Office supplies and stationery haul

 

Hey everybody!

As mentioned in my previous post, I went shopping for office supplies today! I went to Daiso first and then headed to my favorite stationery store 

I like my desk very organized and also cute! Personally, I don't feel like I can do my best in an environment that I can't relate with. It was one of the biggest issues for me at the jewelry store I worked previously. I had to look super serious and neutral all the time... Not a fan

Tbh, Daiso has been really disappointing lately.  They don't do as many cute and nice stuff as before, with a few exceptions here and there... They're very minimalistic and neutral now, like... Almost everything in Japan recently 

Their current range of eyelashes are... A nightmare, to say the least ミ⁠●⁠﹏⁠☉⁠ミ

But I still managed to find cool stuff! 

In this picture, only the pencil case and pocket scissors are from Daiso, but wait 

Isn't this lunch bag SUPER ADORABLE??? 

They had Belle and Jasmine too, but Ariel is my favorite princess, alongside Cinderella and Aurora 

I know this one might look kinda dumb for some, but when I saw it, I immediately threw in my shopping cart... It's a self-adhesive pocket for notebooks. I've been working there for only a week and I already had so many notes and other paper stuff flying around my desk  it really bothers me!

Now this is definitely not office-related LMAO but I just HAD to get this Kuromi shower cap!  Basically their Kuromi collection is the only thing that makes me enter the store recently. I've got so many cool stuff already (like hair bands, charms, keychains and pouches, tote bags, stickers) 

Now moving on to stationery...

When I saw the swan, I knew I needed it! I love stick-on notes and these are perfect! 

This ruler is super cute and reminds me of the 1960's and early 1970's!!! Love the phrase too.

Now, ngl, I'm a little bit germophobic...  I use a a lot of hand sanitizer and I don't go anywhere without my sanitizing wipes, so I got some for my desk too.

The hand sanitizer smells like roses  and the wipes are super useful for cleaning up my desk!

I did some cosme shopping too, but that was a much smaller haul because I tried to keep focused  Most things were the shampoo and face powder that I'm both running out of.

... Except for that lip gloss.  But I swear it's different from what I already have in my endless lip gloss collection! It has a super jelly texture with a "wet" feel and it's not clumpy at all! And it also smells like strawberry yogurt 

I'm gonna be veeeery honest... At first I wanted to dress up properly and do my makeup, but I was feeling soooo lazy 

So I just put out a quick and cute outfit.

 Shirt and skorts: Off-brand

 Purse: Thrifted from TrixxieShopz

 Flats: Melissa x Cinderella

 Acce: Off-Brand

Winter just begun in the Southern hemisphere, but we're all still wearing summer clothes. The heat. Won't. Go. Away.  Please stop with the global warming y'all.

I really want to re-do this outfit with proper gal makeup and hairstyle, though...

Bare-faced having a Bomba de Açaí  this smoothie consists in açaí, guaraná powder, condensed milk and banana. One of my favorite drinks ever!

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 I'm on my way to the weekend! I only work part time at Saturdays so I'm in the train heading home now! 

Saturday is the only day where I can manage to find a seat in the train www

(Can you see how I did my makeup here??? I created a quick new daily gyaru-inspired look... I'm seriously thinking about posting a tutorial! )

I know it sounds weird but I'm super excited for the rest of the day??? 

Like, when I was a mall worker I couldn't take day offs during weekends (in Brazil malls are still super popular just as much as it was in the 1980s in the rest of the world, and most people go shopping during weekends). So it's my first time in many years taking the weekend off, although partially 

I have a therapy session when I get home, and I wanna play Animal Crossing, wash my hair, do my nails and order something yummy for lunch! 
And tomorrow I'm planning to go to Daiso for an office supply haul. I need a few cases, pen holders and maybe a planner! 

Gotta go, my station is up next!

back to blogging????

It's been a while, I know! 

Last year was... Insane, to say the least. A lot happened, and I went through a lot of shit. 

I worked at a jewelry store and hopefully that was the last time I did.

When it comes to money, it was okay. I did make some money and bought some stuff I could never afford before. But I was frequently bullied by my manager, the dress code was extremely strict (to the point I couldn't wear any nail polish but nude shades), and I had to act like someone I am not. 

The stuff I went through at that place is too long and depressing for a blog post, so let's skip that part.

But I'd like to say that the more I approached back to gyaru, the happier I was. Because of the dress code, I couldn't do my makeup properly on a daily basis, as I did back in the days working at The Body Shop. I did many attempts of adapting my makeup for the dress code, and while it did work, I still couldn't really feel like myself, as I had to wear a black blazer, black pumps and my hair pulled back. Lip glosses were not allowed too, and the nail polish thing was traumatizing. 

I didn't meet with my Gyarusa the whole year and barely talked to my gal friends. I was working like crazy and during Mother's day, Black Friday and Holidays season I had a 12 hour shift, and I still had to work in heels. That job drained so much of me, it was insane.

But since January I've been meeting with my gyarusa monthly, and I treasure our friendship so much. It was crazy to see people on Twitter that actually became fans of Brazilian gals because of us! 

My birthday was also so magical (let's not get to the part where I sprained my ankle because I fell on my holographic platform heels and I'm still recovering).

I even got Diamond Lash as present! 

Then in early April I was finally fired. I took two months of rest, and even went on a beach vacation with my parents in May (will post about that later)!

And when I came back, my gal friend and Gyarusa mate Larie offered me a job at the office of her business! It's my first time working in an office and I'm LOVING IT! 
And since she's my long time gal pal, of course there is NOOOO dress code and I can even gyaru-fy my desk a bit! 

Gals at work RULE! 

If you told me I'd have a gal boss, I wouldn't believe in a million ages!

A selfie of us on my birthday, took with her Hello Kitty Xiaomi phone! Love you, gal, and thanks for this opportunity! 

She's also the one who got me Diamond Lash for birthday... Can you tell how lucky am I for being her friend? 

I'm now with a new goal of losing weight, but I mean that with the best, healthiest intentions. I gained a lot of weight the last two months because, well, I slept a lot and ate too much fast food, so I'm now a bit overweight for my height. I'm gonna try journaling about my journey to a healthier lifestyle here! 

And I have a Mercari package on the way, and a few more gal stuff! I used ZenMarket for my first Mercari haul, although I'm not really sure how to feel about it... The taxes and shipping made it very costly  and the Brazilian government just set more taxes for international packages, so it's probs my only order for a while... I hate it here sometimes 

Anyways, I'm gonna try blogging more often!!!! At least three or four times a week! 

Gotta go, I'm on my shit!