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#WeekendCoffeeShare: Strange Week

Published on February 22, 2020February 21, 2020 by Yinglan14 Comments

Good morning, thank you for joining me. Won’t you come in from the cold and join me for a cup of steamy hot coffee with some whipped cream on top? Continue reading “#WeekendCoffeeShare: Strange Week” →

#WeekendCoffeeShare: Keep Calm, I’m just Exhausted!

Published on February 16, 2020February 15, 2020 by Yinglan9 Comments

Good morning, care to join me for a cup of fine Italian Roast? Or do you prefer instant coffee because I have that too. Continue reading “#WeekendCoffeeShare: Keep Calm, I’m just Exhausted!” →

Friday Fictioneers: Chaotic World

Published on January 29, 2020January 29, 2020 by Yinglan21 Comments

Sitting on this park bench, I am supposed to feel cold but somehow, I feel nothing except exhaustion and resignation. Continue reading “Friday Fictioneers: Chaotic World” →

Share Your World – Week of January 20, 2020

Published on January 22, 2020January 21, 2020 by Yinglan8 Comments

Where do you get your news?

Google, either that or from a friend on Facebook. Google news is taiilored to the type of news I want to read so I’m only getting news in the areas I want to read, i.e. finance, entertainment, no politics mumbo jumbo.

When was the coldest you’ve ever been? The warmest?

By coldest, do you mean temperature as in what is the coldest place I’ve ever been? Because the coldest place I’ve ever been would be where I live now which is the frozen tundra of northern Utah. It’s been pretty chilly since September and these days, the temperature hardly moves above 32-degrees-Fahrenheit or 0-degrees-Celsius and when it does, I’d be sweating like crazy.

On the other hand, the warmest place I’ve ever been is Las Vegas and vicinity. That heat was so unbearable when I visited last summer. I felt like I somehow got put into a giant oven with a temperature setting of “bake until charred.”

What ‘old person’ thing do you do?

I like to talk on the phone instead of text or tweet or snapchat because by the time I type all I need to say on my phone, I would’ve already spoken it and received a reply. I am very impatient when it comes to waiting for a reply.

Do you eat food that’s past its expiration date if it still smells and looks fine?

I have admit, yes, I do do that. In fact, I did that last week when I used a bottle of rice vinegar that was expired in 2017 to make some salad dressing. I don’t think vinegar goes bad and that rice vinegar didn’t taste funky to me.

Share Your World Challenge

#WeekendCoffeeShare: Curious (About Cheese)

Published on January 19, 2020January 18, 2020 by Yinglan25 Comments

Good morning, let’s drink some coffee and have some breakfast, shall we? Continue reading “#WeekendCoffeeShare: Curious (About Cheese)” →

#WeekendCoffeeShare: Sunset, Moonrise, Life Goes On, Etc.

Published on January 12, 2020January 11, 2020 by Yinglan13 Comments

Good morning, let’s drink some coffee and have some breakfast, shall we? Continue reading “#WeekendCoffeeShare: Sunset, Moonrise, Life Goes On, Etc.” →

#WeekendCoffeeShare: Where I’ve been…

Published on January 4, 2020September 8, 2021 by Yinglan28 Comments

Good morning, it’s been a long while since I’ve done this. Continue reading “#WeekendCoffeeShare: Where I’ve been…” →

The Meaning of Christmas

Published on December 25, 2019December 24, 2019 by Yinglan17 Comments

I spent this Christmas Eve sitting in my car in a near-empty mall parking lot, calling the only person that would understand my situation while listening to the rain peter-patter on the roof of my car. Continue reading “The Meaning of Christmas” →

Cool People and High School Reunions

Published on September 1, 2019 by Yinglan16 Comments

It seems like only cool people attend high school reunions, but that’s just my opinion. Continue reading “Cool People and High School Reunions” →

#AtoZChallenge 2019 Reflection and Break

Published on May 8, 2019May 7, 2019 by Yinglan8 Comments

Another April gone, another A to Z Challenge done.

Overall, I am happy with my theme chosen for this year’s challenge – Wordless Photo. One photo every day for each letter of the alphabet. I chose this theme to fit my busy schedule and I thought I was wise to do so. Ever since my co-worker quit on April first, I have been taking on double-duty at work while my co-worker, who previously performed the other half of my duties, shifted to do my former co-worker’s duties.

And it’s not just work. When I’m at home, every time I attempt to relax, someone was and is calling me to help them. It’s been so incredibly overwhelming at times that I just wanted scream and yell, “Why can’t you people understand I have anxiety issues?!”

With that said, I no longer could find the time to keep up with blogging and I don’t mean the part about creating blog posts. It’s the reading part I was having trouble keeping up. The creating posts part was easy, I already had all except for a few of the letters figure out by the time the challenge started and the photos I wanted to use. Then, all I had to do was plug in the pictures.

You can check out every A to Z Challenge posts ever posted on this blog by clicking on this link.

With the hectic schedule at work and the chaotic life at home, I decided to pause blogging for a while, to take a break. The break will not be indefinite and it does not mean I am stepping away from blogging. I will still check in once in a while to read a few posts, and write a post or two but no more daily posting.

After 6 years of writing posts and participating in challenges. I think it’s time to slow down and perhaps get back to what I originally set out to do when I started this blog – write stories to satisfy my wild imagination but now, with a few photos added.

I hope you will stick around because I have a lot more stories to tell.