I’ve found that the most effective antidote to jetlag is pretending it doesn’t exist. Even though I had just arrived in Beijing Friday evening, I had a pretty jam-packed Saturday thanks to my buddy Chris. He has generously let me take over the spare room in his apartment for a few weeks until I get…
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I’ve needed a few little distractions here and there to keep me from getting totally overwhelmed with packing. Today has been almost entirely spent putting things in piles and then dividing those piles into smaller piles and fitting the piles into ziplock bags. I am admittedly slightly compulsive when it comes to things like this.…
Read MoreI’m back on my way to gone
Well hello there my patient and loyal readers. I’ve been slightly remiss in getting in touch over the past few months and I apologize profusely. If this were the real world I would bake you something to make up for it, but since it’s the weberverse you’ll just have to imagine eating your favorite cookie…
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Happy Spending Days
Let’s just get this out of the way, right off the bat: I don’t celebrate Christmas. When I lived in China this was inconceivable to people because they thought of Christmas as the quintessential American holiday. This was particularly evident in this classroom display my students prepared when I worked as a teacher. I probably…
Read MoreWaking the dead
As a lifetime insomniac (a fact I’m sure I’ve mentioned here on more than one occasion) I’ve tried just about everything to coax myself to sleep. When I was a teenager, what seemed to soothe my mind was memorizing poetry. Reading aloud, the repetition of lines was my version of counting sheep. Now that I…
Read MoreOf mice and men
I had a wonderful plan worked out to keep me writing on this wonderful blog. I also made a promise to myself that I would only use this space to talk about uplifting things (with exception for the occasional amusing rant) because I don’t want to unleash my negative thoughts on you. Over the past…
Read MorePolyvore
I was browsing around on the L’oreal website trying to get makeup ideas for a wedding I’m attending on Sunday. On their main page was an ad for a contest through Polyvore, a site where you can assemble collections of items you love and share them with others. It only took about two minutes of…
Read MoreAn Autumn Affirmation
Admiring the light on the trees in the early evening a passing breeze caressed my cheek. As I looked up to face the cool embrace one yellow leaf rode the wind to fall at my fingers along the splintered wooden rail. In that brief moment I felt connected to everything. I felt an energy radiating…
Read MoreLazy Sunday Muffins
Don’t panic, I’m still alive! This past month I’ve been busy preparing for and then enjoying my sister’s wedding, with very little time for extra-curricular activities (like blogging). Now that my time is mine again, I’ve resolved to post at least once a week. I need to flex my creative muscles if I’m ever going…
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Positively Natalie 