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Again, I'm a bit behind on posting this week because of moving and all, but I STILL MADE IT AND THAT IS WHAT COUNTS. We moved back to my parents' house this week, because we're in between homes. Overall, I felt much more relaxed while at my parents' house than living in my 2 bedroom apartment (can you even call that second room a bedroom???), even though there's a pile of boxes and clutter crammed into a small basement in an over 50 year old house. The pile of boxes and stuff was right next to me, in full view, and I had to wonder how we were able to keep so much stuff inside our teeny apartment. 

Even though there are fewer shops within walking distance this week, life felt more convenient. It was just so nice to have child care within the distance of going up a flight of stairs. H had a shorter commute to work, and could make it home earlier for S's night time routine. 

Apartment living was too fast paced, cramped, and stressful.  Let's see how I feel about house living after a few more days. 

One thing about house living that hasn't changed is that we can still order food delivery! 


Look at how much food we had delivered Sushi Mura last night. Some of it was meant for baby S, but she fell asleep before we could get it prepared. Salmon sashimi (top left corner) was really good. Alaska roll (under the sashimi, on the left) could've used more of the sauce on top of it, but adding pepper was a good touch. The deep fried stuff was no longer fresh - we needed an air fryer to perk it back up (air fryer is our work in progress). The piece de resistance (I'm too tired to figure out accents on this computer...) was the volcano roll with salmon!  


It's just a pile of deep fried rice with more deep fried tempura or panko bits, surrounding a spicy salmon and cucumber mix. Love that spicy sauce with the crispy cucumbers. 

Sushi Mura Menu, Reviews, Photos, Location and Info - Zomato

All of it was actually very similar to Sushi Garden in terms of volume. I prefer the Sushi Garden Alaska roll though, because they're slightly more generous with the sauce. 

That's it for now, there's too much going on and I do not have the words right now to try to be creative. 

Oh, one more thing. Some people really don't change - think before you speak please! Biggest eye rolls today when N accused J of messing up the meeting times! Maybe it was a joke...

Almost missed posting this week! It's been hectic with baby S, moving, and taking just ONE course at BCIT. I guess I don't mind though, and I'll miss the rush of having to do all the things at once. To make it through the day, I have about 2 or 3 cups of coffee. Prototype Coffee is the roastery of choice this month: 


M gifted me a gift set for Christmas with about 5 samples of different coffee beans, and I've loved all of them so far. Each baggy contains about 3 scoops of coffee beans, using the scoop from Aeropress, and I guess I'm not enough of a coffee connoisseur because I don't know how much that is in grams. I'm also a horrible coffee blogger, because I never remember all the flavors profiles and notes of cranberries or pomegranate, blah. They're great. Just go try them. 

Prototype Coffee Menu, Reviews, Photos, Location and Info - Zomato

I hope to go visit them in person some day soon. Their cafe looks very unique, and they have a few other products (waffle donut?! bottled blue London fog?!) that I would like to get my hands on.

Speaking of hands, I've been wearing a thumb stabiliser for the past week. I'm pretty sure it was from playing Among Us on my phone and cramping over that little joystick button on the screen, and not because of carrying baby S, although she is getting chunkier.   

After looking back at 2020 in my last post, I thought the second week of the year might be a good time to look ahead to what I hope to do in 2021. 

1. I hope to eat a lot of good and affordable (or better yet, free) food: 


H likes to visit Richmond Public Market, and in the food court, they have these super affordable Chinese food take out spots. Less than $15 for all food in the photo! Greasy, but quite fresh and better than other similar fast Chinese food places, like Kent's Kitchen. 

2. I hope to move to a larger space, and make it feel like home. Then, I'll get the COVID-19 vaccine, and I'll invite friends over to celebrate all the things we couldn't in 2020. For my own reference, it took close about a year for the current place to feel cosy. 

3. I hope to go back to work. Not only do I miss making money, I actually miss the adult interactions. It'll be nice to go back to the workplace, and I can blog about relationships I have with people and things other than my baby, husband, and food. 

4. I hope to buy something bougey with the money I make from going back to work. 

5. I hope to go back to school.

:) 

And it's the first Sunday of 2021! 

2020 was full of huge life changes for us:   
It feels like we were stuck in limbo for a while, during the first 4 months with baby S, mainly from lack of sleep, but then she got the hang of sleeping (I have my husband to thank for sleep training her). Even with COVID-19 raging across the world and slowing things down, time seems to have flown, and I'm afraid to blink, in case I miss one of baby S's milestones. 

She's been making the motions of learning to crawl lately. Before she makes that leap, I'm trying to soak in these last few days of watching her roll around our apartment in the morning, as I make my first cup of coffee for the day. Today, I'd like to thank Tofino Coffee Roasting Company for fuelling my day. 

 

Tofino Coffee Company Menu, Reviews, Photos, Location and Info - Zomato

We picked this up from our weekend in Tofino last year (wow, feels so strange to type that...) and we finally got around to trying it. Old Growth, mediam roast blend, great with the Aeropress. I used 3 clicks on the Porlex mini to grind the beans. 

For me, there is usually a sense of resetting on January 1st, but this year, it's just a continuation of the same old from last year (again, so strange to type that...). There's always Lunar New Year to look forward to.