Hello, again

It's been so long since I've posted anything! I originally started this blog to keep track of my progress with my tsumami kanzashi creations and my Etsy shop.

I haven't made anything new in months. Part of the reason is due to the tough semester I had last semester: my very first chemistry lecture and lab class ever, intro to biotechnology, statistical methods (ew!), and voice lesson and piano lesson (which only added more pressure instead of pleasure.) Made an A in bio, a B in chem lab, a C in chem lecture, an A in voice, a B in piano, and I'm very proud to say I made a C in statistics...

Today is my first day of the new semester. I just got home from yoga (3rd time to take it at the school). Tonight I have organic chemistry. Ought to be interesting to see how I make out with that. Tomorrow I have genetics and microbiology.

Now that I've bored you with my previous and present semester schedule, let's move on to the actual point of this post: I'm going to change up the goal of this blog a bit...instead of it being just about my craftiness and my Etsy-ness, it's just going to become more of a general blog, kind of like my Livejournal blog used to be, only it won't be as coarse nor as scandalous.

I've got so many little personal problems that have completely gotten out of hand. My Livejournal was a place that I wrote to often to keep up the memories and keep record of various sexual escapades and other forbidden pastimes...
With this blog I want to still write about my everyday life but I'll put a lot of focus of troubles I'm trying to work through...school, recent weight gain and terrible diet, my self-imposed isolation, lack of dates, depression + anger, coping with being nearly 30 and living under my parents' roof again in order to finish school and to stabilize myself and my life.

Not to say it will be doom and gloom. Hell, no. Whenever I can motivate myself to get back into crafting, I'll still post photos of that, and occasionally of myself since I'm trying to lose weight and get back into shape, plus my wardrobe is BLAH and I want to shake up my style.

Posts about food, yoga, boxing, breaking social phobia, style, books, movies...and a tad bit o' crafting. I don't expect anyone to pay attention to this blog for a long time, if ever. I'm sure it's going to be slow and sucky at first but I hope over time this blog will turn out to be somewhat interesting...

And here I am, messy hair and all:














Until next time...

What today will bring.

Well, I was going to have something NEW and AMAZING created but it didn't turn out right, so I'm working on the usual:






I've been dragging a little with my Etsy shop. I know I shouldn't feel this way but I am a bit jealous of other Etsians that are doing so well on Etsy and have only been on the website for a few months whereas I've been on Etsy for a couple of years. Of course they all deserve that success! And despite my own personal sadness I am so happy and gratified that people everywhere are finding alternatives and productive and successful outlets for their creativity...and making a living off of it! That is my own dream, but am left in the dust for now. Maybe the things I make don't appeal. Personally I love them and think they are beautiful, but but of course not everyone goes for the same thing. I'm pretty sure my main problem is that most people don't know that I exist, which is understandable.

But how the heck do I get myself OUT THERE? I thought about leaving my little cheaply-made business cards in every library book that I check out: I had a little internal fight between the good and evil of doing this...

GOOD: It's a free book mark! The cards are even kinda pretty!

BAD: It's spamming. Any way you look at it: SPAM, SPAM, SPAM.

My good conscience won out. There are no spontaneous Fujiirofae / Etsy business cards in random library books in the town of Temple, Texas.

It's good that my emotions swing back and forth. My feelings of having no purpose and getting nothing done that is meaningful will ease up. It seems that just working on my craft makes me feel better after a while. Hell, it's all I can do for now.

I still haven't found a job.

All in a day's work.

I haven't been doing well in my shop. I finally figured out maybe, just maybe, it has something to do with the fact that my items aren't diverse enough. I suppose it isn't good enough to have all colors of the rainbows in assorted styles: I should push the boundaries a little more.
Of course these barrettes aren't earth-shattering, but they're a nice change and I think they are a lot more fun to make than the simple flower clips/bobby pins that I am so used to making.

Soon I will be a pushing the boundaries further than I'd ever imagined I could! But that--my secret project--will be kept a surprise for a while longer. I'll probably cough up a few more varied hair accessory sets before I spit out my surprise.
Nice mental image, yes? ;)

The past week. Or two.

I used to be a wonderful blogger. It is how I developed and cultivated my writing style (on livejournal and myspace blogs!)--

--but now. Now. I have such trouble finding things to write about. I suppose it's because I don't go out and be naughty like I used to.

All I have for everyone now are photos and statements on what I spend my time doing:

Making things.

First Day of Class!

It's been a few years since I last went to college and am so grateful to be back. Best thing said today:
"I don't accept any lazy dirtbags in this class" -- My aerobics instructor, to a roomful of women.

Brooches I made for myself.

And I have the worst habit of pronouncing "brooches" wrong. Instead of saying 'broach' I always say 'broooooch'.
Anyone else?

Today's Progress