Going On Hiatus

Signing off for now!  But don't worry; I'll be back.  ^ ^ Image from Universal Doll.

I just wanted to officially announce that this blog is going on hiatus.  I don't know for how long, but I hope that when I come back, I'll be more inspired and further along in developing my style than I am now.  There are a lot of things going on in my life that I need to be focusing on as well, so when things calm down and I'm making at least some kind of progress, I'll be back.

Thank you to everyone who read and commented; hopefully you'll come back when I do!  I'll still be reading and commenting on all the lovely blogs I read and looking for more to add to my list.  Hopefully this break will be just the jolt & recharge I need style-wise.

I wish you all a happy spring and much luck in everything you do!

Until next time~

Around Town II

Hello! I wanted to post today, but my thoughts on what I should blog about are so jumbled up right now, I'm not really sure what to post.  I want to do more personal style posts, but I'm only now just getting a hold of resources that will help with that, so please bear with me!  I'll do my best to show things like makeup shots, outfits, and gets as soon as I can~  Actually, I have some photos for a gets post, including some things I got for my birthday last week, so look forward to that in the near future!

Anyway, I've got quite a backlog of photos building up of pictures I take while I'm out and about on just normal days, so I thought I'd share a few more of them today!  Enjoy~

A bent streetlight I saw on my way home from work this past summer.  How did that happen???

A shot of a lovely sunset taken from the parking lot of the shopping center I go to when I need a Target.

This bumper sticker made too much sense for me not to capture it for keeps. ^  ^

Cute boots at one of my local Forever 21 stores

A beautiful cloudy sky on a November day

One of the parks near my neighborhood on the way to the public library

A very pink car I saw at the Victoria Gardens shopping mall upon leaving Jamba Juice.  XD

That's all for now!  I do have more photos from around town, but those will be another post, so hopefully that's something else to look forward to.  ^  ^

Until next time~

Intro To Rui Glamourous!

Happy Valentine's Day a.k.a. Singles' Awareness Day to you all!  I hope it is/was a great one for you, whether you celebrated with a significant other or your friends.  ^  ^  I didn't do much, but I have plans to make it up with my best girls later on!

I came across a great find while reading this post on Kirin's blog, and I thought I'd share it here for any of you ladies out there who might be in this situation.

What situation, you ask?  Why, I mean the life-long struggle to find bras that fit, especially when we're travelling or living away from home and your-go to stores for lingerie needs aren't as easily accessible.  If you're like me, then you know that it can be challenging enough to find bras in sizes outside of the average 34-38 A-DD.  Add in the quest to find cute, flattering cuts and styles, and it gets pretty close to impossible in many cases.  Then try to fill that order overseas, say in Japan, and you might find it tough.  I have yet to find a lingerie store there that would fit my "girls", and those of very well-endowed foreign ladies looking to live, work, and/or study in Japan.

That is, until I found out about Rui Glamourous! 

Rui Glamourous is a Japanese lingerie brand that carries larger sizes.  How much larger are we talking? Their sizing goes up to 90J (Japan sizing) or a 40 H (U.S. sizing).  Even though I know that ceiling still may not cover everyone, it does give a lot more room to fit larger 'girls' for sure!  Rui Glamourous offers plenty of colors, styles, and cuts for even the most frilly tastes, plus the matching underpants for that perfect matching set.  This is some of what Rui has to offer:

The "Premiere" bra. Info can be found here.

The "Bonheur" bra.  Info here.

The "Flora" bra. Info here.

Aren't they all so cute?  And there are plenty more styles available to fit everything from girly to classic to unique tastes, all with matching underwear in low-rise, T-back (thong, I think), and "standard shorts", which look a lot like your basic hiphugger/bikini cut.

However, keep in mind that, judging from browsing the website, some of the larger sizes seem to sell out quickly. But hopefully anyone looking to shop with Rui Glamourous will find at least a few options of getting that piece of cute Japanese lingerie that will finally fit after a long search.

And if you need help determining your bra size in Japanese measurements, use this handy Bra Size Converter tool that has a variety of measurement systems for your convenience.

So if you're a busty lady heading to Japan for long-term, I'd say it looks like Rui Glamourous is definitely worth looking into!  I think everyone deserves cute undies, and Rui Glamourous is one option that makes that possible for all sizes during your stay in Japan.  I'm definitely looking forward to the chance to shop with them in the future~

Also!  If any ladies reading this have had or get a chance to check out the service and selection first-hand, I'd love to hear about it, so I can link back with even more information for anyone who comes looking for it!

Until next time~

December & Early January Photos

Hello and a VERY belated Happy New Year!  I hope everyone has had a lovely January thus far, and that the transition back to work after holidays wasn't too bad.  I was actually SUPER-busy this past month, with work and going around, so I never did find or make time to blog again since my last entry.  >_<  Until now, that is.  ^  ^

Anyway, I have some photos to share from early December until now, and I thought it would be a fun idea to share them to get myself back towards a blogging mindset!  Enjoy~

This is the old drink menu from the restaurant inside my local Gameworks.  I went there with a couple of friends towards the middle of last month, and we were bummed to find that they'd changed the menu, and our favorite ice cream drinks were no longer on the menu. :(  But our server assured us that the bar could make the drinks as long as they had the ingredients, so my friends got their drinks, and then I discovered that the old menu was hiding behind the inserts of the new one.  Good thing I'm so curious. XD  I took the picture so we'd remember exactly what was in the drinks~

My sister's Christmas gift~ She doesn't usually ask for much, if anything, so when she said she'd be thrilled to get this, of course I obliged!  She's done SOOOOO much for me, and I was happy to gift her with something she likes and wouldn't normally get for herself.  ^  ^

Then about a week and a half before Christmas, my bestie AJ's parents dropped by our house to drop off this lovely jar of holiday chocolates and hot chocolate mix for me!  I was so surprised and touched to get this; and being the big lover of sweets that I am, I and my siblings have since made short work of this offering.  XD  The pretty jar is now going to house my spare change.  ^  ^