Autumn Apple Picking

Hello everyone!  This weekend was jam-packed with some fun and calming activities. After a stressful week, some baby farm animals and apple picking was a nice relief. My school brought in the farm animals as a stress- free event and boy was it fun. Please note they put all the tiny animals in baby blankets. It was adorable in every single way.  Plus, I could break out this cute pinafore because it was the first cold day.

On Sunday, my school's Honors Program hosted a trip to a local apple farm. I went last year and couldn't wait to go again and get some not dwarf cafeteria apples. This particular farm also had  hot apple cider donuts (YUMMM), but we had to wait an hour for them. It was completely worth it though. Along the way we made some new Freshmen friends, so  overall I rate it an A+++++.

We also had a mini photo shoot so enjoy! 

I hope you enjoyed this post!  See you soon! 

Claire 

My College Dorm Room!

Hey Everyone!  If you love looking at people's dorm room pics as much as I do, then this is the post for you. Although I'm not completely done decorating, it's at the pretty-much-there stage. I live in a house-y type thing, with 6 other people- my roommate Nicole, 2 other sets of girls and an RA. We have a small kitchen, dining table, two bathrooms and a common area with couches. So you won't see a mini fridge here, because we have a nice big one to stuff all our Ben & Jerry's into.  I thought I would give an overview of my sophomore year room. I went with a travel/Paris theme and black and white. 

I bought these cubicles for my desk for storing books ( Note: already crying over that Physics for Scientists and Engineers book) and some odds and ends. The more fun things are on top like books and movies and a cute teapot (it's a cupcake!!) and all the everyday things are in the middle/ bottom. 

This is Paris themed bedding as well as Olaf and Tuesday. I got the bedding from Home Goods, so I unfortunately can't link it below :(

My favorite part! The black and white photos on my wall. I wanted to keep everything kind of neutral with pops of pink here and there, so this is my favorite part. I got the map cork board ( and no, I haven't been everywhere the pins are placed, I just thought it would be boring to only be in Europe/USA ) from Bed, Bath and Beyond. The lights are from Primark and I printed all the photos myself. 

This is Nicole and I's fishy Herbert! He's a beta fish fyi. 

Yes, I know my closet is ugly and yes, I'm going to get a curtain to put over it, but it fits tons of clothes and is built into the wall. I do need that little kid stool to get to the upper part of my closet, but look at that Dino! 

So, that's about it folks!  It seems small, but it's actually really great for storage. I have my bed lofted ( that little dino stool comes in handy) and I have more winter clothes and food underneath in plastic bins. I didn't ask my roommate to photograph her side, but maybe I can do a follow-up about Nicol'es side. I hope you enjoyed this post! 

College: Birthdays on a Budget

Hi Everyone! I know I've been slacking, but here I am and ready to do some college posts. I am a sophomore science students ( Undeclared currently, probably a Chemistry major and a Environmental Science and Math minor ( if I can fit it)). Last Thursday was my lovely roommate, Nicole's, 20th birthday. We threw her a surprise party on Saturday, but I thought I would show you what I did to make her actual birthday special. I am indeed, your average college student, so this was all done with minimal purchases. 

The sign is chalkboard paper that I had left over from last semester, with colored chalk at the dollar section at Target. Let me tell you, the dollar section at Target is absolute gold. When you see something that could be potentially cute, just buy it, I promise it's worth it. I bought this table mat there last year, as well as the brown paper flagline pictured below,  as well as the washi tape and letters used on it. It looks super cute, but only cost me $3.00 to make. The cups and bowls were Nicole's and the plastic utensils were our housemates. My housemates and I also scoured the Dollar Tree for surprise party supplies.  Unfortunately,  I don't have decoration pictures from that, as most of my friends do not know I run a blog and felt a little weird whipping out my camera as we decorated. 

 I cut this little flowers to add a little detail to the breakfast table.

 I tied a blanket around a chair to give it a little more of a "throne" look.

Also, I would like to apologize for the pictures,  It was like 1 am when I took these. 

I hope you enjoyed my post! I hope it inspires you to make an effort for a person you love on their birthday, even if you're on a budget. I'm hopefully going to post some of how I decorated my dorm room next ( once  I clean it).
Thanks for reading, go check out my instagram ( shameless plug) @idosodeclaire
P.S. Here's a bonus pic from Nicole's High School Musical Surprise party ( Yes, that is a fetus Zac Efron)!