Friday Five: Pinspiring Bedroom Design

For today's Friday Five, I want to share 5 pictures that are inspiring me, via Pinterest, to think about home decor!
I still have a whole semester in my apartment, but when I {most likely} move back home for grad school, I want to seriously buckle down and simplify, as well as give my room a fresh start. It's still unclear where I'll be going for grad school and/or if I'll be moving back home and/or if I'll be moving into my old room or my brother's room -- his is preferred since it has a bathroom, but one small detail...he has to move out first ;)
Anyway, if I had a room to decorate, here are some ideas I would incorporate (or will incorporate, in a couple of months):
1. Creative Storage

I love how much storage this provides, in addition to creating a little bench! I think I have {a variety of} all of these pieces so I'll try and recreate.
2. Nude Walls + Colored Decor

Instead of trying to coordinate items with a wall color, I would pick a light, fresh color for the walls & then coordinate room pieces! I like these colors:

3. Framing Artwork

This picture shows framed Shel Silverstein poems, which I adore, but I am brewing up soooo many DIY ideas for the Lilly 5x5 prints they are churning out each day :)
4. A Clean Desk

 A cluttered mess on my desk = no work getting done! I want to make a goal for myself to clean up my desk each evening.  This picture shows some Martha Stewart supplies that inspired me today walking through Staples! I love all of the different labels, tags and organizers you can buy.
5. Keep It "Me"

While I am wanting/trying to be more sophisticated, this bright pink & orange is very me. I still want to keep my room "fun" while I can :) I also love the variety of pillows on this daybed! I have a Lilly shift pillow and Lilly monogrammed pillow that aren't going anywhere!

Once I bring these ideas to life I will be sure and let y'all know!
Also, don't forget to check out my post from {late} last night on how to get a new blog post signature like mine! :)
HAPPY FRIDAY!

Free Signature from Melissa Rose Design

A new year, a new blog post signature!

I'm hoping to update my design soon, but probably not for a while.

The lovely Melissa from Melissa Rose Design offered up free signatures last week to celebrate the new year! I am so happy with mine :) I went with black font in case my design changes, it will match anything!

It's your lucky dayyyy!
She is offering free signatures for all of YOU too before the 15th!

Something as simple as a new signature has me so excited to blog more!
Make sure you get one while they last! :)

Thank you Melissa!

Sunday Verse :: SRT

Those of you who have joined She Reads Truth -- are you loving it? I know I am!

happy sunday, friends

new year, new goals

I have set some goals for myself for the new year.  Yes, they are resolutions, but I prefer the word goal.

  1. I want to read 20 novels outside of school-related business. Right now I'm reading Catching Fire.
2. I know that graduate school is way more intense/more work than undergraduate and I want to go in with the mindset that after these next two years: it's big girl job time.  I really want to take my classes seriously and do as well as I can in them.
3. I've started doing She Reads Truth and I love it. I blogged about it on Friday and I just started the new plan: Fresh Start. Love it and I want to keep up with their plans so I can spend more time reading the Word and learning about God and what His plan is for me.
4. I've signed up for one half-marathon in March and I would like to do another in the late spring or (most likely) early fall. I miss running!
5. I am seriously going to work on a budget for myself so I stop living paycheck to paycheck.  This means I'm going to stop buying things that I don't really need. Each month I will pick one or two things that I will buy for myself and save the rest of my money for savings or special nights out.
6. I need to get into a workout routine this semester and use our awesome gym while I can still get in for free.  Whether this means getting up early or going after work in the evenings - I'm doing it! I actually love to workout, I just had no time last semester.  This spring, things are going to change and I would like to lose 10 lbs while I'm at it.
7. The backseat/trunk of my car always get messy from papers/trash/jackets.  I'm going to work hard to keep it clean and smelling fresh :) Same goes for my room -- I always try on 100 outfits each morning and whatever I don't wear gets thrown on the floor. NO MORE! Clean room = happy room = happy me
8. Negative Nancy - move aside.  I'm tired of dwelling on the negative side of things/people.  I'm going to work hard to find the optimism in every situation.  If I can't, then I'm going to bite my tongue and watch a Disney movie. Again, less stress = happy me.
9. I've seen so many snail mail writing goals over blogs and I am so ready to join in! I absolutely love stationary and have a huge notecard collection. I love to write letters! They are much more meaningful than an email. My goal is to write 52 letters - one every week.  If you'd like to receive a letter from me, leave me your email so I can get your address :)
10. Last semester, Sunday was usually my only day to sleep in and so I always skipped out on 8:45 mass.  I never even made it to the 11:30 because I was just plain lazy.  This semester I want to make it to mass each week physically possible.  If I miss the morning masses, I will try and go to mass on campus in the evening.  I've never been on campus but I have heard the priest at my church when he came as a guest and I really liked him.  I need to get over my awkwardness about going alone and just do it!

What are your 2013 goals? I'll try and do an update in June and see where I am with them! Happy Wednesday! :)

Happy New Year :: January Calendar

Happy 2013!  

   I am so ready for the new year! My NYE recap and resolutions will come in another post -- I am way too exhausted from last night to sit down and really think/reflect on them.
However, I wanted to share with you the adorable January desktop calendar from Sweet Tea Paperie!

How cute is this? Pink confetti -- what could be better. Download it here!

Happy New Year!