My Earrings Collection

I was never one to put on a lot of accessories. Sometimes I would put on a simple necklace, but most of the time I would wear rings or a pair of earrings. Recently I’ve been wearing earrings almost everyday now. I feel like just having earrings on really makes a difference. It compliments your face and I feel like having them on, you don’t have to put on an excessive amount of makeup. It kind of gives off that professional look. I’ve been going subtle with makeup and earrings really bring out the features.

When I was little, I always wanted to get my ears pierced, but apparently I had an ear infection? And my mom told me that I wouldn't let ANYONE touch my ears. So for many years, I wanted to get my ear pierced, but just couldn't. Until finally! In junior high, I went to get my ears pierced at Claire's. That was one of the happiest moments of my life LOL. So I was really excited to try out many different kinds of earrings.

I’ve always worn small earrings, because I was always afraid that longer and bigger earrings would get caught on something and whatnot. But now, I’ve been purchasing a lot of those kinds of earrings. I don’t know what it is...it gives like that 'slimmer-face-longer-neck' kind of illusion (I'm always into sophisticated looks). I’m willing to take the risk lol.

So in today’s post, I like to share my current earrings collection. There’s actually a lot I haven’t even tried on yet hehe.

Here we have an ear cuff. I collected a bunch of these last year, but I had to throw a lot of them away because they were changing color. This one I've only used twice, but I want to try wearing it more if it went along with my outfits.

Hoops! A blast from the past. I think these were really popular in the 90's and I feel like for awhile they had died down, but they are popular all over again.

I honestly don't know what these kind of earrings are called, but I really like them. Especially when they're hard to come out. You pull these earrings all the way through until your lobe reaches the center, and then let it dangle from both ends. 

Halloween earrings I was gifted with, but haven't worn them yet. Maybe this year for Halloween! And as for the cat earrings, the bell and cat paw earrings, they came as a set. I couldn't resist but to buy them! The crazy cat person in me. I love how you can mix and match this set.

These are probably my favorite so far from my entire collection.

Pet Questionnaire

A while back I did a questionnaire/tag thing for Pochi -- the Furry Friend Tag. He's considered the family pet, and he lives in the states with my mom. Living in Japan, I always thought that one day I would have my own pet; a pet I would take care of as if it were my own child. I didn't think it would be so soon, but I guess it was that time and I got a kitten for free. And her name is Kuromi. Yes, I know what you guys are thinking...ANOTHER black cat?! Well, I love any kind of cat in general, but my favorite are black cats. They're just absolutely gorgeous and honestly, you don't see many black cats around here. Out of all her siblings, she was the only black cat. I was very lucky to find her. Now that I have my own pet, I thought I would make a questionnaire for Kuromi too. Here's a short questionnaire that is slightly different from the Furry Friend Tag.


1. How many pets do you have? How many did you have in the past and what were they, if any?
Right now I have 1 that I can consider as my own. I don't plan to get another pet. I did have 2 pets named Patches and Pepe (3 including Pochi, is still alive and like I said, living with my mom) in the past and they were all cats. Patches lived for 20 years, and Pepe had a very short life at 8 years. My family has always been cat people.

2. What gender is your current pet(s)?
Female.

3. What breed are they?
The people that gave her to me didn't say anything about what breed she is. I always thought she could be an American shorthair, just by looking at her siblings, but I'm thinking she could be a Bombay??? I don't know. I wish I knew! Any cat experts out there?!

4. What is your pet's name? How did you come up with their name?
Her name is Kuromi; Kuu-chan for short. The people who gave her to me already named her Kuu which could be a name for both boy/girl. When I chose her, I couldn't think of any names, because the people couldn't confirm if she was a boy/girl. Once they finally confirmed it, I wanted to give her a name with "kuro" in it (meaning "black" in Japanese) and how she can still have "kuu" as a nickname. Then, I thought I wanted a part of my name to be part of hers, so I took the "mi" in my name and came up with "Kuromi". Which coincidently is the name of my favorite Sanrio character.

5. When is their birthday? How old are they?
The people I got her from didn't know (goodness, they didn't know anything), but once I got her, she was already 2 months old and at the time when I got her, it was May. So I thought going back 2 months, she was born somewhere in March. And the day I got her was on the 30th of May, so I just made her birthday March 30th. She is now 1 year and 1 month.

6. What are some things you enjoy doing with your pet(s)?
I love playing with her. She loves playing with the cat toys. I also love to just sit down or lay down with her relaxing next to me. Just having her around, even if it means her just sleeping, makes so much of a difference. Her presence just makes me feel so comfortable.

7. Does your pet(s) have any special tricks or unique habits?
I don't know if I would say they're special tricks/unique habits. Ever since Kuromi was a kitten, I always sat her on my lap, and when we slept, I always had her close to my stomach area. I always thought that when she grows up, she's never going to do those things anymore, but she still does! She gets on my lap and sleeps there sometimes (omg she's heavy!) and she sleeps super close to me at night. She even takes up half the bed! To the point where we even fight over it LOL. Also, what I thought was funny was that when it's just the two of us, she would always give me kisses! But when someone is in the room, she doesn't do it. I think in a way she feels embarrassed to show people. Because in front of other people, she's so cold and she acts like a "queen". And showing people that she kisses me, looks like it's a sign of weakness or something. She also is very protective of her food. She knows how to protect herself by smacking animals around haha. I also recently noticed that she knows how to unlock doors...which is good for us if we ever get locked out, but if a burglar gets in or something...

8. (Optional) Post a picture of your pet(s). Or describe them.