暖冬cool夏
这里一年四季温暖如春，没有酷暑没有严寒......
The first day back to office started with a hectic morning. Woken up by the 8 am alarm, as I stayed late till the wee hour the night before, I got up, a bit lethargic, and went down to the kitchen . Putting a small pot of oatmeal over the stove, I hurried back upstairs to wash myself, knowing that the oatmeal could overflow in any minute. Downstairs again, I began packing what I was about to bring to the office-- a water cup, a water pitcher, a cell phone charger, an earphone, a magazine, some snacks, my lunch box packed with a stainless- steel spoon and fork…
The office is only ten minutes local drive away, and by the time I got to the office, it was almost 9. The parking lot was additionally parked with a few trucks with workers trimming the trees. The road surface looks repaved, permeating the air with the lingering asphalt. Entering the building with two masks on, I saw a new welcome-back poster next to a sanitary station.
Like a chicken set free on a wild range happily roaming and laying eggs, then being called back by the owner to the chicken coop, I succumb to going back to the office after a year-long working from home. My cell phone, so used to Wi-fi, was confusedly lost for the first few minutes, scrambling for mobile signals laboriously. While pandemic limits our freedom, it did give me an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to stay at home and work. Though coming back to work at office is still partial, Tuesday and Thursday for now, I know the good time is over.
I miss the lazy morning and its leisureness without rushing to change or dress up. I miss the nap in the comfy bed. I miss the twenty minutes ping-pong time, playing, cheering and sweating. I miss my garden as I walk and tend to the plants, moving the pot from one side to the other for the best sun. I even miss the lizards who find our backyard home, boldly basking themselves almost every day around the same time in the same open spot…
People say that pandemic is disruptive in speeding up the digitalization and changing people’s behavior and mindset. Now with the vaccines fully rolled out, it is widely expected that things will soon go back to normal, or be forced to be so. But will it be that easy? How far can we go back?
Admittedly my day in office is more productive. But working with masks on for about eight hours suffocated me. For a time, my brain worked slower, as if also veiled by masks. Luckily I can work from home tomorrow alternatively, a new hybrid working mode, which won’t last for long before we are asked to return to the office completely.
Office 的描述好有趣，隔断如鸡窝，哈哈，祝贺疫苗后的回归。
I like the cotton-made mask better, as it is more comfortable and not smelly after wearing for hours. But it might not sufficiently filter out the virus, I guess, and that is the necessity of an add-on:)
Looking back, we will definitely be nostalgic of what the two-year-long pandemic unexpectedly brought us, though disastrous it is. I even thought of finding a job that can let me work at home permanently :)
Thanks, my friend, for your reading and comment. Have a great weekend!
week to play pingpong. Two masks sound unbearable, however.
As human activities resume, there will be more striving and less time for
reflection. Years from now, I might look back on the two years of covid with
nostalgia.
谢谢你把前面的两篇都读了，那天开车时LD说，人生中很多事情真是得记下来，否则都忘了。这就越觉得要常常写，哪怕是流水账也是一种记录。谢谢淡然鼓励，周末快乐!
我下个月也要回公司上班了，所以暖冬此文等于帮我预习一下了，尤其要学习你的健康饮食！那篇《往事随风》很感人！也很喜欢你的花花们的照片！
周末快乐！
暖冬周末快乐！
原来就见过暖冬美人的片片，喜欢，问好！：）
我第一张照片是一楼入口处，第二张是大楼旁边的cafeteria,所以显得比较空旷。来上班的二楼员工还不少，虽然大家rotate来上班，以保持间距，但是毕竟是封闭式的办公楼，还是有风险的。
谢谢C学者临帖，祝健康平安!
In Rob Reiner’s 1987 cult comedy, The Princess Bride, Fezzik asks the mysterious man in black a question as they scuffle atop the Cliffs of Insanity: “Why do you wear a mask? Were you burned by acid or something like that?” “Oh no,” replies the masked stranger, secretly a humble stable boy. “It’s just that they’re terribly comfortable. I think everyone will be wearing them in the future.”
你能看出我口罩后面的瓜子脸啊，你这个X-ray好像看偏不准了:)) 不过还真是谢谢你的美言，凡是人都喜欢听好话，看来我在你心中的形象很好，所以这口罩绝对不能摘下来，否则要让你失望了。照片也只此一次，下不为例了，歌下次补上:)) 多谢唐西临帖留言，祝夏安!
典型的浙江靓女，瓜子脸，眉清目秀，彰显了积极而痴情，对自己偏好的人或事，执着而专注。
这回就差一首自鸣自唱的歌，音容笑貌全cool了。
是的是滴，要适应一下，尤其是早上手忙脚乱的。我倒是可以去公司上班，但是戴口罩实在太不舒服，整个行动也很不自由的。但愿疫苗是可以抵挡的，否则得不偿失的。谢谢栀子花临帖，快周末了，预祝周末快乐!
暖冬上班前做了这么些准备工作，细心又周到。午餐好健康啊，我还停留在不吃米饭就像没吃饭似的，哪怕只吃几口，否则就吃不饱：（
开心看到亲爱的暖冬！：）上班保持距离，注意安全，还是谨慎为好。祝暖冬健康，愉快！^o^
在家懒散了这么久，刚上班且得一阵适应呢，我还是喜欢上班，不自律的人在家没有约束把自己总是熬的可疲惫。
得知mm驾临
还带着五月的风和诗句
我若狂欣喜
连声道--不迟不迟
一年四季我都在这里
----等你
Oncemm千里迢迢提着长裙奔跑，辛苦了，送上清茶一杯歌一曲:)) 谢谢你这么说，这照片一张脸半张遮的，年轻与否，年纪在那里的，这相机一定有美白作用:)。多谢Oncemm的好意美言，刚刚到公司坐下，又将是全天口罩，Oncemm不急回去上班啊，享受在家的日子!
I would like to recommend a fast and healthy breakfast food: pea protein powder. I got it from Trader Joe’s and had it yesterday. It tasted very similar to soy bean powder. What you need to do is having boiling water poured into the powder. I bought the plain, unsweet version. I added a little bit sugar, the favor made me think rich soybean milk, very good!
I didn't expect you wearing glasses. Eyes are windows to heart, from your beautiful black eyes I saw part of your trait: persistent, kind, strong,dedicated ...祝好暖冬
提裙狂奔千里
无奈长风绕青缕
迟否？迟否？
春暖已遍大洋洲
。。。
看到镜中巧目兮盼的暖mm，好激动！你看着好年轻啊，以后可别老说自己大了，要听你家某人的话，感觉自己永远就是十八岁 ：）回去上班可是疫情后历史性的第一步，祝贺暖mm比我们提前迈出这一步。hugs！
口罩一定要戴到底的，我们一起坚持，不能被CDC忽悠了:) 谢谢阁阁美言!
我是最近开始跟着老公吃得健康起来的，他一直有些指数不太好，最近才真正重视。到了这个年纪，健康是第一位的。我还略偏胖呢。
后院有蜥蜴有一阵了，开始有一天几乎每天大摇大摆在台阶下晒太阳，后来发现另一条更大更黑的，两人还并排趴在一起，真是有意思。最近来了一条好像小一点，更灵活些，有时候尾巴歪着，头抬着，也有几分婀娜呢，或许是我带着感情看，情人眼里出西施:)
我这件衣服是我妈在国内买的，就是随便穿穿。谢谢小小留言，你常常出差，比我辛苦的，祝你健康平安!
跟我想象中的暖冬很接近，端庄，文雅，大气。以后我再看你的文章，眼前就会浮现你的形象了。^_^
口罩还是继续戴一段时间吧，我也不敢摘，安全为上。
好像暖冬戴着两个口罩，是的，虽然打过疫苗，还是要做好防护，暂时不能摘口罩，尽量保持距离，勤洗手！
暖冬的午餐都是营养健康食品，难怪身材保持这么好，赞！
小蜥蜴拍的真可爱，我们家后院也有很多，是益虫，吃其它小虫呢。
还是在家上班比较安全，其实如果没有这个病毒，我也不介意回去上班。但是现在警报并没有解除的，这都急吼吼地全面开放了。但愿你们能一直在家上班。谢谢思韵妹妹的甜言蜜语，我照单全收了。顺祝大宝高中学业进步，大小宝前程似锦!
一直戴着口罩是不舒服哈，现在就更加了解那些医务人员工作的不易了。
哎呀，幸亏我们还可以居家办公，我这身子骨，真的是不想再奔波折腾了！悄悄告诉姐，如果我必须回去上班，估计也得先染染头发，哈哈哈！
是吗，德州情况这么糟糕啊。不过加州其实情况也很糟糕，州里欠联邦好多钱，但是债多不压身，最近还要发钱:( 我也是应该庆幸这样一份稳定的工作，虽然也有不开心的时候，但总体上说还是比较轻松的。谢谢姐姐美言和input,有帮助的。姐姐多保重身体!
看到这“突然觉得自己和它一样是个仰人鼻息的小媳妇。”就笑了，人的适应能力是很强的，很快就会适应回公司上班的日子。
Texas opting out of federal pandemic unemployment benefits effective June 26
This includes the $300 weekly unemployment check from federal officials
没人空旷的地方当然可以摘口罩，但是一天蹲着cubicle里，又是空调房，只能期盼其他员工都健健康康了!好久不见土豆了，问候!
头一次看你近照，原来你这么年轻啊，眼睛好看！
我們已經搬回了傢，下決心只在傢工作。
在佛州，我的窗前天天有蜥蜴光顧，一開始很害怕，後來就習慣了。在我們臨走前，窗前的灌木上竟然盤了兩條黑蛇。
問好！
我是只要周围没人，就把口罩拉下一些透透气。
好一个"小龟女"，你肯定是只雌的啊。师傅人善，所以动物都到你家蹭吃蹭住:) 我家后院很小，而且这里很干燥，很少有青蛙的。享受这样的日子吧，师傅，人生很短的。谢谢师傅临帖留言，等着你颁奖呢!
“员工就像下蛋的鸡”理论，太确切了，就是这么回事。
我家后院也有lizards，还有兔子，鸟，松鼠，青蛙，乌龟。。今天早上还看到了一只鹰！阳台下年年有一对知更鸟来筑窝，生儿育女。三年前一只小乌龟误闯我家车库，我收养了它。艾玛，小龟女也是一枚吃货，胃口超好，长势惊人。4 月 刚过完 3 岁生日～～