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And so am I. It's been a while since my last post, a bit over 4 months. As I stated there, life was pretty busy with studies and the internship, so I wasn't expecting to come back before the summer. But, finally, here we are.  I was planning on coming back with some doll related content, which I still don't have ready, but, since lots of things have happened, I thought it would be better to do a little catch-up post and the doll stuff will come later. Last time I was here I told you that the classes were done, that I just needed to work in the internship full-time, work on the final project, and take the A2 level German exam. Well, all of that is done, and currently I am working at the same place I've been doing the internship, for a little bit more than part-time, but not full-time (which is fine for me). The pay is a bit better with a regular contract than with the internship contract, and I already know the ropes around there, so I'm not starting brand new. I don...

Well hello again! It's been a couple of months since my last post. As you probably know, because I've been repeating it ad nausea m, I've been very busy these past months with both school and the internship I'm doing. Luckily, classes are finally over, and I'm just busy with the internship, the "end of studies" project and preparing for my German A2 level exam. Sounds fun, right? Usually, I do these photo compilations every other month with all the photos I've shared on Instagram during that time. But since September, I've barely posted anything, and most of the photos I've shared I took during my holiday trip to Vielha . I simply couldn't bring myself to make time to take photos. So basically, this post is going to be photos of Chloe and Victoria. I've also not been enjoying Instagram much lately. I just don't feel inspired to take photos for that platform, and most of the time, when I post it's just for the sake of it.  Artig...

Hello again dolly-friends! Long time, no see. As I mentioned in previous posts, I'm doing an internship with the school, so I work in the mornings and go to class in the afternoons. I had hopes of finding some time here and there to post on the blog, even if it's just some quick posts, but it has been impossible. It just takes all of my time, as I start working at 9 a.m. and finish school at 9 p.m. most days. The only days I have off are the weekends, and those are busy picking up the slack of both school work and house chores. But now I finally have a few days off from school until January 8th, so I thought I could take a couple of festive photos and write a quick post to wish all of you a very happy holiday season.  There hasn't been much news going on in my life. Work is going fine. It's very busy and I have a lot of work, but overall, I like it a lot. Chances are that I will stay at that company and work part-time once the internship is over. I think that mainly the...

And, before you know it, it's already September.  I'm so glad that summer and the unbearable heat are going away, and it's finally time for fall, my favorite season. To kick-start the month, let's do a Photo compilation of the photos I've been sharing on Instagram these past two months.  Let's start with two photos that I took during our trip to Vielha, but didn't include in the post. First, this photo of Chloe during our excursion to the Uelhs deth Joèu and Artiga de Lin. I took it at one of the very first spots we found, and I love the result.  Also, this photo of Victoria that I took in the Carlac forest.  Most of the photos I shared these past two months I have already shared on the blog, but I have a couple of "extras" that didn't make the final post. I took this back when I wrote the Room in a bookcase post but didn't include it in the final post, so I edited it for Instagram.  Similarly, I had photos from the "limewash effe...

Hello dolly friends and welcome to a new post from the Travelling Dolls series, a series in which I talk a bit about the story of the places I've visited with the company of my dolls. Last year I wrote the first post in this series when we travelled to Albarracín  and I loved having the chance to talk about a place in Spain that maybe isn't as well known to people from other countries. You also seemed to find it very interesting, so I thought it would be interesting to do it again. When we thought about travelling this summer, first we considered going to Vienna, but international travelling is getting so expensive, so we decided to stay in Spain again. Pretty much like last year, our criteria were to find somewhere that is cooler than our hometown, isn't too crowded and that has yummy food. So, after a lot of debating, Mr. Monster suggested Vielha, in the province of Lérida, Cataluña. Vielha, also spelled Viella, is located in northern Spain, very close to the borderline ...

After my last post , I felt the bug to create more backgrounds, so I decided to make yet another back wall. Originally, I wanted to make a geometric design using pastel colors, but I thought it might not be very versatile. So I decided to go with a textured wall. I did make one a couple of years ago, using a very light gray color, and I've been wanting to make a warmer-tone version for quite some time. The process for this wall is very similar to the one in my original post , but I'll still share as much information as I can about the process.  First, we cut and prime our walls. I had already done this while I was working on my previous post, so I'm already starting a bit ahead.  O nce the primer has dried, it's time to choose our base color. I want it to have a warm tone but be very light, so I chose Light Buttermilk by Americana Acrylics, which is a creamy color with a yellow tone. Then, I took a white acrylic and, picking up very little paint with my brush, started ...