A Productive Weekend Plus American Doll

It's Monday, start of the Holy Week. It's quite slow as a lot has already started their vacation leaves. I am working until Wednesday as I have filed my leaves during the 3rd week of April, my birthday week. Family is scheduled for a Vietnam trip.

My Saturday and Sunday was productive as I was able to finish off cleaning most of my adopted dolls from the past weeks. Approximately about 15 dolls, combination of big and small dolls. As of this writing, I left them at the windowsill to air dry.

It's an accomplishment really, as I have been wanting to clean them before letting them join my other dolls.

Since they are second hands, I have to be sure as most of them weren't from original owners. One doll actually had a stain on the shoulder, which seemed to me like a blood stain. Some, especially dolls that are semi-plush had mixed stains, which I am thinking might be pee from the kid who originally owned them.

My boyfriend was actually kinda creeped out when I told him that I've been buying second-hand dolls. He supports me with my doll hobby, but those are for new ones. He's not too informed yet with my current addiction to preloved ones.

Anyway, the highlight of my weekend was my American Girl doll, whom I have been wanting to somehow restore for the longest time. She's  been in the attic until yesterday.

So here are her photos. I let her wear Dora's Birthday fashion, which fit her perfectly!

Latest Thoughts, Latest Dolls

I haven't written in a while. My brain have somewhat froze back there due to 'real world' stuff that I need to attend to.

Despite that, I haven't stopped getting the dolls I encounter in stores and online.

They are quite a lot now and my problem of storage space remains despite deboxing several dolls already.

The "Attic Project" is still ongoing. I have made quite a space already, but still not enough to be able to totally renovate the room as it still contains so much stuff.

We are thinking of setting up a garage sale for 2 weekends in April. Mostly for household stuff that are no longer being used. I don't think I'd be able to part with my other toys. Not yet.

Although after I have sorted things out, especially my toys,  I will be setting up an online shop to sell the ones that I am no longer keeping. I do have lots of them!

The issue is that since I started getting dolls from Facebook, I got introduced to more types and brands. I have gotten a number of vintage pieces already. I also have bought several baby dolls as well. It's so varied now which added to the challenge of doing inventories.

This is truly an addiction as I can't seem to stop wanting to acquire more dolls. Doll collecting is happiness, but it also comes with great responsibility.

I have set up an FB account that is a bit easier to maintain as it doesn't need much writing.

So here are some of the dolls that I have adopted over the past few months.