:56:55.841-06:00Mochi's Pinonoa bilingual mama's personal blog: on raising a (bilingual) child, living a fuller life, adventures of Mochi the cat and a little bit of everything. "pinono" is how Little Guy used to call piano :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02647922247670271884noreply@blogger.comBlogger177125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356927439555422239.post-27829812116422928352017-04-12T16:37:00.002-05:002017-04-12T16:37:41.263-05:00March Goals Review<div dir="ltr">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNlr5xgKprXkBSsBVwY-eW9dOXMXfvkYoBYoE0_FBiQmp7jj-PZwniphun3J7vS9oEVt-Kqbt7Mb_30ifFRgsPpllinQptxfVUqS9xOg0pw0j38hfNQt459rALKtSwMWLOQzyZ3Q7AP-A/s1600/progress-clipart-progress-life-making-focusing-certain-issues-34340162.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNlr5xgKprXkBSsBVwY-eW9dOXMXfvkYoBYoE0_FBiQmp7jj-PZwniphun3J7vS9oEVt-Kqbt7Mb_30ifFRgsPpllinQptxfVUqS9xOg0pw0j38hfNQt459rALKtSwMWLOQzyZ3Q7AP-A/s320/progress-clipart-progress-life-making-focusing-certain-issues-34340162.jpg" width="320" /></a>In <a href="http://mochisdiary.blogspot.com/2017/03/setting-goals-for-our-bilingual-journey.html" target="_blank">my last post on raising a bilingual child</a>, I mentioned that we need to set goals to be more strategic in our bilingual journey. Then I showed our ultimate goals and 2017 goals. To make these yearly goals more manageable, I have decided to set each month a couple of smaller goals and share how it went with you all here on my blog. </div>
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<b>March Goals</b><br />
For the month of March, the following were our goals:</div>
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<li>Do activities in my son's minority language for 10-15 minutes everyday on the weekdays</li>
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For the most part, I wanted to make this month a month to make habits, or to establish our routines. I figured once he gets used to our routines and expects to perform tasks in his minority language during certain times of the day, it'd be easier to incorporate other tasks and strategies later. It didn't matter so much what activities we did (working on printouts, reading a book, watching a tv show, etc.) but as a guide, I tried to have him work on one worksheet and 2 letters everyday.</div>
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<b>How we did</b></div>
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As you can imagine, the first couple of days were the hardest, meeting my son's resistance. But things started to change at around the 5th day. He stopped refusing to sit down at his table and actually seemed to enjoy working on our workbook. And on a better day, he wanted to do more. I learned that he could practice 3 letters a week if the letters don't have complicated strokes, so for some weeks we practiced three. Overall, we missed only one day during the early days.<br />
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It's said, though, that <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-clear/forming-new-habits_b_5104807.html" target="_blank">it'll take 66 days to create a habit</a> so our routines have not completely set at the time of this writing. But I have to say it's a lot easier now for him to sit down at his table and do activities together. Of course we have bad days like he's being too silly, tired, or just not in the mood but overall we're making a great progress in incorporating his minority language in our days.<br />
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<b>April Goals</b>:</div>
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<li>Keep working on our minority language activities for at least 10-15 minutes everyday on the weekdays</li>
<li>Learn some word games in his minority language (called "siritori" しりとり)</li>
<li>Learn to count with an appropriate classifier</li>
<li>Practice writing 2-3 letters a week</li>
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June and Mochihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351747915694459040noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356927439555422239.post-16268058144477025832017-04-01T18:30:00.001-05:002017-04-01T18:30:30.805-05:00Mochi at the window <p dir="ltr">Love seeing this when I come home ❤</p>
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Raising my son to be a bilingual (or multilingual) person has been on the list of our parenting goals for a long time but we haven't been able to be very strategic about it. This year, though, I have set my mind to change that. So when I heard about this 5 day <a href="https://www.bilingualavenue.com/2017challenge" target="_blank">2017 Language Challenge</a> over at Bilingual Avenue, I took this opportunity and signed myself up. I wasn't able to do it on time but I did complete it (yay!), and I'd like to share some of my thoughts that came up while working on this language challenge.<br>
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One of the major purposes of this challenge was to set goals for our bilingual journey. Of course, our ultimate goal is that my son would become equally confident in both languages in every aspect of his language skills and of his life. I've read many times, however, that this is one of the biggest myths about bilingual people, that they are two monolingual speakers in one, but why not aim high, right? :)<br>
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More realistically though, I want my son to be able to converse fluently with his family members and friends in Japanese, and to be able to get by on his own when we stay in Japan. Or possibly when he lives in Japan in the future. This includes not only conversational skills but also reading and writing in all three forms of letters, and learning its culture and customs. To achieve this I want him to finish at least 6th grade level at his Japanese language school.<br>
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Once I heard of a story of a Japanese person who grew up in an English speaking country. She came back to Japan hoping to get a job while she stayed there. She spoke just like any other Japanese speaking people, but unfortunately couldn't write or read <i>kanjis</i> (one of the three forms of letters in Japanese) very well so she wasn't qualified for most jobs in Japan. As a Japanese nationality, however, she wasn't qualified for those jobs that were open for foreigners either. She was stuck.<br>
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Now I hate to use someone else's story as a bad example, but I have to say I'd want my son to be able to use his full potential if he ever lives there without being restricted by his language skills.<br>
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To achieve these grand, rather abstract, goals, it'll be helpful to break them into smaller, more practical goals that we could work on an everyday basis and this is what I came up for our 2017 goals.<br>
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<li>Be able to speak his minority language more naturally with larger vocabulary and longer sentences</li>
<li>Be able to write <i>hiraganas</i> (the first form of letters kids usually learn. He can read them already)</li>
<li>Be able to read the second form of letters <i>katakanas</i></li>
<li>Be able to read basic children's books on his own</li>
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In my next post, I'd like to share some thoughts on how we can achieve these goals by looking at what worked and what didn't in our language journey so far.</div>
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<br>June Mochihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00429750605050948829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356927439555422239.post-42112494632622630742017-02-26T15:47:00.000-06:002017-02-26T15:47:27.217-06:00Weekly Favorites 2/26<div dir="ltr">
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Hi everyone. Not a long list of articles this week but hope you'll find something interesting.<br />
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<b>Productivity</b><br />
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I've recently come across a podcast called <a href="https://www.the1thing.com/podcasts/" target="_blank">The One Thing</a>, which is actually based on the book of the same name. I haven't had a chance to read the book yet, but this podcast is awesome. By teaching you how to focus on ONE THING, it helps you boost your productivity. I used to have a big problem with number one of the six myths (namely, "Everything matters equally") in this article <a href="https://www.the1thing.com/the-one-thing/do-you-believe-these-6-productivity-myths/" target="_blank">Do You Believe These 6 Productivity Myths? </a>, but now I'm learning how to prioritize better. I feel like I've done more meaningful things lately than a few months ago and been heading to the right direction. I can't wait to read the book as well.</div>
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I'm peronally not too interested in VR, but if VR helps learning a language in a more natural way, I can see a huge potential: <a href="https://tnw.to/2kTjOqx" target="_blank">Mondly’s VR language-learning app is the closest thing to actual immersion</a><br />
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<b>Miscellaneous/Bilingualism</b><br />
One of the issues many bi- or multi-cultural parents face would be what to name their children. Should we select a name that's more common in the community language? Or should we honor the minority culture side? Many of the people I know select each for first and middle names but there still remains a question which one you'd want to use everyday. Although this article <a href="https://qz.com/908929/after-being-james-peter-and-william-i-decided-to-stick-with-my-chinese-name/" target="_blank">After being James, Peter and William, I decided to stick with my Chinese name</a> is not about multi-cultural families, I still found it interesting.<br />
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June and Mochihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351747915694459040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356927439555422239.post-59989668372936335592017-02-12T15:56:00.000-06:002017-02-12T15:56:29.303-06:00Weekly Favorites 2/12<div dir="ltr">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Hi everyone. I've started a teacher training program at a local minority language school so I have been reading and thinking a lot about how to become a good teacher. Even though this is only a once a week school, I'd like to offer my best to keep the students' heritage language. Here are a couple of articles that got my attention: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">In <a href="http://flip.it/NQsRJo" target="_blank">Teachers can use drama to bring writing to life for children</a> I was sad to learn that a lot of children don't enjoy writing anymore because so much emphasis is put on grammar, punctuation and spelling. I think this might become an issue even more when students have to write in their weaker language. It was a good reminder for me to put an emphasis back on the content when I give writing assignments. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">In a similar vein, <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinkruse/2017/01/13/my-kids-are-straight-a-students-and-they-know-nothing/#644e4f24325e" target="_blank">My Kids Are Straight-A Students And They Know Nothing </a> tells how context is important for actual learning to happen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This article <a href="http://www.teachertoolkit.me/2017/02/05/invisible-sun/" target="_blank">Should we share learning objectives with pupils? </a> actually surprised me because my training manual stated that sharing today's learning objective at the beginning of the class is important, and I thought that would definitely be true. It seems that in some occasions, having <i>the students</i> figure out what they are learning is a useful technique to implement in a lesson. I still have so much to learn!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">My son started to learn about continents at his school so I thought this activity will complement what he's learning at school:</span><br />
<a href="http://www.totschooling.net/2017/02/world-continents-matching.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">7 continents of the world: matching activity for preschoolers/kindergarteners</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">And speaking of preschoolers, this explains why my son became more sociable, confident young boy since he started his school: <a href="http://www.parents.com/toddlers-preschoolers/everything-kids/preschoolers-personality-traits-may-be-contagious-among-peers/" target="_blank">Preschoolers' Personality Traits May Be 'Contagious' Among Peers </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I've also been sorting out our personal finance situation. Here are a couple of articles and a podcast episode that helped me:</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.investopedia.com/articles/pf/08/in-over-your-head.asp?utm_source=personalized&utm_campaign=&utm_term=8670900&utm_content=testGroup&utm_medium=email" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">5 signs that you're living beyond your means</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/money-finance/saving-spending/got-a-pay-raise-6-wise-strategies-to-manage-your-extra-money" target="_blank">6 wise strategies to manage your extra income</a> (e.g. raise, tax returns)</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.investopedia.com/articles/pf/07/cut-credit-debt.asp" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Expert Tips for Cutting Credit Card Debt</span></a></div>
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<a href="https://shar.es/19veDG" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">A Simple Trick to Keep You From Overspending at Costco </span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Since I hit that (dreadful) number 40 last year, I feel like I have to intentionally watch my health or I won't feel good. So regular exercise has become my priority: <a href="http://www.byrdie.com/best-workouts-for-20-30-40-year-olds/" target="_blank">This Is the Type of Workout You Should Be Doing, According to Your Age</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">But the other day, I think I overdid my exercise and felt really sick with some pain after my workout. It only lasted about 20 minutes but I wanted to know why. You know, exercise is supposed make you feel good! </span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Here's what I found out: </span><a href="http://www.self.com/story/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-feeling-nauseated-after-your-workout" style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">Here's What You Need To Know About Feeling Nauseated After Your Workout </a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I was pretty skeptical of those translating apps but this one seems practical enough and promising. I think even my husband can get around Japan with this app. Next time we are able to visit we'll definitely give this app a try. Some of the translations are pretty funny though.</span><br />
<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2017/1/27/14409142/google-translate-japanese-word-lens-update" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Just how good is Google Word Lens at deciphering Japanese?</span></a><br />
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June and Mochihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351747915694459040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356927439555422239.post-43305302857233578632017-02-05T16:47:00.001-06:002017-02-05T16:47:59.459-06:00On Bilingualism<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Now that I have set my routine and secure some time for more or less regular blogging thanks in part to <a href="http://mochisdiary.blogspot.com/2017/01/bullet-journal-getting-started.html" target="_blank">bullet journaling</a>, I can finally write about something that is dear to my heart: raising a bilingual/multilingual child. I have wanted to write about this topic for a long time, but just couldn't get around to do it for various reasons.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I have always been interested in the process of learning/speaking different languages. I even study the subject for my postgraduate degree. I LOVE reading and talking about anything linguistics (my husband can tell you how many hours I have bored him with this linguistic stuff, haha).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">So I had known a thing or two about how to raise a bilingual child even before I had my son . I knew there would be some issues ahead of us but in theory it seemed straightforward enough. I speak the minority language to my son. My husband speaks the community language (English) to him. We could do this.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Of course, just like any other parenting matters, the things that seem straightforward in theory often turn out to be anything but, and raising a bilingual child was no exception for me. I'd like to write about the issues I had faced in the past in a separate post but suffice it to say I'm terrible at this. My 4-year-old son's minority language skill is, I have to say, not as good as his friends of the same age (his English is perfectly fine). But I haven't given up. Thankfully, where we live now has a Saturday school that teaches in my son's minority language and has been a tremendous help in the past year. And this year I'd like to make more conscious efforts to teach him his minority language. Then I thought one of the ways to make it more conscious is to write about our journey. I have always wanted to write about bilingualism so why not just go ahead and write about it, right?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">As a start, here are my 3 personal reasons why I have chosen to raise my son in 2 languages (hopefully more) that can keep me personally accountable to my family's language goals (this prompt was given by <a href="https://www.bilingualavenue.com/podcasts/" target="_blank">Bilingual Avenue podcast</a> episode 152).</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">To be able to experience his other culture directly without relying on translations: I believe that speaking the language helps people understand the culture at a deeper level, and I want my son to experience this.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">To be able to better communicate with his family members: actually my own parents speak good English so probably this is not a strong enough motivation for us but still I think it's better if my son could speak his minority language fluently.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">To know that there is a bigger and exciting world out there: even if my son didn't end up speaking his minority language fluently, I think it's valuable for him to learn that people speak different languages and none of them is better or worse than another. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I think we're in a pretty good position regarding 3. My son tells me excitingly who speaks what language at his school and seems proud that he could "speak" English, Japanese and Spanish :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">What are your 3 reasons? If you're raising a multilingual child or planning to, please let me know in the comment section.</span></div>
June Mochihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00429750605050948829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356927439555422239.post-74979076979159963512017-01-30T10:51:00.000-06:002017-01-30T10:51:09.405-06:00Bullet Journal: getting started<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This year, I have decided to try the bullet journal to organize, well, <i>everything</i>. It's been a little over 3 weeks and I'm loving it. I love that my schedule and my thoughts and ideas are all in one place. Back in the days when I was using pre-printed planners, I had to carry a separate notebook to write down my random thoughts, which often was far from organized and rarely looked over again. The beauty of keeping everything in one place is that, when I come up with some interesting ideas that are <i>not</i> relevant to the task I'm currently working on, I can just jot down that idea onto my journal and put my focus back onto the current task. You know, those seemingly brilliant ideas always pop up when you're doing something else. But now I know, with the bullet journal, I'll be able to look at that idea and work on it later if it still seems like a good idea. And in the bullet journal system, everything I write down has a page number so I can go back to it easily. Clever.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I love its flexibility too. Because you'll use a blank notebook, it's up to you to decide how you'd like to write out your day, tasks, ideas, inspirations etc. You can make it fancy by using colored pens and pencils, decorating with stickers, drawing some cute pictures, using fancy fonts but you can also make it very simple by using just a black pen. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Yes, there is a standard way of writing the bullet journal, which is explained in <a href="http://bulletjournal.com/get-started/" target="_blank">the official bullet journal site</a>. So far I'm following the idea of the Index, which lists the topics of your "collections" (notes, schedules, project ideas, goals etc.) and their page numbers, and the daily log. I don't do the future log because I keep those future events and tasks in my Google calendar. I still find that ping on my phone as a reminder useful, and an electronic calendar seems easier for me to organize future plans because future plans always change and a lot of my future tasks are recurring ones. Instead of the monthly log, I only write down my monthly goals.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">My journal, however, has a week log, which lists major events for the week and my goals, things I want to accomplish for the week. I go through a separate to-do list that has all the things I need to get done or want to do in the future, and the tasks I couldn't finish the previous week. Then I pick a couple that has higher priority or are relevant for that particular week. My daily tasks (other than the recurring ones like paying bills or routine cleaning) are created from these weekly goals. Yes, there are lots of repetition in here like writing down the same tasks twice in the weekly log and the daily log and check back on my to-do list again and again. But as is said in <a href="http://bulletjournal.com/get-started/" target="_blank">the official bullet journal site</a>, this repetition is intentional. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">If you search on the Internet, there are literally hundreds of interesting "collections" to add to your journal. For example, I love <a href="https://allroundbetterme.wordpress.com/2017/01/12/a-new-morning-routine/" target="_blank">this morning routine spread</a>. I even made a nighttime one too. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I also like the "2016 in review" page in <a href="http://pageflutter.com/2017-bullet-journal/" target="_blank">this journal</a>, which has many more beautiful pages.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Not necessarily relevant to my journal but I like this "<a href="http://www.sarahschapter.co.uk/2016/02/starting-bullet-journal.html?spref=tw" target="_blank">to be read</a>" page as well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This idea of <a href="https://t.co/LBTS1cYLJy" target="_blank">taping a card with key to the edge of the journal</a> seems useful and I have already incorporated it into my journal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">And for many more inspirations, check out this article "<a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/6-instagram-must-follows-for-the-bullet-journal-obsessed-238787" target="_blank">6 Instagram must follows for the bullet journal obsessed</a>". I don't have such beautiful drawing skills or time for that matter but I still love looking at them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Let's see if I can keep up with my journal for the whole year. And I'll write how it went at the end of the year. If you're already writing the bullet journal and have ideas you'd like to share, please let us know in the comment section :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">For more about the bullet journal:</span></div>
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<a href="http://lifehacker.com/the-bullet-journal-minus-the-hype-is-actually-a-reall-1786382012?utm_medium=sharefromsite&utm_source=Lifehacker_twitter" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The Bullet Journal, Minus the Hype, Is Actually a Really Good Planner</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.nylon.com/articles/what-to-know-about-bullet-journaling" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The Life-Changing Magic Of Bullet Journaling</span></a></div>
June and Mochihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351747915694459040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356927439555422239.post-24028276729264175452017-01-30T09:07:00.003-06:002017-01-30T09:08:38.347-06:00Mochi's favorite star<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I made this star blanket a long long time ago for Mochi. She still loves it :)</span></div>
June and Mochihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351747915694459040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356927439555422239.post-33105391336248770942017-01-25T10:08:00.000-06:002017-01-25T10:08:16.889-06:00Weekly Favorites 1/25<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">This week I've found these really cute <a href="http://www.totschooling.net/2015/01/letter-number-heart-puzzles.html" target="_blank">letter and number heart puzzles</a> to do with your preschoolers/kindergarteners. They are perfect for a Valentine's day theme so I'm planning to try them next month with Little Guy. As I linked to their activities many times earlier, <a href="http://www.totschooling.net/" target="_blank">Totshooling</a> is a great site to find free educational printable activities for preschoolers and kindergarteners. If you find it useful, make sure to subscribe to their newsletter because there are more free printables for subscribers and I found most of them really good.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Now that I've sort of started to take control of my time (thanks in part to bullet journaling), I've started to work on our finance. Our financial situation has improved dramatically in the past couple of years, which is good, but it also made us lazy about our financial dicisions. So I've decided to make more conscious decisions with regards to our money. These two articles, <a href="http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB122548317028388819" target="_blank">How to Make a Spending Plan </a>and <a href="http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2017/01/21/why-im-tracking-every-single-purchase-make-in-2017.html" target="_blank">Why I'm Tracking Every Single Purchase I Make in 2017</a> put me on track.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Lastly, I have this yummy <a href="http://www.cearaskitchen.com/white-bean-and-avocado-baked-burritos/" target="_blank">White Bean and Avocado Baked Burritos</a> recipe for you. I've m<span style="font-family: sans-serif;">ade this a couple of times before and it's always been a hit. This time, in addition to making brritos as per the recipe, I just baked the fillings to cut down on the amount of wheat I eat. I did cover the fillings by putting a tortilla over the fillings so it won't dry while baking but did not eat it together. It was delicious this way too.</span></span></div>
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June and Mochihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351747915694459040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356927439555422239.post-74704906337111750362017-01-18T10:28:00.000-06:002017-01-18T10:28:18.388-06:00Weekly Favorites 1/18<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">My son loved this worksheet! It's a great starting point to learn how to read a clock: <a href="https://t.co/4xtnL2zEt6" target="_blank">Telling time preschool worksheets</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">When considering what skills my son (and the kids of his generation) would need to get a great career, one cannot ignore the fact that AI and robots will be taking over a lot of jobs by the time they grow up (probably even sooner). Even the skills currently in need or popular to study may not be so in the future. I love the conclusion, though, that we need real physical experiences to stay ahead of AI and robots in the article</span></div>
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<a href="https://qz.com/886594" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The skills your kids should cultivate to be competitive in the age of automation </span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I'm a very typical introvert. I do like my introverted nature most of the time but many other times I wish things were a little different. So it's nice to be reminded of positive aspects of being an introvert in <a href="http://go.shr.lc/2jmTSmY" target="_blank">The 12 Gifts Of Introversion</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">My Spanish skills are not so great yet but hopefully soon I can learn more natural conversation from one of these shows: <a href="http://www.fluentu.com/spanish/blog/spanish-tv-shows" target="_blank">Top 5 Spanish TV shows that will let you learn Spaish on your couch</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">One of my goals last year was to squeeze in some reading time for enjoyment, even for a few minutes, everyday, because I felt like I hadn't done anything just for fun in a long while. Happily I was actually able to finish a few novels last year (which you can see in <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/51594134-june?shelf=read" target="_blank">my read list</a> on Goodreads or in the sidebar on my blog). <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16248311-the-perfume-collector" target="_blank">The Perfume Collector</a> is the most recent one I've finished reading and I loved it! It involves a woman who receied inheritance from a woman she didn't know. She went out to Paris to find out about her inheritance and this woman. Her story is beautifully intertwined with the story of this woman. It was actually not that difficult to guess who this woman was but you'd still want to know how and why. And the reference to perfume and scents was just fascinating for someone like me who used to own a collection of perfume.</span></div>
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June and Mochihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351747915694459040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356927439555422239.post-8038790029269426272017-01-12T22:04:00.001-06:002017-01-12T22:04:07.021-06:00Weekly Favorites 1/12<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's already been more than 10 days since the new year started. I've been busy working on my <a href="https://getpocket.com/explore/item/how-to-invest-in-yourself-1410961290" target="_blank">100 things to do list</a> and setting goals for this year. This year I've decided to give a go at <a href="http://bulletjournal.com/" target="_blank">Bullet Jounal</a>. I'm going to write about it in a few weeks but in the meantime, here are my favorite reads for this past week:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A nice reminder for veteran cat parents, a concise useful infographic for new cat parents:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's not particularly an eye-opening idea that lanugage and math are not the only areas where you can assess people's smartness but it's still a nice litte video to check out and think about what it means for someone to be "smart"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You know, we always hear a phrase "find ourselves" but this article states that it is not the right mindset. Rather you create yourself, which to me is an intriguing idea. "If we attach ourselves to something, we are desiring for it to be stable, which directly goes against the forces of the universe." Hmmm</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://thepowerofideas.ideapod.com/neuroscience-learns-buddhism-known-ages-no-constant-self-2/" target="_blank">Neuroscience Learns What Buddhism Has Known for Ages: There Is No Constant Self</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I love this quote, as I myself am a bit of a worrisome person</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://rockyrae.tumblr.com/image/153715267156" target="_blank">"Worrying means you suffer twice" </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Don't know if true but it'd certainly be nice if these brain functions translate to everyday activities</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.lifehack.org/517069/science-says-piano-players-brains-are-very-different-from-everybody-elses" target="_blank">Science says piano players' brains are very different from everybody else's </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I also have two great children's books we've recently read.<a href="https://www.blogger.com/Check%20out%20this%20book%20on%20Goodreads:%20The%20Highest%20Mountain%20of%20Books%20in%20the%20World%20https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30083018-the-highest-mountain-of-books-in-the-world" target="_blank"> </a></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/Check%20out%20this%20book%20on%20Goodreads:%20The%20Highest%20Mountain%20of%20Books%20in%20the%20World%20https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30083018-the-highest-mountain-of-books-in-the-world" target="_blank">The highest mountain of books in the world</a> by Rocio Bonilla is a perfect book for those who want to pass on their love of books to their child. The title itself is appealing to book lovers, don't you think?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://g.co/kgs/2c9KZ7" target="_blank">Hooray for Today! </a>, a sequel to the fun book <a href="https://g.co/kgs/kTbO2e" target="_blank">Hooray for Hat!</a> by Brian Won, is a yet again fun book to read. The story might look simple with a lot of repetition but perhaps that's a good thing for small children.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope you all had a wonderful winter holiday with friends and families. Sadly some nasty colds caught us all and our holiday wasn´</span><span style="font-size: large;">t as eventful and active as we had planned. But we instead had a goood rest and a warm family time sitting in front of the fire or watching a few movies together, so that wasn´t bad after all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are my favorite reads these past weeks:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As an introvert myself, I wish one of my teachers had thought of this when I was a student:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Some great tips for a teacher who's just come back to school: </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I wish I came across this article before I had that <a href="http://mochisdiary.blogspot.com/2016/12/happy-4th-birthday-dora-and-diego-party.html" target="_blank">birthday party</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://flip.it/x47L90" target="_blank">10 Little Things To Do Before Company Arrives</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Have you ever thought it'd be awesome if things you created with Lego blocks actually moved? Now they're making that thought come true. And kids can learn how to code too. Sounds very fun.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.engadget.com/2017/01/04/lego-boost/" target="_blank">L<span style="font-family: sans-serif;">ego Boost teaches kids how to bring blocks to life with code </span></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This article explains how a piano was invetned pretty well. I listened to the recording after reading the article, and I could easily imagine the people back then amazed at this new instrument, perhaps with a little skepticism. Beautiful sound.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.openculture.com/2017/01/what-does-the-world-oldest-surviving-piano-sound-like.html" target="_blank">What does the world oldest surviving piano sound like</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've recently tried this <a href="http://cookieandkate.com/2014/creamy-vegan-butternut-squash-linguine-with-fried-sage/" target="_blank">Creamy Butternut Squash Linguine with Fried Sage</a>, and really liked it. I thought the sage might get overpowering but actually it just adds a nice salty accent to the pasta. I'd add more next time. If you omit the red pepper flakes, it'll be very kid friendly. My son loved it too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">An inspiring article for these first days of a new year to set goals, decide how to approach your goals and work on it. I've started to make my 100 things to do list too. Hope it helps me reach my goals, as right now they are very messy and I need some structure to tackle it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I remember how sad I felt when I heard of the passing of Alan Rickman. Seems like he was indeed a good person. RIP</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I know Christmas is over but here are two fun articles about some unique (and maybe a bit strange) " Christmas traditions" in Japan:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://flip.it/CG8B3q" target="_blank">Why Japan is Obsessed with Kentucky Fried Chicken on Christmas</a></span></div>
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June and Mochihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351747915694459040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356927439555422239.post-67172772371203290992016-12-06T09:43:00.003-06:002016-12-06T09:48:35.388-06:00Happy 4th birthday - Dora and Diego party<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Little Guy turned 4 just the other day! Past years had a Sesame Street Party (2nd), a Thomas & Friends Party (3rd) and this year we decided to have a Dora and Diego party (they are his current favorites as written <a href="http://mochisdiary.blogspot.com/2016/10/the-moon-is-la-luna.html" target="_blank">in this post</a>). I found lots of inspirations on Pinterest, such as the <a href="http://pin.it/-VNHkvZ" target="_blank">"Swiper No Swiping" sign</a> (to which I added Swiper's picture myself) and <a href="http://pin.it/ByYzJdV" target="_blank">the favor bags that looked like Rescue Pack</a>. I originally planned to make Backpack favor bags for the girls and Rescue Pack for the boys but unfortunately I couldn't find orange bags that were the right size. I used <a href="http://pin.it/eWEZF14" target="_blank">this template</a> for the favor bags. Instead of printing in colored paper, though, I had Little Guy color the eyebrows and the mouth, adding a little personal touch from the birthday boy. The colors were not perfect but I liked it better. It turned out to be a really good idea to have him on board to prepare for the party. We had a lot of fun together and Little Guy seemed to have gotten more excited about his upcoming party. One thing I couldn't make it work was this idea where you draw eyes and a mouth on a cheese stick to make it look like the map. I couldn't find a pen that could write on a cheese stick wrapper. Too bad. It looked really cute on <a href="http://pin.it/kxJ7t7z" target="_blank">the picture</a> on pinterest. And I used <a href="http://pin.it/Zh1KfaR" target="_blank">this recipe</a> for the cupcakes, which were frosted with whipped cream with some orange and green sprinkles to match the theme.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I prepared a few activities for the kids, suc as Dora & Diego masks, bubbles, origami paper, Dora & Diego coloring pages. One of these coloring pages, I rolled it and draw eyes and a mouth to make it looke like the map and put it in the favor bag. We also had some toy animals hidden in a room and gave the kids some toy telescopes (like the "spotting cope" that Diego has) to find the animals. But alas they didn't really play with these things, preferring to play with Little Guy's other toys they found in the play room. Oh well, as long as they had fun, that all matters. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">All in all we, both the kids and the parents, had a great time. Little Guy's so pround of being a big boy that he tells everybody he meets that he's four years old now. So cute. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I compiled more ideas and inspirations for a Dora and/or Diego party on <a href="http://pin.it/j9827tS" target="_blank">my "birthday party ideas" board</a> on pinterest, some of which I didn't use for our party but still seem like a great idea. Please check it out if you're interested.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Very cute crochet animation <a href="http://flip.it/XucVX_" target="_blank">Turtle bites, solar energy and 400 hours of crochet: A very unique TED-Ed Lesson</a></span></div>
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June and Mochihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351747915694459040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356927439555422239.post-27856408966724720832016-11-13T21:51:00.000-06:002016-11-13T21:57:37.453-06:00Weekly Favorites 11/13<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">
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June and Mochihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351747915694459040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356927439555422239.post-11299978864217412982016-10-26T09:54:00.000-05:002016-10-26T09:54:44.956-05:00The Moon Is La Luna<div dir="ltr">
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Ever since I showed him Dora the Explore, Little Guy became obssessed with the show (and the Go Diego Go series) and interested in learning Spanish. I don't know what fascinated him so much but these two shows are his current favorites. Perhaps he can identify himself with the kids who speak (and mix) different languages? I know these shows won't make kids actual Spanish speakers right away but he's learned quite a few Spanish words from the show and always asks "what do you say (so and so) in Spanish?" (and we ask the same question to trusted google to get the answer). They definitely helped him interested in learning Spanish.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Now after learning various Spanish words I feel we're ready to read children's books that are written in Spanish and English together to advance our knowledge of the Spanish language. One of those books I found is called <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0618646450/ref=cm_sw_r_taa_dHpbyb4R98P47" target="_blank">The Moon Is La Luna</a></i> written by Jay M. Harris.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The book contains several silly rhymes that use a mix of English and Spanish, many of which with the words that sound similar in both languages but mean quite different things. For example, una flor in Spanish sounds like the floor in English. Frankly some of the rhymes didn't quite make sense to me but I found many others entertaining and quite funny. My son's favorites that always induce giggles are: <i>Pies</i> in Spanish are feet! (with a funny picture of a foot and a pie) or the one that writes <span style="background-color: white; color: #212121; white-space: pre-wrap;">papá</span> means "dad" but papa means "potato" and it goes "so watch how you say it, unless you would like a potato to tuck you in bed".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Again this won't make you a fluent Spanish speaker right away but it's really a fun book for those who are interested in learning Spanish. It certainly made my son more interested in learning the language even further.</span></div>
June and Mochihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351747915694459040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356927439555422239.post-63291707255404947312016-10-24T09:33:00.000-05:002016-10-24T09:33:27.717-05:00Weekly Favorites 10/24<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When Google doesn't have a translation <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/xl8?src=hash">#xl8</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/tl8?src=hash">#tl8</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/translation?src=hash">#translation</a> <a href="https://t.co/I6jLdRJ0Eb">pic.twitter.com/I6jLdRJ0Eb</a></div>
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June and Mochihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351747915694459040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356927439555422239.post-37359707296739627432016-10-16T21:16:00.000-05:002016-10-16T21:16:46.567-05:00Weekly Favorites 10-16 <div dir="ltr">
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<a href="https://youtu.be/NbgRVw4AX0M" target="_blank">A spooky twist on popular nursery rhymes</a>, perfect for Halloween season </div>
June and Mochihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351747915694459040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356927439555422239.post-36035061992823656242016-10-10T09:47:00.001-05:002016-10-10T09:47:50.756-05:00Weekly Favorites 10-10<div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAEq2L2IkSk-uFeqKdRQBAso10Z4j4t_3PkCLOrbkAFFaKwja79Pu1wex2DoLG75sw_MEleN2fIhEKbyV-KXdXUSMTumVNfo17rQAbZpz-ptifEKFdaSi3r9J5O4cmJdiqC6csxCrVuDo/s1600/office-272813_1920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAEq2L2IkSk-uFeqKdRQBAso10Z4j4t_3PkCLOrbkAFFaKwja79Pu1wex2DoLG75sw_MEleN2fIhEKbyV-KXdXUSMTumVNfo17rQAbZpz-ptifEKFdaSi3r9J5O4cmJdiqC6csxCrVuDo/s200/office-272813_1920.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">(Almost) everyday, I share stories I found and liked on the Internet via </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/mochispinono" style="color: #888888; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"> Facebook</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">, </span><a href="http://www.twitter.com/mochispinono" style="color: #888888; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Twitter </a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">and </span><a href="https://flipboard.com/@mochispinono" style="color: #888888; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Flipboard</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">, the topics ranging from Cats to Bilingualism to Early Childhood Education to Music and more. Here are those stories in a more convenient weekly roundup form for you. Hope you'll find something that interests you. If you liked these stories don't forget to follow me via one (or more!) of the social media sites above to get notified as soon as I share them:</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.yogadownload.com/Blog/tabid/81/post/get-the-most-out-of-your-practice/Default.aspx" target="_blank">Get the Most Out of Your Practice (Yoga)</a></div>
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<a href="http://flip.it/_-DsQI" target="_blank">Our Sleep Training Nightmare</a></div>
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<a href="http://flip.it/ZYud06" target="_blank">Teaching Your Child Emotional Agility</a></div>
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"I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior."</div>
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- Hippolyte Taine, French critic and historian</div>
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June and Mochihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351747915694459040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356927439555422239.post-37792743159484908412016-10-02T21:41:00.000-05:002016-10-02T21:41:32.247-05:00Weekly Favorites 10-2 <div dir="ltr">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">(Almost) everyday, I share stories I found and liked on the Internet via </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/mochispinono" style="background-color: white; color: #888888; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"> Facebook</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">, </span><a href="http://www.twitter.com/mochispinono" style="background-color: white; color: #888888; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Twitter </a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">and </span><a href="https://flipboard.com/@mochispinono" style="background-color: white; color: #888888; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Flipboard</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">, the topics ranging from Cats to Bilingualism to Early Childhood Education to Music and more. Here are those stories in a more convenient weekly roundup form for you. Hope you'll find something that interests you. If you liked these stories don't forget to follow me via one (or more!) of the social media sites above to get notified as soon as I share them:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2015/01/22/my-stock-got-bought-out-what-should-i-do-now.aspx" target="_blank">My Stock Got Bought Out: What Should I Do Now?</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://finance.zacks.com/happens-stocks-one-public-company-buys-another-8471.html" target="_blank">What Happens To Stocks When One Public Company Buys Another</a>?</span></div>
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<a href="http://flip.it/YxqHVG" target="_blank">8 reasons your pain won't go away</a></div>
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<a href="http://flip.it/7hOt-X" target="_blank">50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists To Point Blame At Fat</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004GTMX9M/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1" target="_blank">the moon is la luna</a> </div>
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