Snow ❄️

 

Look at my view this morning! Isn’t is so pretty? ≧◡≦ 

I have some conflicting feelings today. 

I went to the eye doctor last minute last night because I had been having some issues and thought my prescription needed to be adjusted. I have a minor difference/issue in my eyes up close that most people don’t have, and I was afraid it was starting to affect my distance too. Well, he told me I was most likely right and I need to go to vision therapy. 

On one hand I’m happy because he knows someone who can help and I know that he is a good doctor my family has seen for many many years. 

On the other hand I’m nervous. 

All of my unsolvable complex medical issues have begun similarly, and ended with specialists telling me there’s nothing they can do. 

The “mainstream” fix for this issue is a special type of lens, but I would be required to wear glasses forever, I wouldn’t be able to wear contacts anymore. Hopefully if the vision therapist agrees with my doctor, the therapy will help me avoid this. 

I’m nervous she won’t agree. I could accept a world where I had to wear glasses forever, but dealing with this issue I’ve been having forever would really suck. I’m worried that she might say she can’t help. I’m hoping she at least agrees with my doctor, because even if the therapy fails I would be able to “fix” it with lenses. That would be much better than my other issues where there isn’t even a “fix” to make me comfortable.

I was able to seek out alternative care for my other main issue which I think has actually been helping a lot, but it still comes with some concerns about the cost long term. I don’t think that’s an option for vision issues though. 

Another thing is that studies show the biggest indicator of if a therapy works is simply the person believing it will work. It’s hard to believe it will work when you’ve been through so much. I’m trying my best to believe all of my therapies will work. 

I’m going to call the vision therapist later today and set up my evaluation. I’m hoping for the best. (๑-﹏-๑)

Furby x Kogal

I’m so behind on blogging! I have been working and then going to the gym and then sleeping. I’ve been trying to prioritize my physical health in several ways and I’m starting to see some good results, but I still really wanna get back to blogging  

 A few weeks ago I finally had the chance to debut my furby x kogal outfit xD I am really proud of it!! My fashion group had a meetup where we all matched our companions. melody jr wanted to match me but I wanted to match her, so we compromised ٩(*•͈ ꇴ •͈*)و ̑̑❀

Also, INTRODUCING my new short long furby!! It’s a “real” furby brand furby called DJ Furblette  

I even had my nails done to match! 

I set up all my tiny furby’s on the runway they had set up 

My outfit was all bought except my faux fur-by leg warmers that I made myself. Melody jr’s outfit was all handmade by me. Her shirt is a child’s button down that I altered to fit her, and her sweater is also a children’s sweater that I cut in half. I sewed her skirt. I’m really proud of how everything came out 

★~(◡﹏◕✿) our matching necklace/bracelet set is from my friend Kieli when she had a shop :D

Monday ~~

 I’m waiting to get my nails done!! 

I just got this outfit from aerie. It’s rare that I find anything I like that’s mainstream in the winter hahah. 

I decided I wanted to be extra so I brought my memetchi ita bag :D 

My hair looks bad don’t look at it! I wore a matching hat that I didn’t get a photo of. 

Birthday party!

 Today we went to my parents house for my grandma's 95th birthday party! I should've gotten photos of all of the food (✿ ♥‿♥) I used to think everyone's family gatherings were like mine, with a ton of snacks and appetizers plus the actual food then a few desserts, but my husband told me his were never like that xD Now that I know that, I appreciate mine more. I always miss deviled eggs when I go to my husband's family's for a holiday. It was a really nice day with a lot of family and friends, and my mom even got out my grandma's photo albums from over the years, even some from when she was a baby!

It was pretty warm today so I was able to wear my knit tank top! I wore the sweater over but took it off right away since it was so warm. 

I did something different with my makeup too. 

I probably haven't posted pictures of make in a while but I changed to silver eyeshadow and just did top liner like I see in 1999 egg. I really like the look. I feel like it doesn't come across quite the same in my photos as it does in real life though. The main feature of the look is that the lid is frosty silver with arched brows, and I put white under my eye too. Then I used the metallic pink/nude lipstick. I still use brown liner and mascara which I think compliments my features well. I always thought it would look too pale but I think since I'm pale it still has the contrast I want without giving me the harshness of black. 

I also sort of figured out my hair. Today it was flatter than normal because I was sick this week and didn't have energy to use the diffuser yesterday when I washed it, so I just air dried it. I use probably an excessive amount of products but I feel like it's necessary since my hair will be too slippery and lose the shape otherwise. I want to make a post about it soon. 

Halloween!!

Halloween was so much fun!! 

First I'll tell you about the parties I went to last week.  

I posted my selfies from my Misa outfit, but here is a full outfit pic!! My lipstick wore off bc I forgot to take a pic before the party lol. I may have drank too much at this party but I had fun xD 

I changed my Misa outfit from last time I wore it, they’re all different pieces except the lace shirt! Everything is off brand, the skirt is from some shop in the basement of 109, and the top is from Hollister a few years ago. 

The next day I was a witch! I had plans to make an outfit, but I ended up re-wearing something I wore a few years ago, plus this new witch hat since I lost my old one. 

This outfit was why I had my nails done like this! 

Then on Halloween I stayed in to hand out candy to the kids. I wore my Lady Sloth dress and witch hat, plus this little cape thing to keep warm. 

Luna is the best witch accessory ≧◡≦

I had an inflatable Luna for the porch xD 

Halloween nails

 I’m on my lunch break at work!! Just wanted to share my new nails for Halloween. Rui painted Luna on them ✨ 🌙 

Halloween party ✨

 We’re going to a Halloween party! I’m Misa! I have to get better photos later 

New nails!!

 I got my nails done yesterday!! I'm going to a costume party soon, so I got witch nails! Next time I go I'm going to get another halloween set. 

My nail artist is so amazing (✿ ♥‿♥) she is so talented and I love chatting with her. She was never a gal but it's really cool getting to chat with someone who lived through when gals were popular in Japan, especially since she always totally understands what I want my nails to look like. 

Hair gets + Saturday outfit

 Hello!! 

As usual, I had a really busy weekend! Friday night was craft night with my friends, we did clay again! I made some beads and pendants as well as a few halloween miniatures. I need to get photos of them! 

Then yesterday Bryan and I went to brunch and then came back to do yard work. We did some general weeding etc and then i put up some halloween lights. 

This is what I wore to brunch!! I wore my new platform mary janes from Ugg as well, i'm just wearing my slippers here (oops) 

Then today I woke up early and went to barre class (this is an exercise class similar to pilates, just without the machines and it has some ballet moves) and then we met our friend at the ramen place for lunch. Then I had my weekly acupuncture appointment and went to the beauty supply store. Finally I came home and now I'm just relaxing. 

Bryan had wagu fried rice and it looked really good so I told him to take a photo xD 

My hair gets from the beauty supply store! I really want my hair to be BIG and I struggle with that since my hair is so fine. I can get it to look perfect before leaving the house and by the time i'm at the office it's totally deflated. I think it'll probably take some experimentation with different products. I bought the leave in conditioner since I know it's very lightweight but still has heat protectant. I really need something in my hair before gel or mousse or else it will tangle very badly. The ion product is a spray mousse specifically for the roots, which i'm really hoping will work. I think I need to use it on damp hair though, I thought it was more of a hairspray and it didn't work that great on dry hair (but it didn't specify whether to use on wet, damp or dry?? and didn't say it was a mousse, so i had 0 clue lol) and finally I got these tiny clips that my stylist said would help when i'm drying my hair. I'm supposed to clip them in so that my roots are lifted and then dry it that way.  

I've been pretty frustrated with my hair lately, I'm growing it out so I can look more like this gal on the left (minus the bangs) but I can't get it cut in the meantime so my layers are growing out.  Once it's long enough my stylist said she can cut it so I can style it like this more easily ♥‿♥ I hope it grows quickly bc it's driving me insane. 

I also got a lot of gets recently, i'll probably just post as i wear them. I really liked this juicy couture set from tjmaxx! 

I can't remember if I posted about it but I finally got a tamagotchi paradise! 

Japan day 2, 109 day ♥‿♥

 On our second day in Japan we went to 109 ♥‿♥ Unfortunately stores in Japan really dislike you taking photos inside the stores, so I really don't have many photos of the inside. Many shops have signs saying no photos are allowed. I just took photos of what I could without breaking the rules xD 

My make for the day! 

We started out the day by having breakfast at the cafe in the hotel. They had hachi waffles sinec we were in Shiubuya!! 

Then off to 109! 

Like I said, this was mostly off limits for photos. I would say most stores were jirai and ryosan, only Gyda is left as far as gal brands are concerned which was a little sad but I knew about it ahead of time. Shibuya feels like gal territory to me xD And there definitely were plenty of gals around! Most of them dress like current Nuts models, I noticed that warm toned bronze or orangey eyeshadow is popular and it's much more sparkly than you can tell from the photos! 

There was a secondhand Wego store that was totally gal themed though :0 there really wasn't anything good in it, a lot of average american brands like you'd see at goodwill but not the cute stuff in my opinion xD 

I loved this display but the magazines were for display only, you couldn't buy them. It's nice that someone seems to be preserving them for everyone to appreciate. 

Spinns was pretty cute too!!

I did buy several things at Gyda (look at my two huge bags, lol)!! I don't know why I didn't take a proper photo of all of it. I got a my melody purse that I really thought I had a photo of at some point, but I'll have to show it off in another post since it's too dark for me to get a proper photo rn. I was really happy that at least one gal brand still has a storefront in 109, I'm a huge fan of real experiences instead of online shopping. Gyda was having a my melo collab which was super perfect, plus they did have a lot of louder prints and colors with metal and rhinestone details!! Overall I ended up with the purse, a pair of lounge/athletic shorts with rhinestones, a leopard tank, and a hot pink tube top. It was really cool seeing the shop staff and getting to buy everything in person :D 

We ate at a little cafe in 109! It was cute but I don't think I'd go back. 

Later on we went to the Disney store, but it was only a brief stop since we were going to go to Disneyland later in the trip anyways. I really only wanted to get a photo with stitch while I was wearing a good outfit. 

Then we had Bryan's awards dinner for the art exhibit! This is when I used that gyda bag, but I never got my photo with it. 

This is the dessert they gave us, it was amazing! 

After we got back, we met up with our friend again at a bar so I got changed into a top from Gyda that I got earlier in the day. This was the Donki bathroom at like 3 am xD It still shocks me that this is literaly open 24 hours a day and there's people in there all day and night because nowadays in the US nothing is 24 hours anymore even in cities. 

another picture of my love

I couldn't believe I was really seeing it in person, it was like a dream! I never thought I would get to go to Japan. 

I think I'm gonna keep posting these just one day at a time, it's more manageable for me to write that way! We were there for about 2 weeks though, so hopefully you are interested in what I have to say about it all.