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Shopping Experience : Batik Kammi (SPONSORED)

Hi my dears!

Finally, a blog post at the somewhat beginning of the month instead of the very last day :D!

And i am going to share with you my experience shopping with this prestigious Batik brand : Batik Kammi ^^.

Wearing Adriani Dress in Red

Batik Kammi is a modern batik brand with affordable (for a designer-esque type of batik, ofc) price tag but high quality materials and designs. Batik Kammi strive to provide the needs of Indonesian who wants to preserve Indonesian heritage and culture. The batik's motives are designed by batik Kammi's design team (so totally unique and definitely not mass produced) and they also only choose the best quality for their pieces as their main concern is to make sure every customer who is wearing Batik Kammi feels comfortable.

Their basic materials are 100% cotton and satin with printing process and has plenty of motives like Abimanyu, Arjuna, Boungenvile, Aster, etc.

I had the privilege to try out the shopping experience at Batik Kammi's online shop at Alleira Plaza (all the screen shoots are from their mobile web as i did the shopping with my phone, but you can visit their full website for a full shopping experience).

Batik Kammi has tops, dresses and outer for women and also batik tops for men. Other than that they also have hijab and mask as well. I will share some of their designs that caught my eyes

I absolutely adore this Boungenvile Outer Verona, it looks so chic and luxe - it's also an open type of outer so it can be worn by so many different sizes!

I also really like this Aster Blouse Nessy, it's so cute and can be paired with many style bottoms for different looks!

Their masks are also very affordable but fun, unique and chic! Some can even be matched with their tops/dresses, i always love the thought of wearing matchy-matchy outfit with my mask :))

But in the end i decided to go for this Adriani Dress in Red (also available in Black and Blue but the red one is the prettiest for me and i will get a lot more wear of the reds for special occasion than the other colors). Some of their clothings are all sized (but in relaxed/baggy style) but the more structured ones comes with sizes. I am a mid sized girl, for international brands i almost always wear M (sometimes S if the cutting is really big but very rarely i have to venture to L) but in my experiences, local cuttings run small so i always size up to L or XL. When it comes to online shopping, i tend to go for the bigger sizes as it's always easier to alter something that is too big than too small >.<. I went for XL but i think their sizing chart is pretty accurate, and L would definitely fit me better (you can't see it in the pics but IRL if you see me from the back/sides, you can clearly see that the dress is too big on me) but i do like the super loose fit of XL anyway so all's good!

I also like their male collection, so next time my hubby needs a batik top i know where to look!

Navigating the website is a breeze and a total no nonsense, i just clicked on the product that i want, add it to the cart, fill in my information and check out - simple as that! And it didn't take long at all from the time i finalized my order, received the receipt and a few days later - the packaging arrived safely at my doorstep!

Packed in a big cardboard box so the dress inside is not even creased!

Wrapped in a wrapping paper as well, i love the extra touches that makes the shopping experience all that much more special

I notice right away that the product is exactly the same as the photo, the material is very high quality and the cutting is super neat!

I got plenty of compliments wearing this dress, even from my mom who is usually doesn't like what i wear :)), she kept on saying how pretty the dress is. I told her she could wear it when she can go out again and attend functions (as for now we are having her and my dad in house ground due to pandemic haha)

Honestly, i think the dress is even prettier in real life than in the pictures in the website. The real colors is so much more expensive looking and the way it falls when you wear it is very complimentary to my body shape. The material is also very comfortable, it didn't feel coarse or scratchy at all, and it's also not hot at all, just the perfect material to wear in our hot and humid climate. I also especially love the cheong sam inspired collar, makes the dress even prettier!

The dress itself is pretty enough to wear on its own if you like a loose fitting, relaxed silhouette, as i love to mix and match and i see endless possibility to style this top, let me share with you some other ways you can wear this dress.

For a more fitted, slimmer look, you can pair it with a wide belt that synch at the wait

The safest color to pair a bright red dress like this is definitely black

Paired the dress with a black and gold stretch obi belt, black and gold bag and black jelly flats for a simple but sophisticated look that would take you from a meeting to a lunchie event without skipping a beat

I also love to style dresses like this as tops so you can get even more wear out of them ^^. And ofc my fave type of skirt that i like to pair them with is tutu style skirts (even though you can use other type of skirts too as long as they are longer than the dress).

So i was thinking basic and wanted to pair the dress with a black tutu skirt, but then i found this navy blue tutu and it also matches nicely with the red of the dress without being too basic

There are so many other ways i can think of to style this dress as it is pretty versatile so i am super happy and confident that i am going to get a lot of wear out of it!

Anyway, other than Alleira Plaza, Batik Kammi can also be purchased in these market places :

1. SHOPEE : https://shopee.co.id/batikkammi.official?v=d62&smtt=0.0.3

2. LAZADA : https://s.lazada.co.id/s.b3bNV

3. TOKOPEDIA : https://tokopedia.link/LuU7Megrk .

I definitely enjoy this awesome shopping experience and also the dress itself, thank you Batik Kammi and Clozette Indonesia for the opportunity ^^.

Don't forget to follow @clozetteid and @batikkammi at Instagram for various info ^^!

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Proudly Batik

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Hey guys, it's April OMG *freaking out*.

Anyway, i am very excited because hunny told me there's a new movie with my long-time crush Eddie Peng as part of the cast showing in cinema, i can't wait to watch it >.<! And then i just found one of his latest movie that i can watch streaming, it's been too long! Life is exciting when you have a celebrity crush *LOL*. Anyway, in case you're also a fan of his cute-handsomeness, you can watch that movie The Last Women Standing here *you're welcome* (hey, it's not easy to find Chinese movies with subtitles when they're not showing in your country, okay! So i dunno if watching it is illegal, i'll do it anyway :p).

Okay, now onto the actual content of the post. It's another round of mobile phone outfit post haha! I'm getting fond of this, hunny's phone's camera is simply awesome! I also tend to snatch it from him to take selfies >.<, Iphone's camera just doesn't compare!

Like the title stated, in this outfit post i am proudly wearing one of my nation's identity, Batik!

If you follow me in Instagram then you'd seen me post a pic of this outfit already and explained that this two piece was my mum's. It's so typical of her to buy things then immediately not wanting it zzz (she also passed me two tartan tops that she bought for Xinjia but decided that there's no way in hell she'd be wearing cropped tops. They're both brand new!), her loss my gain, i guess?

What's even worse? She thought this chic batik set was a pajama -___-. She was like, here a pajama for you. I put it on and went "This is not a pajama!" LOL. With a cropped top and stylish jogger pants (comes with pockets!!! Love pockets!) this is not something you wear to bed! Ideally i'd be wearing it with heels, but i am a sensible woman-when i know i'd be running around on my feet for hours, wearing heels is just a stupidity that i would not conform to. The only bad thing about this outfit? The fact that my mum (a skinny lady with big tummy, the total opposite of me in terms of body shape) loves to wear stuffs at least 2-3 sizes too big for her. The pants has elasticated waist and it's 3 sizes too big for me so it kept on falling off my waist >.< (i am not exaggerating, it kept on threatening to fall to the floor whenever i walk)!

Let's talk makeup first :

FOTD/MOTD

In case you're wondering why my hair was curly, that's because BB's Sweet 16's party was the night before and i had my maid curl it for me. The bleaching process left my hair ends drier than usual so the curl lasted very long with minimum hair mousse added!

I would normally list the products i used for the look but i actually can't remember >.< nothing special just the usual products i guess *too lazy to even try to remember*.

I was in the middle of following an Instagram challenge and the theme of the day was "Power Lip Color" so i wore this deep red lipstick i haven't been wearing for a while :

It's Pixy Moisture Lipstick in 01

More self-absorbed selfie in the car on the way to TP

I absolutely love my curly hair, but it's just too much work (yes, sitting for 30 minutes while my maid work on it is too much work for me, how high maintenance do i sound?) so i don't even want to do it more often. And yes, my bangs were getting too long to handle back then

Back to the outfit!

I love how in TP 5 you can find some quiet spots with nice backgrounds for photo shoots. It remains somewhat empty even during the most crowded day of the week for the mall. Granted, there's nothing in those floors but escalator connecting the floors, but that's the beauty of it!

My posing game is not strong, but at least i CAN pose a bit when there are nobody around hahaha

Half-open mouth pose that makes me look confused instead of sexy like intended hahaha. Darn, see how the pants kept on sliding off showing parts of my tummy that is not even the right part to show. A bit of flesh is okay, too low and immediately it looks too 90s. Not right.

The bag is Smir Nasli, bought it in Japan on a huge sale (70% off? Around IDR 300.000 only!). The flap part's covered with cloth material tho and it's now already dirty and discolored due to my gross clumsiness (yes, i spilled drinks and food on it, repeatedly >.<)

The reason why i went to TP on a Sunday afternoon (which is a HUGE no no normally, i avoid TP like a plague during weekdays!) is because i was supporting my friend Wulan who joined a styling competition held by a bazaar (another thing that i usually avoid like a plague. Two out of two, you owe me big time Wulan! Not to mention how we were accused of being paid spectators by ~~the not so funny~~ MC -___-).

Thankfully she won first place so my great sacrifice was not in vain *LOL*

Ms. Cetar Trixie was also there but she had to leave early so she was not in the group pic

Okay just a few more pictures, i promise

The ones with this background was snapped in 10 seconds because it was in a more crowded floor with people staring *LOL*


Caught in mid movement LOL. Outfit details : Batik Set : My mum's Crossbody : Smir Nasli Bracelet : Gelang Harapan Slip on shoes : Bugis Street, Singapore The white inner has been worn one too many times that it turns yellowish LOL, bought it from Hypermart :p

Planning to shoot a more elaborate outfit post tomorrow, hope we'll get some nice shots!

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3:34:00 PM
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Is It Narcissism Naming a Skirt After Yourself?

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Coz i did just that *LOL*.

But then again i've known to publicly admit that i am narcissist, so...*shrug*.

As a kid, did you have any dream of what you'd like to grow up to be? I didn't have too many of them. From some weird reasons (that i cannot remember of), i first wanted to be a dentist. That dream is now beyond ridiculous for the adult me as i am very easily disgusted and there's no way in hell i would ever touch someone's teeth haha. Next thing that i dreamed of becoming was a fashion designer. I loved fashion from a young age even though i was way too fat to wear one of those cute kiddie dresses so i was always stuck with jeans and tee.

My fashion inspiration has always been J-style, i was an avid Japanese comic book reader and collector, and i would copy those cute dresses from the comic book to a paper (at a back of on calendar-that's what L said when i brought it up. She knows me all my life and she remembers bits and bobs of details that surprises even me). Sadly i don't really know how to draw properly (i can only draw clothes, and not even in the right proportion hahaha), i don't know (and not interested to learn) how to sew *i can sew buttons and all, but that's about all, nothing too major* so that dream too, fell apart (yes, i can see clearly how i am not a very ambitious person at all).

But i never stopped loving fashion and pretty dresses, the love only expanded and grew as i get older. I ended up having a job that's at least still the same line as my dream, i became an owner of a my own independent fashion boutique. BUT, what the mainstream fashion manufacturers had to offer never fully satisfied my interests. The clothes available to sell were not always up to my taste (and i must admit, i have a pretty weird taste so... What i really like usually don't sell as well as what i really DON'T *LOL*), and sometimes it frustrates me how manufacturers would add details that only destroy what could be a perfectly good design *WTF* if they leave it as it is. I especially hate it when manufacturers (especially local ones) put some designer logo or name in a piece of clothing that costs 1% than the original item. WTF? Even blind people would know that the designer would never come up with such a horrible piece! So... disgusting *LOL*.

So i've always loved the idea of being able to produce something that exactly the way i like it. Not necessarily something new (as in designing something that's totally original), but maybe recreating something that i always wanted but not easily available in my market.

When #Undecided started her batik online shop, @prestigeshohapolic-which i practically begged her to make a blog post of, but we all know that's never going to happen. We can even kiss that Bio Oil winning post goodbye because she's never going to write that *LOL*-we started joking around about me being her designer for some ready to wear collection. After a while, we realized that it can actually be a reality. Since my taste is very... errr... distinctive, i prefer to make my own line later while she and her partner would make more "mainstream" ones to sell as their regular line.

I am currently i LOVE with wide, flared midi skirts and of course, i knew that's the style i was going for the first piece of clothing from my line that can now be ordered in all types of different Batik cloths (i'm even dreaming of coming with all kinds of fabrics in the future...) in Prestigeshopaholic and it's called, yep Mindy Skirt (in case you're wondering who that is, it's my real name *LOL*. I never made any attempt to hide my real name (heck, you can even see it on this blog's profile, this blog belongs to Mindy Pauline, afterall. And no, my name's not Mindy Pauline #commonmistakepeoplemake, it's Mindy and Pauline) but i do prefer to use the pseudonym for my online life in general.

I love that pic ^^, looks like some professional photographer shot hahaha. Actually my blogging friend, Nessya, helped me snap some pictures one fine day at 1914 Surabaya (i'm going to review the place, as soon as i get the mood hehe). She took LOTS of pictures and most turned out pretty awesome despite my worries because she's not used to my NX300 :p. Some of them did turn out very blurry *LOL*, but that's nothing compared to the ones that turned out awesome *if i may say so myself*.

Can't post them all here coz there are sooo many of them, but i've selected a nice few. Nessya is a pretty talented human photographer, she just needs to snap more pics in one go instead of stopping and checking at every snap hahaha. I also learned that i need to control my own expression more when people take my pictures, there are some where i looked like i was having a stomachache, or i was disgusted (this is very often, i dunno why i keep on pulling that face) or holding my laughter (which is at least true most of the time).

I really love wide skirts, really really need that petticoat now!

And i love how my dominantly green skirt matches the very green scenery

Hahahahaha at my expression. Sorry lah, this is the very first time i had to act like a model for someone other than my own hunny (i used to take photos in the studio but there's a prof photog telling you what to do and how to pose in detail, here i just winged it hahaha)

If i have a petticoat then the skirt wouldn't be so deflated when left by itself hahaha

The seamstress added a few inches on my skirt (i guess for comfort) and it ended up being way too loose so i had to cinch it with a wide belt *sigh*

Love this one too

Special appearance by my cousin L hahaha

Who forced me to do this

*sigh*

Then she also insisted on throwing my skirt in the air for the flared effect

At one point she even threw it UP so i exposed my granny panty! WTF L!!! It was effing hilarious, but only because there were nobody else around. If it's even a little more crowded i'd be mortified and probably try to strangle her. I will tell you more in another post coz this one's dedicated to the outfit itself haha.

Accidentally set up the flash on the bathroom

But i think it's still postable

This skirt is a "trial" skirt, i got the fabric for free so i wouldn't be too crushed if the seamstress messed it up (which she didn't), but other than the off waist measurement (i asked her to add rubber so i can still wear it during PMS where my tummy usually bloats and not as flat as it normally is), she did a great job so we're very confident about selling Mindy Skirt hehehe.

You can order Mindy Skirt in any fabric you want in Prestigeshopaholic, prices vary depending on the fabric you want. I hate online shops that don't put up prices on their products so you'd have to ask, but when it comes to Batik, there are so many different types and qualities that you HAVE to ask for prices. For instant, the motive might be similar but a printed Batik and a hand-drawn one would have dramatically different prices (up to 10x price difference, maybe more). You can also adjust the length if you want a shorter/longer skirt, etc.


Outfit detail : Black Long Sleeved Top : Online Black Wide Belt : old, totally forgot already haha Green Batik Skirt : custom made Necklace and stacked bracelets : Bali Bag : Mango Heels : Everbest (this last pic was taken by my cousin L who was mad because i accused her of being a horrible photog and insisted that she can take nice pics. Well, this one's not too bad hahaha)

I normally would include my FOTD and the products used on the look, but i was in my very simple, everyday makeup that consisted of light foundie (i'd normally use a BB Cream or tinted moisturizer but i was trying to finish the foundie..), powder, eyeliner, blush on and tinted lip balm! So i thought there's no point at all hahaha...

Thank you Nessya for being my photographer for the day, shall we do it againnn? Hahaha.

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11:23:00 PM
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Looxchallenge : Indonesia Banget (Very Indonesia)

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Hi guys!!!

How y'all doin? I'm currently really annoyed with hunny. I don't understand how guys cannot throw their dirty clothes in the laundry bin, instead they just throw wherever they like, including on top on MY clean towel, or on top of the sink shelve. Anywhere but the right place, like a feet away. Also they will leave the cupboard's door open after taking their clothes, but promptly tries to close the walk in closet whenever i am inside. FYI, i don't always turn on the air conditioner inside my walk in closet unless i plan to stay there for awhile (like when i'm putting on my make up or playing dress up, etc) so it's really HOT and suffocating if the door leading to the (fully air-conditioned) room's closed. Arghhhhh!!!! Why the eff are they so friggin annoying??? WHY???

Okay, feeling much better already after writing it down *easy* LOL. Anyhoo... You should notice lately i'm really lazy to join any outfit or make up challenge, just been feeling very tired and sleepy (yes, not 100% over the stupid flu yet, it takes up to three weeks for me to get over bad cases of flu zzzz) and whenever i went out i tend to throw whatever on *unlike usual, normally i'd carefully choose my outfit, top to bottom*. I'm also too lazy to play around with my makeup, just slap on the basic stuffs over and over again LOL. Seriously, flu makes me so lazy and unlively zzz.

But! Been feeling much better already so i decided to pay more attention to my outfits again, and decided to join Looxperiment's latest challenge (this time, unlike usual, they only have one theme that can be incorporated to any outfit, nail art or make up). The theme caught my attention immediately and i've been meaning to join it because of it. It's called : Indonesia Banget (or Very Indonesia). You know i'm a pretty patriotic person *national anthem blaring, posing patriotically* :p.

So, since it's Saturday night (weekend is when i'm more daring with my makeup and outfits), i decided to dress up to the theme, complete with the complimenting makeup. Yes, time for dramatic make up, after weeks of lazy nude colored make up haha.

For the outfit challenge, i immediately think of Batik because what's more Indonesia than batik when it comes to clothing, right? Yes yes, i know i'm not creative lah sorry LOL. I know it's not Friday (for non-Indonesian readers : Friday is the official Batik day in Indonesia, everybody's encouraged to wear Batik on Fridays. Even in banks, etc, you'll see the employees all wears batiks on Fridays), but hey, we should always be proud to wear our Batik anytime of the week, right?

Here's the look that i came up with for my Indonesia Banget look :

My Indonesia Banget Outfit

My Indonesia Banget make up

The color theme for the outfit and make up was also inspired by one of the picures Looxperiments posted for inspiration :

Beautiful blue and green colors are dominating the view in Bedugul Temple, Bali

I was highly inspired by all the beautiful blue and green (and in between) in the picture, and i was really happy when i remembered i had this beautiful blue batik patterned dress (FYI again, real hand painted batiks worth a fortune, i don't really own any real ones, just mass-produced batik patterned ones), it's not new for once, had this for years already.

Only worn it once before though, i do remember my mum complimenting it, telling me the dress was pretty *as i said before, my mum doesn't really approve most of my clothing choices, so any compliments i'd very unlikely going to forget haha. Even dresses she BOUGHT for me like this beautiful Valentino inspired one she didn't remember-or liked. I had to remind her that she bought it for me and she was like "I did?" and then went on criticizing the way i styled the dress. She said my blazer ruined the whole look, that's why she didn't even notice it was the dress she bought me. WTF*

It's a tube/halter dress (can be worn in both ways), of course i had to put on an inner lah haha.

As for the make up, it looks really subtle in the photos, it was really vivid and dramatic in real life lah! Not super crazy though, i think it was still very wearable lah *i did wore it to GM*. We (accidentally) had dinner with A and her hubby and they didn't say i looked crazy or whatever (but that could be down to the fact that i often look crazy??? I sure hope not!) so i guess it was OKAY lah???

Here's a little step by step tutorial, oh first lemme show you the eye shadow colors i used (all from the same Australis make up palette)

Only used the blue and greens, didn't use the purple :p

As usual, start from the base (light foundation+concealer+powder), followed by eye shadow primer. Next i used the lighter green eye shadow on my lid as a base.

Please excuse the little pimple next to my eyebrow, my period's just finished :p

Somehow the eyeshadow looked subtle in the pictures, it's really bright IRL

OH! Also please excuse my crazy eyebrows! LOL! I'm growing them because i'm tired of people telling me "thick eyebrows are in! Korean style, Korean style!" WTF, also because a friend (N) commented a few times when she saw me "What's wrong with your eyebrows?". My plucked eyebrows could look a bit sparse from the wrong angle, you see.

So i decided to let them grow and be naturally thick, don't worry i plan to go to a professional eyebrow-shaper later in Jakarta that once my sis-in-law and niece tried, they looked nice. In the mean time please bear with my uneven and holey brows *LOL*, i seriously have no idea on how to draw them. My eyebrows were always *ahem* nicely shaped, even if it was a little thin (plucked thin, not naturally thin), people sometimes mistaken them as being embroidered of drawn on *LOL*.

Anyway! Next, i used the darker (bright) green eyeshadow on the outer V, all the way in around the eye sockets, blend-blend-blend! Let the middle and above the eye socket alone so they'd create a subtle green-gradations. (I picked on too much eyeshadow so i had to tone them down with a very pale grey eye shadow later so i didn't look nuts!)

I didn't plan on doing a smokey-eye look but there were some fallen eye shadows under my eyes and they looked pretty nice (and too lazy if i had to clean them, i'd have to re-do my under eye concealer!) so i just add some more green under my eyes and viola, instant smokey eyes! LOL. Also applied the blue eyeshadow from the same palette in the middle of the lid, blending them until there were no harsh edges between the three colors. Also applied very pale grey eyeshadow (from the same palette as well but not pictured) on my brow bone and use the rest to blend all of the other colors and lighten them up a bit because it was really bright, like crazy bright!

Don't worry, i know it looked a bit like my Sloth look *LOL* (i really was tired though), it will look awake once you put on eyeliners and mascara :D.

Then of course, black liquid eyeliner on the lid!

Next is mascara (my mascara's running out... i just got one from my stash to bring to Europe, and i realized i was left with four more mascara on my stock, somehow i feel like i don't have enough stock. WTF. *slaps self* FOUR is more than enough #Pink!!!! Haih, i kinda regret not getting some while we were grocery shopping a few days ago, Maybelline's having a sale in Carrefour at the moment, info for my fellow Indonesian!)

Later i also lined my waterline with black pencil eyeliner as usual, halfway in. Lined the rest with a pearly lavender eyeliner, not forgetting the inner corner on my eyes. A little bit of bling there is always a perfect touch. Then i applied a reddish blush on lightly and put on my Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Cherry Ice (19). I've been using it non-stop for almost a month, not because i'm very in love or whatever but i tend to wear a new lip color a lot for sometime then chuck them and move on to another color *LOL*, this lipstick is also very subtle and easy to pair with any makeup style (although could look a bit pale on me if i wear very mininal make up), i also been meaning to take pictures for a review and kept forgetting to, and i kept on wearing it because i keep on wanting to take pictures! I know, WTF...

Final look :

So... That's my version of Indonesia Banget! Hope y'all like it :p!

I went shopping with L again yesterday, i finally got the scarf-will tell ya more about our shopping next time! And earlier tonight we (as in me and hunny) shopped some more for stuffs we need for the trip, it's getting closer and closer to the D Day! It's going to be my first long haul flight and i'm a bit panicked thinking of my make up cleanser and a bit of make up to bring to the cabin (coz we're going for the tour straight from the flight, i don't want to look too crazy since i'm 100% sure i'm gonna want to take LOADS of pictures!) plus my contact lens solutions! You know i'm blind as a bat without my contact lenses and am not comfortable going out with my glasses because they confuse me (totally disoriented whenever i go tried to go out with them). Haih.

I think i'm gonna write an entry to show your guys the makeups i'm bringing to Europe (because i love reading such entries on other blogs so i also want to do one lah hahahaha)! Mostly i purposefully bought (miniature size or non-liquid ones) for the trip hahaha so they'd make a future appearance on my haul post as well :p.

I'm gonna stop now (and go back obsessing over stuffs to bring to Europe, i'm sorry i already told you i'm very easily obsessed), hope you guys are having a rockin' weekend! Toodles!