Managing my time proper

With the new school term, daily routine from dragging them up at 6 to shoo-ing them to bed at 9 resumed.

I had been reluctantly starting the engine gaining them up to speed on their BM and other subjects. It's been not easy since we stopped after their mid year exams in mid May. Last evening saw me talking harshly and impatiently at didi for his lack of concentration and interest in his BM text book while I went through a brand new chapter in it with him. It's challenging, to say the least.

But I'm sure the effort will pay off somehow, at some point of time. Like, in the last exams, we see that they improve or at least, stay put at where they were, which is really around the range of 70-80%. I ought to push them harder, but yet, I'm telling myself that it's ok.

After giving a deep thought about it last night, I shall reshuffle my time management a bit from now on. Since they are having their tuitions for Chinese with a tutor at home on Tuesdays and Thursdays, I would sit with them on the rest of the other 3 weekdays, making sure I prepare dinner earlier before they come home from school and leaving the rest of the time when they are back to spend it with them. It's not really that hard, yeah?

As such, complicated dishes would be adjusted for Tuesdays and Thursdays whilst the tutor keeps them occupied and easy-to-whip-up and fuss-free dishes will be reserved for the other 3 days. *smirk* Smart, eh?

If only I could relinquish this task to someone else...