Everyone has Their Flaws

If you know me, you know I can become anxious over the silliest things. I have come to realize lately that I really am a perfectionist about certain things and if they're not done the way I feel like they should be done, I stress about it until I can live with the result, even if it's not much different from the way it would have been in my mind. I was really excited about starting to do giveaways on this blog. I still am. But I've found that this is something else that I'm particularly perfectionistic (is that a word?) about.

There's a product that I currently am in possession of, and I have not written a review not because I haven't tasted it, but because I don't have a picture of anything I put it on. I'm going to cook with it today and take pictures, but the thing that made me realize I was stressing over it was the picture problem.

I think in time it'll get better, but I also think I probably won't have so many giveaways in such a short amount of time in the future. Especially since school is coming up and Woof and I will be busy with classes, work, social stuff, and other things like that. I still want to do giveaways and reviews, but probably not rapid-fire like we did the past few days!

Speaking of school: we found out that the apartment Woof and I are sharing with two other girls has two double bedrooms. We were under the impression that it had 4 single bedrooms. When we realized that wasn't the case, I went searching through our university's website for something, anything that would have tipped us off to that fact. When you're looking for something, you usually find it, but this time was an exception. The only hint that the rooms were doubles on the entire website was a badly angled picture that barely showed a second desk and something that could have been a bed or a sofa. If you're going to a university and living on campus, be very careful to be absolutely clear about your living situations-- the colleges are not going to always be crystal clear with you. I'm ok with the arrangement only because Woof is still there, there's more space, and I can cook to save us money.

Also, I kinda like that we'll have two new roommates. At first, it was a source of anxiety for me, but now it's exciting to think of expanding Woof's and my circle of friends; And while one of them is leaving only a month into the semester for personal reasons, the other one seems extremely drama-free and into the same things Woof and I are. Here's hoping for a great addition to our circle of friends!

Let's end this on a positive note,
             Mew

Free Stuff

I am really funny about free stuff. When I know something is coming in the mail, I check the mail 20 times a day every day. Even Sunday, just in case. I talk about whatever it is all the time, purely out of excitement. And then when I get the item, I rip it open and i immediately examine the contents very carefully, like I'm trying to look through them. Really, I just want to see what it is that I got and see how much it weighs and what it's made of, because I've spent so much time thinking about it by then that I'm convinced it's made of gold and is the best thing ever. Then, with the product in my hand, I think about all the things I want to do with it. If at all possible, I put it to use right away, even if I'm in the middle of something. Yes, I am funny about free stuff.

With the move-in date for my new apartment creeping closer and closer, I have made a pledge to hold all the free stuff that won't rot until I move in. This has been incredibly hard for me, since these products are all really cool, and I want to try them right now. I am excited to have some cool food for my new place, though, and I really enjoy planning ahead and making lists of what I have, what I need, what I want, and what sort of space there will be. I did find out that I do have another roommate. She seems to have some of the same interests of Woof and I, and she has a chameleon, but that's about all I know right now.

I wish August would be tomorrow so I can open some of these things! : (

Off to make a time machine,
         Mew


P.S. There will be some new things in the shop this week that you may want to look out for, including some really pretty scarves!