Diet Failure~Moved~Life Update

As you read from the title my diet failed. Only reason being is because I had quit my job so I could spend some time with my family and while I was away from my house visiting my dad's, I caved. We had a "last" family dinner together when I visited so unhealthy food up everywhere, lets just say I lack self control.

So once I got back I ended up running out of my healthy delicious food/drinks and I didn't really have the money to spend on more food because I was saving all I had for a plane ticket.

So the plane ticket, I finally bought. I got it cheaper than I thought I would. Now I am in the oh so gorgeous Germany! It is a bit chilly here already so I made sure to focus more on long sleeves and pants. Though I failed to pack toe covering shoes that weren't heels or a pair of hot pink and dark purple running shoes that match nothing. Luckily my mom is shipping out my winter cozy boots soon.

I'll post some pictures now so you're less bored from the chitter chatter.

As you can see the architecture is gorgeous here. I love just walking around town. So many little shops and the food here is great! Not to mention it is nice to finally be able to legally try fruity girly alcoholic drinks when we go out to eat for dinner or lunch. So far I've only liked two of the eh 5 or so drinks I've tried. A Strawberry Majito and a Screwdriver. I'm not a beer fan either.

Anyways I WILL be getting back into my diet or more so for breakfast and lunch, once we get a place of our own and I get a job.. Which by the way my fiance' and I are still not married, that is actually the reasoning of me being here earlier than the original plan. But it seems that the laws here in Germany for marriage are a lot more complicated and confusing rather than a simple courthouse marriage in the states. It'll be a while more but once we're married, I get a job I will probably go to the AF base's gym and start back up my diet with the exception of going out to dinner(heehee).

One thing I've noticed since I've been here is that my hair hates it. It is either the climate/weather change or the water change. My hair is more dry and my scalp is itchy! So I'm going to try the natural remedy stuff for my hair. Apple Cider Vinegar diluted with water Rinse, the Diluted Baking Soda rinse, then I'm getting Aloe Vera and for a leave in conditioner I will be mixing Tea Tree Oil, Coconut Oil and some distilled water....because I had to leave my hair products at home(boo). So I'll have to update you on the whole hair deal once I get everything together and started!

I think that is enough talking. One person's life update is usually boring to another.
Until next time,
TheSweetestLullaby

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~Healthier Life Update~

I figured in this post I would talk about what I've been eating and drinking since my "health kick"
Water is an obvious answer, but other than that.

Drink wise I've been getting juice, milk and green tea.
I get Bolthouse Farms and Naked for my juice.
And for tea I will either grab a Lipton Citrus Green Tea if in a hurry to go to work, or I will use my Yogi brand for when I eat dinner or lunch.

I've loved all of my Bolthouse Farms drinks(Even the non fruit ones like the Chai one...taste like snickerdoodle cookies) and I've loved all but two of the Naked drinks.
I got the Protein Juice Smoothie which has bananas, pineapple, coconut, oranges and such and it is....not pleasant. But I got the bigger bottle and would rather not waste my money. It is very gritty and even the flavor isn't so great. The one I dislike more than than was the Banana and Chocolate smoothie. It taste just horrible and I threw it out. Was not good at all!

For my milk product I swapped our everyday milk with the Almond Silk in Vanilla flavor and it is so tasty. I've gone through 2 things of it in a week! It is crazy good! I wish they had smaller ones just so I could try out the other flavors too.



Food wise I have been eating breakfast, lunch and dinner(Usually only ate lunch and dinner or just dinner).

For breakfast I will either have an omelet, a bowl of granola and my almond silk milk, a granola bar and greek yogurt, or greek yogurt with some sort of fruit on the side.

I'm not an egg person so omelets aren't as often. I have really been into Greek Yogurt lately, and it is amazing. I've heard people not liking it for it being too gritty and then for being to watery. The kind I've been getting is like normal yogurt consistency, but it has a bit more of a tart flavor to it. 

Snacks if I eat in between meals I will just have a small thing of greek yogurt, a fruit or granola. It really helps cure that sweet tooth, mainly the fruit for me though.

Lunches are pretty much always a salad for me.
I like Spinach salads, so I do spinach berry salads mostly.

How I make mine:
~Spinach Leaves~
Make sure to rinse them off because in the past they've been taken off the shelves often for E. Coli scares.
~Blueberries~
~Sliced up Strawberries~
(I always rinse off my fruits)
~Blue Cheese Crumbles~
~Sliced Baked Unsalted Almonds~
~Poppyseed Vinaigrette~
~And sometimes grilled cooled chicken~

If I'm not feeling for a berry salad it is almonds, blue cheese crumbles, chicken, and mushrooms.



Dinner I've been having more trouble with. Since my family doesn't understand the "I'm trying to eat healthier" idea I struggle most with dinner. I'll usually just eat something I will normally eat for lunch or I'll eat at work and just choose one of the 550 calorie meals or "weight watcher" meals.


So it has only been a week and two days since I started my all the sudden "health kick".
So far so good. I have not weighed myself again yet though. So weight update will be next week sometime.
I don't look too different from the last post, but I can feel it.
Like when I eat something greasy(Like a piece of Onion Rings from work) my stomach automatically gets upset and sick feeling. Now I'm not sure if that is a good thing or bad thing, but I think it is a way of my body telling me that it is bad for me and I probably shouldn't eat more of that. Lol. Not quite sure, but it helps me stray away from "junk". 

Until Next Time
Sincerely,
TheSweetestLullaby

~A Healthier Lifestyle~

I am trying to be a bit of a healthier person.
I just started a healthy diet and am going to exercise after work each day I can.
Today is only day 3, so I won't show any obvious changes.
My goal isn't as much to losing weight as it is toning my body a bit.
Losing some weight would be nice but not my biggest concern.
I'm a fairly weak individual. I have little strength to do 5 pushups or situps.

So I figured I'd start off by a day one picture of my body.
I will do weekly body pictures and hopefully see something a little changed by week 4.
I'm not overweight. My weight is average for my height and what not.
I am 5'4 and weigh 135Ibs, my overall weight goal is 125Ibs.
I want to tone my Arms, Stomach and Legs.

Front/Back 

Side View

Perhaps I should next time not lift my arms up.
But then again with my arms down you wouldn't be able to see the stomach.
I didn't suck in on any of these. The right picture on the Side View looks more sucked in probably because I lifted my arms more. Next Tuesday I shall do another update. Most likely won't look too different.

I also will do a post with the food/drinks I've been eating.
Until Next time!

Sincerely,
TheSweetestLullaby

~My Online Shop~

http://lullabycharms.storenvy.com/

My little online store is called Lullaby Charms. I was doing it all through etsy, but switched to Storenvy. It is a lot easier to work with and I enjoy the customization you can do with your shop. 

My shop will be a mixture of "re-sale"(Yard selling it up online yo!), so things I have used, but in good condition, and of things I've made. 

My favorite thing in the shop would be my icecream scoop rings. They're cute and fun and perfect for a Fairy Kei/Creepy Cute style accessory! 

Another thing I love are actually something I randomly came up with one day.
I was drinking those starbucks frappucinnos daily and an idea popped into my head. I ended up making them into super cute little necklaces. They look like a little cup or bowl of icecream with kawaii charms and sprinkles/whatnots. I of course cleaned them out well and then I spray painted them/clear coated them. And thus these cute things were "born".

So that about sums it up. Grab your attention? 

If so you can check out my shop here: http://lullabycharms.storenvy.com/
Until next time!
Sincerely,
TheSweetestLullaby

~I Butchered a Wig~

Two things I want to show.
Nothing super duper amazing, but still love it.
1. I got a new top in the mail that I got off of eBay(Of course).
2. I want to show off what I did to my blonde wig(Long wavy-ish one).


So lets start off with I got this top on eBay 

I love it. Absolutely love it! It is simple, but the design gives it a little something special. And it is super comfy. It is a size Medium and you can look up Forever 21 Boyfriend Cardigan on eBay and I'm sure you'll find one! I saw two or three listings for this same top but this one was of course the cheapest and in my size range.

Second I ended up "butchering" my old blonde wavy wig which is this one:

I got it on ebay. I was on facebook one night and a girl posted a picture of the blonde wig she altered and well it inspired me to mess around with my blonde wig! 

So yeah. That is what it now looks like. Thanks to my sister for wearing it while I was cutting it(I lack of owning the foam head). I guess you can say it is a "scene" cut? Just very layered now and can have either side swept bangs or straight across(But it pokes my eyes when straight across). 

So that about sums up this entry!
Until next time! 

Sincerely,
  TheSweetestLullaby

Upper Dater Time. Stress~Wig Talk

SORRYI've been busy lately. So lately I've been busy and stressed out about planning my wedding.
I have supporters and people who aren't so happy about it in the family.
I have three sides of the family to worry about.
Dad's, Mom's and Stepdad's.
Yay me!
Just a bit of drama has been happening on my Dad's side. The problem isn't even my dad. He is pretty supportive in this. But other's don't like my decision's I've recently chosen. Frankly it isn't their life/happiness. I'm going to do what is best for me and what will make me happy. They'll get over it eventually. I know they're full of worry.

Anywho Time for the "fun" stuff :D Yay!
First off I ordered yet ANOTHER wig!
This one is different, only because of the length. Thought I'd give a short natural colored wig a try ;)

I went ahead and put my hopes that this wig is decent enough to wear in public.

I'm guessing they took the picture preview from taobao though(Didn't pay attention at first). Which is why I'm hoping it turns out decent. The style/cut is cute and playful. I've never had this short of hair so I'm curious what it will end up looking like on me. I'll of course do a review and post pictures when I receive it. The wig was only $15.99 so I guess It wouldn't be a big money loss if it ended up not the greatest. Ebay is a hit or miss type of thing. A luck game I'm playing pretty much I suppose. It was between this one and a light blonde one, but I think brown wigs tend to be less shiny than blondes, or from my experience the browns look more realistic than the blondes do.

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Next I was asked to take more pictures in my Blonde to Pink wig.

I admit I haven't taken many. I actually didn't get many from the other day either.

But I got one decent one as well as a picture showing off my top I was wearing. Or more so how that one thing in my thrifting post looks like when wearing it(The underbust overall vest deal).

I did end up making a review video on the last wig I purchased(Obviously not the one I just posted in this post lol) So if you didn't feel like reading my previous.....two posts you can go ahead and watch it here :)

So that about wraps this post up. I'll try to get the third part of the haul posted fairly soon.
Sincerely,
TheSweetestLullaby

~Umbreon Me!~

I present to you my little Umbreon self!

Okay anyways I ALWAYS get asked about my Umbreon hoodie. ALWAYS.
So I figured I'd make a post about it here :)

To start out with I got this on eBay.
The seller has other hoodies, but not many pokemon ones(boo!).
I remember seeing Umbreon, Charmander, Pikachu and Maybe...Piplup?
I got it on eBay for $50, but I see the prices bouncing from $42-$50 quite often.
The shipping was FREE. I always go for free shipping ;)
I got it in a size Large to play it safe. It is super soft and super warm. The only two things I found "negative" was 1. I was dissapointed that the picture showed the yellow rings around the hip area near the pockets and mine didn't have any 2. The sleeves are a tad bit short on my arms. But over all the hoodie is awesome and I still HIGHLY recommend it. I like that the ears are more floppy than the straight up ears I've seen on hoodies(I think they look corny when they're sticking straight up ICK!).
I actually made a video talking about it and you can see the awesome tail swing movement I do towards the end of the video ;) Tis HAWT!



PHOTO SPAM OwO

Look What Arrived In The Mail!!!

Super Excited. I've been waiting for this to come in the mail.
So I admit, I have an eBay addiction. I can't control my hands. They just like to click that buy now button.
Anyways I ended up ordering me another new wig, and I am GLAD that I did because it is lovely.
A new favorite I must say(And WILL be going to Germany with me!!!).
PICTURE TIME!

I love pretty much all the wigs I have(Other than that first dark blue dreadful one I had), but this one takes the cake. I think I am even more fond of it because it is fairly close to my natural color, which is a huge plus for me.(Easier to trick people MUHAHAH!). I love the wavy style(Kind of like my red wine one) so both style and color are perfection to me. It is fairly soft(Softer than my other wavy wig), thick, and not super long. I can have the bangs either blunt styled or side swept which I like(Looks good both ways). Oh and matches my eyebrows! I love this wig because it really fits my style transition I'm going through which is inspired by the Mori Girl style.

I got this wig like I do all my others on eBay for under $30, so at a good price ;)

The seller I have bought from before, and the shipping is decent and doesn't take too long means how it ships from China. I had a shirt come in today as well that I ordered soon after my blonde-pink wig >.< That was slow! But this came in fairly fast. The seller has many other lovely looking wigs and I highly recommend checking Them out! I can't say much about their clothing, but I normally try not to buy clothing meant for the Asian body type because I'm not no size XS-S. But they have some super cute frilly socks I might order sometime. Anyways I just wanted to share my new wig with you all, hope you enjoy and maybe find a wig you like from the seller! :)

Sincerely,

TheSweetestLullaby

~Photography During Late Father's Day~

You may not know(Many reading this may not) but nature photography is my favorite, particularly Flowers and Insects. While I was at my dad's house to spend a late Father's Day weekend with him I went and took some pictures of the flowers in his girlfriends garden(Pretty much my step mom). She's worked hard on her garden, sadly I didn't get any garden shots, just flowers.

Here are some of the pictures I took that are watermarked with my blog's URL so theft is less likely to happen. And if you want to see more you can find them Here on my photography Facebook page of which you can like and support my photography and where I also will update a lot more.

~Style Transformation Haul Part 2~

  Time for the part 2 of this style transformation haul! 

I will of course tell you where I got each item and what brand they are(If they have one). 

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So lets start off with this top to the left!
It is a lovely Crochet top that I got from Gliks. The brand is Teenbell. I have seen fairly similar tops like this on eBay so you could probably easily find one there. Or even looking up the brand on eBay. It is a really cute top but of course I have to wear a little something something underneath or my ta ta's would show!

Next off we have the adorable shoes! I have been looking for something like this. I got these on sale for $11.99 at Factory Connection. The brand is called Anna(I'm pretty sure. One of the "n"s is turned backwards). I always have the most trouble finding bottoms(Shorts and Skirts mainly) to go with my more "dressed up" attire.

I was at goodwill and I ALWAYS tend to look at the jewelry section last after I've bought stuff so I decided to take a look before I paid for my things. I found this necklace sitting there. I love butterflies for starters and this was different and more eye catching than the other jewelry pieces. So I went ahead and bought it. I think it was like $3, but I liked it enough to spend the three dollars on it. I don't know what brand it is or where you could find one like this.

Lastly to end this post I have these three items. The first one I found at goodwill. It is like a "clincher" styled top. Like it goes under the breast. The brand is Tiara. Not sure where you could buy this, best I could think is just look around on eBay? The second top I got on eBay. I paid more than I usually would for a used top($25) but I really wanted it. The brand is Old Navy. It is a flowy long dress top. Last in line is this soft brown cardigan shrug. It buttons up and have this nice texture to it. I believe it is from Maurices(And yes, I got it from Goodwill). Everything from goodwill I buy for tops usually runs from $3-$6 depending on the brand of course. Sometimes they're oddly priced at $4.50. But to me that is better than paying $15-$30 for a top! 

Well, that sums up this post. Keep an eye out for my next post! It too will be part of this long Haul :) Just nicely split up so the posts aren't overwhelmingly long.

Sincerely,

TheSweetestLullaby

~Style Transformation Haul~

I'm going to make a couple of posts within the next week of style haul's because I don't want to flood each blog post. So I'll go ahead and start off with some things. No Specific order.
Just showing of some of the things I've bought(Between stores, thrifting, eBay and such).

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This is probably my favorite find out of all the things I bought recently.
I paid a pretty penny for it and I will probably never spend so much on a top again. Not no $100 or some nonsense but a bit under $60. I had to have it though. The brand is a'reve and it is size Small. Which I was excited because it fit me(I was super worried). I got it at a new local boutique in town and everything in there is this lovely boho/vintage/earthy style. I LOVE IT! I wish I could spend more money there, but you know, wedding and all.

Here you can see more detail of the dressy top. I love the floral lace print mixed with the crochet looking lace part towards the bottom. And those ruffles on the chest part of the top is just lovely. This is by far my favorite top. I will def baby this piece.

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Next off we have this Jacket. It isn't fully a cropped jacket, but not a...normal one either? It is shorter than a normal jacket though. The brand is called Rubber Doll. I've never heard of it before and when I tried to look up the brand on eBay and such all I could find were old people sweaters and most were ugly christmas sweaters -shutters- bleck!  I found this one lingering in the long sleeve shirt part of goodwill. It really caught my eye. I think what really interested me was how you button up the jacket.(See the picture below.)

See how the clasps are? That is how you button, or well should I say hook up the jacket. I haven't seen it done like this before so it really caught my eye and I had to buy it. This jacket wasn't even $6 like they normally are! It was around $4, which was surprising to me.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Lastly for this post I have these three items.
First one is a shrug like thing or a short cardigan. It is a cream color and is a lace/crochet print(Like most things I got) and it is from Maurices(But I got it from Goodwill!). The middle image I FINALLY found me a pair of lace designed shorts! I thought I had no hope in finding a pair because all of the ones on eBay are XS-S and my booty can not fit into those sizes. I got it from a store called Factory Connection. The brand is Vivid Connection of new york and size large for my tush. The last image I also got from the Factory Connection place. It was actually the last one they had there in this color and I LOVE this top. Of course I'd wear something under it so my tits don't show through lol. The brand of this is ShoreLine. I've not heard of that brand before but I must say it suits the style of this top.  

Anyways I say that wraps that up. I'll try to do some OOTD's showing how I pair these new clothing items together. I still need to add some more things to my "collection" for my style transformation. But for now these are some of the things I've gotten so far. I'll be posting another Haul post fairly soon. So keep your eyes peel'd!

Sincerely,
 TheSweetestLullaby

My Wig Collection

For those who may be wondering.
This is my wig collection.
I have worn some of them only for a few times. Some more than a few.
I am selling some of them already, but they're already "on hold" for certain people.
I'll go ahead and start with my first ever wig I bought!

This was my first ever wig.. I bought it on eBay, as I did with ALL of my other wigs. eBay is a hit and miss type of thing. You Have to hope what you get isn't complete crap. Well for my first wig, it was probably my only "disaster" wig. First lets start off with it was super long. Past my hips long. I believe 100cm? The thing was ALWAYS tangled so I had to keep it braided all the time. Then I decided to butcher the bangs as well as shorten the thing. The picture to the left shows how short I ended up cutting it(Still fairly long), but also before I cut the bangs which you can see in the other picture. Lets just say I gave that wig away to the neighbor girl so she could use it for halloween. 

Next off we have my red wine wavy wig, which still is one of my favorites. I didn't do any sort of "modifying" to it. The bangs were perfect to my liking as well as the length. It was eh, $11 on ebay? It sheds, but it is a nice full wig and still looks gorgeous to this day. I will probably have the hardest time giving up this one, if I do.

This is my black wig I had gotten. Well it has a hint of brown in some lighting, but for the most part black. Now lets see. I've done a lot to this wig. I styled/trimmed the bangs two different times and then curled the wig. The picture here is what it looks like currently. I am actually giving this one to a good friend of mine. I don't have head lice so her getting this as "used" isn't a bad thing. Plus for free c:

I had fun with this wig. It is another very full wig. I love the color. It fades into this darker purple and is just lovely. This one I am seeing if anyone in the facebook group I am in is interested in buying it from me. If not I will probably put it on eBay or someting. $25 is what I am asking for it. Only worn a few times. 

 This is when I figured to try out a lighter colored wig. Blonde to be exact. It worked out quite nice with my skin complextion, which surprised me. I only worn it once. Considering about selling it as well. For when I move to Germany I will only be bringing certain wigs with me.

This wig I had gotten for a future OC cosplay. But lets face it, I don't have the time nor money to work on the costume nor do I have any kind of sewing skills! So I am selling this to a good friend on facebook. This wig has not been touched with the scissors.

This is where I started getting more into natural colored wigs. They tend to be more silky and not as "fake" shiny looking. Which is what I like! I ended up getting the wrong color the first time(It was a dark brown, the one I wanted was the one in this picture) but I really like both colors. So same wig, just one darker than the other ;) I also styled the bangs on the darker version differently. This one is the lighter brown.   

 This one if fairly new. It is my red curly wig I had gotten on ebay. The shipping was fast(US seller finally!)and the wig is super lush. Sadly I messed up that one big curl as you can probably tell in the picture(Oopsie!). Still a lovely wig. I have to fill my eyebrows in when I wear it though(Doesn't match my super strawberry blonde hardly noticeable eyebrows).

Finally my most recent arrival is my blonde that fades into a pretty light pink. It is a pin straight wig. I was deeply considering waving it like my red one. But all my other wigs have a slight curl or wave to them so I guess a little change isn't too terribly bad. If you want to see my review on this wig check out the video I have for it. 

I actually have one other wig that I didn't show on here. It is just a short choppy layered orange wig I was going to use for a Misty(Pokemon) cosplay that I never got around doing. So I'm selling it to a friend for $10. I bought a new wig today so when that comes in I'll be posting some pictures of it ;) So keep an eye out for that post!

Sincerely,
TheSweetestLullaby