back-to-school shopping.

Hello, everyone!

I have been busy prepping myself to go back to college pretty much the entire month of August. For example, I raided (RAIDED) the dollar section at Target for school supplies - sticky notes, mechanical pencils, highlighters all colors of the rainbow, etc., etc. Seriously, the dollar section at Target is such a sneaky little bugger! I also picked up some plastic cups and storage bins while I was there. You know, things I didn't REALLY need, but whatever. My grandma asked me the other day if there was anything I still needed for my apartment and I said "a hand mixer" and my grandpa told me to use a spoon.

Thank you, Grandpa, for pointing out to me the difference between a necessity and a nice-to-have :)

HALEY ON ONE OF OUR MORE RECENT SHOPPING TRIPS TO TARGET.
GUESS WE SHOULD'VE GOTTEN TWO CARTS.
P.S. ISN'T HER OUTFIT ADORBS?

Oh, and then I stumbled across this gem at Walmart and felt a NEED to have it:

I told my mother it would keep me cheerful while I was studying. Haha.

It's also been fun brainstorming dorm décor ideas! Here's some inspiration:

PENNY'S APARTMENT! I THINK I NEED TO BECOME A MORE AVID WATCHER OF THIS SHOW. VIA.

VIA

VIA

THIS WILL BE HAPPENING. VIA.

 And here is the fabric I got to make pillows (!!!!):

fabric. fabric. fabric. fabric. fabric. fabric.

One thing I really love about having two rooms is that I get to experiment with different décor ideas. I've always considered myself to be a shabby-chic kinda girl, but with this new opportunity to decorate, I'm going with a more bright, modern, colorful twist on things. It's a lot of fun! I'll make sure and post about it when I have everything set up just perfectly.

Love,

Kalli