Consumer life

Hi guys,

I am a life long shopper…..someone who can not stop myself from buying anything that I want to have. It’s like an obsession that I can not get anything out of my head when I see it! It’s insane! My latest purchase was a gold macbook that I wanted for a long time, purchased, returned, then purchased again. I am truly insane. I love to be surrounded by technology and stuff in general, but then at times I look around and see that I have SO MUCH stuff….more than the average person. I am terrible with money and love shopping. I am truly a consumer.

It’s hilarious because my last post one year ago was when I actually had first purchased the MacBook but then shortly after that, I returned it. One year later, here I am with the same Macbook once again, the M1. Should I have kept it last year? Maybe, but I didn’t. I then went ahead and bought a Chromebook, which was the Lenovo Duet 5 a two and one tablet with a removable keyboard, which was pretty cool, and it runs very nicely and I really like it a lot but it also takes up a lot of space on the table, much more than it needs to.

In my last post, I mentioned they only had one phone, which was the LG velvet. I, since then gave that to my boyfriend, and I also purchased another one which was the pixel six pro. A few months later I got bored of that and I bought the Samsung Z flip four and now I flip-flop back-and-forth between those two phones because they are both awesome and the pixel has an amazing camera but the Samsung flips and it falls into my pocket and it’s really easy to have during work or if I’m out and about so I really like that. I know I am crazy.

by Ruby Stardu

Tech Overkill

Hey guys,

I know I am not rich by any means AT ALL, but I am the kind of person that likes to have a lot of tech…..I have a windows laptop (that mostly stays at home), a mabook air (a travel laptop…not that I really go anywhere with it, more like coffee shops and stuff….this one was a bit of an overkill purchase as I REALLY didn’t need it…..), an ipad mini (my travel tablet…mostly keeping it in the car, watching stuff when im out waiting around…its small enough to fit in a purse too), and a samsung tab s7 (used for content consumption at home and occasional work paired with a keyboard and mouse). I definitely have more than anyone needs (because who needs two sets of laptops& tablets?!)…..I also bought the 12.9 inch Ipad pro, but then returned it. I thought it was too big and too heavy. While everyone claimed the screen quality was AMAZING, I honestly didn’t notice much difference between the screen quality of that ipad, as opposed to my ipad mini. I’m not sure if this is because I have bad vision, or I don’t know enough about tech to really distinguish the difference. It was a nice screen, but not nice enough to justify the price of a macbook. I had also purchased the ipad air 4, but also returned that, as I found the ipad mini was the perfect portable size for me, and already at that point owned the galaxy tab s7. Before purchasing the tab s7, I had originally purchased the tab s6lite, because I wanted a nice tablet for drawing and note taking, but ended up returning it in favour of the tab s7, for twice the price, and twice the performance.

Don’t worry though! I only have one cell phone which is currently and LG velvet, despite the fact that LG no longer makes cell phones, and people seem to hate on LG phones. This is really sad because I love LG phones and LG is such a creative company! I have a dual screen case on my phone, which just adds more screens to my life.

Lastly, I have/had 4 smart watches…..I say had because I gave 2 away and one recently broke. I had a samsung gear s3, which I bought right when it came out which I would say was about 3 or 4 years ago? That one is still alive and running! I used it when I had a samsung phone, but since I no longer do, it lost a whole bunch of functionality, and I gave it to my boyfriend who isn’t much of a tech guy, to use with his iphone. The second smartwatch I had was the Ticwatch E! It was a really decent smart watch but I didn’t use it much at the time of purchasing it, due to the fact that I already ahd the samsung watch at that time. Since then, I gifted my sister that watch, which she lost within a week of owning it…..smh! The third watch I had was a fossil gen 5, which I purchased last summer, and recently has been refusing to charge. This is quite a disappointment as it is not even a year old. I am not surprised, as the battery life on this watch was quite atrocious, especially when compared to my newer watch, that is an older generation. I am now currently rocking the michael kohrs gen 3 smart watch, which is 2 generations lower than the fossil one, but has good functionality and twice the battery life, despite being 2 generations older, and being created by the same parent company, fossil!

Needless to say, I spent a decent amount of money on tech this past 2 years, messing around with tech, and experimenting! I am definitely a tech consumer , and it is definitely overkill.

by Ruby Stardu

Sucked into Apple

Okay guys I never thought I would ever say this but I am starting to get sucked into apple products as I recently got an ipad mini 6 and LOVE it, then today also picked up a macbook pro….I know I am so bad I already have a windows laptop (hp envyx360m which I love but its heavy and bulky), but the drew me in with the nice screen and the light weight and thin body and really bright AND really dim screen….seems more versatile than the hp! The thing is that I am not familiar with mac computers and the gestures and shortcuts and all that do not feel intuitive. This MAY compel me to switch to an iphone but I highly doubt it. Not sure if I will return this mac or not. I like it but I am comfortable with windows and know how to be productive on it.

by Ruby Stardu

Presents?

Okay normally I’m not an ungrateful person when it comes to gifts and normally I’m not that picky and I like anything but it was Valentine’s Day yesterday and I had made an effort to think about what my boyfriend would like and get him something that is useful and personal. He went on the day of and just bought me a colorful stuffed animal because he knows I like colorful things and that’s it. Now I know that that’s not a horrible gift by any means I guess he thought of the fact that I like colors but you can see that from a mile away based on how I dress. I had also told him before that I hate stuffed animals because they’re useless and every such animal I’ve ever had even since childhood I’m just put it on the shelf and then it sits there and I don’t do anything with it. So I guess I was disappointed that he gave me a stuffed animal and that he didn’t think about it. And I knew that he hadn’t really thought much about it because he told me that he hadn’t gotten me anything the day before which I would have preferred not to receive anything then receive something that has no meaning. No I don’t want to be rude and ask him to return it but I do think it’s a waste of $20 like I’d rather have that $20 in my hand then have that gift. So that is sitting in our room and every time I see it I get a little bit sad and he can tell from the look on my face. Am I rude if I ask him to return it? He also gave me a box of chocolates which is the same one that he gave me during Christmas and I didn’t even finish the one that he gave me during Christmas. He thinks that like chocolate but I actually don’t really like any chocolate that much. I just kind of feel like he doesn’t know me that well and it’s a little bit disappointing.

by Ruby Stardu

My New and Improved Life

After a long and complicated life I have lived, my life continues to change and somehow remains complicated. I have started now to see someone, that, while my family will never accept them (yes I know we have been there done that), he is really great to me and super understanding of my entire life. I also decided to go back to uni and finish the program I had previously dropped out of, which is hilarious. I just find it so interesting how life is so compllicated and filled with unexpected events! 😀

by Ruby Stardu

everything has changed

I just think it is honestly so wild how one wrong interaction with someone you care about can flip your whole viewpoint on the relationship you have with them……….i dont know if everyone is like that? My sister told me I flip on people too easily which may or may not be the case but I honestly don’t know lol its all weird now in my head…..i’m a confused person

by Ruby Stardu

IDK

I sometimes reflect on my life and my past and all the things that hold me back and make me feel bitterness towards things….I wonder how people get past all the things that happen to them? Sometimes I feel like I use my past to justify being grumpy and bitter but I also know that is not a good way to behave but I honestly don’t know how to deal with my feelings sometimes…….hence, I turn to this blog……….

by Ruby Stardu

Making a Youtube channel

Hi friends!

I have been making a list of goals and things I want to do (which includes writing here more often, by the way) but the list also includes creating a youtube channel! I had already started one and made literally one video but I find whenever I have the camera out infront of me, I feel awkward and self-concious! I am not really sure what my problem is, considering I am a generally super social person and generally do not have an issue being placed in the spotlight! There are a few videos that I have filmed but am hesitant to post because I feel like they are silly and that I am just being weird! Then again, the things I write here are also weird and just nonsense but I do it anyways. Perhaps I need to learn from myself and just do what I want to do!

by Ruby Stardu

Ode to my ex

You know in the end of the day when i think about my relationship with my ex of 3 years ( the one before the temperary 2 month guy), I have a lot to be grateful for. I mean for one I gained independence to some degree because of him….I got a car too which wouldn’t have happened if I wasn’t with him! I also learned how to fish which I definitely would not have EVER done in my life if it weren’t for him….I would have never met a billionaire (not that that’s important but now I’ve met one and seen their house and their properties and what their lives are like which is pretty insane) I have also tried a drug (which isn’t necessarily a good thing but an experience I wouldn’t have ever had) and got to travel with him and go places my family wouldn’t go so at the end of the day the whole relationship was worth it even though its over.
He also gained a lot from it too like he definitely thought he was gonna retire at the factory where he worked and I got him to go back to school and get a new career path which is life changing and he DEFINITELY wouldn’t have done if it weren’t for me. I basically upped his life an entire level by encouraging to go back to school and helping him take the necessary courses to get into school and made him realize he isn’t stuck in a factory forever. I think we both gained from the relationship (although i lost some he didn’t really lose anything from it LOL) but still I wouldn’t take it back. Before him I was stuck with mom trapped in one place and would to this day have to ask if it is okay to go somewhere and would not have a car and would literally HATE my life. He changed that, or rather he encouraged me to change that and although there’s a long way to go with my family I did for the first time EVER stand up to them which is amazing. He showed me that I CAN. So yeah although it sucks that it all happened the way it did and hes still a bitch (pardon my french), I wouldn’t take it back not even after we started hanging out again after we broke up and he broke my heart again. This is my reflection on the definite ending of us.

by Ruby Stardu

Alright friends I have to tell you about my most recent life altering decision which was to break up with my new boyfriend. I made this decision because I honestly wasn’t offer my ex which isn’t fair to him and I could also not really imagine that guy being introduced to my parents or being a part of my life. I know it was only 3 months and things never got too serious but he was still hurt so I didn’t feel too great about it

by Ruby Stardu