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| As most of you know, I'm a very plain person. I'm too lazy to spend time putting up makeups or thinking about what to wear. I always told myself that I would start to pay attention to this aspect when I start looking for a job. Now I have a job, but I'm still the plain me. It is not a problem to be plain, but now I learned that how we look does not only change the way how we present ourselves in public, but it also has an impact on how we feel about ourselves.
I learned this through an experiment recently. I really admire a few of my girlfriends who faithfully put up makeups almost everyday and dress their best. They look gorgeous. One of them actually did pretty bad jobs on makeups in the earlier years at Calvin. But after a couple years' practice, now she definitely looks like a makeup pro. Anyway, I was wondering why other girls have time and energy for makeups and dresses and I don't. So I decided to give it a try. And I did. I carefully matched my clothing, tried my best to do the makeups (no experience), and wore sharp high heels--which I almost never did. Wow, I did look much more professional after this careful "make-over".
Later at work a few of my co-workers had quite brightened eyes when they saw me. The rest of the day went extremely well. I was so comfortable and confident of how I looked so that I was able to present myself more openly. My confidence in my look brought confidence in my communication with people. It made a positive impact on my work.
So that's why some people like to look good all the time--it boosts self-confidence. I still won't spend much time doing makeups, but I guess it's necessary every once a while.
The second half of the semester is crazily busy. Starting this weekend, homework and papers are my primary focus. April will be like a battle for me. After that, it's liberation time .
I won't come here that often from now on. Visit me on facebook and check out my newest pictures.
Bye xanga!
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| It's being a while since I wrote here last time. Lots of things have happened since then. The biggest news was that I was officially offered a full-time position at this company--so no more job searching for me. I just need to finish my last semester and start a new page of my life
Also, they already provided me a laptop. Isn't that great!
Besides this, the Chinese New Year performance was incredible this year. They did such a great job organizing the party and present the performance. It was touching for me and other Chinese to see what a rich culture our country has.
Furthermore, Justin and I are planning a vacation over my spring break. We've decided to go to the Smoky Mountains. We'll spend two nights in a hotel and three nights in a cabin. Rooms are all booked. It's going to be great! I'm so looking forward to embracing the nature 
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| I actually enjoyed the blizzard one week ago; however, now it's getting old. I wish it could stop snowing.
Chinese spring festival is around the corner. Our Chinese visitors all flew back to China for this special vacation. So Justin and I are finally free at night. We love spending time in our own house either watching a few episodes of "Friends" or running half an hour on our new Tredmill. We enjoy this ordinary family life.
I'm thinking about doing a service-learning trip over spring break. But I'm still considering the pros and cons of doing so. I guess I will think about it for a while.
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| The weather is crazy this weekend. I think this is the worst blizzard that I have experienced since I came to Michigan. However, we still went outside all afternoon with our Chinese visitors. They are leaving tomorrow--if the weather permits. We drove them to different parts of GR to let them get a feeling of this city. The roads were bad. Sometimes you could hardly see anything in front of the car. Due to this severe condition, there were very few cars on the roads--which made the driving not too bad. It was cold, but it was also extremely beautiful. We all took many pictures. Finally we ended in downtown and had dinner at San Chez. It was a cool dining place.
My classes this semester all look great. I especially enjoy my psychology capstone course. Lots of interesting topics are coming forth. It's going to be a great final semester at Calvin.
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| I suddenly become very worried about getting fat. It had never been my concern at all before, but it is now time to pay a little attention to this topic. There are two reasons that cause me to think about this "I'm getting fat" thing. First, we have been eating out too much recently due to the visitors coming to town. Before, I was just every once a while helping out my husband to go out to eat with him and their Chinese visitors. But now I'm part of the company and I'm asked to get to know them, so I go out with them more often. We haven't cooked at home for quite a while and all the restaurants' food makes me feel fat. Second, we seriously lack exercise. Everyday we drive to work and school and then sit down almost all day. How can you not feel fat? Justin and I are considering buying a running machine. We don't want to become fat!!
One of my most recent happiest experience was having mocca at our neigborhood coffee house. We hadn't been to that cafe before because we didn't want to spend money there since we have our own coffee and latte maker at home. However, that night when we had a long walk and was passing by it, I suggested to check it out. I'm glad we did. It is so cozy inside and the atmosphere there is great. We absolutely enjoyed the special feeling it creates. Neigborhood coffee house is just different from those chain coffee houses--the former does not only provide you with tasty coffee, but also creates a sense of community and belongings in your heart. We love that little cozy place and would love to return there with friends sometimes--especially on Friday nights because they have happy hours there on that night 
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