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Blogging Insights 3.0 #2 – How do you write?

Published on January 25, 2023January 24, 2023 by Yinglan11 Comments

This week’s Blogging Insights asks the question:

Blogging Insights 3.0 #1 – Breaking the Mold

Published on January 18, 2023January 17, 2023 by Yinglan6 Comments

It’s been a while since I’ve participated in Blogging Insights but this week’s prompt piqued my interest, so I’m giving it a go.

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Blogging Insights #28 – Blogging Purpose

Published on February 2, 2022January 31, 2022 by Yinglan1 Comment

This week on Blogging Insights, Tanya from Salted Caramel provided the following quote by Ron Dawson:

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Truthful Tuesday 01-11-2022 on a Wednesday

Published on January 12, 2022January 11, 2022 by YinglanLeave a comment

This week, Frank from Thoughts and Theories is back from his blogging vacation with a brand new edition of Truthful Tuesday where he asks:

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Blogging Insights #25 #Bloganuary – Carpe Diem

Published on January 11, 2022January 11, 2022 by Yinglan12 Comments

I am going to pair this week’s Blogging Insights with the Day 11 prompt for Bloganuary. Kill 2 birds with 1 stone.

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Blogging Insights – New Format #24

Published on January 4, 2022January 3, 2022 by Yinglan3 Comments

On this week’s Blogging Insights – New Format #24, the following quote is given:

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Blogging Insights – New Format #23

Published on December 28, 2021December 27, 2021 by Yinglan5 Comments

On this week’s Blogging Insights – New Format #23, the following quote is given:

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Blogging Insights – New Format #22

Published on December 21, 2021December 20, 2021 by Yinglan5 Comments

On this week’s Blogging Insights – New Format #22, the following quote is given:

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Blogging Insights – New Format #15 – The Metaphorical Faucet

Published on November 2, 2021November 1, 2021 by Yinglan1 Comment

On this week’s Blogging Insights – New Format #15, the following quote is given:

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Friday Thoughts

Published on October 8, 2021October 7, 2021 by Yinglan4 Comments

What do you know? I made it to another weekend.

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Blogging Insights – New Format #12

Published on October 7, 2021October 6, 2021 by Yinglan1 Comment

On this week’s Blogging Insights – New Format #12, the following quote is given:

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Blogging Insights – New Format #11

Published on September 28, 2021September 27, 2021 by Yinglan4 Comments

On this week’s Blogging Insights – New Format #11, the following quote is given:

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Friday Thoughts

Published on September 24, 2021September 22, 2021 by Yinglan32 Comments

I cannot believe this is happening. I am officially kissing my 20’s goodbye today and can officially call myself a 30-something. The last decade has been a ride – I spent half a decade in school and most of it (9 years) working – but no matter how bad it was, I feel my life it’s just now getting bright.

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Blogging Insights – New Format #9

Published on September 15, 2021September 14, 2021 by YinglanLeave a comment

On this week’s Blogging Insights – New Format #9, the following quote is given:

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Going Back… #SundayStills

Published on September 13, 2021September 12, 2021 by Yinglan7 Comments

Going back to my hometown in China after 12 years from previous trip

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5 Things Tuesday – 5 Ways to Enjoy Apples

Published on September 1, 2021August 31, 2021 by Yinglan8 Comments

Haven’t do one of these in a while, this week, it is 5 ways to enjoy apples. Here are my top 5:

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Truthful Tuesday 08-31-2021

Published on August 31, 2021 by Yinglan3 Comments

I’m on time this week, for once. This week on Truthful Tuesday, hosted by Thoughts and Theories, asks:

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Blogging Insights – New Format #6

Published on August 25, 2021August 25, 2021 by YinglanLeave a comment

On this week’s Blogging Insights – New Format #6, the following quote is given:

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Truthful Tuesday on a Wednesday

Published on August 25, 2021August 24, 2021 by Yinglan11 Comments

I’m a day late for Truthful Tuesday this week but better late than never, right? This week on Truthful Tuesday, hosted by Thoughts and Theories, asks:

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #162: It’s All About the Light

Published on August 22, 2021August 21, 2021 by Yinglan23 Comments

This week, on Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #162, Tina assigns the excellent topic of “It’s All about the Light“.

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Blogging Insights – New Format #5

Published on August 16, 2021August 16, 2021 by Yinglan1 Comment

On this week’s Blogging Insights – New Format #5, the following quote is given:

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #161: Feet and Shoes

Published on August 15, 2021August 14, 2021 by Yinglan10 Comments

This week, on Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #161, Ann-Christine assigned, in my opinion, a rather strange topic – Feet and Shoes.

Immediately, this picture sprang to mind. I shot this during my last visit to China in 2018 when I visited the museum in my hometown. It was quite an interesting tour as I got to see the transition from eastern culture to western culture. Though they look real, these are actually plastic figures to illustrate the point of opening the first shopping mall in China.

Is it weird I still have these boots? Even after 5 years? I should’ve thrown them away long ago – they are so incredibly heavy that each step I take feels like I’m dragging bricks. It’s so hard to find winter shoes that fit these days.