Werepuppy's A Doll A Day Challenge 2020

[werepuppy]

Thanks for the UK update. Sounds... confused and disheartening.

My anxiety is through the roof right now... as my recent posts may have hinted at.  

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And with that, I shall henceforth attempt to keep my posts, and my comments, more upbeat. Sure, I'll joke about this nonsense, but there's certainly no point to increasing your or my own anxiety. We shall laugh together as society crumbles about us.

And take dolly pictures. Which we shall continue to post until the Internet Service Providers shut down.

You Lily appears to be a figure of calm and reason amid all the absurdity. Perhaps I, at least, could try to learn from her example.

I am genuinely concerned about everyone's mental health right now. It's going to be a hard hit and dealing with that is not easy. I can only suggest - to help your own anxiety - watching or reading stuff that you find entertaining. It sounds daft as an idea, but it is a good way of just allowing your brain to resettle and gain some time to relax. I've been switching between Sabrina the Teenage Witch and The Worst Witch - 90s series for both of them. Lighthearted magical hijinks are as far from real life as possible right now...

Lily is always good at keeping her head in a crisis! 

Availability and prices are the reason why I don't have any MTMs. This lady is adorable!

I wish they were easier to find, and cost even a fiver less. It's not much, but it is still less than the current costs. I mean, ideally Mattel would just adopt this body as it's default going forward, but I don't see that happening, sadly. 

Ah, the lovely poseability of MTM -- it's marvelous, isn't it! 
With everything else shut down I wonder if the UK will be said to have waited too long for some of those closures.  Yes, find things to do for distraction... hope you and your family stay safe.  I think basic hygiene and lots of hand-washing, and staying away from crowds, will go a long way toward keeping those at risk safe.  Like any flu season.  And shutting off the constant stream of social media alarmism is also a good plan.  Hang in there and stay well!
(Tried meditation?  Good for calming the mind and clearing jumbled thoughts, once you get the hang of it.  I did a bit on the beach today.)

It's brilliant - it makdes photographing so much more fun as well.

We're following basic hygiene and staying away from crowds and the like. Though we live behind a primary school so a lot of that is just staying indoors.

Actually, newest update says schools are to be closed from this Friday - they want to finish out the week - and exams may happen in May. I can see them trying to set up some form on online examination which might actually be easier for a lot of people - exam halls do not help the tense atmosphere, and it's been shown that the more relaxed you are, the better you do. 

Lily's eyes appear to match her shirt quite beautifully!

I never noticed that! This is one of the nicer fashion pieces from Mattel, I think. Pity trying to get the rest of the Sanrio stuff isn't easy - not much appeared in the shops here. 

I may be ignorant here, but what’s an MTM? I keep thinking of Mary Tyler Moore, but I know that’s not right.

Shorthand for Made-to-Move, a style of articulated Barbie doll bodies.

The doll hobby is full of jargon and acronyms. It took me a long time to figure out what BJD stands for.

As davidd ex.plained, it stands for Made-to-Move. I'd say it's Mattel's answer to Obitsu but that would mean that Mattel were aware of Obitsu and I don't really think that's the case? Though, I could be entirely work. I think it was just their answer to requests for more articulation. They are great, just hard to get hold of.

There needs to be a dictionary or at least a list kept somewhere for the jargon of the doll hobby...

Like Elfy said we have a Kjersti too.  We aren’t gamers at all, but her name is quite close to both of ours so I couldn’t resist.

I understand what you mean about her pinkness - it’s both bright & dull, and quite hard to photograph.

Yes! It never comes across the right way - I think that weird sheen on her doesn't help much either. The dolls with that sheen always seem to be a bit harder to capture properly. (My Limited Edition Cinderella doll has a similar think and she either ends up really pale looking or very tanned looking.)

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Just a quick side thing to say that I hope everyone is doing as well as can be ex.pected right now, and that along with your physical health, you are taking care of your mental health! 

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79. M is for Mavis



The youngest daughter of Count Dracula, Mavis is a pile of energy and enthusiasm for so many things. She seems to enjoy being in the Room as it means she can poke fun at her nephew, Nikolai. It also did bring her back in contact with elder sister Lucrezia.