Time to Tour my Apartment

For the first time in my life I am living alone. And it's been quite the experience, here's what I've discovered:

Pros to Living Alone:

• I get an entire fridge all to myself! This means that my stuff doesn't get lost behind my roommate's stuff. Thus, I now no longer leave an entire bowl of edamame  in the fridge, said edamame no longer gets hidden, and I don't have to clean out said bowl after it's been molding for about two months. Yep, that doesn't happen anymore (sorry, past roommates...).
• I don't have to go to the bathroom only to realize that we're out of toilet paper. 
• Any hair that I find laying around the house is my hair. So much less gross. And seriously, if you haven't lived in a house with four girls whom all have long hair, you will not understand the importance of this statement. 
• I don't have to write my name on my food. 
• I can go to sleep whenever I want and I don't have to worry about people waking me up with the TV.
• I can make smoothies in the morning without worrying about waking up other people with the blender. I love smoothies, so this is great!
• The trash can doesn't fill up nearly as quickly.
• I get to decorate the entire apartment to my taste! It's great, I love all my stuff and it feels so much more like home!
• No one wastes dish soap. I hate wasted dish soap.
• I can walk around the house in my underwear and no one cares. 
• I always know what the house is going to look like when I get home; no sudden messy surprises. 
• The kitchen is clean. Let me reiterate: the kitchen is clean. I hated coming home to a messy kitchen. 

Cons to Living Alone:

• I'm the only person named "Kelsie" living in my house. Oddly enough, living with two other "Kelseys" was a great start-up conversation; it amused the rest of the people living on our floor.
• When roommates bake cookies they usually give you one. Now there's no one to give me a cookie.
• The same goes with pies. No pies for me. 
• Or really any food. I miss having people feed me. 
• Or cook for me. I loved it when Kelsey would make my mac n' cheese; I would buy it, she would cook it, we would both eat it, it was a great deal.
• I have to kill all the bugs myself.
• No more late night hallway conversations. 
• No more coffee-table dance parties.
• No one to make tea for you when you're sick.

Overall, I'm really enjoying having a space that's all mine. As with anything there are upsides and downsides. But I feel like I've reached a point in my life where I really need to have a relationship with myself. It's nice to figure out what my house-habits are, how I occupy my "alone-time," and really what kind of energy I am feeding myself. I think it's a wonderful experience for anyone to have, and I'm loving it.

Now, after all this apartment talk I think that it's only appropriate to give you all a tour. So here's my apartment! Welcome!

This is my adorable front door. Welcome to 2623!

When you walk in the door you are in my entry way. It has some little shelves and a coat closet. 

This is my, uh...dining "room."

After living in UV for four years I didn't know what to do with all this kitchen space! Cupboards, what...?!

This is my living/dining area

More of my living room. Fortunately my furniture came with the apartment, that definitely saved me a ton of money! 

From there you enter into my bedroom. Finally, an adult-sized bed!

I've been able to quickly fill up my built-in book shelf.

This is my little crafty corner. 

I managed to get my book-page plank art here without any damage. Yay! 

This is the top of my dresser; a few items I really love. 

My nice little desk area. 

And of course Howie and Stella came with me (Stella's a little sick, however...). 

So that's my home! It's bright an quirky which is wonderful to come home to after spending all day at school. Hope you enjoyed it! Feel free to come and visit me in person, I'm definitely missing all of my friends from back home. Love you all!

-Kelsie