“Greer TaiTai(太太)”
My working and parenting lives collide with each other and sometimes sparkle.
Recent Posts
When inspirations come to a busy life, they remind me to slow down and enjoy the process.
A Month Countdown to Christmas
The best time to transform the house splendid!
The Best Time Alone
This is the mid-day view I enjoy very much when I take a quick shower after workout in the gym. Yes I prefer to quickly come home to relax since we are only three minute drive distance from there. And Yes I need the clock to remind me not to miss next meeting time or any other arrangement for the kids.
Photoshop Skills
About two months ago, I started to ditch Google One photo edit function ($1.99/m plus 100 GB storage) and VivaVideo ($4.99/m) and transitioned to Adobe LightRoom app ($49.99/y). Especially the “Mask” feature pops out colors and contrast of interest without exposing too much light or losing details.
Backyard Tiki Vibes
Our kids love our neighbors next door so they like to call out to him whenever seeing him grilling or mowing the lawns. We could basically see several houses’ backwards down the fences because our two-story house has higher foundation.
Backyard Night View
Every night before bed, I like to walk out to enjoy a few minutes of natural air and temperature. Tonight the sky just drew my eyes. The full moon in the picture got a corona shinning perfectly among clouds without shades. I think that's Jupiter simmering in the dark away from moon's glory.
Second Birthday (Real) Cake in 2022
Hmmmm….so delicious! No kidding! It doesn't look very trashy but you get my point. I also recycled the leaves from previous dinosaur cake for this time haha why not! Funny thing is kids just love those crunchy “trash” and like to add some to their sliced cake.
Second Birthday (Practice) Cake in 2022
Can't make an exception for my other son so we decided to make a cake for him too! Ideas always come from Pinterest. Now we are thinking where to collect those delicious “trash” for the dump truck.
Zongzi Festival
Aka Dragon Boat Festival. I made an easy and healthy version of zongzi (rice dumplings) for celebration.
Polaroid Picture
Not the first time but definitely the recent one since few years back. Attracted by grainy and saturated colors from Polaroid pictures so I started using Polaroid cameras since year 2009 with various type of Polaroid films. It's an effort bringing extra carry-on when traveling but the results always surprise me and encourage me again next time!
Fiddle-Leaf Fig Tree
Recently we decided to add the third fiddle-leaf fig tree. It’s a good deal from HEB and very suitable for an office corner. My husband calls this one “Harry” and the shorter one below “Marv” (from movie “Home Along”)
Diamond Fence Trellis
Our project for the new house since 2021 March after Texas rare freeze. Star jasmine had been slowly climbing along the wires from six bases but seemed hibernating through this winter until now.
Building Blocks
My five year olds is allowed to opt for naps or not. So today he asked me to build blocks with him. He started with our house stairs and we gradually formed our house Floorplan.
Family Breakfast
I've enjoyed more making weekend breakfast since we bought those pastel colored plates from IKEA.
My Logo Story
I was guided by an online course to create my own logo for my blog and I think this logo is very associated to what my blog wants to convey…
Sketch & Paint
My son’s birthday painting kit - He asked me to draw a dinosaur of his choice (back of the paper in the picture). I couldn’t stop and finished the water color painting. Last time I had a paint brush in my hand was more than ten years ago.
Birthday Cake
This is the actual birthday cake look following the cake design post. Really not a bad idea to make one of your own from your imagination and creativity.
Birthday Cake Design
They love dinosaurs so much that I decided to make a dino themed cake for my boy’s 5th birthday celebration!
Winter Comfort Food from The Oven *3
Hamachi Kama - The collar of yellowtail fish (Hamachi) - the best tender part! I can eat this every weekend if I can find consistent resources to shop from.
Green House in The House
A friend gave me some small plants to begin with. I don't believe I have a green thumb but this looks not too bad right?
Landscaping Design
We wanted to take the advantage of the afternoon shades of the backyard since it's facing mostly east. It's especially nice during that time for kids to play outside in the summer.