I'm a big girl now!

Okay, so my room definitely does NOT always look like this. I got home this morning and had to run out to Riverton to meet my mom. I couldn't find ANYTHING to wear (as illustrated by the clothes all over my bed) and I didn't have time to put those clothes away. Thank goodness I have my own mall called Callie's closet that I can go to those mornings when I honestly have nothing to wear! The mess in my room is almost never clothes, it's usually books and papers.


I'm going to go with red I think. I'm looking for a red bedspread and red curtains. But, then because of all my sunflower stuff that I have and really like I'm going to do accent colors of yellow and black using throw pillows.

I've been waiting for my grown-up paychecks to begin, and I've gotten quite impatient. I have created a list of things I want when I am officially making a grown-up salary. 1. a new car (well, that's been on my list for awhile but it's now closer to being a reality), 2. a new bedroom set (to fill up the lonely emptiness that is my new bedroom), 3. a laptop, 4. a trip to Nauvoo (I haven't been back since I got home in April 2006 from BYU Semester at Nauvoo), and 5. laser hair removal (is that too much information????).
Anyways, I haven't been sleeping lately, and quite frankly I'm getting tired of not sleeping. In order to avoid possibly considering deeper issues I have decided that I needed a new bedroom set to fill up that vast expanse of room that I now live in. As each day goes by I have been getting more determined that I just need a new bed. This morning I went to the temple with some friends and when I got home I decided it was time to look seriously. To make a long story short (if you want the long version let me know) I ended up at RC Willey with an ad in hand (a big thanks must go out to Callie for finding the ad) and I left RC Willey with a receipt for a queen size bed, nightstand, and chest of drawers. I have a BIG GIRL BED now!! I've been avoiding a bigger bed because I always feel like I'm drowning when I sleep in big beds, but my room was just so empty and not cozy. I have to say that I am quite excited, but a little sad to be saying goodbye to my dear bed of many years. I'm kind of a packrat who hates to get rid of anything (where am I going to put all the stuff that was under my bed? aaaaaaaaaahhhh!), but I think this was a wise decision...
Disclaimer....... These before and after pictures do not do justice to what my room looks like when it's clean, but considering it's only clean every once in awhile I am giving all of you a glimpse into a Sarah White you might have never known. Also, my room isn't completely set up, but I was so excited about my new bed and chest of drawers that I just had to take a picture.