It Seems Like Years Since It's Been Clear

Clean out my purse, for real. It weighs about six pounds.
I did something monumentally stupid with my purse. A few months ago- October? November? I dunno- my boyfriend's bracelets got stolen, (one of which I had gotten him) so I bought him a new one with the intention that he'd get it for Christmas.
Being the incredibly unorganized person I am, I realized last week that I had no idea what had happened to the bracelet. I searched EVERYWHERE, all my usual hiding places, and found no bracelet. The last place I remembered putting it was in my purse after I bought it, and I couldn't remember ever actually taking it out. But I searched my purse several times, removing items and looking through it, and there was no little bag with a bracelet in it.
So yesterday we went to the mall and I got another bracelet, a different one this time in case I found the old one. Now that I knew what the bag looked like, I decided to have another search. I looked through my purse again, and lo and behold, a crumpled paper bag with a bracelet in it was to be found.
So I had to unwrap the second bracelet so I could slip the first in with it.

My only New Year's Resolution:
Clean out my damn purse already.

-11:26 PM
P.S. Merry Christmas!

In exactly 10 days, I will be 19 years old.
It would have been a lot cooler to have been born on Halloween rather than around Thanksgiving (last year my birthday was actually ON Thanksgiving), but I'll take whatever holiday I can get.

I bought beads today so I can start making bracelets for people's Christmas presents (or for myself, hmm.)
I also bought a new container for my bangles. I have this three-drawered container I've been keeping my bracelets in, but my bangles outgrew the top drawer, so it fell out and I just kind of left it there. And the box I'd been keeping my beaded necklaces in also became too small for my necklace population (I know I have a problem, shut up :P) so I put the necklaces in the bangle drawer and the bangles in the new container. Now I have room for new ones, and that makes me happy.

Also, I lost weight (although it's probably just the fact that I've been using an old bathroom scale and the scale at Publix {The best grocery chain IN THE WORLD} and have been thinking I'm about five pounds more than I actually am.)
But Andrea has been asking me to make her a bracelet for MONTHS so I finally bought beads for an Andrea-specific bracelet I might make tonight. It's an odd combination: dusty rose pink hearts with antique-looking flowers on them and white shell beads. I can't help it; both seemed like they'd go well with her personality and they'll probably go well with multiple outfits, so we'll see how that turns out. I know shells and antique hearts don't seem like they'll make a harmonious bracelet, but oh well. :)

That's all I have to say today; goodnight.
<3
Ivyette @ 11:42 PM

Well, Christmas is over.
Christmas is another holiday my family doesn't go crazy about, but we do celebrate it a little bit. We're not really holiday people, I guess.
Our one tradition, though, is going to my aunt namesake's for Christmas Eve. Saw a bunch of family members who live close by but who we only see once a year (literally). Watched old family movies and cried a little; played pictionary (I failed miserably at drawing a fax machine, a fruit cake, a ski lift, and other things.)
Today was present day, of course, and I got stuff that I didn't ask for but I wanted anyway. It always works that way. I never really ask for stuff because I hate not being surprised. I got pajamas with feet, which work well for people whose feet are normal sized. My feet are very small, which is something everyone who knows me knows, and as such pajamas with feet are only good in theory. Also, my legs are short because I'm short (I'm 18 years old and only five feet and one inch tall.) HOWEVER, I've been wanting feetpajamas for years because of my unfortunate habit of kicking off my covers and my socks in my sleep. I got more bracelets. I also got more Beatlesthings, which make me happy. I have to admit, I'm materialistic. I love getting things. I love giving things to people, but I hate spending the money. But I made two bracelets for my mother and she said they were good so I was happy.
My father gave my mother a cheap digital camera that I'm going to play with soon.

My boyfriend gave me an amazing bracelet that makes me so happy I can't even describe it.
I have a longer version of my Christmas events to type up.... later. :)
kbye.
<3 Ivyette @ 3:02 AM

Well, maybe not "won", maybe like, came in second. Or third.
Yes, I came in third at life today... meaning Saturday. Curse my late-night update habits.

My mother took me shopping today, and while shopping is not a hobby of mine, nor do I particularly look forward to it, it wasn't that bad.

I get to make my own bracelets now! Those of you who know me in real life know that I love, love, LOVE bracelets, and that even though I have a HUGE collection of them, I love getting new ones. But I obviously don't have the money for that- no job and no allowence. I don't WANT a job, nor do I expect my parents to fork over money for no good reason, so I'm kind of in a pickle as to what to do about my I-need-new-bracelets situation. But today I remembered how I had an idea for a good bracelet- all I'd need was the spool off of some ribbon I have. And there was also another spool which, after I broke the plastic part, yeilded a cardboard piece that was just the PERFECT size for a bracelet. The shirt I got on sale today came with TWO stickers, so I stuck them (with some tape) onto the cardboard piece, and then put a starburst wrapper in the space the stickers didn't cover. It looks cool, but the tape isn't sticking. Anyway, I still have the first spool I can use, and my mother will have tons for me to make bracelets with *W00000T* since she works for a children's clothing store and makes a lot of bows.

So there you go: I get to have life MY way- no money, yet lots of bracelets. <3333

On the bad side, today (well, since it's 2:43 AM it's today now) is September 11th, so moment of silence.

Plus I have a headache the size of freaking ALASKA, which is bigger than Texas.
-2:58 AM