I am so thrilled that it’s summer. The first few days have been lazy days for me, which I probably needed. I have been a bit productive though, especially in terms of my room. I’ve been blogging about the process of redoing my room forever: here, here, and here, just to name a few. It’s been a slow process, but finally it’s just about completely done!

I was able to find a new white dresser that was both affordable and in good quality. I was shocked at how many dressers weren’t in good quality despite having an expensive price tag. Finally I found one I loved at a local furniture store, and they delivered it for free. That simple change has already made my room look much better.

I also have a chair that I sit in for most of my days; it’s furry and velvety and a crisp white like the rest of my room (despite the rosy walls haha, but some pink is an absolute necessity). And I got everything rearranged and cleaned—I think I have approximately twenty notebooks inside my nightstand. The life of a writer! And I use each one of them haha.

I’m also finally getting A NEW MATTRESS!! The mattress I have is close to a million years old and has been killing me, so I’m thrilled to get a new one. The one I picked out is super plush, my favorite. I’ll probably never leave it.

I’ve been keeping up my usual diet of eating all the time and haven’t done a workout since the end of PE class. I found these things at Walmart and have been eating them daily as a nutritional breakfast—they’re wonderful 😉

And we’ve also been to one race already at Knoxville. We tried something new; we went into the pits because evidently kids can go in there with parental permission, and we tailgated right by this fence nearby one of the turns. It was a new experience that I highly enjoyed!

I also have a blog post on life lessons learned from the races, and you can read that here.

A Writing Update

I have something that I will be sporadically working on, and I’m going to announce it here as soon as I get it going. I’ve been talking about doing it for awhile, and I actually did attempt it once. Hint: you should follow me here. 🙂

I think that’s about everything new going on with me. Next week I am going to see my grandparents because my family is going to Canada. I bailed on that; two years of the nonstop fishing life was plenty for me. I will blog as much as I can up there; I already have one post idea in mind because I did it up there a couple years ago. Hint? Read this post first. 🙂

What are you all up to? I’d love to hear! Remember, if you ever have any questions for me or any specific blog post requests or topics you’d like to hear my thoughts over, you can simply ask me on this page right here!

P.S. In terms of the shopping world, I have been doing my research and finding good deals on things I need. I don’t think I’ve mentioned this before, but I’ve been desperately needing a new swimsuit for a year now. The last swimsuit I had bought had been for my trip to Florida, and then in spring 2017 we went to a hotel to spend a couple days swimming for spring break, and I needed a new one because I had obviously outgrown the other one. So when we were up in Des Moines at that time, we stopped at Scheels to find one and were not so pleasantly surprised at how expensive they turned out to be. I got the cheapest one there, which was $60. And it was cute in its own way, until I actually wore it. Then its functionality seemed to disappear, and plus I didn’t care for the way it fit on me. It was a two piece, and the top kept floating up, which I didn’t like because that’s not comfortable when you’re swimming. Plus, every now and then I go with my grandma nearby us to some swimming classes that are a blast, and so I’ve been wanting a new one, all of this is to say. And so I did research online, only to find that the vast majority of swimsuits are, on average, $100! I have this dream swimsuit here (it’s called the One Way Ticket and is a one-piece) that I fell in love with after I saw it on a fashion blog, but at almost $120 I knew I wouldn’t be getting it anytime soon.

Plus, I generally prefer one-pieces. I’m not huge on bikinis due to the modesty (or lack thereof). I know there are modest bikinis, but I just lean towards wearing a one-piece because if they make them and they look cute, then why not? Plus I think they’re more functional anyway and can be worn as a cute bodysuit if you pair them with jean shorts over it. Anyway, when Memorial Day sales were going on, I saw that J.Crew was having special discounts on their swimwear. I decided it couldn’t hurt to look as I was almost out of options, and I wanted a new swimsuit badly. I was shocked to find this swimsuit here, that looks nearly identical to my dream swimsuit and had only a regular price of sixty something—I probably would’ve payed that—but then it was on sale for thirty something. It’s mainly sold out now, but I was thrilled. It was also backordered when I bought it, so I hope I get it eventually. I actually had it shipped up to my grandparents’ thinking that maybe it will arrive when I am up there—hopefully. It’d be fun to wear when I go jet skiing at ‘Boji!

All of this to say that it definitely pays to do your research. I have this Wishbin account that lets me keep track of all the items I want or need, and periodically I go through and check for good deals. You’d be shocked at how many you can find if you just give it time.

I’ll keep you updated on any more deals I find and will also let you know when I get this swimsuit, haha. 🙂 Maybe even I can be a fashion blogger? Haha, we’ll just have to see.

Thanks for following along! ♥*♡