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- Shares Arrival
- I am safe and in the US and brokenhearted. I know I should not stay with a man who hits me. And I know that he won't change. I know. I know. I know this is what I have to do. But I miss him so much. I miss him.
- Shares Lesson or loss
- One of the things people say to me lately as a way of comforting me is that I have gained self-knowledge. Theytell me this because they see that I am upset about everything that I have lost.I married a man I loved, and planned to spend the rest of my life with him, hav ...
- Shares A study on gratitude
- I've been reading some psychology blogs lately, and today I came across an interesting study reported on one of the sites. Here is the link. The study regularly surveyed three groups of people over a period of time, who answered questions about their health and happiness. The fi ...
- Shares Errands in my final days
- Lately I have been running around Beijing trying to make sure my cat is able to come with me when I leave for the US next week. China certainly does not make it easy to leave the country with a pet. I have had to go in person to all sorts of far away offices to fill out forms and reserv ...
- Shares A book I've been reading: Gormenghast
- When I was little, I saw the last twenty minutes of a movie on television once. The channel never announced what movie had just played, so I never figured out what movie it had been, and thus couldn't even try to track it down and watch the whole thing. For some reason though, the ...
- Shares Dancers
- Last night I was walking around outside pretty late, kind of lost, and I heard music playing. I followed it and saw one of my favorite sights: old people dancing in a public square!!! This just doesn't happen where I come from, and really it is one of my favorite things about China. I rememb ...
- Shares Love for my kitten
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I love my kitten so much! She is the absolute best part of life. These last two days, she has spent the whole day on my lap, sleeping or purring or cleaning herself. I have spent these two days working from home, and we don't have heating yet, so I would have been very cold witho ...
- Shares A terrible thing
- This blog post is about my personal life, so if that makes you uncomfortable, you don't have to read it. I am not used to talking about personal problems on the internet, but who knows, maybe it might help me. I have tried everything else, and nothing works. So here goes. ...
- Shares Don't want to leave!
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I have three more days to spend in the US with my grandmother, and then I have to leave. I really don't want to go back home to Beijing. I can't stand to even think about it. I want to stay here with my grandmother who loves me, and be calm and happy. Please let these three d ...
- Shares Tears at a wedding
- The mascara I wore two days ago to my brother's wedding, I bought more than a year ago, right before my own wedding. When I went to the store, the saleslady asked what I wanted the mascara for. I told her I was getting married and wanted the mascara for my wedding. She smiled ...
