Morning's Light

Having one of THOSE days. Feel a bit off – and like I should be sad – but I'm not…. Just wondering what's going on?! Then to top it all off, I made some…."interesting" wardrobe choices this morning.

Am wearing an orange print dress. sounds odder than it is. it's cute..but a bit low in front..soooo I put on a brown military-ish jacket over it – all buttoned up to cover the chesticular area. Then because my contacts just wouldn't go in this morning – I put on my favorite glasses which are the new (cheap!) ($10) deep orchid colored frames on my glasses, and while putting on my glasses, noticed my nailcolor: dark red.

orange + brown + deep orchid + dark red. not so matchy, matchy, eh?

I have a basket like this to hold library books.
Seems great minds think alike.

storage

storage

storage

I can never have too much. (well..actually I can. I have a tiny office half-full of empty containers.)

I am addicted to storage, and even told someone once, "Containers are my friends."  

Since I have a pile of items that need a home + a pile of empty storage containers, I'm on the lookout for ways to store my stuff.  Naturally I should give away most of the items, but some will stay and however will I store them?  Let's take a look.

beeyoootiful shelves with items arranged so very neatly. hmm..perhaps this photo should be submitted to the blog "Items Organized Neatly" (that is the name, right?)

 

I have tried piggy banks but a jar works best for me. I use an oversized coin purse/evening bag as a wallet and dislike the build up of coins in it because the bag becomes heavy.  Thus I take joy in dumping out the coins into a jar and watching the pile grow bigger!   

Am not a tea drinker.  Well, I've only ever tried barley tea from when my family lived in South Korea. But I love the simplicity of this storage and the great label on the lid.  Plus I have a crush on Trader Joe's products – probably because I live 45 minutes from the closest store. 

Just loving the pretty wallpaper behind the shoe cabinets. 

A pretty, organized entryway to a studio apartment. 

images:   books in basket + green couch + coins + tea + wallpaper + entryway

Hello!  It's a fine Monday!  The weekend slipped by too quickly, don't you think?  Maybe every weekend should be a three-day weekend.  Yes…that would be lovely.

How was your weekend?  Mine was spent reading a good novel, meeting friends for coffee and also for dinner, and spending time at church. I also checked out a new thrift store in town and found a great Coldwater Creek vest – perfect with a long sleeve tee for fall and found a beautiful purple shirt for my mom as well. Thrifting treasures brings big smiles!  

Here's to a great week!

images: helt enkelt

 

 

With my newfound affection for lived in, cozy homes (must be the fall weather nudging me?), here's a glimpse into the flat of artemis & nao from Tales of a Junkaholic.  They find and makeover treasures from flea markets and have also incorporated items from their wedding into the flat's decor.  I really like that Artemis describes her little bedside area as a "cave" that she created in which to put her things.  She also carved out a little dressing area in their tiny bedroom.  

So it's Friday! Almost the weekend!  Shouldn't I be hearing cheers from around the world?!  For once, I have no plans for the weekend apart from going to church on Sunday and then grabbing coffee with a friend so we can catch up.  It's kind of fun….this discovering what adventures await this weekend!  

What will your weekend adventures be like?

   

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I’d love to shop here! Cute bag in the background!