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#AtoZChallenge 2021 – I Often Over-Analyze

Published on April 17, 2021April 8, 2021 by Yinglan2 Comments

Life is but a never-ending chess match. One wrong move and you might lose.

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#AtoZChallenge 2021 – I have Nyctophobia

Published on April 16, 2021April 8, 2021 by Yinglan1 Comment

I have Nyctophobia. It’s another word for an irrational fear of night or darkness. My brain and heart are fighting each other on this. My brain says this is an irrational fear but brain, can you please tell that to my heart when it’s thudding like a high-rhythmic beating drum when I’m in the dark?

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Friday Fictioneers: The World Beneath

Published on April 15, 2021April 15, 2021 by Yinglan23 Comments

I watch as the water drains from the pipe above into the well below. It must be still raining up above, I think. Most of the city must be underwater by now.

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#AtoZChallenge 2021 – I am Messy

Published on April 15, 2021March 9, 2021 by Yinglan1 Comment

“I have never met anyone messier than you. I don’t know how you can live like this,” my mom would often say.

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#AtoZChallenge 2021 – I am Lack of…

Published on April 14, 2021April 13, 2021 by Yinglan5 Comments

I know I wrote about how I was capable of so many things but really, I’m someone who’s called “Jack of all trades and master of none.”

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Share Your World – Week of April 12, 2021

Published on April 13, 2021April 12, 2021 by Yinglan1 Comment

There are some weird questions on this week’s Share Your World, just a word of caution…

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#AtoZChallenge 2021 – I am Klutzy

Published on April 13, 2021April 13, 2021 by Yinglan3 Comments

I am pretty klutzy, period. My mom used to singsong “clumsy, clumsy girl” whenever I fell down as a little girl. I think I fell because my mind was somewhere else, at least that’s why I fell and scraped my knees the last time, which was about a year ago.

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#AtoZChallenge 2021 – I am Jovial

Published on April 12, 2021April 11, 2021 by Yinglan6 Comments

I consider myself to be a jovial person. It doesn’t take much to make me laugh, even if I feeling angry at the moment. I sometimes dislike this ability – to go from anger to laughter like a flip of a coin.

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Lens-Artists Challenge #143: Colorful April

Published on April 11, 2021April 10, 2021 by Yinglan14 Comments

This week for the Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, we are challenged to share some colorful photos to represent the spring-like April.

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#WeekendCoffeeShare: Just a Little Warmer…

Published on April 10, 2021April 10, 2021 by Yinglan8 Comments

Good morning or afternoon and welcome! Come in and join me for a cup of coffee and a chat. I’ll settle for a cup of peppermint tea since we are having this chat a little later than my usual time.

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#AtoZChallenge 2021 – I am Impatient

Published on April 10, 2021April 8, 2021 by Yinglan3 Comments

I have often been told by my mom I am a patient person. “I don’t think I have the patience like yours to complete a 2000-piece jigsaw puzzle.” She’d say. So that’s what I’ve always thought – I am a patient person.

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#AtoZChallenge 2021 – I am Hopeful

Published on April 9, 2021April 8, 2021 by Yinglan2 Comments

I don’t recall when I developed this ridiculously hopeful attitude toward life – that everything will get better eventually, that something is better than nothing, glass is half-full kind of person.

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#AtoZChallenge 2021 – I am working on being Generous

Published on April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 by Yinglan1 Comment

“Don’t be so selfish,” my mom would chide whenever I refuse to help or whenever I refuse to share food with somebody. I hated being called that because I feel like that’s all I’ve been doing my whole life – sharing and never getting enough for myself.

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Friday Fictioneers: Trouble Abroad

Published on April 8, 2021April 7, 2021 by Yinglan22 Comments

I should’ve known, Savannah thought as she sat in the cold metal chair of a police interrogation room. She’s thirteen but appears mature for her age.

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CFFC: Size Comparison

Published on April 7, 2021April 6, 2021 by Yinglan2 Comments

This world makes me feel small sometimes especially when I’m in a wide-open landscape.

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#AtoZChallenge 2021 – I Have Feelings, Too

Published on April 7, 2021March 31, 2021 by Yinglan3 Comments

When I was in middle school or high school, my mom would often point out teasingly that I have a low EQ (emotions quotient), sort of like low IQ except with emotions.

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Share Your World – Week of April 5, 2021

Published on April 6, 2021April 6, 2021 by Yinglan4 Comments

Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels.com

Do you think psychic abilities exist?

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#AtoZChallenge 2021 – I am Easygoing

Published on April 6, 2021April 3, 2021 by Yinglan1 Comment

I consider myself to be an easygoing person but of course, because of my doubtfulness, I am not certain I’m viewed as this person in some people’s eyes. In the past, I’ve had people give me conflicted ideas – people tell me I’m mean, people tell me I’m too nice and need to be meaner – you can see why I’d be confused.

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Blogging Insights – Planning or Pantzing

Published on April 5, 2021April 5, 2021 by Yinglan5 Comments

This week on Blogging insights – hosted by Tanya at Salted Caramel – asks:

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#AtoZChallenge 2021 – I Often Have Doubts

Published on April 5, 2021March 25, 2021 by Yinglan1 Comment

I believe having doubts is a part of being human but as I grow older, I would often find my doubts be the driving factor of my day-to-day anxiety and hesitation.

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