I am still angry and upset about last Friday’s event at school.

Interestingly my daily calendar of today’s message is the right one for me at this moment. It says:

“All you have to do is identify what you want to do with it” — quoted from Ask And It Is Given Perpetual Flip Calendar created by Esther and Jerry Hicks.

Therefore, I want to focus on what I want to do with the school about this issue.

I want the principal to contact me and do the right things.

The right things include the followings.

— As the school’s rule, all the teachers and faculties are required to inform the parent of a student to be picked up, before they urge the student to take the bus.  

— The school and the receptionist apologize to my daughter and me for her wrong procedure and for putting us into a very sad situation.

— The school never makes the same mistake again in order to secure the students’ safety and to avoid any confusions between the student and the parent.

I like my daughter’s school. I like the teachers, the faculties, and the principal. I want to keep having a good relationship with them, so that we can keep securing my daughter’s safety and happiness while she is in school.

I want to keep appreciating to school for keeping my daughter safe and happy.

I clearly visualized these visions and sent them to Universe. All should be well.

♬ Any feedback? (^^♪

Yesterday I went through an awful experience at school.

Every Friday afterschool, my daughter attends the club activity at the library. It is our routine that I pick her up at school. The students to be picked up wait for their parents in front of the school office.

When I arrive at the school, I didn’t see my daughter there.

At first I didn’t worry, because I knew kids would not come out right on time. Then after a while, a stranger girl came up to me and told me my daughter was on the bus. 

My daughter is a smart child. She won’t forget when I tell her to wait at the school. I quickly went into the office and ask about my daughter. The receptionist told me the same thing; my daughter was on the bus. I was about to run to the bus area, but the receptionist told me to meet my daughter at our local bus stop because the bus already took off.

I felt dizzy. I knew my daughter would be worrying about me. She must have been crying for me at this moment.

I run to my car and started the engine. Her bus just passed by in front of me. I followed the bus. It was tough for me to drive as my tears covered my eyes. I was worrying about my daughter.

At our local bus stop, my daughter got off the bus. As I guessed, she was scared and crying. I run to her and held her in my arms. I was scared and crying too.

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According to my daughter, the school receptionist urged her to take the bus. Since the voice of the receptionist was scary and demanding, my gentle daughter just followed her instruction, without knowing what happened to me. That was why my daughter was crying, worrying about me.

I was furious at the receptionist. She should have called me before she urged my daughter to take the bus.

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After I came back home, I called the school. The questioned receptionist picked up the phone. She claimed she didn’t see me there and that was why she told my daughter to take the bus.

She was wrong in two things.

One: I was there on time.

Two: in any situations, in case I am late for emergency reasons in the future, the receptionist needs to call me before she urges my daughter to take the bus.

The receptionist never admitted she was wrong. She never apologized to me. She kept on saying all kinds of excuses to protect herself. I asked to connect me to the principal. Unfortunately however, the principal was not in the office.

I emailed the principal about my request to school. It was a simple request. It is to call me before they urge my daughter to take the bus.

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PS — I still haven’t received a reply from the principal as of Monday afternoon. I hope I won’t need to contact his supervisor; superintendent, or his further higher-ups. This is a critical safety issue not only for me but also for other parents. I hope the school will do the right thing to change their procedure, which they have to.

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I had been thinking about having a haircut.

My favorite hair salon does not take an appointment. It means customers just walk in. We, customers, don’t know how long we have to wait for our turn. Since this area is called a retirement city for elderly people, old people are seen everywhere throughout the city. Last time when I went to this hair salon early morning on weekday, there were already some elderly people waiting in line before me, even though it was before the store opened.

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When I woke up this morning, I saw heavy clouds in the sky. Today’s weather forecast showed a rain mark all day in this area. I instantly knew it was the best day for me to have a haircut at the hair salon. The rain or extreme cold weather would keep elderly people inside their house. I would not need to wait long for my turn.

When I arrived at the hair salon, I confirmed my guess was right. Since no customers was in the store, I was served right away. Luckily enough there was nobody after me, so the hair stylist took her time on me without any hustle. I loved the quiet moment.

This was my second haircut from a professional this year. The first one was in this January. In the middle of the year I thinned out the middle part of my hair. Since I could not thin out my hair with a well balance, I still regret for thinning out my hair by myself.

That brings my new resolution of next year. I am not going to have a haircut by myself next year. You might laugh at it, but I am serious.

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Today I had my eighth acupuncture treatment. It was the second treatment from my new acupuncturist.

I don’t know the age of my new acupuncturist. I think she is around my age, which is good for me. She is just right age for me. Not too young nor too old.

Since she seemed to be open and flexible, I discussed about my honest feeling about her last treatment. It was treated on my back, and hooked with the electric devise. I would like to try the traditional Chinese method, which is treated on my front body, from head to toe.

She pleasantly accepted my request. I liked today’s treatment.

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On my last visit, she recommended me to do Tai Chi or Ki Gong exercise daily. She also shared one Youtube link of Qigong practice. I started doing this exercise daily. I have done this for three days so far. It is only 18 minutes exercise, but I already get sore mustle here and there in my body. I think this is good for my body.

8 Brocades Qigong Practice created by Mimi Kuo-Deemer

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I went to the local post office. This is not a big city, so it usually is quiet.

Yet, today was different from normal days.

Even when entering to the parking lot, there was a long waiting line for people trying to find a vacant parking spot. After waited for a while, I finally could find the parking space and parked my car.

Now, it was time to wait for a long waiting line for the checking counter.

Before me and after me, I was surrounded by many customers who were holding several gift boxes to be sent.

I almost forgot that we are now in the holiday season.

I hope my letters will be delivered safely to my Japanese family and friends, as well as my Navajo parents.

I know my family spirits will take good care of my letters. They always deliver my letters to my loved ones safely.

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Once in a while I feel lonely, even though I have a great family and friends whom I can fully trust.

In the daily life, I run into some people who speak different language from mine. With this expression, I am not focusing on the physical language. Yes, they speak English and my mother tongue is Japanese. But there is more than the physical leveled language. The language I meant is the method to communicate from heart to heart.

There are people who don’t think and feel the same way as I do. They have completely different mindset as mine. Even though I talk from my heart, they don’t understand my true intention and wish. They simply ignore as if I don’t exist. I cannot write down in details, but you know what I really mean, right?

That is why I feel alone. I feel like I am an alien here in this planet Earth.

Have you ever heard the song You Are Not The Only One by Buddy Red Bow?

His song touches my soul. It is soothing to know that I am not the only one who feels lonely. There should be somebody who completely understands my language. I will meet them and reconnect with them someday somehow.

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The trash collection regulation is different between in Japan and America. I needed to adjust myself to the new regulation when I moved to America.

Back in Japan, the regulation was much stricter than that of America. I needed to separate trash into seven different types. Every time when I was about to trash something, I needed to check the regulation guide book. I needed to buy and use a special trash bag that was specified and sold by the City. The trash bag was semi-transparent garbage bag and the content was visible from outside.

Here in America, the regulation was not strict at all. The City provides the residents with a 96 gallon trash can. The collection track picks up the trash twice a week. I often saw huge unfolded cardboard boxes sticking out from the trash can in our neighborhood.

That being said, this casual environment was slightly improved this year.

The City revised the trash regulation. We are now asked to put all the trash in a bag. All the trash needs to be inside the can. Any trash intruding from the trash can is not collected. They also changed the collection frequency. Now it is picked up only once a week.  

I support the new regulation. This new regulation will improve the people’s way of trashing. It will contribute on reducing the household garbage. It will be a baby step to contribute to preserve the Earth.   

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Today was my daughter’s birthday.

Our day started from the early morning; 6 am. It was cold morning so that we urgently needed to go bathroom.

After we came back to bed, we spent almost three hours in bed, cuddling each other and watching funny videos together. It is our ritual way to spend our weekend morning together in a nice cozy bed.

I took a look of my cell phone. The cell phone monitor showed I got many unread messages in my LINE account, email inbox, and text inbox. They were full of birthday wishes to my daughter from my Japanese parents and Navajo parents, along with my Japanese friends and local friends.

Among them, it was a cute little surprise. My daughter got a birthday wish from her BFF, who moved and transferred to another school last year. I was grateful for the fact that an 8-year-old-girl remembered my daughter’s birthday. Maybe she marked it on her calendar? It was very thoughtful of her remembering my daughter’s birthday.

After breakfast, we went to the grocery store and got a birthday cake. This is actually our third birthday cake. Starting from last Friday, continued with Saturday and today, we kept eating a birthday cake (new one, every day). We sang a birthday song three times in a row.

I guess it’s fine. Our daughter’s birth was a great happiness for my husband and me. She totally changed our life, into a great one ever.

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On my last acupuncture treatment visit, my acupuncturist mentioned about Chinese life cycles.

As per the wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), we start a new cycle on every certain years. Women mark a new cycle in every seven years, while men mark a new cycle in every eight years, as it says “Women seven and men eight.”

The rough explanation of the women’s life cycle is as follows.

At age of 7, her adult teeth start switching from baby’s ones to adult’s ones. Her reproductive system starts to develop.

At age of 14, her first menstruation appears.

At age of 21, her adult teeth development completes and her body grows to full height.

In the next cycle, the fourth cycle of age 21 to 28, her fertility ability reaches at the peak. This cycle is the best time physically to give a baby birth.

On the next cycle, at age of 35, her physical peak condition starts declining. This cycle is still good for giving a baby birth.

At age of 42, she starts to have white hair.

At age of 49, her menstruation dries up (menopause).

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I am 48 years and 9 months, and I am close to my next stage of life cycle.

My acupuncturist told me to be aware of the transition in physical and mental status when entering to a new cycle. I will need to put more attention and care to my physical health than before in order to maintain my good health.

I am looking forward to a new cycle. I personally believe, after menopause, which is a termination of reproduction, women will become much more aware of the spiritual aspects than her younger years. Thus, in the upcoming cycles, women can focus on spirituality more than ever.  

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Last night I stayed up late to finish sewing a Santa dress for my daughter. My daughter happily went to school with the new dress.

She brought 24 cupcakes to school and celebrated her birthday in advance with her classmates. She received lots of birthday wishes and hugs from her classmates.

She found out her teacher’s birthday was the same day as hers. It’s nice to know they share something in common. It was a nice surprise information.

When she came back home from school, she found another wonderful surprise in our mail box. It was an airmail envelop from her Japanese friend. It contained a heartwarming letter and a cute birthday card. It was very nice of her to remember my daughter’s birthday.

The address part of the envelop was blurred. Maybe it was raining when she mailed it. It was miraculous that this letter was safely delivered.

My daughter had a wonderful day today, as her pre-birthday.

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