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Bedroom Inspiration

April 10, 2013 by archivesvintage · 2 Comments

I have no furniture!!!!

My new apartment is HUGE and filling it up has been a (welcome) challenge. With little monies and no vehicle to zip around thrifting my heart out, it’s been even more challenging. I moved in with a mattress, a cheap bookshelf from Target, and a vintage armchair. Taking my time decorating and furnishing has been to my advantage, though: more time to carefully select what needs vs. wants are, and to make fewer impulse purchases. Sad truth: I was tempted to charge an apartment’s worth of shitty Ikea furniture and just be done with it – a decision I obviously would have hated and regretted!

Thus far my bedroom has come together the quickest, with all of the largest pieces of furniture purchased. There are some finishing touches to do still, but I’m so pleased with the progress at the moment; I’ll share some photos soon. Here is some of my inspiration into making my room an inviting, relaxing space:

All images sourced from Pinterest.

Filed Under: furniture, home decor, inspiration, life, moving

hi!

April 9, 2013 by archivesvintage · 1 Comment

Today I had to renew all of my website hosting, etc…….and it was definitely motivation to maybe make use of this space! 2013 has been crazy. I moved, started a new job (on the same day!) and most importantly: ADOPTED A PUPPY! Meet Olive –

Lots has happened already so far this year, but it’s all been good (or, at least a learning experience – trying to see the positive). I’m adjusting to my new life, and with that Archives Vintage has been on hold while I figure some things out; settle in a little.

I’m frequently on Instagram and still on Twitter, too. See you around here more often, I hope! :)

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Moving On…

December 4, 2012 by archivesvintage · 3 Comments

My last post was certainly not a lighthearted one! It was definitely written from a place of anger, frustration, disappointment….and extreme honesty. Sorry to be such a downer. Time to change up the mood, eh?

My birthday last week was actually (aside from the shitty stuff) pretty great. The day before my actual b-day I trimmed the tree, and Mark took me out for a very indulgent meal at my favorite Italian place. The day of I had to work for a few hours, but they surprised me with a delicious cake! That was followed by meeting my family for pizza…not exactly a light calorie day (or week, really)!

Mark and I have done a lot of talking (sooooo tired of talking/thinking about my feelings) since last week. I’m not sure what’s in store for us, but I’m still moving forward with buying a car and staying with family for a while, though that probably won’t be until early January. I’ve lived here for almost 5 years and have amassed a lot of stuff during that time. Over the weekend I started packing up some non-essentials. It’s weird.

And finally…with all of this crap going on, I’m trying to remember to indulge and treat myself a little. Mostly, that has meant lapping up wine as much as I like. In lieu of doing the life change/drastic hair change thing and chopping it all off, I’ve been straightening it, wearing it down (GASP), and sweeping my bangs off my face. Small changes that seem like a big change (at least to moi).

Thanks for the insanely supportive and sweet comments on the last post. I honestly don’t think I would be able to get through this confusing time without the support of internet friends. Love you guys ♥

Filed Under: archives vintage, birthday, life, love

Fresh Start

November 28, 2012 by archivesvintage · 11 Comments

On my 18th birthday, I remember thinking I wanted to somehow log the milestone, so I would have some way to look back when I’m older and remember where I was at that point in my life. I never did it. Yesterday I turned 30 and found myself wanting to do the same somehow. I have this blog I pay to host and haven’t been using, so I guess here we are…

My dog was ill for a long time, and a week and a half ago, I had to make the very painful decision to put him down. It was awful. Beyond awful. About a month before all this started happening, my boyfriend of 6 years and I were coming to the decision that we should go our separate ways. Things got a bit confusing as we grieved over little Atlas, but yesterday, on my birthday, I was unfortunately reminded why things had soured in our relationship.

I’m trying so hard to not see this as failure, but rather as an opportunity for a fresh start.

The healthiest thing I can do for myself is remove myself from the situation and move on. My plan is to stay with my family while I save some money and figure out what’s next. Staying with them means I have to commute from the suburbs to work, and I don’t own a car at the moment. So I’m scrambling to get some cash together and pack my shit up so I can get out of here as soon as possible.

I had some great, witty way of laying this all out as I was tossing and turning last night. And now everything seems flat and depressing as I write it. I tend to bottle things up and ignore them rather than addressing them. This is a (weird) attempt to (publicly) do not do that. I don’t know. Maybe I’ll regret it and delete this later. But I have to start over somehow, and I guess getting some of this off my chest is step one.

Filed Under: atlas, life, love

The Haps

August 7, 2012 by archivesvintage · 3 Comments

Finally on Instagram! My handle is @archivesvintage (of course!).

To say things have been quiet around here is an understatement! Where where to begin?!

There are lots of VERY exciting changes in my life right now – some really great things are happening (no, I’m not engaged…always the first question, ha) for both myself and Archives Vintage. As soon as everything is ready to go live, this blog will be back in action and better than ever. Yes, I’ve said that more than a few times over the last year, but I promise there is going to be a flurry of activity on this site in a matter of weeks! I can’t wait to share it all with you. Fall is going to be awesome.

In the meantime, I just got a new phone and FINALLY joined Instagram! I can promise I won’t photograph every morsel that passes my lips, but I can’t promise I won’t share lots of adorable dog photos. ;)

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