Fun finds

I found some fun things while straightening up my room that make me happy during this rainy day.

British Glamour, Hello Kitty Gel Pens and Turtle Jewelry

Here's a close up of my turtle jewerly. Ryan's sister had my name for Secret Santa and she knows I love pearls. I got the ring when I was in fifth grade in Colorado. 

Mason Disick

Whether you love or hate the Kardashians, you have to admit this is one of the cutest things you've ever seen.

We're all in this together

We all need a little help sometimes. Last week, I realized I was about to run out of a bunch of stuff (like toothpaste, moisturizer, etc.) and I'm not going home for another month. I also don't have my car, so I asked my roomie, Paige, to take me Wal-Mart after we saw a movie. She happily agreed and did me a huge favor.

Yesterday, my phone stopped working. No calls, no texts, no emails. Not only has Rose been a liaison between my mom and I, she even offered to let me use her phone. AT&T told me I would need to go the store to get a new SIM card for my phone to work and Rose immediately offered to drive me. 

We're all in this together. Those times of selflessness and sacrifice make such a difference. Pay it forward, I know I will.

(Unrelated: I think the name of this album is pretty interesting, Awake is the new asleep. I think it's pretty true. I can't stand the "I'll sleep when I'm dead mentality. I stayed up way too late last night and I'm kicking myself today. My goal for tonight is before midnight!) 

Have you gone out of your way recently to help someone? 

Love, 

Caroline 

The world spins madly on

I tried spinning for the first time yesterday. Guys, it's hard. My legs were exhausted and I worked up a sweat in like two minutes. It was a beginner class and we basically got a sample of different settings (riding through mud, on a hill, etc) would be like. I would really like to keep up with it because it seems like such a good workout, but I'll definitely need to pump myself up. I've also been doing 8 am pilates two days a week, and am not sore today for the first time! I also tried some kickboxing last week. Oh my goodness. Talk about some cardio. I'm really going to push myself to keep up with these classes because they provide some variation, but they are challenging! I get so bored on the treadmill, so it's a good way for me to challenge myself.

via google

Have you tried spinning? I want to hear about your experience!

Caroline

Room

Over break, I made many trips to Target. I love Target, especially their dollar section. I ended up taking a shirt out of my cart to get some stuff from the dollar section instead with my Christmas money. (If that doesn't tell you how frugal I am, I don't know what will.) Anyway, I wasn't entirely happy with my room organization last semester, particularly my laundry and shoe situations. I originally had two laundry baskets in my closet, but they didn't fit in the space and my clothes and shoes didn't fit in them and it resulted in a disorganized look. My dishes were also always a mess, so I wanted to redo that system as well. Check out all the great stuff I got for my room, a lot of is from the dollar section! 

A cute little basket to declutter my "bedside table" that is actually a shelf. It stores some medicine, chapstick, lotion and currently some Chloroseptic spray  because I am sick.
$2.50

I can't part with magazines right away, so this is a great way for me to store them!
$1.00

I constantly have books, magazines and newspapers sitting out on my desk that I'm planning on coming back to, so this is a great way for me to "put them away" without really putting them away.
$2.50

This holds all my dishes, including cups, plates, bowls, utensils. It also holds tupperware, dish soap and sponges!
$8.00

This hamper is a great way to hide my dirty laundry and it will be a hundred times easier to haul to the laundry room.
$2.50

I store my sweatshirts in these. They are surprising big! I hate anything looked cluttered, so it's a nice way for them to not be seen.
$2.50 each
(Sidenote: I got that flower tub at Target over the summer for $8.00. It houses all my gloves, scarves, hats, etc.) 

This flexible tub is the best solution I've found for my shoes so far. While this picture does not do a great job showing it, all my shoes actually do fit in here nicely when I make an effort to put them away and not just toss them in a the end of the day.
$8.00

This doesn't do anything for the organization of my room, but it does do something for my mental health. It really brightens up the space and makes me happy.  I found these vases in the dollar section (where else?) for $2.50 and I thought they'd look nice in our kitchen next year, but I ended up loving them too much to let them sit. Those are fake flowers (.94 cents at Wal-Mart!) that I cut apart. The vases say "Live, Laugh, Love" and are the perfect size for a shelf! 

Peace, Love, Target,
Caroline

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