Here's another one of my recent favourite op-shop purchases. I'd been looking for an old school book shelf like this for months after being inspired by Immy’s book corner over at Childhood 101. Speaking of Childhood 101, I'm over there today sharing a few of Little Eco's spaces. Hope to see you over there.

On taking a breather (my midlife gap year)
declared 2017 my ‘midlife gap year’—a year off to focus on living life rather than earning a living. A year to pause and ponder before moving onto the second half of my life. I embraced all the ‘r’ words: retreat, reflection, reevaluation, rejuvenation, and restoration. I found the whole experience so worthwhile, my midlife gap year extended to two years. It took that long for my pause to pay off, for me to reemerge—restored, renewed and ready.