[[0054]] Day 31 of Self-Isolation

I nearly forgot to write this because I was too busy doing an art again. I want to say sorry, but I am not. 

Day 31 (Okay... turns out I do have some mental health shit going on, I've just been ignoring it).

Okay so I am so sorry this is late, I really am, but I may have been arting on the Chromebook again and... I just... I just lost myself haha

I drew a Lugia!!! Haha one of my faves and turns out, one of my bosses all time faves too so I had to  give it a go!!! I also decided that if any of my friends or work mates like Pokemon and to practice and get used to stuff, I am going to just rando draw people pretties! Figured, life is hard atm so sometimes something happy can't go wrong in the grand scheme of things... and means I can learn skills and all that jazz.

I have a long way to go but at least my work is not terrible. I might watch some tutorials tomorrow to learn some more about shading and blending and stuff but... for now, I am happy with what I have been making on the Chromebook! I hope you all like it too (AND totally check out my art page, Aluria Arts).

I'd like to think this arting is helping my mental health but I am beginning to wonder if it is just a distraction so I don't deal with said mental health. I have a thing that I do when things are not great, and it is always that one thing I never notice I am doing, until it has gone on for a while and then I realise and it's not that it is too late, more just, why could I not realise this sooner and deal with it. Long story short, I just get really bad at showering or having a bath and washing my hair and stuff when my depression is just being well, annoying. I also tend to obsess over things a bit, for example, the artwork. Don't worry, I have finally had a bath but it has been a week. I just need to figure out what is going on in my head. I have ideas, such as not going out, not having structure, diabetes going a bit weird the last couple of days... it could be anything. My assumption is the biggest problem is staying at home and not seeing people. But I also accept that this is how it is because the last thing I want is another trip to hospital cos my kidney has decided to give up cos I have developed corona virus.

I think I'll come to terms with the fact I can't do anything about it... but, I do wish I could.

Tomorrow is another day and I at least have Jake home this weekend so that is something.

I was actually meant to be in Wales now with my besties and the other half after an amazing trip to London. I have counted my loses, shit does happen, but... it does make me sad. I miss so many people. I miss work. I miss friends. I miss my family... bleh.

In happier and less depressing news, my adorable mini hype unicorn bag came today... it is actually bigger than I thought it would be but it is cute as heck and I can't wait to use it out and about once this is all over.I have also realised that I have erm... bought a lot of things I would erm... wear out the house, but can't at the moment. It's fine, I can wear it all in the house and pretend I am a pastel goth princess but... it kinda is not really the same!!! Oh well, docs and cute bag tomorrow in my pjs it is. LMAO

Well, last but not least... whats behind door number 10!!!

Washi tape!!! I am sooooo gonna use this in the office. I think I might like stick up some cute Harry Potter pictures and use this to like decorate the corners, I don't know. Either way, it is adorable! Roll on door number 11!!!

Okay, I need to go to bed... and again I am so sorry this is a late one!!

Over and out, mes amigos.

[[0053]] Day 30 of Self-Isolation

Today has been A-MA-ZING! And if you did not read that in Craig Revel Horwood's voice, you suck, darling.

Day 30 (... it's been a month since I properly left the house like a normal person would...)

Actually, I have been out twice since being in iso and both of those were for medical appointment's so it doesn't count.

ANYWAY, hellooooo!

Today, I am actually writing this from my new chromebook, a sexy lil 2-in-1 laptop that I shouldn't not have got finance for (even though it ups my credit rating when I pay back like a good human) but I did get and it is honestly a massive game changer for me creatively! It is honestly the smoothest and most seamless machine I have ever used, bar learning how to do things a lil differently like saving photos and so on but like, I'll get there. I absolutely love this thing to the moon and back and it is honestly the best thing I have ever done for myself.

Bar a good HbA1C. But those come and go. This will stick for a couple of years.

So yeah, got confirmation when I got up this morning that a lovely gentleman, named Steve would be dealing this bad boy and ho damn, I was stalking his deliveries until he got here. I was both so anxious and so excited all at once. Thankfully, my bloods remained good regardless, so that is something at least. 

I guess you want some pictures of this bad boy then?

So there it is, my Acer Spin 13 with built in Wacom pen. This beasty boy is 13.5" as well so it's a decent sized screen for me to deal with what with my dodgy eyesight and son on.

And I think that is why I love this thing so damn much. Like, I love drawing and stuff, I do, but I don't do it a lot any more, and when I do, I can't draw for extended periods of time because my eyes go blurry and sometimes to the point my glasses won't work, like, if I could zoom in on my work for my lineart, it'd be fine. And this is one of the reasons why this is a game changer for me art wise and that is because I can zoom in, get rid of the rubbish, work on detail like I used to and it is honestly the best bloody thing.

Oh, its tanky battery life is nice as well.

AND I can upload straight to insta now too, bonus wooooo!!!

But yes, this sexy boy now sits pride of place on my desk in the office, looking snazzy amongst my pens and shizzle which may gain some dust now, but at least they're pretty to look at!

So yeah, there it is opened out in laptop glory. Obvs, I use the stand to prop it up when I draw (I got the stand from uni and it is perfect for turning the lappy into a drawing machine!) 

You probably want to see what I arted haha! I figured I would go with Pokemon because that is what I post most on my art page, Aluria Arts! I used to love drawing artist trading cards so figured this was the best place to start... and bear in mind I don't normally, and have never, drawn digitally before, I actually did something decent and I can't believe it!!!

So this is the original piece...

So I doodled this earlier and scanned it in on the Lenovo and this is what I came up with!!!

So this is what I made haha! Not too bad for my first go arting online. And it was so easy to do once I figured out how to deal with layers and colour stuff in with the Wacom pen and then blend and stuff too and OMG backgrounds are so much easier to do now!!! This is like honestly one of the best things I have ever done, like, seriously. I am so happy!

And I think the reason I can use this stuff is because I can use the Wacom pen... that thing is amazing. It's not far off arting properly anyway, and I think this is why this stuff works for me. I def made the right choice in art laptop... I need to figure out what else to draw now!!! Might look at some of these "Do this in your own style" stuff... but, I should probably get a little bit more used to layers and orders of layers first!!

I thought my unicorn birthday Hype bag would arrive togday but it didn't so I have a feeling that will probably come tomorrow. Also, MUCC released their EU vinyl so I may perhaps order that cos we have some pennies left before payday for once. Either way, I am in a good place, everything is amazing, nothing could ruin this...

... oh, maybe the three more weeks of lockdown. But hey, this is week 5 of being in the house for me so it's not the end of the world in that respect.

We had to have some essential maintenance done on the house today as well... and I think this is another reason why my day has been awesome, I got to see my dad! He had to come and unblock a rather dodgy sink blockage that if Magnus did what he did before and knocked a tap, would have caused a flood. We social distanced properly though, stood in different rooms and stuff but honestly, it was just nice to see my Dad, it's been five weeks after all!! Oh, and the bathroom sink works now too, wooooo!

Best get to rounding off this blog and sharing new artwork everywhere as I am a tiny weeny bit sad like that plus my art page has been dead for so long that it is gonna need a kick up the ass to get people viewing again!

Obviously, we can't forget the morning door of this wonderful mental health advent calendar!! It was a damn good one today, a cute pin!!! I'm gonna save it for my work lanyard next Christmas, cos like, it'd be weird to wear Christmas in July (or May, whenever I get to go back).

Anyway, I have to go, need to sleep and finish up touching up bits and bobs round the house so I can whip the hoover through finally (yes, I did do some tidying today, the living room looks much better now!!!)

So, until tomorrow, stay safe everyone, don't kill each other, make love not war... I dunno.

Over and out, mes amigos.

[[0052]] Day 29 of Self-Isolation

I have no idea what to write here other than my mental health has taken a dip, therefore my bloods have also taken a rise and my eyesight is blurry so this is probably full of typos).

Day 29 (And the start of week number 5, dun dun dunnn!)

Evening folks and I apologise in advance if this is full of typos but... my vision is really blurry tonight and my diabetes has decided to take a big nope out and just, urgh. I was hoping to be writing this sat in the office with my new laptop alas, it was not meant to be. Currys PCW have said it is dispatched and DPD is arguing that it has not been so... if the reviews I have read are correct, I am in for either a damn long wait even though I paid a tenner for delivery today, or, it won't turn up at all and will be thrust into the never ending cycle of rude customer service loads of people have been dealing with amongst other things I have read. SO, my fingers are crossed for tomorrow but I don't hold out any hopes. Worst part is, I won't hear ought till potentially 11am tomorrow if they do have it or not... just... urgh why me? The other half's new coat arrived today and that was only ordered and shipped yesterday! If I had known Currys PCW would be like this, I would have just ordered the one on Argos instead. Urgh.

It seems pathetic that something so stupid would get me down but, it really has. I cleaned and finished the office ready to go for arting digitally and so on, started looking into free apps I could get to well, do the arts on and just, everything got thwarted before it even began. Okay, I'll stop being selfish and melodramatic but I am honestly just major bummed out right now. 

Anyway, other news.

I have actually finished the office, bar the Odeon exclusive posters I am waiting for to arrive to complete sets, but, the room is done! A big shout out to my mate Sarah, for dropping some blu tac round with me to help get the last of the posters up! Thank you! The room looks banging!!!

I promised pictures of my reading area today so... here ya go...

So what do you guys thing? A nice lil corner for being comfy and reading and imagining the days away haha I cannot wait to find out where the hell I put my Dan Brown book I was reading and finishing it at last! (I love Dan Brown's work, not just because they make you think and want to go places and investigate things even though his work is a work of fiction but because the chapters are nice and short, and that is one thing I prefer with my books, makes me keep attention for longer and keep on reading because it feels like you have read more!) Finally got shelves for Marvel, Pokemon and Star Wars as well which I am thrilled about, my build-a-bears have never looked so happy! I'm now waiting for Magnus to refind the armchair and start sleeping in it again haha, or the office chair, either or.

I still have some finishing touches to do around the house, like hoovering and sprucing up the living room, but everything big is essentially done now, I don't know what I am going to do with myself! Well, I have ideas, we shall see what happens haha!

I may have not received the art laptop today but, my new PowerA switch case came and I am happy about that. I seem to be a bit of a sucker for PowerA at the moment, as I have a PowerA pro XBox controller, as well as a Pikachu switch controller and headset, all by the same brand (and the Pikachu stuff does match my Let's GO Eevee switch and I am a sucker for things that match...)

Look at them together, it's a match made in heaven! I also got the console case, not just cos it's Pikachu and PowerA and matches my stuff but because I didn't have enough sections for the games I have in the other one... and this has space for 9... plus I've plans to buy other games too, so need room for them. I have been swapping games out of games cases for the last couple of days and I am not a fan! More so because I keep forgetting to put the cases back on the shelf... it's a silly thing, but pretty case is pretty and matching things makes me happy.

OH YEAH, MUCC did another live premier stream on Youtube today and omg the live was incredible. They announced next week, for Europe, that the live will be brought to us by Yukke, their bassist, I am so excited!!!

Also opened another advent calendar door this morning, what with it being the start of a new week and my fifth week away from my work in a hospital! I am still missing the place, but I am happy I am getting this time to dedicate to the house and take it all at my own pace instead of rushing and feeling poorly n stuff. 

I do wish I had left today's door for when I realised that my laptop wasn't coming... because it was these cute adorable page markers and ha, I was a sucker for page markers at uni and some of my books still have them in, as well as my revision notes, haha!!! I had Star Wars ones, Disney, paw prints, some I used for colour coding... anyway, these are so damn cute and adorable, and I might write some happy words to a couple and stick them up in the office for when I am feeling blue and uninspired in there.

Well, that is it from me for today. I'll be back tomorrow at some point around this time, may be earlier, may be later, who knows?

Over and out, mes amigos.

[[0051]] Day 28 of Self-Isolation

And it's taken four weeks... and my house is nearly presentable!!! Not much longer to gooooooo!!!

Day 28 (Week 4 is ending, week 5 will soon begin!)

Heyyyyy!!! 

The end is in sight for my cleaning escapades, can you believe it? Because I can't. When I started, I never thought I would see the end but... it's actually getting there. A couple more bits to put up in the office, then some hoovering throughout and a couple of extra bits and pieces and boom, it's done, I will be a respectable adult for once in my life.

I am really happy with the office though, like, so happy! It is my mission today to get it finished because I have my special new arty laptop arriving tomorrow and I cannot wait!!!

But first, here are a couple of sections I have finished in the office today, I hope you like it as much as I do!!! 

I'm really sad and I kept my uni final presentation dissertation poster as well as my text books and I even bought the mortarboard hat thingy too because I am a sad sap like that and memories haha! Before, my text books were all stacked in front of my desk and the poster was rolled up and the rest of my uni stuff was in bags, but I have been able to get all my old uni notes into a drawer and I have put the books out on show as well. I even stuck up the award certificates I got for my college course and my Masters! I will get frames for them one day, I just wanna be able to look at them. The picture next to the bottom certificate was one my Grandma printed and had stuck in her office from when I graduated college, it has the date on it and says "I'm so proud of you Keita" and it's honestly the sweetest thing. I stuck my dissertation poster up for the sheer fact I loved my self-designed diss project and got to work with art and science... my two loves all rolled in to one!!! But yes, that be now my intelligent space, because sometimes I need reminding that I have brain cells and have actually done well for myself.

I have also started sticking other bits and pieces up around my office as well, starting with my now art desk. I found all the bits and pieces I had stuck up before, some of my own work and a few from artists I used to know or still know and poof, pretty art display to keep me inspired! #

I have loads of bits stuck up here and I am going to stick some Doctor Strange and Sherlock shizzle up there as well at some point, but these are the most important pieces I had to put up. There's a couple of the A3 pieces I've done and other bits and bobs, as well as my Kamijo drawn by the lovely Misa, a few pieces from my friend Luna and Gyarados by Chu as well as some of my characters drawn by the awesome Boo! Pride of place will always and forever be my characters drawn by the amazing Marit, who I have not seen or heard from in years. I managed to get to know her after being a big fan of her artwork on DeviantART but I think she may have disappeared off the face of the Earth, alas, I still love her and her work, so I'll always have it up where I can see it! Either way, art space is awesome.

My bookshelves are done as well but I haven't brought the armchair down yet and moved the table so that may be a tomorrow jobby. I also managed to get the other clothes rack made up for the music room today and was able to hang up all the rest of the music merch, so bar stuff to stick on the walls, the music room is also shaping up nicely too. I still need to put all the clothes away in our room and hoover everywhere, and re-spruce the living room and kitchen but... it is actually getting there, my house is actually looking nice.

But I must admit, my head space is in a much better place then it was a couple of weeks ago and it kind of is true what they say, the whole tidy house, tidy mind shizzle. Like, I am more than geared up to do the old things I used to love before I got bogged down with life. Putting all the books away and organising them has made me excited about reading again, and having my desk set up for art is making me excited for arting again too. Might even do some art trades... who knows. Get commissions going again, do some art for myself too maybe, who knows?

You saw me mention about a shiny new pretty I have arriving tomorrow. Well, you may have seen my favourite laptop is dead and there be nothing in the office for me to use for my art and writing needs but, after talking to some friends about options and possibilities, I signed up to PC World for finance and am getting a pretty decent artist laptop which is arriving tomorrow. It even comes with a Wacom pen so the potential to do digital art is now an option as well... although need to investigate what programs peeps have been using and stuff first cos, free is friend lmao! It's also a 2-in-1 laptop so I can flip it over and use it as a tablet and a drawing pad kinda thing. It's proper cool.

I have been proper anxious about the whole thing mind you though. I hate the idea of credit, but, I technically did a 2 year plan to pay off my phone with O2 and it is pretty much the same deal so I feel a bit calmer about that at least. But it's such a large amount of money but I know I can just treat it like another monthly bill. I could have just used the Lenovo we got for gaming and streaming, but I wanted something that I could solely use for art and writing and potentially for uni if I manage to get a PhD or do a creative writing and publishing masters. I probably could have just survived without but... I need something to art with, and if the other half is streaming, or the Lenovo is set up for me to stream the switch, I don't wanna be faffing carrying the Lenovo around the house and what have you, especially with my falling over tendencies.

Either way, I got a pretty, it comes tomorrow and I am more excited than anxious now, thank God! But I am still a bit anxious cos BIG commitment. 

Anyway, I will end today's post with the lovely opening of door number 7 of my mental health advent calendar!!!

Today was a cute little Christmas magnet, which I am still gonna put on the fridge even though it is not currently Christmas. What is life without a bit of whimsy?

That is it for tonight's blog though, I hope you're looking forward to tomorrows and more exciting pics of things I have done to my house!!!

Stay safe friends, don't kill each other.

Over and out, mes amigos. 

[[0050]] Day 27 of Self-Isolation

Still not sure what is going on in the world today. Oops. But, my mental state appreciates not knowing, well, keeping up. My obsessive personality however, is trying to fight and read and watch it all... oh no.

Day 27 (I don't know what to write here today.)

Quick one today because I have not done half as much as I wanted to today. Oops.

SO firstly, we shall start with "what is behind door number 6 of the mental health advent calendar?"

A little envelop stamp! Now I want to write letters to people and stamp them with le stamp alas, I cannot leave to post them... I might do some art give aways maybe, get the other half to post out... hmmm, choices. I may have stamped a rando sheet of paper several times cos why the heck now lmao!

Also, one of our wonderful friends made flapjacks and dropped some round for us, ahhhh much happy!!! And they're real tasty... plus, I absolutely LOVE flapjacks, so this made my day as well!!!

I don't like this Big V crap BUT, I do love how nice everyone is being, such as helping people shop and get medicines, to just being a nice neighbour and looking out for one another. Our friends might not be our neighbours but they may as well be, they're like a less than minute walk from my house and they are honestly amazing! Thank you so much!!!

I do wish and hope this niceness everywhere continues when all this is over... but, I kinda feel like the country will just slip back into its old ways, the NHS will stop getting the recognition it deserves... and what have you. I hope it all does stay nice and lovely, and I do feel this virus has changed how the country may be but until it is all over, I can't even guess how.

Anyway.

Sad news today. Well, ex-sad news, because it was sad news before and now it is even worse.

The uni laptop will not reboot from the recovery disk and I cannot reset it or undo the screws at the back to remove the battery. And then I tried to close it and it cracked and now it's just pooped. The screen still turns on mind, and sometimes shows the Fujitsu logo but then sometimes, it just won't.

It's sad. But, I have a lot of friends who know peeps that might be able to help me get all my work off it so that is something. But, I don't think it can be fixed and if it was fixable, I don't think I could afford it.

I have been looking around for a new one, I am just not sure if I am gonna go through with trying to get Argos credit for it or not yet. Turns out, the more arty laptops and tablets cost a lot of money and on a technicality, I am only a part-time worker, my bank hours don't count for anything, so at this point, I am not sure if I can get credit. And I don't think the other half can either. Plus, we do have a laptop that we mainly bought for gaming and it tends to live in the living room... so technically, I don't need one BUT, and I guess I am being selfish, I'd like one just for me and commissions and potentially going back to Uni/looking for a PhD... blergh, my brain is over worked and fried today.

I'll keep looking about, find out what my budget is if I am allowed one, and try and get something good a durable for art stuffs. Maybe a samsung tablet... potentially. They look nice and would cover all I need it to do, would have to buy a keyboard and mouse separate but other than that, it looks amazing. As do the Lenova Flex laptops but dollar, Microsoft Surface but dollar... I don't know what to do v.v;;;

Oh well, this will plague me for a few more hours yet.

I hope everyone is well!

Over and out, mes amigos. 

[[0049]] Day 26 of Self-Isolation

Honestly, not watching the news is actually really refreshing. I've not thought about what is going on in the world all weekend because I have been so busy and you know what, it is actually nice.

Day 26 (It's all cool here.)

So, whats crack-a-lackin?

I honestly have no idea what is going on in the world right now and you know what, I don't really care. I am in a proper good place this weekend and it's just actually so nice. 

So, it is Easter Sunday!!! And that means panic rush buying Easter eggs because I always forget to buy them and tbh, I just have not been out to buy them... and the other half didn't have enough hands or bags to carry them back later.

But, he went out, and he want mad... but it's awesome. And it all tastes sooooo good, plus, the Peter Rabbit plush can go with my Peter Rabbit money box I have had since I was teeny. I must add, I have also done a butt load of insulin today for this one -of-three binges on bad stuff I have a year, and I have kept everything reasonably in range which is bloody shocking considering. I think I am learning!!!

We also went and took some Easter treats to our friends just over the river from us too. They have a front garden with a wall, so we were able to social distance and have a chat and a catch up today as well which was so lovely!

In other news... my office desk is now no longer a mess, or covered in uni work... it has now been artified at last! All ready and prepared for when I get back in there to art m butt off.

 I won't lie, it has taken the best part of a day to get it looking this decent, and tbh the laptop is only there for show... I've not actually attempted the whole recovery disk procedure yet and I still don't know which of the other half's monitors I am pinching to double screen but... it's done at last! I think I spent a solid three hours organising pens into drawers and pencil cases, as well as checking if pens worked and stuff... but, it's worth it. I am so happy with the area and it also means a step closer to having the office completed!

All in all, I think there is maybe a good couple of days work on the house to get it where I want it to be, but I am gonna do my utmost to blast that out tomorrow and Tuesday... then what will I do with myself?

BAKING! That is what!!! I mentioned yesterday that the other half asked me to write a list of baking things I might want and he picked them up, with extras too!!! I am planning on making some kind of blondies, maybe rocky road blondies, flapjacks, breaksfast flapjacks, more cookies... I cannot wait!!! I am tempted to make banana and choc chip bread at some point too, we shall see. But yeah, I now have a drawer in the kitchen full of baking essentials and goodies for said bakes, as well as a shiny new mixing bowl, baking tray, a sieve and OMG A JUG I CAN ACTUALLY READ THE MEASUREMENTS ON. We also have a working set of digital scales after I found a battery for them. The other half even bought me a cute notebook to write my fave recipes in, and I am so making the first one those white choc chip and raspberry cookies I made on my birthday because omg, they were so good.

Forgot to say, we managed to play Cards Against Humanity with the family last night, which was nice cos when we go to theirs, we tend to play it there and have drinky-poos, so it was nice to feel some sense of normal even if we are all in different houses.

This whole Zoom things has opened up so many possibilities. Normally, the Scarbro side of the family tend to meet up for Easter, have drinks and a BBQ and egg hunt for the kids but obviously, that cannot be done this year. SO instead, a zoom party was hosted between loads of us, and it was actually pretty cool. It was also nice to speak and see other people as well, cos... well, I don't leave the house atm and I only speak to Jake and the cats.

Which I may have shown Magnus off a little bit too much because she was all over my lap and being adorable whilst the Zoom party was going on. Did see my Cousin Mark's cats though, and yes, I help Magnus up to the screen and was all "OMG look Magnus, you're one of those"... and she might hate me for it now but she still stayed on me and had cuddles and deep down, shes a sucker for attention, even if she bites you and acts like she don't like it.

For those of you that have been following, it is day number 5 on the advent calendar! And it was a damn good door today, I was proper happy with it, cos its a cute Hogwarts applique patch. No idea what I am putting it on yet, but it is adorable and I love it and cannot wait to wake up and see what I get for tomorrow!!!

I can't say it enough, but I am so damn pleased I came up with this idea for being at home. It is honestly that little burst of hope you need in the morning when you wake up and realise that you're gonna be spending another day indoors. I do wonder what everyone else is doing to keep their mental health in a good place when things are tough as they are right now. I know a lot of people are keeping routines as best they can, online chats with fam and friends, cleaning and so on. But there must be some other fun and novel ways out there, to keep going whilst this lockdown shizzle continues onwards!!! I must admit, and I'll say it again, avoiding the news at the weekends when the other half is home really is a big shout, because means neither of us have to suffer the doom and gloom, and I know he sees and hears enough doom and gloom being a front line worker in the NHS.

Right, I think that is it for today!!! I am going to relax with some Animal Crossing and Pokemon Mystery Dungeon and figure out what else in the house I will sort out tomorrow (the end is in sight OMG).

Over and out, mes amigos.

[[0048]] Day 25 of Self-Isolation

New shoe day! New shoe day! New shoe day! Basically, it's a good day.

Day 25 (Nearing the month at home mark now, this shit is getting real).

Evening friendos! How is it going?

It's another quick one from me today cos well, need to get back to work on the office because damn it's starting to look good... even though there are piles of books everywhere and organised bags of stuff waiting to go away!

Anyway, I mentioned yesterday we were gonna play games with our mates online... and we did!! We managed to play cards against humanity online with some of the best people in the world ever and it was bloody awesome! We are planning more games like that, maybe with Jack Box, next time. I think it is what we all needed! I know it was definitely what I needed! The other half is the only person I tend to see day to day so it was just really good to see some other faces and hear some other voices ❤️❤️❤️

I think we are planning something similar with the family tonight so I'll be sure to write about that tomorrow!!! Got to keep that content rolling for you all!

So, today! Let's begin with what was behind door number 4 of the mental health helping Harry Potter Advent Calendar! Today was two cute temp tattoos. No idea what I am going to do with them, but they are really pretty none the less, so may stick them on a wall when this is all over. Cannot wait to see what is behind door number 5! I love the little surprises each morning and it is really helping me be excited about things whilst I am stuck at home for the foreseeable! (Which is nearly at the one month mark, I can't believe it. The time has actually flown by!!!)

In other news... one of the birthday presents to myself arrived today! As well as one of the more practical prezzies for the music room. I won't lie, I have never been more excited to see 80 matching coat hangers and I cannot wait to hang up the rest of the music merch... well, once I have finished the office and put up the clothes rack for them! 

But the thing we need to talk about are the shoes because OMG best sale ever... would highly recommend. I still can't believe I saved £200 on Dr Martens... like seriously, it's crazy!!!

Seriously, look at these bad boys! The first pair are for work, and are aptly in work uniform colours hence why I got them... I also got them cos practical, like, I need decent soled shoes for work, and you can't get better than Dr Martens. The heeled pair are for special occasions, or if I wanna look pretty, I dunno. Gigs in the future maybe? I have some shoes similar, without the laces and ankle cut, but I do struggle to walk in them unless I'm in woolly socks or tights, so figured if I had some in that style, with laces n stuff, they wouldn't slip as I walk and stuff. Either way, I am in love with both pairs, and can't wait to put them in the spaces I made on the shelves for them.

And as with most pairs of DMs, I'm gonna wear the work ones in at home cos well, not wearing them in is bloody painful and I've plenty of time at home to get used to them and stuff. OH YEAH, that is the other thing, they are both size 6.5, which I am so fucking happy about because sometimes a 6 can be a bit tight but a 7 is way too big... so these make me so damn happy.

Still waiting on my hype bag being shipped mind you... they said up to 5 working days cos of the big V but it has been longer than that now so not too sure what is going on there. Oh well! I have received some birthday dollar from the other half's family though, so once a few more refunds have cleared, I think I might do a Soft Kitty mystery box and get me some cool alternative and geeky items for my nice new me and new home!

Anyway, I have an office to sort before family games tonight.

Over and out, mes amigos!