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Simply Me | Looks

Today I was very pleased with my outfit. It was kinda thrown together nice a quick as I rushed through my morning routine so I wouldn't be late to work. 

It felt very me. I bled my very essence in my clothes today. Which was a very nice feeling. I don't have a definite style or a definite fashion sense. Some days I'm chic, some days I'm hipster, some days I'm girly, some days I'm a hobo. But if I were to explain my fashion sense I tell them: a mixture of the hipster style with the Japanese girl aesthetic that lives for flowers.  It really doesn't make sense to be honest.

But today it yelled: Wanna be flower bookworm! (Queen).



A skater dress, jumper, knee highs and boots. 

The dress I purchased during my stay in Japan. I don't really remember the name of the store but it was a Japanese version of H&M and Cotton On. The dress was only 500 yen! (About 4.50 USD)



The jumper is from a Harry Potter themed store called Whimsic Alley. I came across this Quidditch jumper at Geekycon. And I had to have it...even though I am not a Gryffidor. I felt bad, a Ravenclaw purchasing a Gryffidor Quidditch jumper! (Don't tell JKR) in my defense! The Ravenclaw colours didn't look good on me because 1) it was movie colours and 2) it was light blue rather than navy blue. Red looks so much nice against my skin tone. 

The socks came from sock store in Japan. It was 350 yen which would be about 3 USD. These are also "slimming" socks, that helps your legs become slimmer. (Japan is strange). Now my boots I've owned since I was 14...so 6 years. I honestly don't remember where I got them. Could be Forever 21 or some other store with the same style. 


Now my favorite piece of the whole "I love Harry Potter, flowers and my style" outfit is the bracelet on my right wrist. It is a book quote, but a very important one. It is the last words written in the last book of the Harry Potter series. "As was well". This bracelet is hand-made and came from a cute little shop called Little Shop of Hodge Podge. They get old damage books and give them new purpose. I feel so delighted that now I can carry a bit of Harry Potter with me where I go. They all sorts of books as well as designs so I plan on purchasing more book jewelry from them soon!
cotton on, geeky lookbook, geekycon,
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Pre-Departure | Look & Bag

In a couple of days I will be embarking on the first big adventure in my life. In just a few days I will be boarding a massive plane to ride in the sky for about 13 hours straight to Japan. (well with a layover in Canada).

I have never been to a new place without my family. Going to a foreign place with the protective presence of family makes being a new place not as scary. This time the protective family bubble will be missing. It will be just me.

Me…alone…in the country of the rising sun…oh boy.

I have always had this giant fear of being alone in an unknown place. It is bad enough to feel lost at life, but it is much worse to actually be lost, like actually physically lost. This whole concept sends me into a state of panic. A little pathetic I know.

Though, I will not be by myself in my six-week stay in Japan. When the time comes for me to take the train down to Kyoto I will be sticking to my friend Franz like glue. He will be responsible for taking charge of all the scary situations that could arise. But before gluing myself to someone else, I will spend three long days in the capital of the rising sun. Three freaking days. All by myself. Lord help me.

Don’t get me wrong. I am super excited about being in a big city all by myself buuut, at the same time I am internally screaming. Very conflicting feelings right?

In order to help me calm down, I have created a small schedule to keep my nerves at ease (hopefully). But enough of that~

In order to survive this long haul flight I have been doing a lot of research and I am prepared! Or at least I hope I am, because….I might go crazy sitting in a small chair for who knows how long. (well 13 hours).

One of the key things for long haul flight is comfort! For my flight to Japan I have gone for cozy leggings that I purchased a while back through Amazon, a knitted beige cardigan from Forever 21 and the softest shirt in the world from Cotton On. There is no harm in looking cute and comfortable~




Then there are these extremely tacky socks that I stumbled upon in my University’s bookstore (because Uni bookstores sell clothes for some reason). I wore them on the car ride to New Orleans a while back and my feet were super cozy and did not swell (so plus for me). Though, I don't think I will be sporting them when I am loitering in the airport. I will wear them during the plane ride, beginning to end~!



Now let’s have a look what I will be carrying in my bag.





Being a giant book nerd it is a big must to have my kindle! Recently I have a bunch of new books I am ready to dive into. There is also my laptop, which will probably not be used on the plane, but I am not crazy to put it in my luggage. My 2DS, I have Majora’s Mask to defeat, Pokemons to train, and puzzles to solve.

My new travel journal (attempting something new). My camera, because that baby is not going in my luggage either.

Headphones, eye mask, contacts, phone, charging cables, battery, external hard drive and snacks.

And finally small amount of toiletries such as creams, make up, perfume and germ-x so I don’t come out of the plane smelling and looking like a gross person.

And don’t forget wallet, travel documents and your passport!
cotton on, flight readiness, forever 21,
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