Starting as I intend to continue
Hey everyone!
This post is just a quick update about what I've been up to.
As I alluded to in my last post, I broke up with Jess. I think it was for the best- we are very compatible as friends, but not so much romantically. I felt very very guilty about it, but I honestly think it was the right thing to do. I think it makes me appreciate Will all the more, now that I know it isn't so easy to find someone who is compatible with oneself in every way.
In December I went to Tokyo for two weeks, with Kath and Bree. It was super awesome fun, but also really really tiring. All three of us got sick at point or another during the trip (one from drinking, one from flu, and I got food poisoning) but we managed to pull through and have a great time. I bought a LOT of stuff; about 120 litres and more than 35 kg in total. I had severe abdominal pains a few days after the flight back, so I may literally have pulled a muscle or given myself a hernia carrying it all. Sheesh.
If I go again, I am not going to shop on that scale. It got to the point where it was painful to carry the bags, and not even fun anymore. It was more like a mission in efficiency than a casual shopping trip. I really want to go with Aliki some time next year! I have already started saving up again.
On a vaguely related note, I am going to a wardrobe post for the first time! I have the day off tomorrow so I am going to spend the whole day photographing all my stuff. It is going to be a massive undertaking, but at least I can then use all of the pictures for PoupeeGirl too.
Oh yeah, I also have red hair now! I like it. I have a sideways fringe too, so I think it looks a little like Ariel from the Little Mermaid (wishful thinking). I want to buy a mermaid/seashell/ocean print dress or scaly print leggings and wear mermaid themed outfits!
Not much else is different. I wear lolita to work almost every day now (I have a lazy day about once a fortnight). People at work like it, and it motivates me to work hard and be efficient and smart, so that I can prove anybody wrong who assumes that frilly dresses indicate a lack of responsibility or academic ability. Currently I am learning how to do modelling and statistics in R, which is a nightmare, but I really want to turn my biggest weakness into my biggest strength.
I look forward to going to some more lolita meets in the future. I feel like I haven't seen the London lolis or the Bristol lolis in a long time. I miss you all! Hopefully we can hang out at the Kyary concert in February. Also, I am really really looking forward to Frock On in August, it sounds absolutely amazing so far. I think the UK lolita community is really taking off, thanks to everyone's camaraderie and enthusiasm (and particularly thanks to a few very hardworking individuals!). Second only to Tokyo, I think the UK community is the most renowned in the world for having lots of members, beautiful outfits, and epic events! It makes me really happy to be a part of it, if only a very small part.
That's all for now!
This post is just a quick update about what I've been up to.
As I alluded to in my last post, I broke up with Jess. I think it was for the best- we are very compatible as friends, but not so much romantically. I felt very very guilty about it, but I honestly think it was the right thing to do. I think it makes me appreciate Will all the more, now that I know it isn't so easy to find someone who is compatible with oneself in every way.
In December I went to Tokyo for two weeks, with Kath and Bree. It was super awesome fun, but also really really tiring. All three of us got sick at point or another during the trip (one from drinking, one from flu, and I got food poisoning) but we managed to pull through and have a great time. I bought a LOT of stuff; about 120 litres and more than 35 kg in total. I had severe abdominal pains a few days after the flight back, so I may literally have pulled a muscle or given myself a hernia carrying it all. Sheesh.
If I go again, I am not going to shop on that scale. It got to the point where it was painful to carry the bags, and not even fun anymore. It was more like a mission in efficiency than a casual shopping trip. I really want to go with Aliki some time next year! I have already started saving up again.
On a vaguely related note, I am going to a wardrobe post for the first time! I have the day off tomorrow so I am going to spend the whole day photographing all my stuff. It is going to be a massive undertaking, but at least I can then use all of the pictures for PoupeeGirl too.
Oh yeah, I also have red hair now! I like it. I have a sideways fringe too, so I think it looks a little like Ariel from the Little Mermaid (wishful thinking). I want to buy a mermaid/seashell/ocean print dress or scaly print leggings and wear mermaid themed outfits!
Not much else is different. I wear lolita to work almost every day now (I have a lazy day about once a fortnight). People at work like it, and it motivates me to work hard and be efficient and smart, so that I can prove anybody wrong who assumes that frilly dresses indicate a lack of responsibility or academic ability. Currently I am learning how to do modelling and statistics in R, which is a nightmare, but I really want to turn my biggest weakness into my biggest strength.
I look forward to going to some more lolita meets in the future. I feel like I haven't seen the London lolis or the Bristol lolis in a long time. I miss you all! Hopefully we can hang out at the Kyary concert in February. Also, I am really really looking forward to Frock On in August, it sounds absolutely amazing so far. I think the UK lolita community is really taking off, thanks to everyone's camaraderie and enthusiasm (and particularly thanks to a few very hardworking individuals!). Second only to Tokyo, I think the UK community is the most renowned in the world for having lots of members, beautiful outfits, and epic events! It makes me really happy to be a part of it, if only a very small part.
That's all for now!