In my bedroom, I have a little…..nook. I have wanted to do something with this nook ever since I’ve lived where I do, but I seriously lacked the motivation to clean the area up.

For the six months I have lived in my current residence, this is what the nook has looked like….

Geez. That’s embarrassing.

Whenever I moved in, I unpacked about 90% of my book collection, and then I lost interest and drive in unpacking the rest of them. So this book-box tower has just been chillin in the nook, looking very unattractive.

(Wow. That picture is REALLY overexposed. But you get the gist. White walls, bare window, nothing in the nook but a stack of boxes.)

Now I’m going to suddenly change topic, but hang tight…this is all gonna tie together.

If you follow my blog, you will know that a few months ago, I suddenly got really obsessed with makeup in all aspects. Buying it, wearing it, and organizing it. In this post, I blogged about how I tossed out my makeup bag, and started storing everything in my top dresser drawer.

Here is some current pictures of that setup….

(If you’re thinking “Whoa…she has a lot more makeup than she did a month ago”, you are right. )

I love this setup. Everything is laid out nice and neat, and I’m free of the messy cosmetic bag with everything just tossed inside.

But there has been one major downside to this system……I have NO WHERE TO SIT.

Every day, when I do my makeup, I sit on the edge of my bed, and I get up and down to retrieve things from the drawer. I hold a little hand-held mirror in my hand to do my makeup. Not ideal at all, right?

(I bet you can tell where this is going, huh? )

So a few days ago, I set out to finally finish unpacking the remainder of my books. It took me all of ten minutes. Books are shelved, books were donated to the library, and the empty boxes were hauled to the local recycling place.

With the nook now clear, I started doing internet research on what I would place in the nook. I knew exactly what I wanted, and I knew I wanted everything to be inexpensive. My research landed me at two different stores…..Walmart and Target.

I acquired all the material, and the Hubs put them together. Here is my nook now…..

Vanity/computer desk!

Here’s a little tour….

My pics are too bright, and I am far too lazy to retake them. Sorry bouts that.

Just for the hell of it, here is a picture of my books (keep in mind, I have downsized my book collection by the HUNDREDS)…..

Proof that girls can really like books AND makeup.  

In the event that our society crumbles, judgment day approaches, or the zombie apocalypse happens, I will be fully stocked on books to read and makeup to where. i.e.: all of my essential needs, of course.