Like many of you, I have been addicted to Pinterest for quite some time now. While perusing I found lots of ideas for reading nooks.
Naturally, as a nerdy English teacher with a love for curling up with a good book and a cup of tea, I was smitten! I filed the idea away for my future home. I'm always dreaming about that. Planning for the home that I have no idea if/when I will someday own. I am still in college so it feels like everything is put on hold. Sometimes I'm left living in the imaginary world of the life I hope to have one day. The job, the house, the wardrobe, the potential cute kiddos. But I want to live the life I have right now. Because the truth is, I'm not promised anything more than today, and I certainly don't want to miss out on the miracle of right now! So I thought, "Forget it. I'm creating a reading nook right here, right now, in our crummy little one bedroom apartment with things we already have."
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| Wall art a friend made me with a quote that I LOVE. |
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| Book shelf (The quote and photos of kids from other cultures reading kind of tie in with the travel/world theme we have going on in our living room decor). |
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| A bucket from our wedding that now holds magazines. |
It may not be perfect. It may not be pin-worthy. But it's mine. And I am enjoying what I have here and now. How do you live in the moment and make the best of what you have now?
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