queenie's cards

06/17/2026

My brain has too many tabs open 🫪

This is me before every single event, even though I’ve already checked off all of the tasks on my list, and there’s nothing else left for me to do - it’s just my process to overthink and worry about worst case scenarios, lol. Sebastian totally relates.

I’ll be bringing a handful of bao plushies to happy cute mart ☀️ on Saturday! 🧸☀️

#腸仔包

06/16/2026

Blues skies and no crowds at Tokyo Disney, please ☺️🩵☀️🏰

06/15/2026

More shopping hauls from Japan! 😃💴🛍️

This isn’t everything, lol. I had to hold back A LOT but all things considered with the favourable exchange rate (for once!) and the limited luggage space (bought more suitcases and didn’t want to ship anything back), I think I did pretty good 😅 The best most expensive retail therapy, and it was worth it 🤭

What are your favourite shopping spots in Japan?

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06/14/2026

I don’t collect Jellycats but I couldn’t resist and picked up a bunch of madeleines as thank you gifts, and I kept one for myself ☺️

I’m going to pair each one with a box of the actual sweets too, but haven’t decided where to get them yet… What’s your favourite bakery for madeleines?

06/11/2026

Since I closed the retail side of my business 5 years ago, I still get asked by several stores if I’ll ever revive my cards… ehhh, I’ve thought about it occasionally. Definitely not the entire catalogue of 300+ designs but maybe top 10? But gah, do I want to put myself through the process again? I’m happily retired from retail and I only wholesale to select shops now, but I’m always open to making exceptions. Just thinking out loud… stay tuned for what I finally decide to do 😅

06/09/2026

06/08/2026

This is 1% of my snacks & skincare haul 😂

A lot of the food products (even when packaged) are freshly made with tight expiry dates so we finished a ton of our treats already. And I was too jet lagged to bother with flat lays 🫩

I haven’t had in sooo long, I’m super happy I found it in Osaka! 🐥 The huge Muji in Ginza had a wall of baumkuchen cakes with so many flavours, I only have one left and I’m so sad but they all had June expiry dates or else I would’ve picked up a year’s worth 🍰😭 The penguin tin is from Tokyo Sea Life Park and the cookies inside are really good! 🐧🍪 The crackers from the Cup Noodle Museum are addictive, I regret not getting another box 🐤 The specialty KitKats are half the retail price here but we were selective because chocolate melts and we wanted to be mindful of luggage space, so we chose exclusive flavours we’ve never had before like blueberry cheesecake and sakura. The packaging is sooo pretty too 🫐🌸🍫 We got so many other snacks but these are my highlights. I miss the konbini sandos, onigiri, mochi ice cream and drinks 🥲

I’ve also been using a bunch of face creams, hand lotions, UV sun sticks and lip balms as soon as we got back, so everything looks a tad lacklustre here, but I’m too lazy to gather everything for a photo, lol 😅 You know how it is, I need lip balms on my bedside table, in my ensuite, the powder room, in several purses and bags, and throughout the house 🤣 I also have sunscreen everywhere cuz of my arm tattoos - these sticks are AMAZING! 🤯 The ingredients they use in Asia is superior to ours. Not oily, no marks or stains, and the cooling sticks legit cools your skin! I’m so impressed and I should’ve bought more ☀️🧴 When I go back, I need a full day just in Donki 😆💴💸

More hauls to show you soon!