Sefie starts a meme
If you were to give up one of your expensive hobbies, which would it be? And what other expensive hobby would you take up instead?
Okay, so this is a little of a self-indulgent question. I've been thinking about giving up BJDs, and either going more hardcore lolita, or into higher-end cosmetics and fashion.
Maybe it's because I'm getting more up myself and I'd rather get attention on me than my possessions. Maybe it's because I'd rather spoil me than someone else. It's certainly not because I'm tired of the people in the community (well, not the locals, anyway). Maybe it's because it's more compatible with cosplay and lolita, and it doesn't mean I have to drag expensive, fragile, and heavy dolls around.
The problem with going more hardcore lolita? I'd need to lose about 4-5 inches off my waist to fit into brand skirts. Or I could give up on skirts and just wear JSKs or OPs, since I can still fit into those. But I'm supposed to be losing weight again for my blood pressure, so that's an option. I'd probably have the same problem if I went for normal fashion as well. Cosmetics, however - most of the really gorgeous girls who do makeup tutorials are not slender.
Why hardcore lolita? Because I can't get it out of my head. I've been to two loli events this month, and I am not satisfied! Sure, I don't feel as comfortable with the other people as I do with the doll folks, but that's because I haven't hung around them as much. Sure, most of the girls in that group are about 5-6 years younger than me, but that's hardly any different with the doll folk. I keep on the lookout to buy things - ANYTHING - even though my money is currently earmarked for Gingham Rose and cosplays. I'm working up the motivation to clear out my sewing room so I can get back to making things. I keep calculating and calculating what I need to get from Anna House to bulk out my wardrobe. And shopping for doll stuff doesn't fill me with the same giddyness anymore, it just makes me dizzy and nauseous, like when you walk into a bead shop.
Don't laugh - but I also like some of the "lifestyle lolita" things. I love desserts, always have. I love beautiful and dainty things. I am thoroughly domesticated, and love being put on a pedestal (and my Doctor does this SO WONDERFULLY). I am going into ecstatic spasms at the thought of my cute house in the mountains with the outside deck and wood fire heater. And goodness knows, I wish everyone was beautiful and perfectly polite and civil to each other.
I don't feel like selling Rhin and Rémy. Well, not Rhin, anyway. I should probably go through and cull their wardrobes as a start. But it's surely no secret that I'm ignoring them in favour of other things. I just don't have enough money for everything I want, and very little of it is doll-related.
Okay, so this is a little of a self-indulgent question. I've been thinking about giving up BJDs, and either going more hardcore lolita, or into higher-end cosmetics and fashion.
Maybe it's because I'm getting more up myself and I'd rather get attention on me than my possessions. Maybe it's because I'd rather spoil me than someone else. It's certainly not because I'm tired of the people in the community (well, not the locals, anyway). Maybe it's because it's more compatible with cosplay and lolita, and it doesn't mean I have to drag expensive, fragile, and heavy dolls around.
The problem with going more hardcore lolita? I'd need to lose about 4-5 inches off my waist to fit into brand skirts. Or I could give up on skirts and just wear JSKs or OPs, since I can still fit into those. But I'm supposed to be losing weight again for my blood pressure, so that's an option. I'd probably have the same problem if I went for normal fashion as well. Cosmetics, however - most of the really gorgeous girls who do makeup tutorials are not slender.
Why hardcore lolita? Because I can't get it out of my head. I've been to two loli events this month, and I am not satisfied! Sure, I don't feel as comfortable with the other people as I do with the doll folks, but that's because I haven't hung around them as much. Sure, most of the girls in that group are about 5-6 years younger than me, but that's hardly any different with the doll folk. I keep on the lookout to buy things - ANYTHING - even though my money is currently earmarked for Gingham Rose and cosplays. I'm working up the motivation to clear out my sewing room so I can get back to making things. I keep calculating and calculating what I need to get from Anna House to bulk out my wardrobe. And shopping for doll stuff doesn't fill me with the same giddyness anymore, it just makes me dizzy and nauseous, like when you walk into a bead shop.
Don't laugh - but I also like some of the "lifestyle lolita" things. I love desserts, always have. I love beautiful and dainty things. I am thoroughly domesticated, and love being put on a pedestal (and my Doctor does this SO WONDERFULLY). I am going into ecstatic spasms at the thought of my cute house in the mountains with the outside deck and wood fire heater. And goodness knows, I wish everyone was beautiful and perfectly polite and civil to each other.
I don't feel like selling Rhin and Rémy. Well, not Rhin, anyway. I should probably go through and cull their wardrobes as a start. But it's surely no secret that I'm ignoring them in favour of other things. I just don't have enough money for everything I want, and very little of it is doll-related.