Tis the season...

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You guys... my financial situation is almost scary. After I pay my bills, I have basically $50 to buy food and gas for two weeks. T___T And this month is especially hard because I do have to pick up a few things for Christmas (for my parents) and I need to be planning for my trip to Mexico in January. So I went to TJ Maxx today and got this cute Harajuku Lovers bag. I needed a small zipper purse to take on the trip since all of my bags are either too big or don't have any way to deter pickpockets. (Not that I think Mexicans are criminals, but everyone needs to be careful in crowded areas like big cities and marketplaces.)
So this is the bag I got...

I like that it's a KISS spoof. XD

A few weeks ago, the nuns at my school had their annual Christmas sale. It's like this big tradition, and a lot of the items are handmade. I got this tree skirt since our tree at home doesn't have a proper skirt. (We've been using this gross piece of red felt.)


I've been doing some baking lately along with all the cooking I normally do. I made these mini pumpkin pies just after Thanksgiving:


On Friday, I went to a co-worker's house to have a holiday cookie baking spree. Normally I'd just make whatever cookies I want, but since I started a healthy eating regimen, I needed to dig up a somewhat sensible recipe. I ended up making these chocolate chocolate chip cookies:


But best of all, I had a helper:


And don't cry and whine about no LJ-cuts. I rarely post and these are thumbnails. Deal. Uh, I mean, how are all of you doing? :)

Comments

[chidorichan.livejournal.com]

Yikes about the lack of funds. Hang in there. ;-;

And I'd say yay for the HL purse, except if it caused you to have a lack of funds... XD But seriously, way cute (and it's a design I've never seen--it's like their designs are always surprises XD), and I wish my TJ Maxx has HL purses!!

Yummy bakery and cute helper--who's he? Yours?

[nagoya-mewmew.livejournal.com]

I really needed the purse, though, because I literally don't have any secure bags for traveling in foreign countries. (Japan doesn't count since crime there is almost non-existent.) I also need a large suitcase since mine broke, and I found one yesterday, but... no more money. T__T

That precious little helper is Koufax and he's my co-worker's pooch. His daddy is the college baseball coach, so Koufax and I made a promise to hang out at all the baseball games this spring. ^__^