2016 Gamer Girl Monthly June Unboxing ~Anniversary~ Final

Disappoint. This is my last box from GGM. I thought the anniversary box would be a bang but it seems more like a dud. It came in a smaller box than regular. I was hoping for a bang. For an extra item. Something more.

The bag is a pink color, not orange which was weird; you'd think it would be orange and black.

The pin is a pin. 'Nuff said.

The Tetris Scarf is a cute idea but it's way more boxy then most scarves. This one I will not be able to turn into an infinity scarf which I'm a big sad about because it's probably my favorite thing in the bog and I love infinity scarves.

Why oh why do I still have to get jewelry for things I don't care about? The DOTA Dragonclaw Earrings are completely irrelevant to me. An instant swap item.

The Resident Evil Umbrella Corp ring is cute and seems very sturdy but it's nearly impossible to pry open to make fit on my pinky. I tried a few times and gave up. I'm still debating whether or not I want to keep it once I finally do get it sized.

Lastly, the Lego Block Necklace is cute but cheap looking. The chain part is generic and it doesn't look like it will stand up to my not-taking-off jewelry-all-the-time style of wearing jewelry. So I don't know if I'll keep it and turn it until a bracelet instead or what but it will not be going around my neck. The chain is a standard length.

So over the period I subscribed to this box I was mostly disappointed. If, perhaps, the company will tailor boxes to customers I may try it again because there are a few items I did really like despite their short life span in some cases. They also have great customer service. I have 2 accounts and thought I cancelled before I would get the June box but they brought up the double box situation with me right away so I was able to cancel one without paying for another.


For things I want to get rid of I trade on some make up trading sites! Check them out below:

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Mental health update: Ye Olde Rollercoaster (trigger)

Hey guys,

Checking in on the personal level. The hyopmania hydroplane is now like a rollercoaster with the broken wheel. Usually I'm up in the air and that keeps me going. Keeps the house clean, keeps chores done, keeps me eating, keeps me making 'lil buds*.

Then there just a smack in the face day. The one where you cry for no detectable reason and sleep the whole time. I had one of those days but it was my boyfriend's birthday. How do you survive a depressive day when I have to try your best to at least seem a little normal?

So far I've just been showing my true emotions. Needy, crying, sleeping and disinterest in doing anything. I'm actually shocked I felt like writing about it. But to recap the med situation, I changed meds almost 2 months ago and nothing has changed except this recent up down about once (a day total) every 1-2 weeks. A real killer when it's on the weekend. At least on a work week day I can pretend myself into a "normal" state and maintain when I get home and don't have much time to wallow. I just do some chores, crawl into bed. Eat and then watch something until I fall asleep early then go to work the next day slightly improved.

I feel someone should be telling me this is a bad habit because I'm sure it's contributing to my work-a-holic situation where I never feel like I'm done working. So I'm constantly on edge never feeling completely free to commit myself to anything because I might be needed to work at a moment's notice (which is what has been happening on my oncall weeks [weeks I'm expected to be available 24/7]). Matt says I need to learn to stop but how do you learn to stop? Especially when it's the crutch you lean so heavily on when the emotions are out of control? I've become very good at forging professional when I'm all torn up; never really that great at putting on my "normal" make up, so to speak.

Continuing on this story, Monday I dropped my phone and it finally broke. As I stared at the screen with tiny fractures and a purple splotch slowly consuming the screen, I panicked on the inside but laughed it off as much as I could on the outside. I've been on a spending bender from the hypomania so by no means do I have 600$ to drop on a brand new phone. And I don't have the time or worth the chances to get one off craigslist.

To make matters worse, I work evenings this week so I need my phone to remote into the network in order to work from home. Since my work starts at 11 pm there is no way I'm going into the office. I had to get a replacement THAT day. My coworkers assured me it would be no problem and I would be able to find a repair shop that could probably fix it on the spot for 100-150$.

Alas this was not even nearly the case. One shop I knew of needed 2-5 business days plus it was going to be 250$ + tax. The next nearest place was closed by time I got there. I went home defeated and gathered up all my old AT&T phones hoping I could unlock one. I pulled out the sim card on the AT&T phone and then pulled out my sim card for my galaxy I noticed the sizes were too different. But somehow I flipped the Verizon sim card into the nothingness of our couch. I searched frantically for about 30-40 minutes before I just completely lost it. I was a crying heap on the floor, unable to function anymore. My boyfriend eventually realized what was happening and tried to get me into bed and calm down but I just collapsed half way to the bedroom. I was utterly defeated. I felt stupid, I kept asking "What am I going to do? I can't find it..." between my sobs. Eventually I got into bed and cried for what seemed like 2 more hours as my boyfriend searched.

Then I realized ok maybe I can get a to go phone and new sim card from a Verizon store. So I found the closest one and pathetically asked my boyfriend to drive me there. My face was red and puffy from crying but we left right away to make sure we got there before they closed. On the outside it said phone repair so I was even more hopeful. When I got in, however he said it would take a few business days and he'd have to call for a quote. I felt defeated again and asked if he had a cheap to go smart phone and if I could get a new sim card. He said no to go phones available but told me to wait while he went into the back. He showed me a used galaxy s5. 175$ plus tax and I could take it home on the spot. I didn't even inspect it. I just disheartingly agreed and gave him my card. We left and then I realized this phone wasn't even wiped yet. Did I just ge myself in a shady situation? Who knows. But I have a phone. I plan to fix my s6 when the screen fixer guys come to my work next month (they visit monthly and fix cracked & broken galaxy phone for 139.99 plus tax. Probably how much I would have spent via insurance replacement). Now don't get me started on the insurance. I TRIED to get the insurance but that's another story.

This is probably the biggest trigger for me. I was already going down on Sunday and Monday my phone was destroyed and I needed a phone to work. I didn't eat at all on Monday from stress. Tuesday rolled up, my work night. Again, I didn't eat at all. I couldn't bare the thought of putting anything into my mouth. I knew I'd just throw it up from the stress. Eventually my boyfriend got me my comfort food. I had one small piece of pizza and felt like crap the rest of the night.

But now the tiniest things are triggering me. And I'm afraid to go back to work tomorrow because putting on a face is going to be a lot of work and work has been crazy. So much human interaction, I can't just immerse myself into my little world of sad songs and work on a project. I have to be on and happy.

I'm considering another extended doctor recommend work from home stay. I did it last year when I got severally depressed and was waiting for meds to kick in. But I'm afraid it will hurt me if I do it again. I'm afraid I'm not allowed. I'm afraid to lose my job. The meds I'm on now (recently with in the last month switched) are not working obviously. We will need to try another and I can't fight the depression and the pressure of work. I do not want to take short term leave because I've heard the horror stories of people being fired after taking one. Employers just find a way to fire you without really letting on it was that you were unstable for a short period of time.

So I'm at a loss. This depression begins to sink in more and more each day, I wake up a zombie, a little bit more of me last each day. It gets harder and harder to do normal things like laundry and typing this post. I burst out in sincere sobs randomly or triggered by the smallest thing. I'm like a time bomb. I remember feeling this way when I was untreated.

So that's my update on day 3 of my decline. Perhaps tomorrow won't be so bad but I'm not counting on it. I know my behavior will start reflecting at work as it gets harder and harder and maybe that will be enough to give me the courage to ask for another month or something of working from home so I don't have to be constantly on. I'll talk to my pdoc about it and see if it's a good idea. I'll talk to my team specialist to see if it's possible. I'll talk to my team leader to let him in on the loop but whatever happens, I hope for a speedy recovery.

Chronic insomnia

It's Monday. I need 10 hours of sleep. So calculating 1 hour to fall asleep on my pills, I need to take them at least by 9, 8:30 if I want to be really sleepy when I fall asleep. Sounds nice, eh?

It's Tuesday. I have to stay up from 11pm - ???. I got off work a little early but I can't nap. It will ruin my sleep cadence. What do I do? Work until I guestimate it will be over in an hour. Sometimes it works out, sometimes I'm left with being awake another hour after I finish work at 2 AM.

Having insomnia is not fun. On emergencies and weekends I can not take my sleeping meds but I will probably only get 3 hours of sleep, TOPS. My Bipolar revolves around the ability for me to get my optimal sleep, 10 hours. Yes, 10 hours is a lot and I can function on 8 but 10 is that sweet spot where when I wake up, I get right up, dressed and can be out the door in 10 minutes.

I have to be flexible for my job but how do I manage my sleep schedule? It's been crazy busy lately so I've also fallen back to using caffeine to ensure sharpness in my night time duties (usually I avoid all caffeine except those naturally occurring in some foods such as small amounts of chocolate but I don't drink soda or coffee or most teas).

There's been a few occasions where I was afraid to take my pills because I thought I might not wake up. Not because of mixing alcohol or recreational drugs (I don't do any of those) but because I had something weird happen before bed like prolonged heart palpitations, breathing issues, worry of taking care of another or sick animals etc.

On the weekends we sometimes have game nights and those tend to last until 1 AMish. That kind of throws me for a loop but I can usually get back in sync Sunday night. HOWEVER, lately, I just haven't been able to fall asleep. I try every natural path (melatonin, turning off all devices when lights out, trying to breathe steadily and calming my mind while lights out and getting into bed around the time I want to sleep) with aid of my night time meds but it just is taking longer and longer to fall asleep (I'm up to about 2 hours after pills). The only bright side is when I do go out, I go out out. Usually I'm a light sleeper but Ambien CR puts me out out. And I stay asleep which has always been a problem for me.

But the problem is if I take my pills at 7 and I only get sleepy at 9 there is still the possibility of the magical times when it only takes 1/2 hour to fall asleep. Then what? I sleep for more than 12 hours? I don't know the magical combination to get that 1/2 hour point so I can just take them at 9:30 so it's so inconsistent. And every month for 2 weeks it gets all messed up again due to work.

It's a frustrating cycle. Any advice would help! My PD is not particularly helpful in this department and isn't really open to prescribing a fall asleep pill with my stay asleep pill since it's supposed to take care of both.

So that's my little rant, not sure of the point I'm getting at with this post but maybe I can get advice or someone can relate.

2016 YumeTwins June Unboxing

 
 

I think I found the box. Yume twins was an impulse. Wonderful advertising by Facebook. I was a little disappointed in DokiDoki (another Japanese box) so I was a little reluctant to try another box (being on the expensive end box $30/month). Especially since I'd never heard a whisper of this box anywhere in the community. But I am glad I subscribed. I was pretty much down for everything in the box. Also got lucky and entered a contest. Not sure of my chances but if I win I will be even more pleased that can be said.

Ok I said I was happy with everything but that's kind of a lie. The Sanrio Gudetama coin purse is a little pointless for me at this point. I have several coin purses (but my main one is a very sturdy leather owl gifted to me a few years ago). Honestly, I'm not sure how I feel about this lazy egg thing. I love Sanrio but it's popular right now and I'm just not bought in yet. So slightly disappointed this was the "Sanrio" thing in the box.

On that note the Anywhere Gudetama mascot was also a bit disappointing. Not just because of what it is but because it was a blind box and I didn't get the one I kind of cared about getting. I'm willing to TRADE these dudes with anyone who does that sort of thing!

The C'est bon Star Ring is kind of useless for me because it isn't adjustable and I don't have tiny fingers. HOWEVER, I am making little clay dragons (been calling them 'lil buds) so if I cut the round part of for the finger off I should be able to use it for one of those projects.

Camio: Mini Panda Memo, sooooooooooooo cute. I can't wait to start using this little note pad (I have a gazillion stationary bits and pieces). I might gift it to someone who loves pandas, not sure but I kind of don't want to let it go.

The Camio: Jacquard Mini Towel Ribbon I actually understand why it's in there now because apparently in Japan they don't have paper towels (smart move Japan). I might try doing that myself if I keep getting these or just use them for make up or everyday because I always spill stuff. ALWAYS SPILL STUFF.

So this weird Re-Ment: Funassyi Diorama & Stickers is all in Japanese so I'm not 100% sure how it's supposed to work. The Diorama part is space themed so I want to give if to my boyfriend and the stickers are spacey/astronaut-y but they are so kawaii I want to keep them for scrapbooking. Might have missed that boat though because we went to the planetarium few years ago and that scrapbook page is already set. Still cute however I decide to use them.

Ok so this Prism Paradise Heart Case, I have no idea what it's connected to honestly. An anime or just a magical girl thing, not sure. It's cute and it came with candy that tasted....weird. It's empty now so might become a earring holder or something.

Last but not least! The Sailor Moon Plushie! Ah! Finding out the selection that was possible to get my chances worked in my favor and I got my favorite scout! I would have been ok with Sailor Saturn too but Sailor Pluto is my favorite. There's a contest to take a photo with your scout and share it out on social media that the grand prize is Hello Kitty stuff (including a particularly adorable Hello Kitty Kimono plush!). I've got fingers crossed I get lucky again and win that grand prize.

Whatever the case, I'm still happy with this box. I'm really interested in the July box to come. More Sanrio was promised and apparently 2 adorable plushies are going to be included. 

Yay box! 8 items (and hidden little candy). 

Solid keepers 6/8.

For things I want to get rid of I trade on some make up trading sites! Check them out below:

Swapidu account

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Cosplay (so it begins for real) 2015

Hey guys,

So I'm officially a cosplayer but I've only gone public TWICE. In all my years of making stuff, sewing and tailoring I have only gone out in public twice (not counting ren fair) in something I've made for myself.

I'd love to say the cosplay community is loving and accepting but the truth is that their are still some really mean people out there and they are the loudest. I'm self body shaming which is probably why I never follow through on any of my cosplays.

Today I started working on one of my projects longed planned. Bemo from Adventure Time. All that's left is detail work. Any frills, additional separate pieces and most importantly the Bemo buttons (will be made from felt and just velcroed on because I want to be able to reuse this dress if needed. I'm thinking for adornments perhaps a Japanese school girl sailor flap and tie, sailor moon bow on the back and maybe some bow action at the bottom. I think I'm going to make some bloomers too so I don't have to worry about bending over. So I'd say 80-90% done.

I also have the wig for a lumpy space princess cosplay (even though I only kind of like her). I could reuse the Bemo costume design (with custom sizing done before cutting).

Thirdly, I need to get my Hilda and Matt's Ravio cosplays done. It's just daunting because I have to size him and all the props are going to be hard. And I bet he is going to be very scrutinizing on his costume so I'll have to get everything perfect (I have to make this weird half helmet thing at the very least). Maybe I should just start with his little fleece friend and then do his robe. IDK it's just hard to get started. Hilda is going to be a nightmare.

I was thinking maybe a fawn/deer kawaii costume would be very cool. Antlers and made of that fur fabric. Would require some lining to keep it from being itchy. IDK again.

I know it gets very hot, tiring and uncomfortable to cosplay but we have SUCH a close room this year, it's just really the best year to do it at GenCon. Plus I already bought the wigs. Ugh.

Any updates I will post below:

2016 DokiDoki June unboxing

Ok no photos for this one. I again, forgot about the unboxings. But this does show all the items I received.

Hatsune Miku Lanyard is super cute. It has all the characters on the strap part and is half black/half white. The bottom has a card slot with a special Miku sticker inside of it and a little pink music note accent. This instantly when on my car keys. I'm really bad at losing them so if I have a long lanyard on them it's east for me to either tie it to something or to noticed if they are gone.

TAKE (or) OMO Plush, the star of the box is these guys. Explained, "These two fashionistas are always looking for the newest trend and you might be their next inspiration!" There is a contest to use the template given  and to load it with cute things (which I am doing this month). More about the two, "Take is a crazy young pup that dreams of becoming the next decora fashion icon of Harajuku...Omo is Take's older sister...Omo refuses to dress her age..."

There is a typo in the book with the left bottom two having matching names so I will try to describe as best I can. The Pin (set or single, I got single) & Kawaii Hair Bands/Bracelets & Zipper Bracelet combo are mix and match for Harajuku style. I got a panda pin which is cute and will go on my pen ribbon. The hair tie with the little bunny ears is 80s style and really cute. It actually fits on my wrist which is a plus. I wish there were two of them but instead the other band I got is just a spiral plastic thing. I'm pretty sure you shouldn't use it on your hair. Lastly the zipper bracelet is not my style so I will certainly be putting it up on my swap accounts.

Mayo Puri Zipper Pull & Sticker Sheet feature an adorable Japanese mayo bottle. Japanese mayo is said to be America's Ketchup and it's much sweeter than our version. Either way it's still super cute. I put the zipper pull on my male cat's collar but he managed to destroy it in 3 days. I have to glue it back together and find a better use because I don't want to lose it. The stickers I haven't used yet but I'm looking forward to confusing people with them since unless you know what they are you will be like "what is this? It's cute but what?" Haha,

Chakkun Handkerchief has already been used once. Haha. I didn't know they didn't have paper towels in Japan! It's kind of weird looking but works like a hand towel.

Hoppe-Chan Plush is about the same size as Omo plush very adorable with chain to put on your bag. But I'm weary of putting key chain chains on bags after I lost Lamby-chan (plush from GenCon last year). I put it up with the Omo plush on display for now.

Eyeball Hair Bow is cute but weird at the same time. Not my style so I will probably be giving this to a friend I think will really like it. Or I hope she will.

Snoopy Qee Blind Box. I will be resealing this and swapping it on my swap sites. I am not a Snoopy fan and I think this would be better suited for some who cares. I won't reveal which one I go or the odds of getting it but it wasn't enough for me to just keep it.

Lastly the Monthly Hoppe-Chan key chain is adorbs. It's tiny but really cute. I'm going to make sure it makes it on my going out bag or try to convert to cell phone strap.

Wow 9 items in all!

7.5/9 keepers!

For things I want to get rid of I trade on some make up trading sites! Check them out below:

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2016 DokiDoki May unboxing

DOKIDOKI

 




This is a Japan Crate kawaii box (https://www.japancrate.com/dokidoki) crafted for the Japanese/Weeb enthusiast. Sorry I didn't get many individual photos as I forgot I unbox these things and I was too excited when I finally received it. This box runs 30$/month on a month-by-month and that includes shipping. I found this as an ad on my facebook. But I'm kind of glad I clicked into it because I thought Japan Crate was just snacks. Snacks last for a short period of time. Kawaii things lay around your house until you find a place for them forever. Ha!

Mays box is Sweet Deco Doki Doki.

So I was enticed mostly because there was an unknown Sailor Moon items included in the box. Much to my dismay is was a Sailor Moon Crystal Desserts blind box. A little box with little tiny plastic dessert things like for dolls or something. I was so disappoint. Salt in the wound I got the Sailor Mercury set, my least favorite of the inner sailor scouts. Blind boxes are always a crap shoot for me and I usually lose.

Next we have the Petite Lapin Plushie. Mine was blue and super cute but super I have no idea what to do with it. In the booklet it explains, "...a fully original character i,imagined by the artists at Japan Create, and we hope you love him as much as we do!..is a Japanese rabbit who founds his love for everything French at his school's culture club. He was finally able to save up enough money to go to France last spring and enjoyed visiting....inspired by French ...macrons and eclairs..." Super cute but no where to attach a string to attach him to a bag or anything.

The Ice Cream Cone Pens were a mystery to my at first. I was like...this are dumb. You just attached them to a bag and they just sit there. I didn't read the booklet. Then I finally popped one open and there it was! A pen! ACTUALLY SO USEFUL! I attached one to my going out purse and now if I ever forget a pen when I'm shopping I can just unhook it and use that to cross out the items I've already got from the grocery. Yessssssssss. And there is 2 of them! Blue and yellow.

Hoppe Chan: Sweet Deco, the center piece of the box since it's named after this is a vert special key chain adorable kawaii dessert type thingy. There was a contest to create your own and submit to win some Sailor Moon stuff, that I totally missed but and how it's super cute. The "white icing" that is sited under everything but on top of the base is made of some rubber material but it's so enjoyed able to squish. I have no idea why. Everything is very securely in it's space. I'm still trying to find a place to put this little concoction.

Hoppe Chan Stickers. Adrobs. Need I say more?

Hello Kitty x Doraemoon coin purse. Unfortunately I already have enough coin purses but I was was pleasently surprised to see a Hello Kitty component to the box, It's plastic but I'm sure it holds up well and holds a lot of coins. I don't know if I will keep or put up on edivv and Swapidu.

Hello Kitty Strawberry Senbei. Okay so Senbei. It's kind of like rice crackers but with a suble frosting caked/baked on top. I actually picked up a bag of these in maple flavor in a regular bag somewhere like a week before I got this box and tried it out. I loved it. It's light and has enough sweet for my sweet tooth. So finding these in my box was like, I KNOW WHAT THESE ARE. YUM.

Iwako cake & Ice cream Erasers. I know these are soooooooooooo cute but I soooooooo don't want them because what the heck am I going to do with them? They don't make good art erasers and I'm not in school anymore so what to do? Also they are really too cute to use. I will likely list this on my swap sites sadly.

Sweet Bread Company Mirror went straight into my work bag. I can use this because I don't currently have one and I get so busy sometimes I can get to the bathroom to check myself out. I might also start wearing light make up to work so this would help a lot to prevent embarrassing smudges.

Lastly the Kawaii Animal Donut Charm. I found a home for this one right away. I just bought one of those hot new polaroid cameras everyone is going bananas about. There was a perfect spot to attach something cute like a cell phone strap so I went for it. Though I have yet to use the camera, when I do I know it will be decks out in cuteness.

Phew! So many things! This is why I think the box is worth the 30$. It ships from Japan and it has A LOT of stuff. I recently redid my budget and I am now on a 1 box no more than 30$ per month plan (not including Pusheen) so this is the box I chose to stick with for a little while as I am not seeing stuff I want to give up.

8/10 keepers!

For things I want to get rid of I trade on some make up trading sites! Check them out below:

Swapidu account

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2016 GGM May Unboxing

What a dudder. After last months unboxing I was so hopeful that it was going to pick up again, but no. Disappointment in almost everything.

Let me first complain that the Final Fantasy Materia Bath Bomb was EVERYWHERE in the box, This would not really be in issue if I wasn't slightly allergic to these things. I can touch them but I absolutely cannot use them in the bath. So this was a surprise in the box but not a good one. I had to dust off the other stuff. The smell is really strong neither good nor bad in my opinion but dusty. It's a shame I can't use it.

The Playstation earrings are the only thing I will be keeping from this box. They are simple and easily recognizable. I have double holes at the bottom of my ears but these are a little too big . They over lap each other then I just let me go naturally so I'm just a tiny bit sad about that.

Halo Energy Sword Ring; Thumbs down. I played this game back in the day and it was one of the shooters I was never good at. So I don't really like this piece. On the plus size it is adjustable for sizes 3-11 but when you stretch something so small to like a 9 1/2 which is what I am it starts to get wonky and can easily pinch your under finger.

The Final Fantasu Gunblade Necklace was promising but I'm not too much of a fan of when it showed up (in 8) and onwards. I prefer the older games. I tried playing FF 13 but it was too future realistic for me liking. I promised I played more than 5 minutes. But I think I gave is about half hour before calling quits. So this is a piece from a game a I like but not the gen I care for.

Pin and bag keepers as always for tracking purposes. I wonder if they will offer previous boxes in the future. Or make your own box with just the games you care about. I know I mentioned that in my last post.

1/4 keepers + pen + bag

For things I want to get rid of I trade on some make up trading sites! Check them out below:

Swapidu account

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2016 Pusheen May unboxing

   

 

PUSHEEN FINALLY CAMEEEEEEE!

Picture overload, I know; sorry I was just trying to give a good example of the box because these are TOTALLY WORTH IT.

Going through the list. Pusheen Apron is just what I need. I don't have one for cooking and baking so now I can use it and feel cute to the max at the same time.

Pusheen Socks to keep my feeties warm. Although it's summer here, I am still looking forward to wearing these babies in eye-shot. Just haven't figured out to yet. Maybe I need to get a Pusheen dress to match (eh., eh Pusheen people? A plus sized Pusheen dress, come oooonnnn),

Pusheen pins! I'm always leery to put my pins on anything because I'm scared to death they will fall off so these will probably got on my button ribbon (also afraid of losing

Stickers, always welcome, always hoarded. I never want to use them but I will start soon. I bought a bunch from Wish.com so I don't need to hoard all my cute stickers anymore. Besides, I'm not a school girl who uses a planner anymore.

Rain, rain, come today so I can USE THIS PUSHEEN UMBRELLA! AHHH! So useful and so kawaii! This went into my care right away for proper use. I might leave it at work for when it rains just when going out to the car. Yeah.

I've been so into chicks and hens lately so this Pusheen Planter is going to be purr-fect for this. Since it has a hole at the bottom it will allowed water to drain through. I do already have a bulbbsaur planter so I might just use this one to hold stuff. This house we are renting is just so tiny there's no where to put stuff!

I bake. I make cookies. I haven't in a while but I'm more motivated with this Pusheen cookie cutter. I'm thinking it will be used more around Christmas time so I can save a bit of money so I can continue these boxes for next year. Gotta try it out soon though.

The Key topper is a nice idea but I'm afraid the key would slide out. It's not like the others where you push it through the top and then you have a hole to shove it on the key ring. It just kind of pops inside the key holder and has a chain top to connect to your key ring. Also dangerous to lose. So I'm not sure if I'm goin to use this particular thing.

Last but not least.....drum roll.....the limited edition.....Pusheen Chef Vinyl. This little guy is a little bit wonky. I try to get it to just sit on the pegs from the platform but it doesn't seem to want to cooperate. I finally got it partially on so I'm just not touching it now but I wonder if I should have emailed them with the problem. I wouldn't want to go through the trouble of sending it back, paying for it, paying to get it and waiting. Like, I waited enough. And It will end up on in my display case anyhow (when I move) so it's not like I'll be constantly messing with it.

Worth it? Yes. I estimate the apron 15-25$, socks at least 10$, umbrella 30$, vinyl at least 25$ etc.

Hope the wait isn't so long for the next box. I thought it was every 4 months not every 5. I know I'm getting a total of 4 boxes.

2016 Gamer Girl Monthly April Unboxing

April's box was actually pretty good. I was tight on money and about to cancel but didn't yet and I was happily surprised.

Although I already have a coin purse, the Kirby Coin Purse is absolutely adorable. I stashed it in my going-out-purse but haven't found a use for it yet. It opens and closes properly and doesn't take up too much space.

The Pokeball Ring is THE CUTEST. I've bought cheap rings from Chinese dollar stores and they all tarnish right away but this little guy stands up to the elements. I only really take my rings off to shower. I wash my hands with them on and so far (writing this is June) no tarnish. Still going strong. I love that the rings are adjustable but I can only adjust these rings for my pinky. Still, I wear it.

Controller Earrings! Ah! So cute. I don't like that they are gold but if I ever have to wear gold jewelry for any reason I now have a go to pair. These are on the tiny side and then buttons aren't painted differently so they may be hard to make out what they are unless it's really shiny out or something. Yet still keepers.

The Aku Aku Necklace is of no interest to me. I didn't like Crash Bandicoot. This is where I wish GGM would let you choose the games you like and then you will only get merch for those games (have the reason I canceled in June so no more unboxings from July on for this one, I did however stay on for the anniversary box so I'm excited to receive that).

Then the pin kept per usual, not really geared toward me but it is what it is. You can buy them in the store now so I guess that is kinda cool.

Why am I cancelling?

Money is getting tight. I'm trying to say 10% more every check for a bigger down payment on a house so I can get a better mortgage rate. Also the boxes are so hit or miss. Like I said earlier I wish they let you pick only the games you are interested in. There was a survey that went out hinting they might consider doing that but it's yet to be confirmed. If it is real then I will most likely sign back up despite the money thing (I cancelled Ipsy and Birchbox too).

3/4 Keepers! Woo! + pin

For things I want to get rid of I trade on some make up trading sites! Check them out below:

Swapidu account

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When I die

So I always find myself morbidly going around saying "when I die do this." I guess since my mom got cancer and died twice I guess I just accepted it is going to happen at any point, out of my control and I should have all my estates in order before I do drop dead (likely from dark chocolate maple creme filled Russell Stover eggs).

Things I've requested so far:

• If I'm really dead, donate all plausabile organs then donate my body to science under the single condition that when science is done my body is cremated and returned to my family/spouse
• Have someone dressed as the Grim Reaper and chill out at my burial (if there is one) and the funeral
• Throw a party for the "wake;" celebrate life and don't wallow in my loss
• Distribute a copy of a studio Ghibli film (preferably Kiki's Delivery Service) to every child in attendance of funernal/wake (age just born to about 15)
• Make sure you have a chocolate fountain
• Sell my My Littest Petshop collection on Ebay. It's probably a small fortune, I just want to keep it as long as I'm alive
• PHOTOBOOTH at the wake (work out people crying details...) Maybe sailor moon themed?
• Costco Cake, lots of it
• Read and publish my obituary (this should be written in a journal somewhere. I'll start the one I like the best before I die)
• If both I and my partner have passed, my cats must be surrendered to their godfather OR someone in either of our families, they may never be put in a shelter (if that means money is needed, it will be allocated to prevent sheltering our babies)
• Thor goes straight to Shaun, my brother
• Cremate me and make my ashes in those pretty art glass things (http://www.artfromashes.com/index.htm)
• If you bury me instead, bury me all natural (assuming I'm dead dead dead and unusual for science) in a wooden box with a string tied to my finger that leads to a bell on the surface so if I'm not really dead I can ring it before I suffocate under ground
• Or make me a tree (http://www.capsulamundi.it/en/) 

Things I DO NOT want to happen:

• Do not with hold perfectly good organs from being donated if I'm dead
• Don't throw me into the ocean
• Don't leave me on a shelf by myself for long periods of time
• Don't pull the plug if I have brain activity
• Don't turn me into a sex toy
• If you bury me do not drain my blood and put formaldehyde in it unless there was foul play afoot
• Don't eat my ashes, you cannot become my awesome by eating me
• No open casket because likely I will be cremated or buried naturally only
• No clowns