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Choose it."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I made a deal with myself a couple of months ago. I said that I would always make time for the things that I enjoy. This includes blogging, reading, and using my creativity. Today, I wish I could say I managed my time and energy well enough to balance between my work, study and recreation.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI have fallen behind once again and I am running to catch up with the mountainous workload. I've worked two weekends in a row now, that every other time I'm not working, I am just exhausted and frustrated.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo, I am going to set things straight and be honest with myself and the people around me. The work that I am getting is just way too much and I need more time. More time to recuperate, more time on weekends to be able to enjoy myself, and a strict boundary for when working hours are over, I'm no longer thinking about work OR CHECKING MY EMAILS.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI've got a presentation on Monday and I'm telling myself that I will do it on Monday. I do not want to spend another weekend worrying and stressing about work. When a deadline for Monday is dropped on you on a Friday, you have the right to question work ethics!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI want to spend my time on weekends loving the world and everything around me. If I'm going to spend days and days trapped with work, I'm not going to be very productive or a happy worker. I understand that it's difficult when your job is important and people have expectations of you. I used to sing about how I'll be able to manage the work life well as long as I keep doing the things I love but really, when you're so stressed about the huge workload, you can't even do anything else but stress about what is coming and what needs to be done.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI sympathise. This is a real struggle - Do we work hard now and hopefully be able to live it up later? Or you can choose to whistle while you work. The former didn't work for me. I'm enjoying life now, and I'm not spending another second missing out. Neither should you. Set your boundaries and respect them.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou, me and everyone needs respect boundaries. Don't push them just \"this once\". They were set at a moment where you had carefully considered them to be helpful for your wellbeing. Not even you should disrespect them. Choose to be good to yourself. It requires conscious effort.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj3RMfiCcEp_ErjQVPnCu_tAvWinmqxhlALyHWwU-kSAe1wKdof4fEf74uhOE3OBkPhRV-eQvnjYGjvSeUj57QS4pOvDSpq3HQNKrq8UhxAa1W7F86qi-Kug1LL1kyjrHCYlJrgbpnlA1Nm\/s1600\/IMG_1795.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj3RMfiCcEp_ErjQVPnCu_tAvWinmqxhlALyHWwU-kSAe1wKdof4fEf74uhOE3OBkPhRV-eQvnjYGjvSeUj57QS4pOvDSpq3HQNKrq8UhxAa1W7F86qi-Kug1LL1kyjrHCYlJrgbpnlA1Nm\/s640\/IMG_1795.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EI was being boring and a perfectionist - stressing over studying before attending a course which I would be thought basics about just because I wanted to be ahead and also worried that I knew absolutely nothing (again this was a beginner'

2s course). I'm thankful that I had someone to bring my ass back down to earth by pouring a box of these on my head.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003EBeaten \u0026amp; tired,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERachel W.\u003C\/b\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.konichiwakitty.com\/feeds\/7958648200444209834\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.konichiwakitty.com\/2017\/03\/life-always-catches-up-with-you-choose.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8591891479238553417\/posts\/default\/7958648200444209834"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8591891479238553417\/posts\/default\/7958648200444209834"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.konichiwakitty.com\/2017\/03\/life-always-catches-up-with-you-choose.html","title":"Life always catches up with you. Choose it."}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Rachel Konichiwakitty"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/12204847987239451555"},"email":{"$t":"[email protected]"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj3RMfiCcEp_ErjQVPnCu_tAvWinmqxhlALyHWwU-kSAe1wKdof4fEf74uhOE3OBkPhRV-eQvnjYGjvSeUj57QS4pOvDSpq3HQNKrq8UhxAa1W7F86qi-Kug1LL1kyjrHCYlJrgbpnlA1Nm\/s72-c\/IMG_1795.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591891479238553417.post-7175465257032825155"},"published":{"$t":"2017-02-01T14:28:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-04-24T06:19:57.447-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Everyday"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Everyday is a new day to learn about yourself"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"It has been exactly a week from the first day I went back to work.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EToday, despite not completing a full day of 9 to 5, I am absolutely wrecked. I had MATLAB classes from 1 to 5, attended group therapy from 6 to 730 and finally dinner with a friend till 10. If you didn't already know, you could be sat in a chair all day but have a 100% focus on a brain-taxing task for 2 hours, and I assure you, you will be wrecked to the floor! Today, that is me. I am total wreckage.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI haven't attended group therapy in a long while (perhaps for 6 months). At group therapies, we take turns to talk about our problems at the start of the session. This is known as \"Checking in\". It's exactly like the Facebook home page, 'What's on your mind?'\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt's funny how our day-to-day conversations have moved on from 'conversations' to 'web chats' and posting statuses addressed vaguely to anyone who is out there on your \"friends\" list. Deep down in our core, we need deeper connections. We need someone to ask us what's on our mind, so that we can communicate and more importantly, connect. When we write our thoughts as an online status, we end up doubting and questioning ourselves. More than often, when I post something online, I think who is going to be looking at it, and do people really care?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI want someone to ask me. To approach and genuinely show me that they want to know. Then on, I can comfortably be assured that the person I telling my story to isn't judging me silently from afar and I'm not exposing myself to the world. I am simply building a connection and a level of trust with this person. These are crucial human needs that separates us from every other living being.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJust like every person posting about Trump at this time of the year, my patience has thinned out to repetitive issues that pop up during group therapy. Group therapy can feel repetitive after you've attended a certain amount of therapy sessions with a group of 6 or more people (whom the people in the group often switch). It is helpful because it brings us to realise that we're all basically the same, but it is repetitive because we are all essentially the same.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe have the same relationship problems, self

2-esteem issues, confusion between where you are now and where you want to be. We undergo the same problems even at different ages. We all fear something. And the best way to learn is to help each other through methods that have worked. The answer to every problem is a formula. It is theoretical and it is almost always structured the same way. The most difficult part in applying a practical approach is that our emotional portion gets the better of us.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEveryone thinks they know better. The truth is, ideally we should learn from the mistakes of others. Now, the quote 'learning from others' must've stemmed from somewhere because people make the same mistakes! This is why we've all come down to this very point again - it is important to talk to one another about our problems.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGroup therapy is basically a community of people having gathered together because some person with a medical\/psychological degree realised - we all now severely need an excuse to gather and meet and have a reason to talk about ourselves.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo, let us gather and talk because we're the only beings with emotional intelligence.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg4a03CYweLc4tRiDWH1JIFkn2vnoETJk8qDU5RzsV3U6VR81V0pN5gpehQ3y8Bn9PeWf2ngxoicnFO-twqp_GmKnDcloHNts2cqS3vcz5rYb7q8lpI0QGVQt3DqAA0s5Mtqpzwi1zenmOx\/s1600\/tumblr_m4v4qesalG1r489yro1_1280.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg4a03CYweLc4tRiDWH1JIFkn2vnoETJk8qDU5RzsV3U6VR81V0pN5gpehQ3y8Bn9PeWf2ngxoicnFO-twqp_GmKnDcloHNts2cqS3vcz5rYb7q8lpI0QGVQt3DqAA0s5Mtqpzwi1zenmOx\/s1600\/tumblr_m4v4qesalG1r489yro1_1280.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EOur brains can do wonders if we allow it. Anxiety and depression limits the potential of our brain narrowing our thoughts. We just need to give our brain a much needed break and be very kind with it. It's adapting and doing the best it can with what it has right now.\u003Cbr \/\u003E(Image source:\u0026nbsp;http:\/\/everybodyhasabrain.tumblr.com\/)\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGenuinely,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERachel W.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EP.S. I'd love to hear if anyone reading this has felt the same way or feel they can relate to what I talk about. Just leave me a comment if you'd like to just say hi or add to the discussion. Let's keep this going!"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.konichiwakitty.com\/feeds\/7175465257032825155\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.konichiwakitty.com\/2017\/02\/everyday-is-new-day-to-learn-about.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8591891479238553417\/posts\/default\/7175465257032825155"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8591891479238553417\/posts\/default\/7175465257032825155"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.konichiwakitty.com\/2017\/02\/everyday-is-new-day-to-learn-about.html","title":"Everyday is a new day to learn about yourself"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Rachel Konichiwakitty"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/12204847987239451555"},"email":{"$t":"[email protected]"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg4a03CYweLc4tRiDWH1JIFkn2vnoETJk8qDU5RzsV3U6VR81V0pN5gpehQ3y8Bn9PeWf2ngxoicnFO-twqp_GmKnDcloHNts2cqS3vcz5rYb7q8lpI0QGVQt3DqAA0s5Mtqpzwi1zenmOx\/s72-c\/tumblr_m4v4qesalG1r489yro1_1280.jpg","height":"72","

2width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591891479238553417.post-431340430454631107"},"published":{"$t":"2017-01-17T01:29:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-04-24T06:19:57.748-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Everyday"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Reality calls"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"This week marks the last week away from my office desk. Next week, I am back to work after a long gap year. I am glad to say I took a break because the past year has been crucial in finding myself and allowing love.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen I first started my break, I felt so lost without any aim and purpose in life. My work and studies had consumed me. My pie chart of life consisted of 99% work. Recreation? That word hadn't exist in my vocabulary for as long as I can remember.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt's weird that it used to be so easy to just pick up something that I liked to do. Hobbies like writing, colouring, reading, drawing, painting, knitting, you get it.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBack in February of 2016, I was given the option to have a break from work. All I could worry about while on break was \u003Ci\u003Ework\u003C\/i\u003E. It's sad because whenever I had time off work I felt I should probably use the time to prepare me for \u003Ci\u003Efuture\u003C\/i\u003E work. In other words, if I didn't use my time productively, I would worry about being lazy.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe truth is, I've forgotten what it was like to take a break. This might sound bizarre but it made me wonder what exactly is the difference between being lazy and resting.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI didn't have to use every waking our reading on work material, but I felt that I've come all this way to get this scholarship, and I've sacrificed time with my family to be here, that the only option I had was to ensure every second was maximised.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI met someone who had the exact same perspective on work while I was in the hospital. He is 30 years older than I am, and he had spent so much time focused on his career that he neglected his family and more importantly, himself. He was exhausted and felt that he had given everything to be able to support his family financially, that he couldn't give anything else more.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhat about LOVE? What about TIME?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen we keep telling ourselves that we need to stretch our limits in order to satisfy people, this is where we've broken the system.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn order to care for others, one must care for themselves first. The best analogy for this is oxygen. Just like when the oxygen mask falls when the pressure drops in a plane. One must attend to themselves first before attending to others. Remember, \u003Cb\u003EOXYGEN\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe more you stretch yourself, the more you're suffocating. The people around you will be affected and you will further isolate yourself for afraid of being a burden to others.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPlease, take care of yourself first. Your life depends on it.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com\/originals\/7c\/94\/13\/7c9413a30c39bc767e2ac66ccab097ae.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com\/originals\/7c\/94\/13\/7c9413a30c39bc767e2ac66ccab097ae.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThis photo was taken by the Regent's Canal. I thought this piece to be unique as it seems as though life is coming up from the growing plant.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI am here genuinely,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERachel W.\u003C\/b\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.konichiwakitty.com\/feeds\/431340430454631107\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.konichiwakitty.com\/2017\/01\/reality-calls.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8591891479238553417\/posts\/default\/431340430454631107"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8591891479238553417\/posts\/default\/431340430454631107"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.konichiwakitty.com\/2017\/01\/reality-calls.html","title":"Reality calls"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Rachel Konichiwakitty"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/12204847987239451555"},"email":{"$t":"[email protected]"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591891479238553417.post-6962120185851127276"},"published":{"$t":"2017-01-10T00:24:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-04-24T06:19:58.334-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Everyday"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Invitations only"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Let the festivities begin!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EToday's the day I officially turn 25. I always thought of it to be strange that when the new year comes around, it literally means I get an entire year older. Also, having a birthday during this time of the year isn't so fun because the best parties are all in December when everyone's just so ready to be done with the year.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDecember is the best time to go all out! All the savings 

2you've collected over the year, means you can now do a little extra spending. It's the time of the year when you show that you're successful and independent by rewarding your friends and family with Christmas gifts.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJanuary is the best time of the year to start saving and to start being a little more sober and serious. It's the 'Monday' of the months. The weekend is over - it's back to work and back to school.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERestarting my PhD is daunting especially since I've started a side craft business while I was on break. I started my business with the idea that it would hopefully motivated me to maintain a creative side. With this etsy shop, I have every reason to work on creating beautiful hair pieces and actually have physical finished products - which I must say is very fulfilling!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESince I starting learning about stem cells during my undergraduate study, I had become rather obsessed to the point where I (sadly) felt I didn't need any social activities including proper sleep and recreation. I really loved what I was doing and the more time I spent on learning about stem cells, the more I felt committed to it as I've already spent all this time working on it. It was as though everything I've worked for in my life rested upon this career path.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhich honestly is an emotional trap. It isn't true that having a social life will kill my career, nor getting the rest I need to be able to work properly. I was a machine and I admired that aspect of myself. Until I burnt out, left exhausted physically and mentally. Forced to give in, that I realised I was being foolish.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI do hope though I would continue to have this burning passion to improve lives through stem cell research but this time with more focus on myself and my needs. I mean, wouldn't it be a waste of my knowledge if I didn't take care of myself? Would be a loss to the world. ;)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENot overrated,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERachel W.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgOU2emo9R6xHbvUikU3l9cEVNIkTOpnzjsvez2gEwtTBhtE6spEOx99cejgh8YJTceJf-sJAztwGOfg-IhyphenhyphenGqtviKfTrkRDrt-EPPbjsaqyRHl1OhkdmxgC29ORik1McsGWs1K0FOqPlWd\/s1600\/IMG_1054.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"496\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgOU2emo9R6xHbvUikU3l9cEVNIkTOpnzjsvez2gEwtTBhtE6spEOx99cejgh8YJTceJf-sJAztwGOfg-IhyphenhyphenGqtviKfTrkRDrt-EPPbjsaqyRHl1OhkdmxgC29ORik1McsGWs1K0FOqPlWd\/s640\/IMG_1054.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.konichiwakitty.com\/feeds\/6962120185851127276\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.konichiwakitty.com\/2017\/01\/invitations-only.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8591891479238553417\/posts\/default\/6962120185851127276"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8591891479238553417\/posts\/default\/6962120185851127276"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.konichiwakitty.com\/2017\/01\/invitations-only.html","title":"Invitations only"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Rachel Konichiwakitty"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/12204847987239451555"},"email":{"$t":"[email protected]"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgOU2emo9R6xHbvUikU3l9cEVNIkTOpnzjsvez2gEwtTBhtE6spEOx99cejgh8YJTceJf-sJAztwGOfg-IhyphenhyphenGqtviKfTrkRDrt

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