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Hello everyone,


Well I haven't been feeling very girly or pretty lately so for a while there I kinda saw myself take more interest in dolls than myself (visually speaking, not .. you know what i mean).

DOLLS
So the first thing I did when the year started was buy a new blythe doll. I went for a custom blythe doll this time as I never really owned one and I don't have the guts to have one of my dolls customized for some reason. She's a simply vanilla doll and she has got new chips, she was carved, sanded, and re-rooted. Basically she looks like anything but a simply vanilla blythe now unless you count the bleached white hair as being the same as blonde, in that sense, yes they could be the same doll. haha I really find this customization thing interesting.

Here she is, isn't she stunning? Me and my mom have been making clothes for her and the store lately so she now has a ton of winter appropriate wear. I'm thinking of naming her "Neve". 

So right after she arrived we had a meeting scheduled so the timing was perfect! It was a blythe community meeting but one of the girls only had bjd so I also took Aléxia with me. It was a lot of fun! I organized it so I thought it would be fun to do a giveaway. I ended up giving away stuff that i never used but of which i own nothing more so I must get spares when i go to Japan. They have a ton of mini stuff there I cannot find here.

All the girls present. You can see there were other dolls too.
My Aléxia looks ridiculously tall and she wasn't even standing!

I am also planning on partially or totally moving my girls's home to another are of my house. I am thinking about creating a new work / doll hobby / sewing / diy space in the office floor.
The reason is my daughter living in my walk in closet / office room. It's a Baby room with a closet and a desk at the moment and its full of baby things. Also having a desktop, paper and general stuff around just helps create more dust and that doesn't bring any good. So I'm thinking moving my stuff for a few years is a good idea. I'm probably going to have to buy another shelf so a trip to IKEA is necessary. But I'm still thinking on how to save the most as possible while creating something nice.
After moving I will however finally have a little house for my little blythe (little pet shop versions but who cares!) dolls that are still nrfb.
I already got a little something, this came with a collection that Planeta Agostini is now selling. The first number is always cheap and they they strip you of all your cash with the next issues haha so I just got this one.

LOLITA
I received some money this christmas. I think it was the first time in my entire life (I mean since I was born, literally) that I got over 40 euros as a money present (and that would be in the rare lucky years). Strangely it wasn't even from my parents but my inlaws. They wanted to thank me for giving them a grandchild I suppose.It was quite funny because when they handed me the money they looked at my husband and said "Look, this is for her to spend on whatever she wants!" -haha
So after spending some on bills (i'm just a nice girl like that haha) and on a trip to Lisbon (to meet the local lolitas) and getting my blythe doll I did end up getting some lolita things too. I think my friend lucythewhite sometimes gets panic attacks and thinks I'm leaving lolita but then her enthusiasm and friendship just makes lolita sparkle so much again and I end up spending too much when i should be putting money aside for my daughter's future. (Ok, I am doing that but I could have put a lot more instead of spending on dresses!)
So here's the things I bought this year:

Innocent World angel tights (black) / Innocent World London stripe jsk (brown) / Atelier Pierrot chiffon op (teal)

Grimoire Verum vitail and musée tights & Offbrand otk sweet strawberry socks (white)

I have a couple more things waiting on the mail  but I'll keep those a secret. *shss*

By the time the first meeting (of these of course) was scheduled I was not excited. I didn't even have time to fix my hair and I didn't even care enough to wear a wig. I was that excited to wear lolita out again. It sounds terrible but that's the truth. So I just picked up an op (because you don't have to coordinate them mostly) and went to meet the girls. I had fun but I really would have had as much or more fun wearing a tshirt. Or that was what I was feeling at the moment.

By the time we had the next meetup I was getting more excited. I planned the coord that morning in time and then my day was ruined by someone (doesn't matter) and I considered not attending. I did attend but decided not to wear lolita. I think the girls were a bit disappointed but I had a blast while not in lolita. Damn the cookies were tasty! haha

We just had our last meetup in my time after the start of the new year and I did put some effort this time. I do not plan outfits before of time (ok sometimes I might in the night before!) and I do not take more than 1 hour to get ready (including taking a bath) which sounds totally normal to me except when I listen to other lolitas talk about getting ready (ex: kawaii tv episode with the nyc lolitas - 2 hours??? Putting on 7 pairs of tights on before leaving the house? It puzzles me. But maybe that is why some girls look so damn good all the time, they care. :X)

This means that my year resolutions are already not being respected.

Anyway I was inspired by my Atelier Pierrot and grimoir tights arriving and I wanted to try them on right away so I wore this outfit. I really like it even if that wig does make look older.

So how am I feeling atm? I don't know.

I get these ups and downs lately and I change my mind all the time. I am excited about some spring releases, both in dolls and clothes and I shall talk about those in my next post.

I am also expecting some more lolita clothes and planning some trips as well.

At the moment I'm just more focused on being a mom, I am so in love with my kid it's not even funny.

She's just a cutie (oh yeah and babies do smell nice indeed).

If there's anything you'd like me to post about, let me know.

Love,

Jo