Calling All Hallows

I have grown up surrounded by women who know how to make a home beautiful and festive. My grandmother, mom, and now sister all have their own way of making their homes beautiful, seasonal, and inviting. To me it's a huge part of what defines being a grown up Southern woman.

So even though I'm not in the South and I'm not in a house, I wasn't going to let Halloween slip by. (It also helped that my mom sent me a care package of decorations.)

Halloween's not 'till Thursday!! It's not too late to throw something spooky up in your house!!!

Easy Does It

I posted a picture of my breakfast on Instagram yesterday not thinking anything about it. But I got a lot of comments from friends saying, "How do you have time to do that?" (we have studio at 9 am three days a week), "I can't afford that". But it was so easy! And literally took 5 minutes to make. For the past year I have blatantly defied most of the dorm living stereotypes, it doesn't work for me. I am a girl who likes quality and who likes her stuff. So I want to share easy ways to make living in your dorm a little more luxurious. Given, I've always lived in a dorm that has a kitchen, which helps.

Salmon Sunny Side Up:

Ingredients:

1 egg

1 piece multi-grain bread

1 small package smoked salmon

goat cheese

black pepper

small splash of olive oil

Steps:

1) Heat the splash of oil in your frying pan, while it's heating put your bread in the toaster

2) Crack egg in the pan, heat on only one side until the egg white is pretty firm (aka sunny side up)

3) While everything is cooking, un-wrap goat cheese and salmon

4) Put your toast on the plate, your egg on the toast (you don't need to butter it, the oil does that for you)

5) Using a fork, scrap goat cheese and flakes of salmon on top.

6) Sprinkle with black pepper.

7) Enjoy!

How easy is that! The only thing that can be a little expensive is the smoked salmon. It can be between $8-$10 depending on what kind and where you buy. But when I get it I just don't buy something else I usually get that week. 

Try it and let me know what you think!

And if y'all would be interested in more easy college living improvement ideas, let me know. I'm thinking about making it a series.

Moving On Up

A week ago I moved into my new dorm. While it's only a few blocks from my old one, it's definitely an update- I have my own room! We moved everything in in one day, that's including putting things on walls, hooking up electronics, everything. I thought Evan was gonna kill me, but we got it done.

Let me preface by saying, I am a nester and nesters come with a lot of stuff. But to me it's more than just stuff. I thrive best when I have a place to come home to that I enjoy and that inspires me. For me, that means things looking beautiful and being in their place. I love the way staging small things like picture frames, perfume bottles, and candles (don't tell my RA), can automatically make a space feel homey.

Function and fun is the name of the game folks.