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Nesting-Pre Dorm Room Edition

Lately, I've been noticing some changes. When I walk into a store, my eyes immediately find the sale rack. Then when they're done finding all types of goodies there, they wander over to. . . The housing department. It's been happening in every store. It's like the plates are calling to me. "You need me, you'll be happy if you eat off me." All the cutesy garbage cans, laundry baskets, clocks, EVERYTHING.

I have a problem. I think I'm nesting. But not in the preggo way, in the pre dorm room way. I have less than two weeks until I move in. AYE CARAMBA! I'm scared. Nervous. Mostly just about the first few days because I'll be moving in, having to attend all these orientations, and ha, oh yeah, go work at the bookstore where it will be very, very busy. Since school's starting and all. I'm kind of having a stress meltdown you could say. Wondering if I'm taking on too much for my first semester, 14 credits, my first serious job, living on my own.

I know things will somehow all work out in the end though. Probably. It's just the waiting and dread until they happen that's getting me. I'm trying to have fun and enjoy these last few days. Like yesterday I went to the mall, even though I'm broke. It was fun. And then we went to The Container Store. Oh. My. It was my pre dorm room nesting heaven. I may or may not have dragged the bestby down every. Single. Aisle. We couldn't miss anything. At some point in all this, he stole my camera. Look how bad it is. . .






This was all about one half an aisle. It's getting pretty bad. Towards the end of the store, I kept seeing all this wooden furniture and I was like, I'm going to build that. Mhmm. So I might get into some wood working projects. I need something to feed my nesting problem. Hahaha!

Oh college. . . Here I nervously come. . . At least I'll have pretty stuff.
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