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I thought it might be fun to introduce some board games that are very traditional to childhood in America. I feel like if you asked most Americans, they would tell you that they definitely played at least most of these when they were a kid. How many of these did you know about already?

So one of my favorite childhood board games was Candyland. This is a very simple game where you draw a card with a color on it, and then move to the next space on the board that has that color. I really loved the characters on the game board, and the box even had a story about all the characters!

The game Candyland has many, many different versions. This was how the board looked when I was a kid:


Have you ever played version of Candyland before? I know we have it at at least one of the Gem schools!  

I've been pretty dissatisfied with the state of my skin, and I'm getting older. I spent a whole weekend reading reviews and watching YouTube videos about Japanese skin care. I found it very overwhelming and intimidating. Luckily for me Japanese drugstore brands are not expensive. Unluckily for me, in Japan you cannot return beauty products unless something is really wrong with them. In the USA, you can return pretty much anything with a receipt.

I understand right now that it's about doing the skin Care consistently. I'm not good at forming new habits like that but I will do my best.  

Bandai has done it again! This spring the third wave of the miniature Tamagotchi rings are being released, with cute, modern characters and designs. I will be on the lookout for these!

Honestly, I don't use these as intended, as fashion rings. I prefer to display them on my Tamagotchi shelf, or if I get doubles, make them into hair clips. Really I just love how highly detailed yet small they are. Keep your eye out for these super cute virtual pets in ring form.   

I managed to procure a new fragrance while on my Takamatsu station adventure with some friends. This fragrance is fresh, citrusy, fruity and clean. It hits all the notes that make you feel refreshed which is better than most fragrances I've purchased in the past. It's a 10/10 for me. Furthermore, I realized that not all fragrances with brand names are great and sometimes you'll find some hidden gems when you least expect it.