I like reading your articles, you are an intelligent lady. Recent articles you wrote demonstrated that you might have a depression. If the feeling of blue is temporary it is ok . If the symptoms last long time, or come and go. You better seek a medical attention. You may know the etiology of depression is complex, stressful life, genetic factor....Hope you are fine after the winter blue....
In my imagination, you are just like one of my friends, who is beautiful, independent, has a daugher and a son, whose husband comes from Shanghai too. She and her husband are very friendly and they usually organize several parties every year and invite more then 40 families to their house. Both of them are very outgoing and full of love to life and people.