Some random musings on everything and nothing all at the same time. Just spent a few days in Beijing, first time in more than two years back in China, first time in almost a year and a half back in Beijing. What struck me immediately? More cars on the road, more people walking dogs, more apparent material wealth.

Thursday, December 20, 2012.

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One Down, One To Go. In mid-May I accepted an offer for a three-month contract at Winrock International. One of the oldest and most respected international development non-profits in Washington. Before we go any further, we continue to need your.

Wednesday, July 4, 2012. Getting ready to drive like Bei.

Tuesday, September 4, 2012. Fluffy Butt - How We Make Cloth Diapering Work. While I was pregnant, I googled the heck out of cloth diapering in an attempt to figure it all out before Birdie arrived. I think I read every single blog. I want to give back. Maybe some clueless mom-to-be will stumble across this and find it helpful, I hope so. One of my beloved Rumparooz.

Dating, mating, relating, and medicating for a 30-something woman in DC. 1 Mirroring For a while when things were at their worst, I attended group therapy sessions with a bunch of other depressed women. It was just about as awful as it sounds.