magical dreamer

My brother is currently on a course and he'll be done in January. He's invited me to travel with him once he's done as he'll have a vacation from work. His destination is most probably Japan. I asked if he minds my bringing the kids and he said he doesn't. Something to look forward to as I feel like there's nothing for me to look forward to at the moment in terms of travel. I'd love to give my kids the opportunity to go to Disneyland again. My daughter has such fond memories there.

I'm starting to feel guilty for all my shopping. i didn't buy the chanel bag in the pic above but i came in ready to check out chanel for pink items since they are not easily available back home. i got 2 pink ones already and a baby blue woc. i also got a 3rd bag from a brand called samantha thavasa, its petite choice brand. this one is much lower priced than my chanels of course especially since i chose a canvas one not leather. it came with a large pouch that could fit my university laptop and ipad.  probably if i do any shopping now i'll focus on gifts and maybe only what is sold here like qpot and swimmer. and novelty items from disneyland like the disney character hats and stuff.   

Today we had a slightly traumatizing experience. I am so sure it will show up in my dreams tonight. I've wanted to talk about it when it first happened, but right now i think i'd like to just carry on as if it had never happened. But i think the first thing i'm going to do when we go back home is get my kids a double stroller with an umbrella fold. it only took me 3 years to finally accept an umbrella stroller. the incident earlier made me realize that my fears of going through train stations with my children's stroller are not unfounded.  i want to say that i've been an insomniac ever since we arrived in japan but i do believe that i had been an insomniac even before.  going to have to do whatever it takes to wake up early tomorrow. planning to go to hama rikyu early tomorrow.   

Well, i am finally in tokyo and i am finding it as overwhelming as i thought i would. i'm still scared of going on the trains because i read not all stations have elevators so it would be difficult to go with the stroller. and my kids definitely cannot walk the entire way.  i read some advice by moms who live here though and maybe just maybe i'll be brave enough to do it. if it were me and hubby i'd probably insist we familiarize ourselves with the train from day 1.  we've been to takashimaya in nihombashi and i already made the tourist 5% discount card with hello kitty on it while purchasing some clothes from miki house for the kids. it appears the shinjuku store also offers a discount card and it isn't identical to the nihombashi one...i might have to visit that store too, lol.  we also went to ginza and shibuya briefly. a store in ginza carries the birkin of my dreams but i am on the fence on whether to purchase or not. i think this basically means i am not as in...

Well...there's a really good chance the Tokyo trip is getting postponed for a second time. Yesterday I was really torn apart over it and felt my feelings of worthlessness resurfacing but today I am better. Postponing the trip till December is actually much better. The weather will be completely different. It'll be cold! Coming from a warm climate this sounds really amazing. I would love to go somewhere else for now but we aren't sure if it would be possible due to lengthy visa processes. For the moment, I've decided to look at Hermes.com  and their available bags (wondering if I can find any of them at my local boutique). First comes this small garden party in cobalt. I already have a garden party but in a larger size. I find it to be a really practical bag and I love having simple bags in many colors. Then comes this So Kelly in Peony and gold hardware. I don't know if Peony is an official Hermes color but that's what it says on the website. I've...

My first empty bottle of July. This is one of my favorites. Its scent is very floral, like a field in the summer. Such a fresh scent. I'm actually planning to repurchase in the future. My mom is very sweet...she's including me and the kids in her future travels. I'd really love it. Only Japan is in the works right now, postponed to the second week of August. But who knows? maybe another opportunity will present itself. 

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...

Bakery Story got its sale, but I don't want to talk about it. I'm giving up on crates from now on. I've wasted so much money on buying crates in this game...this really has to stop.  I have a job interview coming up, but I decided to contact the place and let them know I won't be making it. This is not the right time for me to have a job what with my full time masters program. I aim to do well in my studies, and I can't do that and work out (needed stress/anxiety relief) and work and take care of my kids. I want to minimize time away from them while my husband is away. Something really amazing happened. Apparently we're going to Japan this summer! Not with my hubbub since he'll still be busy with his course, but with other family. I'm so surprised! We were talking about a different location entirely and suddenly the destination became Japan! Time to dig up my old research on things to do and see in Tokyo!  Went out with the kids this morning and did got ...