Time is Ticking Down

I have 4 days left in the dorm room that I've been living in for nine months. It feels really weird to be leaving a room that was my home for so long. I started packing today and seeing my empty shelves made me a bit sad because it's been such a great year. A while ago I had been looking at dorm room blogs and wanted to do a post about my room, so here are some pictures. 

My desk

The inspiration wall full of little lovelies

I got two sets of old book ends for free from our library and I love them! 

Our desk chairs are extremely uncomfortable, so I folded up one of my blankets to make it some what bearable. 

This tapestry was covering our arm chair, but I hung it on the wall to change things up.

The floating bookcase is my favorite part of the room. It was a Christmas gift from my roomate! (Barnes and Noble $10)

Our lovely view of the park and Easter decorations. 

My window sill with my orchid and family photos.

This is a star lamp that I got at the Christkindlmarket in Chicago.

Back to studying for finals! 

Stillwater Adventures

For Easter break I went home with my friend K'rin to Stillwater, MN. We hung out and had a grand old time antiquing, book shopping and visiting family. Here are some pictures:

Veteran's Memorial

Our amazing breakfast of cinnamon raisin french toast.

Stained glass window in an awesome theological bookstore we went to.

My favorite of the gorgeous houses in Stillwater.

We picked up so great buttons at an antique store for some curtains that I'm going to make once school is over.

We also relaxed by her dad's awesome lake. It was quite wonderful. 

I was a bit sad to leave and come back to school and to real life. Homework is now staring me in the face along with finals in a week.

One Unlikely Skirt, Two Great Outfits

I recently went thrift shopping at the Salvation Army in Minneapolis with two of my friends, and it is now my favorite place to go for vintage dresses, skirts and bags. I saw the following skirt and was apprehensive, but after playing with it I was able to get some great ideas for it. I love the pattern because it's very springy.

Way to wear it #1: at the waist with a belt

#2: As a dress with the waist belted with jeans. I've become a fan of dresses with jeans.

I love them both, but I chose look number 2 for my Easter outfit this Sunday. 

Along with this skirt and belt, I found an adorable dress. 

This was my outfit for the Civil Wars concert, which I will post a blog about later.

This is my new favorite bag. It reminds me of my great grandfather's doctor bag that my sisters and I used to play with when we were little. It fits a ton of stuff in it and the strap is the perfect length. 

Thoughts of Summer

Ever since I was very young, summer has meant one thing to me: I will have time to read whatever I want!
So here's my list:

Harry Potter 1-7. I find myself reading things and just wishing it was Harry Potter. A good refresher is in order before the last movie comes out.

The Inkheart Trilogy: Inkheart, Inkspell, and Inkdeath. I read Inkheart when I was younger and I've seen the movie, but I really want to finish the trilogy. 

The Hunger Games Trilogy. Again, I have read the first book and loved it.

Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights, two classics that I am ashamed to say that I have not read.

The Thirteenth Tale is probably my favorite book apart from Harry Potter. I could reread it a thousand times.

Love Wins, Rob Bells new and controversial creation.  I love Rob Bell.

The Bell Jar on recommendation from many brilliant people. 

The Complete Novels of Jane Austen. This could take forever, but I will do it! 

Nothing, a extremely dark novel that my English teacher has been talking about for months. 

Water for Elephants because I want to see the movie because I like Reese Witherspoon and I won't see it without reading it first. 

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. Almost everyone I have asked about this book loved it.

Sarah's Key. After studying Holocaust literature for about two months in my adolescent literature class I could live the rest of my life without reading another novel about WWII. The sad thing is that it used to be my favorite. However, this book sounds really good.

Hopefully while working lots and taking 2-3 summer classes I will be able to complete this marvelous list! 

All pictures are from Good Reads.

Spring Decorating Fever

With the notification of which room I will be in next semester, I have quickly gotten addicted to interior design. I started perusing Tumblr and Apartment Therapy for ideas for some creative decorating. I've been really interested in repurposing and using unlikely things to decorate. I have some DIY projects that I'm excited to do this summer too. Here are some things that I have been looking at:

I love the idea of displaying scarves, jewelry, and bags as decor. These cute hooks make it fun too!

I have lots of mugs that take up a lot of space, so these ideas are perfect for wall decor and saving space.

I love having plants in my room, and the tea pot idea is so cute! I also love the simple, clean look of light colored flowers in simple jars.

These jars are so beautiful and really easy to make! There's a great DIY for these here.

I also love the idea of using maps as decor, but they are little boring just slapped up on the wall. These ideas are so creative! I'm seriously considering using the door idea and maybe using something else besides a map too. 

I thought this idea was really original by using different fabrics as wall decor, and these mittens are adorable and great for winter.

(P.S. I like the keys here not the ouija board.) 

I love these unlikely decorations. I can't wait to start thrifting to find these beauties! 

I thought this idea was really clever.

These next two things are my main priorities this summer. I absolutely love them and I want to make them!