A Little Reading Corner.

 As promised (so very, very long ago..), I'm here to share my little reading space! It is my most favorite corner of my room (maybe even house!) and you can often find me staring at it quite longingly. ;)
I bought the chair at a local vintage market called Funtiques (if you are ever in the area, do yourself a huge favor and stop by. It's the best!) for $70. I had major buyer's remorse after buying it, but after talking to my boss, she said this was a super good deal, and considering how old it is, and what good condition it's in, I decided that it was an overall good purchase.

Chair - Funtiques// Round pillow - UO// Floral pillow - Funtiques// Chevron throw blanket - Spring Creek Antiques & Tea Room 

So that's about it as of late! My room is ever changing, and I like it that way. I'm constantly browsing Pinterest, and am constantly being inspired to change it up some more. So we'll so how it goes in the next few months. ♥                                           

Have a wonderful Monday! I'm off work for Spring Break/to finish healing up from my wisdom teeth surgery. Which has been going fairly well! I spoke a little too soon the last time I blogged. Days one and two were just fine and dandy, but day three hit me h.a.r.d. I was in pain & had swelling on the right side of my face - which looked mighty strange! But I'm doing much better as of today, although my bottom teeth ache almost constantly and no amount of Ibuprofen will ease that pain. Clueless as to what to do. But oh well, it won't last forever!

xo Haley

Nesting: The Living Room

I'm super excited to share photos of my living room today! It is my absolute favorite part of our home, as it was in our last apartment. So... enjoy! 

The kitchen is also part of the room, which is perfect for those nights when I'm watching a movie and Blake is cooking... we can still talk and watch the movie! It's wonderful.
Since posting my last edition of "Nesting," I've already changed the entire layout of my room! There are few more projects that I want to work on, but after I'm completely satisfied, I'll definitely share it here!

I'm currently watching "Laurie Berkner Band: Party Day" with the little ones (we're having an ultra cool pajama party). If you are a momma & haven't heard of Laurie Berkner... seriously, look into her music DVDs. She's amazing. She makes the best kids music! Every time we watch or listen to Party Day, Chloe (who's 3), pays such close attention to it... nothing can distract her! Perfect for when you're fixing meals or have other things to work on!

Have an awesome Saturday night! See you soon!
xo Haley

Previous Nestings: my bedroom

Nesting: My Bedroom.

My weekly Saturday feature is all about homes! About 6 months ago, I moved out of my parents home and into an apartment with my sweet roommate (who's getting married today! Yay Anna & Isaac!). About 3 months after that, we had some issues with our downstairs neighbors, so we moved out of that apartment and into a bigger and way, way better apartment closer to downtown. We l.o.v.e. it! 

So, here on the little old blog, I will be posting about our ever changing home, as well as some inspiration posts here and there, for my sake. ;) 

So to start out the new feature, I thought I'd share a few little peeks at my bedroom. It is by no means fully decorated. I still have so much I want to do, but I'm currently lacking on the time to do it!

                 

                  

 I hope you enjoyed the mini tour! Next week, I'll be sharing the living room/kitchen! It's my favorite part of the apartment. :)

xo Haley

Christmas Cheer.

As a reference, the picture below is what I'm used to during the Christmas season...

My mom takes great pride in our home during the holidays. As soon as we get back from St. Louis for Thanksgiving, the tree is up and the house is full of snowmen. Sometimes, it even happens before Thanksgiving. I l.o.v.e my home during this time of the year. So cozy and just all around Christmas-y.

To no surprise, this Christmas has just snuck up on me! Usually I have my mom's winter decor around to remind me that Christmas is coming, but this year, it was all left up to me.

Moving out on my own has been the best experience (it's hard to believe I've been on my own for 6 months!), but things have been a bit challenging when it comes to making my new home feel like Christmas as well.

Anna put up Christmas lights (which I love!) and then she taught me (and Blake) how to make paper snowflakes (can you believe I couldn't remember how to make them?!).

I then saw a photo that Elsie had pinned on Pinterest and since we don't have a real Christmas tree in our home (waiting for Targets post-Christmas sale.. but I'm still holding out for a pink tree!), I told Anna we should use our snowflakes to make a tree on one of our huge windows!

I woke up to quite the surprise this morning when I noticed Anna made one last night!

In addition to the snowflake tree, I have like, 3 mini sized Christmas trees in my bedroom.

Seriously, Target is Christmas decor heaven.

I have found thought, that one of the perks of moving away (and close to downtown Springfield) are the lights...

These are the gorgeous views from right outside my window!

Christmas is my absolute favorite time of the year. I just love the cozy feeling and cuddling up on the couch with a good Christmas movie and hot tea. Best feeling.

I'm making a list of Christmas traditions to start (and Elsie is providing great inspiration lately!), do you have any ideas or suggestions?! I would love to hear some of your favorites!

Blake and I have multiple jammie days during the holiday season (our first is tomorrow! We have lots of movies planned to watch!), but I'm itching to start some new traditions!

Send your ideas this direction ;)

Merry early Christmas, everyone!

Only a little over a week to shop! Eeek!

xo Haley

bedroom tour:)

Since I couldn't really participate in Janel's home tour last week, I decided to just do a little tour of my room. I'm not kidding when I say little:

told you it was little! the first image is a view from my little craft area, and the second is a view from my door. TINY. it feels like i live in a walk in closet!

this is my little craft space! the room originally was intended as my mom's scrapbook room, so my dad put in shelves and a countertop. a year after she'd been using the room, i decided i wanted it as my bedroom, so like any good mother, she moved all of her supplies to a tiny corner of her bedroom and let me move into her studio space. <3>

ahh, my bed.i love my bed. and yes, it is parked right in front of a door. a few years ago, back in my rebel years, i decided that it was a good idea to sneak a guy in through my door. ...not a good idea. so, not only is the door blocked by my bed, it is also nailed shut. not fun, but it makes for a good story, yes? :)

this is the top of my dresser... that doesn't hold clothes. I keep all of my old journals, papers, craft stuff in here. and since i use my dresser for that... all of my crap is shoved into a tinyy closet.

this is my favorite, favorite corner of my room. those little tables are ones that my great grandma had for as long as i can remember. when she died, they were given to my aunt, who put them in her basement. so finally, i took them home with me. i love them so so much :)

so that is my bedroom! and now...

yay! i've never done one of these before, and i found it to be a lot of fun, surprisingly. this is my *knock off* orla kiely bag that i got in new york city this past summer. i'm in love with it :)

1. sunglasses case. 2. phone case. 3. book of friend's senior pictures. 4. wallet (12 bucks at target!). 5. keys. 6. pens/pencils. 7. "dark teal metallic" nail polish from f21. 8. Band of Horses tickets for October (!!!). 9. monthly planner that i made. 10. "The Wild Things" by Dave Eggers.

There ya have it! For such a large purse, I really don't carry much in it.

UGH..and...

3 of my 5 books that i need :( seriously... $216 worth of books right here... YUCK. and i still need two more :(

BUT, i guess i shouldn't feel so bad.. colby texted me yesterday when he bought his books, he spent $460 bucks on 3 books. ughh, college, you suck!

but class starts tomorrow, and i'm outrageously excited for some reason. :)

love you guys!

xo hay