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My name is Jingjing. I am a Chinese girl in love with Chinese traditional culture. 10 years of living abroad makes me even more proud of the uniqueness of my culture and my root. I have always wanted to do something dedicating to my roots, but for a while I did not find a way. Back in the midst of the pandemic in 2020, I lost my job and had been living on my saving while stuck in the US. And like the Chinese word "危机" goes, whenever there is a crisis, there is an opportunity. I accidentally met a friend...

No one seem to talk about much about what happens after Etsy suspended your shop. This is what I am going to share. I had a qipao shop operating on Etsy for 3 years and one day I woke up, realizing it has been suspended without any notification. I immediately sent out an appeal. After about 2 weeks of waiting, Etsy sent out a template message and saying that they will not reinstate my account and they will not reveal the reason as to why as well. By that time, I had about 500 USD in my Etsy payments that...

Recently I have been so busy, about a year ago, I bought an old apartment that needed to be renovated completely. Almost Everyday in Dec, I was working on my flat, buying furniture, assembling furniture, fixing things, and trying to move a little bit of things from the rented flat I was staying. I also spent tremendous time cleaning the flat. This apartment also exhausted all my saving and I feel like I am back to zero again after 3 years. But finally at age 34, I am an apartment owner.  At the same time, another thing happened to me...