imaginary money

this spending freeze hasn't been too difficult i must say. I thought it might have been harder but i think a lot of it comes from enjoying grocery shopping (lol) AND having imaginary money...

by imaginary money I DO NOT MEAN credit....like credit cards, we all know those will bite you in the booty later. No i mean gift cards and store credit...haha

this weekend I enjoyed a lil bit of shopping on store credit because I returned the christmas cards I did not use and a gift i decided to return (after my holiday spirit had died and i remember how crappy this person is) at anthropologie...I kept the money from the gift because it was like 40 dollars BUT i did use the credit from the christmas cards (because the money was already spent) on FUNNY THINGS XD (a mug with my intial on it (yes my name begins with "x") and cute little pom pom barrets! (shown in the last picture)) I also rushed to sephora because I got an email about getting this hello kitty perfume as a free gift! (SO CUTE SO CUTE) I love that the anthropologie and sephora are at the same mall, I also ran by zara which is also in this same mall (a new mall they just built in chicago where ice skating used to be like 15 yrs ago!) Zara was having a massive SALE & i was tempted by all the red signs that said 9.99!! But it was like piles of unfolded tshirts i was ....

a. too lazy to shuffle through them all..thats THEIR job

b. nothing seemed too appealing....maybe it was the layout, maybe its because i never wear tshirts

all in all i think i did pretty good and didn't spend a REAL DIME (again) haha!

I already LOVE this hello kitty perfume, but i only wear a drop of it when i go out with friends. I don't know why I suddenly love hello kitty again, with the vintage suitcase and all (in my other post which i found at the thrift store for 1 dollar! over christmas break.) I really like vintage 1970s-80s kitty. And what can I say she's so cute! PLUS this perfume smells almost exactly like Coco Madmosielle by Chanel! And it was FREEEEE *in theory* (that chanel perfume is my ultimate perfume!) I might have to go buy it soon before they ditch the label when kitty gets boring again....[ i also saw this cute little girl with her mom gushing over all the hello kitty stuff at sephora, she reminded me of me and my mom and our shopping escapades in the city when i was a kid :') ] The hello kitty juices where just on sale at the grocery store for a dollar, i always pack my lunch so i got those instead of the usual capri sun~

I also exchanged an old comic for 3 other comics and 2 dollars back (pictured above)! (oh power of returns!) I decided that the one comic was too expensive and too much like written by a weebo, this is why i save almost all my receipts because I am the master of buyers remorse.

Finally I got some macaroons! I felt like i deserved them darnit!Today I walked to work in the snow for 2 miles (trying to use a less stressful route *fail* ) and passed this pastry shop thats supposed to have the best macaroons in the city! I used a gift card i got from my dad on them *thanks paw!* I can't wait to try them with some tea tonite. I also bought some toiletries i needed some sponges and a new face towel, and I bought the lashes again with the gift card :P I wanted to try lashes again since everyone makes them look so tempting!

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oooooh I love shopping when its basically free! sometimes when i get the urge i just look for stuff to return..and i stretch out gift cards people get for me for months at a time. (in fact the clinique make up shown i just got from a macys gift card i got for my bday)

anyway i think its cookie time! pray that my apartment doesn't blow away! so far the storm has already blown off some roofs by my apartment o_o and the newspaper catagorized the section of the city that i live in as "the end of days..."

bring it on snowmaggedon...

SHOE HAUL

Well, I FOUND A PLACE, but let’s keep our fingers crossed because there’s an application process…and..yah kno..(o_o)…

So a did some shoppin’ a while back and I never showed you alls that I got! I’ll do the clothing a little later. Today is all about the SHOEZ.

I bought these dominatrix style shoes a while back. I really liked them at the time, but I needed some more convincing. After 2 weeks of just (never going to wear these) and being over 6 feet tall, (towering over poor panda :D ) I decided ‘no’ on the shoes…AND INSTEAD….

GOT DEES:

Glamor shots!!

I love the studs, so rocker and mode, the other ones (which I have no picture of) took the look from mode to hoe…and I try my best to not look like a hoe, fo sho…

I also was able to get TWO for the price of those hooker shoes!

I really like the sandals I was wanting some like that my old gladiators were going down so I definitely needed some new ones for putzing around in mexico! I got both of these shoes at the Korean mall :D

Plus I got these too with my first purchase…

NUDE LOVE!

So Now it’s time for the coordinates…here’s an idea for each…

Wei Does rocker/mode so well (this is wei right..:/) Cute Black bowler or cancan, boyfriend jeans (which are still on my must find list!!) Crop top (got mine from Kitson LA XD) and a tank, simple, chic, just sexy enough…

And here’s my take…(I don't believe in ironing..haha, I'm not wearing it yet, jeez!!)

Wei (my new love obviously) Rocking the nudies, with s simple T dress and a demin shirt.

My take: added a little more nautical flair :D

My dear gladiators will always look cute with a maxi dress or a bohoskirt w/ a character top :D

My take: Not exact but still using key summer trend piece, like the crochet vest

If you follow my tweets you would of saw me say my closet is going from tomboy to fab gal. My first pair of shoes (when I stopped being a dork and wearing sketchers) was a pair of zebra chucks. I LOVED THEM they had rainbow laces and wore them through high school. In college I graduated towards wearing combat boots and rocker dog slip-ons. My mom is so happy I’m wearing heels! And with styles these days it’s so hard not too! Not saying I won’t throw on a pair of chucks or too, but I think I’m finally growing up (NOT!)

I am still not done with my collection, I’m still lusting after some lace ups, colored heels, sabots, cute trainers, docs, & mini boots. And some really cute comfy flats for sooching around! These WC boots are pretty fierce I'm excited to see the rest of the fall collection XD

plus some cute pink heels from yesstyle, but i can't remember where I found them DX

I really love Shibuhara and I think if it weren’t for Jenny I would still be figuring out what I want to do. I simply cannot be a full time 109ner Jelly gal, and Ame-kanji would make me look like I lost my mind and started channeling my inner 6 year old. Shibuhara lets me explore my inner 6 year old without looking nuts and my cheeky side without feeling overexposed. Plus it helps me>make up my mind, I can go from mode to mori in minuets! I really want to thank Mistu, Jenny, Sara, Hana, Miruku even Tori for making want to say “what the hell, BE A GAL!” Heehee~

(btw, I changed my header AGAIN, I know, I’m so wishy washy..again, Shibuhara is for the wish and the wash :D)

happy friday :D

Be Good

hello all!

That is one of my favorite coordinates, overalls with a strippey cardie, even though i really want the polka dot one from W<3C its sold out everywhere!!! DX

I just wanted to show you guys a few more random things...As stated before my mother came into the city to visit me and stayed at my apartment this past Easter weekend. And of course, we did some shoppin' Being that my mother is a fashion designer, we can go to the whole sale market and buy things that are normally $12-$500 for like $1-100 bucks!! I found this Miffy necklace and just had to have!

I got this cuff too, that i basically wear everyday!
I feel like its so on trend, especially paired with some fun bangles :D

I also got this eco tote, it look so much like Minnie mouse I luv it XD

Plus we did some for realzie shoppin at barney's, bloomie's etc, and I found this kitson shirt crop tee!!

I could care less about the connotations that Kitson has in the US (Lindsay, Ppl from the Hills, etc..) I love the Kitson trend in Japan, and Crop tee's are soo Jun Hasegawa! I've been wanting one, but i hate having to wait a year for japanese trends to finally cross the river, dear Lord 9_9

My mom and I also went to starfruit. Do you have those by you? It's frozen kefir, has less kcals than frozen yogurt. This treat we had was only 30kcals! (15 kcals each :P) I think I found my new summer treat!!!

Anyway, not much else happened when my mommy came over besides spending monies :D, I also went back to her place later that weekend because my brother and his wife were having an Easter BBQ, we had a pork roast which I felt was sacreligious, LOL, oh well, I don't mind eatin swine!

I also got my new issue of Nylon, (which was a free subscription promo Urban Outfitters had last year :P) AND IT FINALLY HAD A BROWN GIRL ON THE COVER, OMG... this rarely happens...It's sorta bittersweet, I mean she's "brown" not black, to everyone else she looks black but I know she Latina, but whatever, if I marry Panda, our kids will be confused so whatever, I TAKE WHAT I CAN GETS...

okay that's it with this random post. I keep having these...i think cuz I take so many pics, I never have anytime to post, they all pile up, this week so far I have posted every night!! XD

peace out!

Mashed Potatoe

I really need to get going to bed especially since I'll need to get up at 6, but I wanted to do a quick bloggie! ( feel like I always say that!! XD)

Anyways, i'm really glad you all enjoyed my meme, it appears that as days go by I keep getting into gal!! It just can't be helped, it so cute, maybe I did not like it before because I was overweight, and when you don't feel good on the outside it reflects on how you dress. i became so t-shirt and jeansy in college after being so fashionable in jr and sr yr of high school. i'm not saying that looks matter or if you do feel overweight to not dress fashionably, i just think its a personal thing. But now I feel much better--- I gained 30lbs through college after being rather small! I'm losing so much weight and getting a healthier BMI, I was at 26.2 which is considered overweight, but now I'm at 23.9 which is healthy!!! My goal is 20.8! so wish my continual luck, I'm almost sure I'll get there by Panda's Bday (june!) My eating habits are great, its just the lack of exercise because I'm just so busy! But you have to find ways like walking or biking to class! (which I do) and just say NO to elevators!! lol

but I digress....

this saturday my mommy and me spent the whole day together since i'm going back to my apartment tomorrow morning. We did a lot of errands for her business, but we obviously found time to shop.

I only bought 2 shirts and A LOT OF UNDIES, cuz I needed to retire so items...heh heh (tmi?) I don't have any pics but there's this outfit snap...

I got that plaid shirt this weekend, because again i needed to retire some old plaid and lots of my clothes no longer fit! I'm waiting to buy when I get to my goal but I hate looking sloppy. I decided to buy things a little snug too because in a few weeks it should fit perfectly. :D I love it, it's so western gal meets free people!

plaid-i denno

long tank-uniqlo

jeans-old navy

bronze cowboy boots-charlotte russe

I also stopped by charlotte russe (on a mission to find mini cowboy boots!!) and tried on these jumpers, both size small, both cute!

florals are a must this season!

i look like a inmate!! DX lawls

But I decided not to get them, I thought they were buy one get one but it was for shorts, (then why did they put the sign about the jumpers!!) Oh well, they weren't exactly what I wanted, so I'm not too mad haha!)

anyways, I've been loving the cher/free people look so much this spring, that I can't stop rocking this hair style!

what I wore on my date friday (shirt F21)

do you like do you like, people keep asking me if I'm wearing a wig when it's my real hair!! what up wit dat?! The braid part is made of an old weave haha, it doesn't match at all! I need to make a black one, or just get one-- they are pretty cheap!

anyway friends, it's time for me to go to bed! I'll tell you about how the rest of my spring break went later, it was lots of fun with family, and of course, Panda <3

hugs

oh ps! almost forgot!! check out sara mari's giveaway!! full of bath time goodies!! yay for giveaways!!