amen, sister.

my cousin mo has compiled a very awesome, useful, and comprehensive guide regarding what you should and should not buy from target. so brilliant, no? well, i would like to add another item to the "NO" list:

shelves.

these shelves were once the bane of my housing existence until i just gave up and decided to accept their crookedness (please also note the spot right below one shelf where the paint was gouged while trying to get the freaking thing in the wall). even if they are advertised as "easy to install" or "user friendly", buyer beware: they are not, in fact, easy to install. i may or may not have seen andy throw some small objects across the room in anger during the installation process...and he's not an angry type of guy.

when i move to baltimore, these babies are going straight into the "garage sale/give away" pile and i'm not looking back. next time, i'll be smart and head to pottery barn from the start:

as mo says, "it only hurts once when you buy quality."

the only thing i like about my shelves now is the cute $3 clearance bird i bought at anthro.

{and its partner watches over my cookbooks.}