What I Learned about Myself in a Month

August 4, 2017August 2, 2017Leave a comment

Hello! Today, I am proud to say that I have been living by myself for a whole month! Hooray! I haven’t died yet, or maybe I did and my ghost is writing this.

But during this month I came to realize some things about myself. Things that I had assumed but didn’t fully come to know until now.

1. I actually don’t mind cooking.

I know! I have always said that I don’t like to cook. But, I think that I didn’t like to cook because I was afraid of people judging how I was cooking. And so if I did something wrong or burned something, I would be humiliated. But now that I live alone, no one can judge me! So I actually don’t mind cooking for myself.

2. My bed is my favorite place to sit.

In all actuality, I am sitting on my bed typing out this blog. Funny right? I think I enjoy it so much because I am still not used to living by myself and don’t have to keep to my room. I could go sit on the couch, but I have found myself happier sitting in my bedroom and watching YouTube on my laptop rather than on the TV. I’m sure that I will move more toward the couch as I live here longer, but for now my bed is my favorite.

3. I can expand on my love of glitter because the apartment is all mine!

I have never been able to decorate the whole house since I have always moved in with people. So now that I had the chance to decorate with my stuff, I have gone a little glitter crazy! My blingy pictures are hung up and there is tons of pink sparkly items. Huzzah!

4. I blame all random noises on my cats.

Yep…I mean…I think everyone does this at least once. But I hear something fall over or something that I can’t see be moved…it’s definitely Target or Amelia, not the ghost. Am I the only one who does this?

5. I have used all of my possible weapons as decoration.

Okay so maybe I like decorating a little too much, but I realized I have nothing to protect myself in an easy spot. My frying pans are all hidden away in cupboards and my knitting needles are hid away in the corner. My trusty heavy candlesticks…covered with mason jars and flowers. Yep…maybe I need to redecorate.

6. I absolutely love being by myself.

I was very skeptical about living alone, but I have realized that it is perfect for me. I don’t have to worry about being considerate to anyone else in the house and I could walk around naked if I wanted.

No…I don’t do that. Never have, never will.

But in all seriousness, I love being by myself. It is scary at night sometimes knowing that I will be alone and my cats probably won’t protect me. But I still like it.

If you enjoyed this post and LOVE the pictures, click on them and they will take you to past blog posts. And I am curious. Did anyone have these same kinds of experiences when they first lived by themselves? Let me know in the comments!

I Moved………………..Again

July 21, 2017July 21, 20173 Comments

I know what you are thinking. I have moved, yet again. There was a lot of things that caused me having to move.

But I digress. I have moved and I am now living on my own! Hooray! Well…not completely alone; I still have my cats. But they don’t really count.

Yep, so I am now by myself in my own apartment. And I have air conditioning! It’s soooooo amazing! So here is what it looks like!

The whole place is tile which is super convenient for cleaning. I have the couch and love seat that my roommate was getting rid of, the cat tree in the corner, and of course a TV.

I also started to decorate around the TV to make a map gallery wall. And so far, it looks fantastic! I need more frames and maps, but so far it looks so good!

The kitchen has so much storage! And I don’t have that much to put in the cupboards but I will definitely try to fill them up with food. Or dishes…or random stuff. And I was able to fit my table and chairs (only 3 of them) which is awesome because I wasn’t sure if it was going to fit or not.

The bedroom is huge! I had such a small room in my last apartment and now this one is like, double the size! I can still fit so much. I love how we made the Paris wall, even though it has a British flag, and how Haley decorated my bookshelf. It’s so perfect!

And the closet is even better! I have never had this big of a closet and it is of course full. I still need more closet space…

I have a tiny hallway that I was able to add my last bit of artwork to. I can now see myself even more times as I walk!

And finally the bathroom. It’s just a standard bathroom, but it is mine and mine alone. Huzzah! And it has a huge storage closet so I can put all of my extra blankets and decor things in it!

So that’s my new place! It’s not very big, but it’s the perfect size for me! I think if it was any bigger, I would be overwhelmed. Now, if only I could keep it clean…

I Moved to a New Apartment

July 15, 2016July 13, 20166 Comments

Well everyone. It has been a wonderful two years at my last apartment, but on Monday I moved to a new place.

It was a hard decision, but when I thought I would be moving in with some friends and that fell through, I had to find something else that worked. So I looked at apartments to live by myself, but I didn’t think that I could afford it on how much I make a month.

So I turned to Craigslist where I found an ad for someone looking for another roommate. I would have my own room, but share a bathroom with one other roommate. And after meeting the girls and signing the lease, I moved all of my stuff in on Monday.

And here is what my new room looks like!

Okay, so that’s what my bed and wall looks like. I put my bed in the corner of the room because I wanted the most room to add my other furniture. My room is a lot smaller than my last room, so I had to really work to get everything to fit. One of those things, is all of the artwork that I have. So, mom told me that I needed to create a gallery wall.

Now, it’s not completely done, but here is what I have so far.

Yeah, so I still have a few things left to hang on my wall, like a chalkboard and two mirrors that fit in nicely with my other art. I might also buy a S to go with the L on the wall. Who knows?

On the other side of the room is where the rest of my furniture is. I have this dresser that is filled to the brim with stuff.

Doesn’t it look familiar? If not, I’ll leave a link at the end of the post for the original blog post about this dresser. But, I was finally able to use it and it fits all of the clothes. Hooray!

I also have my bookshelf that was brought over from the other apartment. And it is already filled with decor and books.

And yes, that is an unopened box of Cards Against Humanity on the bottom shelf. I just need to find some people who would want to play it with me… But yeah, I have I ever mentioned that I like Paris and the Eiffel Tower and pink? I think you can definitely tell just by looking at my room.

Finally for furniture, I have this TV stand that I had painted blue a few weeks ago when I still thought that I was moving in with my friends, not people on Craigslist. Well, mom surprised me by painting it black, adding pink and white knobs on the front, and decorative paper on the bottom of the drawer and inside the doors. Imagine my surprise when I saw that pull up to the new apartment instead of the blue one.

I also hung my bow board up behind my bedroom door because I am sharing a bathroom and there isn’t space in the bathroom to hang it. So, it is by my door so that way I can just grab a bow before I head out to work!

And finally the closet… Is it any bigger than the closet at my last apartment? The answer is yes. Not much, but yes it is bigger. I don’t have a walk in closet anymore, but I have a lot more hanging room and storage for my tee shirts and work clothes. So, I guess that I have a bigger closet?

So, yeah. That’s my new space. I really like it. It makes me really think before I buy something big because I have to think about where I am going to put it. Since I don’t have as large of a space like my last apartment, I have to be really careful. But, I like it a lot and I am very grateful for not having to climb so many stairs.

Check out some of my other blogs!

Lauren’s Apartment A New Dresser Teen to Adult TV Stand

Cleaning Out for a New Apartment

June 10, 2016June 9, 20162 Comments

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Hello everyone! I am excited to announce that I will be moving in July! Okay, maybe not super excited because that means that I have to move all of my stuff. But, I will be moving to a new apartment when my lease is up and I am excited.

So, of course, I have to go through all of my stuff to see what I need and what I don’t need.

I started small with these bags that were under my bed.

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They had a bunch of fabric and shoes that I used for a small project that I don’t do anymore in them. So, of course, I don’t need those anymore and pulled them out to sell at our family’s yard sale this summer. I now have my yarn under the bed instead of at the foot of the bed like I had been doing.

Next, I went through my shoes.

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Here’s the deal. I have a lot of shoes. So to get rid of 7 pairs is a miracle. I had two boxes full of shoes in my closet along with random shoes in my closet and a rack hanging on my closet door. So, I went through all of my shoes and got rid of some of them. Some will be sold on Poshmark and others will be sold at the yard sale.

Then I went through purses. Here’s the before.

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And here’s the after!

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I got rid of 3 purses. This is like shoes, I love purses. So getting rid of purses is hard to do. So getting rid of 3 is a big deal.

And then I went through my hall closet again and found some things to get rid of like a mesh hamper and some hats that I don’t wear anymore. I also got rid of all of my CD’s because they are all on my iTunes account. And of course some more clothes.

And here’s the end result!

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Yeah…so I got rid of a lot of stuff. And of course I need to get rid of more stuff before I move. But, I think that it’s a good start and of course I will show you my new apartment when I move!

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Interpretive Christmas Blog Reading

December 3, 20154 Comments

This is an interpretive picture to lyric reading from one of my favorite Christmas songs, “That’s Christmas to Me” by Pentatonix. I will be adding a picture for every line or two of the song. Not only will you reading the beautiful lyrics to this song, but you will also be seeing the decor around my apartment. Enjoy!

That’s Christmas to Me by Pentatonix

The fireplace is burning bright, shining all on me