Fangirl Chit Chat: My James Marsters Signed Pic ❤

If you know me, you know I am a big fangirl, and when I'm obsessed with something, I do it hard. 

I've shared it around here before, when I was younger, I was a big Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan, it was one of my favorite shows and I still love it to this day. I rewatch it and obsess over it and over again. 

And of course I had a big crush on Spike (aka James Marsters), the sexiest vamp ever. He'd be my ideal man (I know he was a little toxic but, he changed~). And that crush never died, I think he's one of those crushes that just stay in my life. I love James, his acting, his laugh, his music; I could listen to him talk for hours!

Back in June, I was watching a livestream on his IG in which he was signing photos with personalized messages and, I discovered I could get one too. And after thinking about it for a little while watching the livestream, I decided to go for it and get one for myself.

This thing is not new tho, it has been going on for a while on Streamily, same as with Cameo (which I was also tempted to get this year and I might do it next year, hehe), it just took me forever to find out, haha. Honestly I never spend money on something like this but I know this is the closest I'll ever be to James so a part of me is convinced it was worth it. 

I placed my order back in late June, everything was online and super easy. I chose the pic I wanted and you could even choose what you wanted him to write on it, I left it open to whatever he wanted really. You could add a frame to come with it and even a certificate thingy. I didn't get any of those because well, it wasn't exactly cheap. All I really wanted was his pic, his message and the idea of knowing I existed in his life at the moment of signing it. LOL. I think there's also the option to have your pic signed during conventions or other live streams but, that'd take even longer.

Even tho they kept me updated and James signed it like a week after placing my order, it took forever to ship and arrive. I was starting to get super impatient but in October 10th it finally arrived. I had some issues with the shipping company here in my country (and that's a whole different story 🙄) but, I finally got my baby. ❤ I didn't like the waiting but it was kinda cool it arrived on my favorite month.

What can I say? It is perfect! I am absolutely obsessed, especially becuse it has "Mon" on it, written by him. He wrote one of my favorite Spike quotes and... I just love everything about it. I will have it on display in my house forever and ever.

And well, this is a bit of a random, story time post but, the fangirl in me just had to share this in here. I'm obsessed, I die, no regrets. Hehe.

I'll see you next time~!💋

Mini Wedding Chit Chat + Green & Gold Nails 💚

On August 24th, two of my closest friends got married and I couldn't be happier for them. They are both the sweetest people and I've been a fangirl of their love story from the beginning (even before they officially started dating, hehe). Wedding was beautiful, relaxed, fun and full of happiness and love. Very them. Last time I went to a wedding I really cared about was back in 2012 when one of my cousins got married. So yeah, I loved being a part of their love story and sharing this moment with them.

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The theme was green and succulents so of course I wanted to find pretty nails to match my green dress. At first I was planning to make a wedding look post, especially because I rarely wear green and I bought a green dress just for the wed but, I didn't take any dress or outfit pics. 

Not the best pic but, this is the dress I wore with a black blazer

The wedding was in the afternoon so I kept the makeup and accessories pretty simple.

The nails were too pretty not to share so, yeah. As usual, these are glue-on nail, from Temu. I was between these and a darker set, both with gold details but honestly, green is not my favorite color so I liked these lighter ones a lot more.

I feel like the nails looks a little blue in pics but they are mint green with a pearlish finish to them. It also came with a couple of nude and gold nails. I liked them way more than I thought it would.

This set came with 24 medium almond shape nails, a small file and the sticker glue thingies. I'm starting to have way too many of those sticker things that now, I carry them in different bags just in case I need them.

Since not all nails were the same, I wanted to show you both hands. 

I still find it hard to take decent nail pics.

Even tho these nails were very clean and pretty, durability wasn't that great, after wearing them for like 3 days, the pearlish cover started to peel on some nails, pearls fell and even the green color faded on the tips. I'm glad they looked great on the wedding day but, I wish they could've lasted longer. Oh well~

And, that's that guys. Hope you enjoyed this nail post with a twist, hehe. 

See you next time~!💋

Upgrading My Coffee Station! ☕

A couple of years ago I shared what I did with my coffee station, I actually put a lot of love and effort into it and I was pretty proud of what I did with it. But even tho I was happy with it, I knew I wanted to change it at some point. I don't know about you guys but, whenever someone DIYs something I love it but, whenever I do it, I feel it looks too... well, DIYed and not in the best way. 

Not long ago, I found this kitchen cabinet thing for a very good price on Temu (yes, I've been obsessed with Temu lately) and decided to get it and finally upgrade the space. 

Before I continue, I want to show you how it looked before. I've changed some things and added more decor since the last time I shared it in here.

This was how it looked right before I changed it. I was still planning to add more decor above the shelf. At the bottom I had a basket with random things, my french press and some mugs to make some tea. And I also had Masha's favorite hideout.

Since the desk is still strong and in a very good condition despite how old it is (it's been with me since I was a teenager so, yeah~), I gave it to my mom, she needed a working desk so, I'm glad we can still keep it in the family and give it a good use.

Now, let me show you how it looks now. I liked the new cabinet thing because it had the same length as the desk and was only slighty taller so it'd perfectly fit the space I already had. One thing I didn't like  and you'll see it in the pictures is that some of the parts of the cabinet were damaged and of course it bothers me but, I wasn't expecting it to be super high quality. Most of the damaged pieces are hidden, the only obvious one is on the right door, I'll have to find a way to fix it or cover it somehow.

Plus, as I was puttin it together, I had to make my own fixes because the doors kept coming out of place when I opened them and two of the wouldn't stay closed. I'm proud of myself for finding a way to make it work. 

I kept the top shelf, it still matches pretty well. As you can see, I still have the same things, just organized differently and I added 2 more signs to fill the empty spaces it had before. 

The top shelf remained pretty much the same as it was before, I really like the Coffee Station sign. Even tho it's just a flat, metal sign, it looks 3D if you if you see it from the front. I wish it was 3D for real...

Closer look to the things I have on the top shelf:
On the left we have a black, metal sign my mom gave me not too long ago, a frame with a napking I kept from a café in spain that says "Batería baja, necesito cafeína", a sakura cup that was a pressie and my Witches Brew reusable cup.
In the center there's my bamboo, a framed pic I got years ago at an anime con with some cakes and drinks on it and two pottery pieces made by the bestie.
And, on the right is my new Witches Brew Coffee House sign, a tea pot and other ceramic cups. 
I do change the things I have up here depending on the season, especially for Halloween and Christmas.

And now, the actual cabinet. I like it because the doors help me to keep some things hidden and it doesn't look messy. I kept the old signs I had, my coffee maker, the espresso machine, my most used cups and mugs and some tea and coffee.

Closer look to the lower part.
On the right pic you can take a look inside the doors where I put my cups and mugs, it doesn't really show but it's deep enough to store 3 rows of cups, I still have a lot of space to sotre more! Hehe.
On the left is what I have inside the biggest door, here I have more reusable cups, thermos and some tea stuff.

As I was moving everything to this cabinet, I decluttered a little and got rid of some stuff. Now I have more space in the kitchen to store other things and have everything coffee related here.

Before and after pics ♡

There are still things I want to get, change and add but all in all, I'm very happy with how it looks, everything looks more put together and organized. It took me a while to upgrade it but, I think it was defo worth it.

 

I'll include the video version of this whole thing in case you want to check the process a little bit more or you just wanna skip the reading part, haha.

That'll be it for now, there are other things in the house I want to work on so, hopefully I'll be able to share those changes around here soon.

See you next time~!☕

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Old Haul + Chit Chat 🧛

Super unrelated picture of me rocking my dark circles era 😅

Back in January I started rewatching Buffy the Vampire Slayer thanks to my sister. It was one of our favorite shows growing up and we shared the love with my cousins. We’d even play to BTVS, try to dress like the characters and knew the Once More With Feeling songs by heart. Of course I've watched the 1992 movie with Kristy Swanson and Luke Perry, I liked it but I fell in love with the whole thing when I started watching the show.

And of course, Spike has been a big crush of mine for the longest time now, I know, I know, he was very toxic but, he's was a vamp, most of them are like that. Right? Plus he had a loving, caring side too. I just think James Marsters is one of the sexiest men ever, even if he is old enough to be my dad, hehe.

I just can't. ❤️‍🔥

Once the revival thing was confirmed, many people started sending me the links to the announcement and I even shared the excitement with one of my cousins. I’m kinda looking forward to see what they do with it but, I’m specially excited about seeing Sarah Michelle Gellar back as Buffy. She’s defo one of my fav characters ever.

To continue with my excitement, I thought I could share an old haul around here. A mini haul of BTVS old goodies I still keep and add 1 item I recently got.

I'll start with the oldies cuz there's something super nostalgic about them and I love them so, so much. It was veeeeery difficult to find Buffy goodies back then, at least where I live. And I guess if there was something, it was probably expensive. I'm glad I kept what I had.

The first thing I'm gonna show you is my BTVS magazine. It is from 2003. OMG. I didn't know these existed until I went to Canada and saw them. I believe it was a monthly magazine but I only got one. I didn't read it back then, or at least I don't remember doing it, I was just focusing on the photos. I did read it at some point. The magazine shared news, interviews with cast members, merch and some behind the scenes stuff.

Front & back cover

It came with this poster.

Next is something I also bought in Canada. It is my BTVS Mini Lunch Box Tin with bubble gum. The bubble gum was super cute because they were mini stakes, can't remember the flavor though. I remember my cousin was helping me to find them in a better price cuz they were expensive. I regret not getting the Spike + Buffy one but, I'm happy with the one I have.

                              

Lastly we have the BTVS Once More With Feeling Official Soundtrack which incliudes all the songs from the musical episode with the same name. My sister & I would watch this episode over and over again until we learned all the songs and dialogues and, at some point, my dad bought us the CD. Then, that was the one on replay. So I guess this wasn't only my CD but I kept it so, yeah. I still know all the lyrics to the songs, it has to be one of my favorite musicals ever.

I used to have a couple of comics too but I really don't know what happened to them, I only have 2 posters that came there. I'm including them here too. 

Now we'll move on to my newest addition.

I am team spuffy forever, that's why I knew I had to get this cap as soon as I saw it. It's perfect! I found it on Temu. Quality wise, it's ok. I wish it was embroidered instead of printed but, oh well. It still looks cute. I got a black one for my sister too because, she's also a Buffy + Spike fan. 

That's all I have for now but, I've been checking some stuff online so, I might make another Buffy haul in the future.

Tell me if you ever watched the show, if you liked it and who was your fav? I'd love to know!

See you next time~! 🩸💋

Current Obsessions 💕

 This will be a bit of a random post where I share some of the things I've been obsessing over lately. When I'm obsessed with something, I obsess hard, LOL.

I think I'll start with some podcasts, I've shared other podcasts in separate posts (Podcast Recommendations #1 & #2) but, I haven't listened to too many new ones lately so, I don't have enough to make a separate post.

The Dating Detectives was a recommendation from the bestie. On this podcast, Private Investigator Mackenzie Fultz and Comedian Hanna Anderson talk about stories of liars, cheaters, and con-men in the dating world. The stories are pretty interesting and juicy, they have guests who tell their stories but they do it in a very fun way. I've been binge listening.

Schmactors is the other pod I'm currently listening to. If I could include a person in this post it'd be James Marsters. I am absolutely obsessed with everything he does, haha. So, I love to listen to his voice talking about anything and everything. I started listening to this podcast he has with actor Mark Devine and Jason DeFillippo. It's a very fun and relaxed podcast in which they answer questions about random topics from the audience.

And now that I mentioned James Marsters I could use him as a connection to the next thing I've been obsessing over since the year started, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Yeah, it is so not a new show and I know it but, I loved it growing up and I just decided to start rewatching it this year. Right now I'm on season 5 and I'm more than ready for season 6, it's one of my all time favs. I assume most people my age know this show but, if you don't, the name is very self explanatory. And they have James as Spike. The hottest vampire ever.

I've been watching other shows too but I think I'll save those for a show recommendation post. I'll move on to some music now. And yeah, it starts with more James Marsters.

Ghost of the Robot is an American rock band from the early 2000s. I knew about it before, but I started officially listening to it this year and, I love it! Their last album was released back in 2023 and even tho, it is great, I'm loving the older songs way too much, they have this 90s vibe so, yeah. 

Next one is a song I think I mentioned in a previous post. Burning letters by Natasha Hamilton. I've loved Natasha since she was part of Atomic Kitten, she has this amazing, powerful voice and she's been releasing new music. Burning Letters is my favorite so far. It's been on replay since it came out earlier this year.

Another single that has been on replay for me is Use my heart against me by Jessica Simpson. She's finally releasing new music after over 10 years and this first single is just great. It's a bit of a country - rock song and I honestly think country siuts her the best. It's pretty different from things she's done before.

Last two things I wanna share are makeup related. Lately I changed my go-to lippies for darker shades even tho the warmer weather is coming and the thing to do would be going for brighter ones... I think 😅

The first one is this e.l.f. Matte Lip Color lip crayon in the shade "Wine". It is such a beautiful wine shade, hence the name haha. Even tho it's a matte lippie, it doesn't dry your lips. Durability wise, it's great! It lasts for hours.

Next one is the Sephora Shimmer Lip Gloss in the shade "Sugar plum". Even tho this one is super sheer, it has a nice and very subtle shimmer to it. When you apply it on its own, it gives your lips this kind of my lips but better look but I like to apply on top of the e.l.f. lippie to give it a glossy touch. It smells like berries and, I love that!

And, I think that's it guys. Some of the things I've been loving lately. It felt like writing those old "monthly favs" post but without pushing myself to have favorites to share. Haha.

See you next time~!💋

Pink Ranger Haul + Chit Chat 🩷

This is going to be a chit chat with a small haul kind of post… we’ll see what happens. 😅

90s nostalgia is a big thing for me. Everything that belongs to my childhood or represents it, has a very, very special place in my heart. That's why I love throwbacks and walks down memory lane so much.

Usually, on my breaks I do general cleanings, to get rid of the things I no longer use, I give them or throw them away, depending on the condition. This last break wasn’t the exception. But doing this also helps me find some other things that were stored and I forgot I had. This makes me remember things and obsess with others all over again. 

In this case, I realized I had enough things to make a haul (5 seems like a good number of items to me) of a character I've loved since I was a little girl and represents something I really, really like, the color pink. 

Yes, we all know by now I am a big pink lover and I'm proud of it. My life might not be pink but most of the things around it are. I’ve loved it since I was a little girl and that is something that hasn’t changed with time. 

There is definitely a "pink girl stereotype" and I think some people have this idea that if you like pink, you’re not someone to be taken seriously, that you might be dumb, extra sweet or suuuuper romantic which is defo not my case. Yes, I think it can be a very girly color and I love that because I am girly. It's just my happy color!

Growing up I loved Legally Blonde so much (I wouldn’t call it my favorite movie now but I still like it) and even some of my students gave me the nickname “Miss Pinky”, so it was only normal my favorite Power Ranger was of course, the Pink Ranger. 

And that is what I want to show you guys today, some of the Pink Ranger stuff I have which are mostly clothes and a couple of goodies. I used to have more things tho, like an action figure that came with a mini Kimberly, that was the size of a Polly Pocket but I lost it at some point in life. 

I was a big Mighty Morphin Power Rangers fan, especially the first generation(?). Amy Jo Johnson will forever be my favorite Pink Ranger, I still follow her to this day. I think I stopped watching the show as often after she left. Despite what people might say, I also enjoyed the 2017 movie where Naomi Scott played Kimberly. After that movie, I started following her career too. 

I can't with the awkward poses tho

Anyway, enough with the rambling, let me show you the small Pink Ranger haul.

I'll start with some clothes (excuse the colo change in the photos😅):

I bought this tee a couple of years ago, when they celebrated the MMPR 25th anniversary. I love everything about it. I believe it was from Optima. I was surprised they had some PR stuff.

Ok, this might not be Pink Ranger but it's still pink and Power Rangers so, yeah. I don't remember if this one is also from Optima or if it's from Cuidado con el Perro. I don't know if you can tell, but this one has some blue stains on it, I wore it during a paint ball war thing with my students on children's day and sadly, I havent been able to completely remove them, no matter how much I wash it.

This hoodie has to be one of my favorite hoodies ever. It is from Quiubolee! and I was a Christmas pressie from the bestie a couple of years ago. It is the softest, warmest and most comfortable thing ever. I wear it a lot.🩷

I'm not sure where this small articulated figure is from cuz I randomly found her in a garage sale and I couldn't leave her. She's too cute!

Lastly we have this really nice notebook I found at Walmart. They had some of the other Rangers too but I only got this one. It is pretty plain inside tho, I wish they could've added a design or something too but, oh well. I haven't used it yet, I always tell myself I need to find something cool for it. Any ideas?

Those are all the things I could find, I'm not sure if I'll find or buy more in the future. I used to have a black tee with all the Rangers but, I gave it to my sister cuz she also loves Power Rangers and she didn't have anything.

Hope you enjoyed this long and random chit chat/haul kind of post. I know for sure I love sharing these type of things around here, hehe.

See you next time~! 💋