magical dreamer

Not sure what to say about this perfume that just finished except I didn't smell rose at all in it. Unfortunately not one that I plan to repurchase. We are finally home with A now but I'm going through another migraine spell. I think I'm probably going to have this affliction every summer now as it started the summer after I first got married. Every year I have more and more attacks. Maybe I'll try acupuncture or something to see if it makes a difference. I just can't believe how much I'm enjoying Game of Thrones! Already in season 4 now. My favorite storyline, of course, is Daenerys' but I've come to enjoy and appreciate the depth of all the characters and storylines. It's amazing!

the past few days have been completely sleepless...partially because I've just started watching game of thrones last Friday and now I'm already on season 3. already planning my group work out days for early July. can't wait to be active again. 

This perfume, among my absolute favorites, was missing for a while. My daughter was playing with several of my perfume bottles and I manage to locate all but this one when she was done. It turned out to be behind her bed! I was so glad that it wasn't gone for good!

last night, I wrote a quick update on this blog but somehow it got swallowed by my being logged out while pressing post! How odd. I've been feeling like the condition of my skin is really bad. I felt like I had a lot of breakouts and a lot of under the skin acne and it was driving me crazy. So I decided to go for a facial. It was the blissful facial by Ila cosmetics that I used to have during my last pregnancy. My skin felt like it was glowing afterwards. the therapist told me that she doesn't feel my skin has any major issues and doesn't even need facials very often. I was planning to go back the following week but was pleased to hear there's no need. Might go again sometime in July.  Apparently the only problem area is my dark circles. She asked how I apply my eye cream and I told her...supposedly I'm doing it wrong and we'll see if there's any difference upon the correction of my methods. The Japan trip is currently in the process of bein...

Found these teas a while back and I keep getting them whenever i have the chance. they're very yummy.  Planning not to go to uni today...I feel so out of energy that I don't even feel like I can prepare for class. we have a quiz and I'm a bit worried about not being able to make up for it but I'll try. I don't know why I feel like I'm this out of it. I guess the weeks of disrupted sleep have finally taken their toll on me. 

It's been a while since I played Bakery Story as I've been just too busy for it. Only just had the time to pick it up again a few days ago.  Before I stopped playing I put together a new layout that's a bit out of the box for me.  It's not really that pink as I do most of the time.  I made some minor changes, obviously those mermaids are from this month's goals that I'm still trying to catch up on. 

This is my newly finished Miss Dior ray de toilette. While looking it up on fragrantica I read a review that sounds exactly like what i think of it. I have a love/hate relationship with it. At times it smells fresh and floral but at other times it smells body odor. Unlike the reviewer, however, to me the scent is actually quite unpleasant and invasive! Probably a main reason why I won't be repurchasing. I find myself giving up on Dior in more ways than one lately...

 my last manicure. should definitely try and spend more time on beauty...

It was only recently that I started getting into Celine bags. Sometimes I feel bad about liking/wanting bags but it's the same as anything else...the same as wanting/liking jewelry, shoes or clothes. And I only splurge on them after all our necessities have been purchased/paid for. I've decided to reduce my course load for this summer. It just felt like I am struggling to manage. There's simply no time. And I also want to make sure I spend time with my kids every day especially since my husband is away.  There isn't much time for me to exercise till the end of the semester and I'll just have to accept it. But I wish it means that I'm reducing my bad stuff intake but it doesn't. I wish I could go back to eating healthy and eating well. My main meals are actually okay. I often have cheese and turkey sandwiches or boiled egg sandwiches and they are quite filling. My lunch and dinner consists of some form of protein (chicken or fish) and raw vegetab...

Before this semester started, I went out to shop for some shoes. I wanted a pair of every day kitten heels. Neither of these is a kitten heel but they are gorgeous. The one on the left is still on my mind a lot! 

I wish I had the time to go on outings like these with my kids more often. I don't want to say friends because I haven't gone out with my friends in many years. it's doubtful that anything will change any time soon.   

My future projects are scaring me but that's how I gauge the projects worth to me. It just feels like there won't be enough time for me to do everything that I hope to achieve in my life. A second master's degree? A career in addition to my projects? Raising my kids? Having more kids? Things are getting more confusing as of late. My new gadget purchases. It's hard to tell in the pic but the earphones have crystal studs on them and they're really cute.  Tomorrow I'm having a facial and on Saturday I'm having a hair treatment & mani pedi. Might actually go for some simple nail art.  My mom just got the floor plans of her new house and I'm in love! Can't wait to see how it turns out (in probably 2 years).

I tried to write this post perhaps 3 times, something always happens and I end up abandoning it without saving. Commuting home from class right now and my kids are wrecking hovac at home. I have way too many deliverables to submit this coming week and don't know how I'm going to give them any attention. i feel so guilty for doing this. they came with me to a business meeting this morning though...and dd wanted attention so much that she kept screaming at me while I was in mid conversation with the people I was hiring. hopefully this means she's used to being the center of my world? wanted to post my bag of these days. or well, the last time I used it was the first time I attempted to write this post. it's by mark cross and I purchased it in late 2015. planning to acquire another bag by mark cross, maybe the one that looks like an old hat box. I really love the vintage feel of these bags. it feels like there's a history behind them. 

Hmmm...I think my pics lose quality when they go through line camera.  I love going out to eat, but I don't think I'll get a chance to do much of that till Japan in around 4 weeks.  This doesn't make sense, sometimes I feel amazing and that I'm ready to taper off my antidepressant but then something else happens, something small, and I go back to feeling like I need it.  The root of the problem? I want to feel like I am worth what I want. 

Almost can't believe it's June already. Next week it'll be T-4 weeks till the Japan trip (if it actually happens). This is another perfume I recently finished, Chance Chanel. I don't hate it but I don't love it either. I've received and gone through so many bottles of it over the years that it just feels like a neutral scent to me now. But in this recent set I've received it was the perfume, shower gel and body cream. I'm actually enjoying the freshness of the shower gel and as an added bonus, the bottle is so pretty that I think I may keep it as decor when I redecorate my dressing room.  This morning was my date with dh since he had a 3 day weekend. We went to see Warcraft and I personally really enjoy it. Dh says the story was super rushed though to me it was just rushed as I have no real background of the lore. The only reason I know character names is because they all represent their classes inHearthstone.  The rest of the day was sp...