Time to do something creative.

I haven't updated this thing in ages. With my recent lack of employment due to my company closing all its stores down in a matter of 2 days I've stumbled upon a lot of free time. To keep myself occupied and my creative juices flowing I've decided to start updating this blog again. Basically, I just need something to prevent myself from going crazy, and honestly maybe I need to take this time in my life to dive into some "self rediscovery".

Discovery hooooooo!

Make a House Into a Home Part 1

My boyfriend and I have lived in our apartment for about 2 years now. We only have a year lease, and after that we've just been living month by month. I guess we never really planned on staying here too long, so we didn't really put much effort into decorating. Sure, when we first moved in I bought a bunch of stuff to make the apartment livable, but it's sort of become a hodge-podge of stuff that doesn't really have any cohesion. This has made me always a bit unhappy with the place, and most recently I've just become really lazy and uninspired when it comes to even cleaning it. My place isn't a pig-pen by any means, but you can tell that we don't have any respect or real "care" for it.

I want that to change.

I want to come home and WANT to keep my apartment clean. I want to have some sort of pride in it. I want to feel comfortable in it and just go "Wow, this is so nice and inspiring."

That's why I'm going to change it. I know changes I make have to be removable due to the nature of renting, but that doesn't mean I can't live in a nice place. I know we might move, but as of right now we here for at least another year or two so I might as well make it nice, right?

A tumblr reader suggested I check out violetlebeaux.com's Home Sweet Home project for some inspiration , and it really put things into perspective for me. Hence, I'm going to start my own "Home Sweet Home" project.

My first thing is to make my goal list:

• I want every part of my apartment to look nice, be functional, and be comfortable/livable.
• Spend as little money as possible and re-purpose as much as possible.
• Go through things and sell the stuff that can be sold and give the rest away.
• Stop procrastinating and start being more productive in the home and other aspects of my life.
• Beautify my home -which in turn will make me less stressed and more productive in general

I really love pastel colors lately. I think I'm going to stick with a pastel theme if only because they're the colors that really make me happy when I look at them, and I really need to live in a place that makes me happy.

• Mints
• Soft Pinks
• Soft Yellows
• Lavender

This project begins tomorrow and will be continuing for however long it takes me. I think I'm going to start with the bedroom first as that's the room that I'm most unhappy with.

Until next time

OhayoCon Co-ord test run.

I've been posting outfit co-ord ideas on tumblr today/tonight in hope of figuring out what exactly I'm wearing to Ohayo-con this week. I'm only going for 2 days, so that means 2 outfits need to be chosen.

You can view ALL OF THE COORDS on my tumblr, but here's the top 4 that I'm debating over. I really won't until I get the final dress in the mail (IF it comes before the con that is.)

Alice and The Pirates JSK with bodyline blouse, black OTK's, Vintage clip thingy, and probably calf-high ribbon boots -- possibly VW winged platforms.

 Lief Sacred Night Skirt, Anna House Blouse, Vintage Under-Blouse, Diamond Tights, Vintage Belt with mother of pearl inlay, with Calf-high ribbon boots.

 BtSSB Tartan JSK/OP (I've seen it listed as both), Moitie Blouse, Stripe Tights or Solid Black OTK socks, and either VW shoes or Ribbon Boots.














...and if it comes in the mail:

BtSSB Black JSK with purple vintage chiffon blouse and crazy ass galaxy tights with VW shoes.

I'm sure the galaxy tights will get a lot of hate, but zero fucks will be given.

I have until Wednesday to decide, so tell me what you think!

Blog URL update.

For some reason awhile ago Blogger wouldn't let me use my usual name as my blog url. Now, for some reason, it will. Hence this page is now: http://gummycthulhu.blogspot.com/

Consignment-ita: Thrifting in Lolita is now up. =)

I'm working on a guide for thrifting lolita. It's a work in progress, but if you're interested you can check it out here: http://icedandroid.blogspot.com/p/a-guide-to-being-thrifting-lolitaive.html

A quick update.

In case people haven't noticed, I seldom update this blog. I don't know what it is about blogger, I just don't like it much.

I DO however, update my tumblr on a regular, dare I say almost daily, basis.
So if you want to follow me, or need to contact me, feel free to via my tumblr. I generally only update this blog when I need to add a new link to the lolita shopping list -- and even then it's mostly for my local communities use.

http://gummycthulhu.tumblr.com/

Good day everyone!