2022 Year-End Review

Happy New Year!

Another year, another year-end review post (You can read my 2020 post here and my 2021 post here). I didn’t blog, cosplay, or draw much/at all, but I had a busy year and I’d like to think that I’ve accomplished some things.

I paid off my student loans.

I wrote a post about it and how I did it. You can read the post here. I also set a rainy day fund for the first time after I paid off my student loans, and I’ve reached it. I have a new year’s resolution of saving a good portion of my monthly income, so we’ll see how it goes. Inflation is wild, so expenses are higher while the quality of life is more or less the same.

I got a new job.

It’s a full-time job with benefits, and I work three days at the office and two days from home. I hope I can continue to keep this hybrid model, as this was a COVID thing. For those of you who don’t know, I have a BA in Psychology and a Bachelor of Social Work. You can probably guess that I work in social services. It’s stressful indeed, but rewarding at the same time. The job keeps me busy and I like my coworkers.

I got my full driver’s license.

In British Columbia, we have to take the knowledge test, the Class 7 driving test, and the Class 5 driving test. The Class 5, full test is taken at least two years after you pass the Class 7 test. It has been a long and rough journey to get my full driver’s license. I actually got Covid during the time I was supposed to take my Class 5 test, so that had to be canceled and then rescheduled. I was so happy when I got my full driver’s license.

Celebrating my graduation (two years late!)

I graduated with my BSW at the start of the pandemic in 2020. There was no closure. Everything ended so abruptly that I 100% believe it impacted me negatively. I didn’t bother attending my virtual graduation.

The university held an in-person graduation ceremony for my class in late 2022. I didn’t attend that one either. I didn’t celebrate my graduation at all. In December 2022, I thought about it some more and changed my mind. I thought that I should celebrate my graduation, so I bought a charm for myself. I wear it on my bracelet every day. It’s the Celebration Cake Dangle Charm by Pandora, and it has the word “Congrats” on it. There’s a strawberry on the cake, and I just really like how the charm looks. I like the idea of collecting charms that represent the milestones in your life.

I’d like to thank my boyfriend, family, friends, and WordPress family for your love and support. Thanks for reading!

Pokemon nails + DIY jewelry + Ootd

I love nail stickers. They’re easy and quick to use.

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I made a bead necklace and ring.

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My hairstyle is inspired by Misa Amane from Death Note and Junko Enoshima from Danganronpa.

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Lolita

I’ve had this dress for years but kind of forgot about it. I know it’s wrinkled but I just wanted to try it! It’s my first time wearing something like this.

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My Necklace Collection

My Ring Collection post HERE.

My Earring Collection post HERE.

There was some interest in a necklace collection post, so here it is. These are the necklaces I wear the most.

Chokers

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This selfie is from 2017. I don’t have the choker anymore but I wore it a lot.

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My friend gave me this choker in 2016. Unfortunately, I don’t have it anymore but I wore it a lot. I also wore the Tokyo Ghoul necklace a lot. The selfie is from 2018.

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I made Hina’s choker from Weathering with You this year.

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The necklaces I currently wear a lot.

Crystal Necklaces

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I commissioned someone to make the blue calcite and moonstone necklaces. My brother made the quartz necklace for me when he was in elementary school. The selfies are from 2018.

Other Necklaces

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The Disney gold apple necklace was a gift from my cousin. Unboxing post HERE.

My Style

Just For Fun

I was feeling like a couch potato so I decided to dress up for fun. I’m still at home.

The fringe is not my real hair and the lip piercing is fake.

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My Earring Collection

Aumi wanted to see an earring post so here it is. As mentioned in My Ring Collection post, I recently followed the KonMari method so my earring collection is a lot smaller than what it used to be.

I have seven ear piercings altogether. I normally wear studs for my piercings and sometimes little hoops. I also have black studs.

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I bought the hair tie yesterday at Oomomo (formally known as Daiso) for $2. I think it’s really cute.

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I recently bought these earrings and haven’t worn them yet. They’re not too big, which suits my tastes better.

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I think these wing studs are cute for everyday wear.

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It’s a small collection, but I adore all of these very much.

My Ring Collection

I love jewelry. I wear earrings and bracelets every moment of the day, and am almost always wearing rings and necklaces.

I didn’t wear rings until the past year because it was difficult to find rings that fit my fingers. My ring size is around 15.5 (smaller than size 5) but I found rings that fit my fingers and don’t fade. I mostly wear silver or rose gold rings.

I’m the kind of person that buys more than one of something because I like to be prepared. o_o If I lose a ring, I have “back-up” rings. Most of these are adjustable. I like to wear at least two of these at a time.

Three rings for my thumb and the back-up rings.

I’ve been wearing these rose gold rings every day now. I also have a back-up ring (no surprise). They are all adjustable.

I’ve worn these rings 0-1 times, but I plan to wear them more in the future. The ring in the front is adjustable.

I recently followed the KonMari method on everything I own, including my jewelry. These are the rings that spark joy for me. Should I do an earring/necklace/bracelet post next?

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These photos are not edited.

If you’ve been keeping up with my blog, you might know that my style changes all the time. Crystal necklaces are my current loves.

I got in touch with a person who makes crystal necklaces and after discussing which crystal may suit me, we decided upon blue calcite. This was a couple of years ago.

The quartz necklace is something I had wanted to make myself, but had no time for. My brother made it for me when he was ten years old.

I am thinking about posting more crystals I have at home, houseplants, and nature photos.

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My Style 2

My fashion style ALWAYS changes. The main features of my current style are my round glasses (no choice lol), a choker, and rolled up jeans. I dress like this on some days.

I wear denim jeans on the days I have work. If I didn’t work, I don’t think I would wear pants. At first I was very unhappy about it (I love wearing knee high socks) because I felt like I couldn’t be myself. Well you know I would be happiest if I could spent the entire day at home by myself watching anime, reading manga, gaming, listening to music, drawing on my tablet, and sleeping.