friday, 13 june 2025
even though i wear makeup almost daily i'm not really a big makeup girl. i feel like it's something i *have* to do, not something i enjoy and sometimes i resent having to spend money on it. sure enough no one is forcing me to wear makeup but i feel self conscious about my big dark circles and melasma; i look ill without concealer. i try to buy cute stuff that i will at least enjoy having and looking at.
the latest purchase was this blush by too faced, the colour is so flattering on my skin tone and the package is adorable. very valentine's day coded:
even the box is pretty:
sunday, 08 june 2025
it has finally rained a little, the garden feels less parched and I was able to do some raking and heavy pruning to tidy things up. then i took Cutie from the doll wardrobe for some photos:
this little one has been with me since my last trip to japan several years ago (hope to visit again next year). i have a weakness for retro vinyl dolls.
thursday, 27 may 2025
and it's still may! people are mad about it but i'm living for it. i've always loved months that felt neverending, but especially as you get older you find a new appreciation for time slowing down.
yesterday my friend had her london anniversary: 17 years of living in this city. we all went for a pub lunch then cake at hummingbird bakery and cocktails.
today i wanted to rake the garden, prune some shrubs, go buy some paint to start on my bedroom and do a little cleaning (maybe journaling if i could find the time) but the only things I could think about was eating carbs and taking naps. my lack of energy is starting to worry me, but this time i think i might just be coming down with a cold. damn.
tuesday, 20 may 2025
long time no seen! very busy, often with the wrong things, and letting my hobbies fall by the wayside. tumblr deleted my entire blog (20 years of personal posts) but restored it a few days later after I emailed support. they claim my site had been flagged by their "anti spam" system. how come? anyway, i'm glad it's back but i'm looking for alternatives to host my blog. it would be a mahoossive task to migrate it manually, so i'm not sure what to do?
took my pop mart crybaby (called feya) for a date at feya café; it had to be done:
probably my last time in this place; been twice, everything is overpriced and nothing apart from the coffee tastes good or fresh. that "cronut" made me miss dominique ansel bakery badly.
also walked past pop mart and the queue was literally going around the block; it's becoming ridiculous. i kinda wanted the new labubu release but there's no way in hell i'm going to queue in the sun for that. waiting until the hype dies down a little so i can get the exact one i want from vinted.
now if you happen to be in a hurry to hang something fluffy and cute on your handbag, here are miniso's offerings (i find the ones with big dark eyes a bit scary though):
tuesday, 06 may 2025
the long weekend is over and a new short week begins with a good mail day! received my new mouse, some collectible items and this stationery stash:
the bank holiday was nice and relaxed. because it was also quite windy i couldn't work in the garden as planned, so i decided to take a trip to lewes to have a browse around the antiques shops. i was hoping to find a vintage cake stand and decorations for the garden, but no luck. spent some money on things that weren't on my wishlist, had a gail's breakfast and dinner at blue orchid. now i need to get on with work, paying people, eating better and trying to get my mother an online authorization to travel to the uk.
thursday, 01 may 2025
bringing some random pretty to this page. a new miniso store has opened in the 'hood and the damage will be permanent. i know these tiny lamps never last long, but how could i resist? kuromi kuteness overload.
tuesday, 29 april 2025
and here we go. look at her, creating a miniblog on neocities and updating her listography like it's 2001 all over again. i started on this page today, but i don't know how html works anymore (or at least in this editor), so it's going to be a loooong process until this thing even remotely resembles a blog. but we gotta start somewhere.
22 degrees, spring is starting to spring, my garden has reached that stage where it looks like a mix between a forest and a thicket, did some work in the morning, went to the supermarket, stopped by tk maxx and bought two beautiful pots to fill with plants and now i'm going to journal and listen to soap opera soundtracks. dinner is ready, got tickets to one of the summer music festivals and it feels like the brain fog that hit me last week is dissipating. all is well, all is fine.