If you live in the US, I hope you had a lovely 4th of July! If you live outside the US, I know that a lot of countries had independence celebrations recently, so I hope those were enjoyable too!
We had a 3-day weekend, and I was really looking forward to using it to catch up on things. I was particularly in need of some down time to try to organize all of my various collections. One problem with all this toy collecting is that storing or displaying everything is quite a challenge. It takes up a lot of space, and as I am constantly buying - and trading, if not selling (wish I did more selling.... <.<) - my collection is always in flux. And I'm always disarranging my storage as I move things around to take photos. So it really tends to always leave things messy and disorganized. Add that to a room that doesn't always get the attention that it needs from a busy person, and well, a 3 day weekend to sort it out seems like a real blessing... Unfortunately, I think I needed more like a week! >.< But I got my Hello Kitty stuff largely squared back away, and I threw out some old papers I didn't need, etc. etc. I have a bunch more to do for my long-term display goals, but I guess it's always good to have projects.... Uh, or so I'm telling myself.... ^^;
Anyway, I am afraid I also did some Hello Kitty shopping too! I can't seem to stop lately! It is pure evil that they are selling Hello Kitty stuff at all the craft stores, and also at Target. Those are my most frequent shopping areas! And now I can't buy anything practical without the temptation of seeing Kitty things! Wah! Not to mention the weekly 40% off coupons at A.C. Moore make me feel it is almost criminal if I don't use them to buy *something* Hello Kitty. So I ended up buying a small plushie, a weekly planner, some tiny notebooks (for gifts!), and a dish set. And possibly something else. I've already forgotten... *wince*
(I also bought a Barbie on clearance to steal her clothes. Spoiled rotten pullips!)
This is not part of the dish set that I bought, I bought this two weeks ago:
I love this design! There are other things I've seen with this cooking design, but not many.
Here's the side view:
There's a really cute tray in this design that I just saw on Friday while my friend and I were doing some shopping after our July 4 picnic. I was really tempted by it, but I don't really need a Hello Kitty serving tray. I can sort of get away with saying I "need" a dish, but not really... I ended up leaving it at my dad's apartment. I think I won't be eating with it, I just thought I'd leave it on the bureau as a place to keep earrings and hairclips. I find having a designated "home" for these things really helps keep them from getting lost.
So, overall, I'm feeling a bit guilty and wondering if I should return the dish set I just bought. That also has a plastic bowl, but comes with a matching plate and glass. Plus a spoon and fork. It's made of the same plastic tho, which I know is not that durable. I think I probably can't justify the purchase by saying I 'need' it for anything, but I am really reluctant to return it - it's so cute! I'll take a picture of it soon. And see if my guilty conscience wins, or my Hello Kitty hoarding problem...
UPDATE
Here's a shot of the aforementioned Hello Kitty plates:
I think I plan to return them now. They are awfully cute, but they are clearly for kids and probably not too useful for me overall. And I've been spending money like there's no tomorrow on Kitty things. That has to slow down a bit!
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