All of a sudden, it got cold this morning! It feels like fall has finally come. I've been wearing half-sleeve shirts until nearly end of October, which is quite unusual.

I've started a new habit, which is getting up two-hour-earlier than usual. I'm not an early bird (I'm a quite night owl), so it's hard for me, but I need to do it. My grandson comes to my house earlier after daycare because he can no longer play outside. It gets dark much earlier than it does in spring and summer. When he comes, he wants to play with me, so I need to keep my painting time in the morning. It's been working very well so far, and I can't still say that I'm enjoying my early morning, but I'm grateful that I can still keep painting.

This reminds me of my daughter's childhood. I raised her at home, and my husband had been busy all the time for his job. To keep my painting time, I used to get up at 4 am. I'm still doing the same thing even though I've become a grandma. Life is very interesting!

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