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My bed is straight-up Ikea. I needed something fast and easy when I moved in, since, let's be honest, air beds are just not comfortable!

I DO have way too much stuff. And while I actually would prefer to be more minimalist, there are a few extenuating circumstances that have left me with a bunch of things I can't (for sentimental reasons) get rid of. My mother and I have recently had to go through both my father's and my sister's worldly possessions, and neither of us have any storage space to speak of. But we are just not ready to let go of some of it. So I have had that challenge as well. In any event, I'd rather have too much that reminds me of them than nothing.
But I still do have an acquisition problem. I'm not sure the pictures do my apartment justice, though, because when you're actually there, it doesn't feel cluttered.

Also, I thought about making the closet into a bedroom, but a full-sized bed wouldn't fit (and allow anyone to move around). Having been forced to have a twin-sized bed overseas, I was dying to be able to spread out a bit. Also... I have a ton of clothes and shoes. It is a little pathetic.

The Little Engine That Could -- my father used to read that to me, and it was a favorite.

Winnie The Pooh by A.A. Milne

For older children, The Eleventh Hour is great