Now that I have an official move-in date and an apartment in renovation, it was time to gradually start working on packing up my room. This is the part I really don’t like, the actual move. It’s always such a hassle and stressful to pack everything I own in a box and somehow figure out a way to transport it all. All these questions were rushing through my mind, such as, “Should I rent a U-Haul?” or “Should I hire movers?” and “Am I going to take everything with me?” I knew that the time had come to separate everything that I wanted and everything I didn’t want in a pile, and hopefully get some sales in on craigslist. (Yes, I turn to craigslist for almost everything)

I needed to be really comfortable in order to start packing up my room, so I wore a pair of Lucky Brand jean shorts and a simple shirt from Theory. I don’t usually wear jeans when I need to be moving around constantly, but Lucky Brand somehow isn’t so rough on my skin. They are also a great fit for petite girls and sit really comfortably on the waist. Definitely my favorite brand of jeans! I always tend to finish a casual jeans look with a simple T-shirt, and Theory is usually my first pick.

I blasted my “working” music, and started filling boxes with stuff I didn’t even know I had! Moving is one of the only times when I realize just how much stuff I own that I don’t actually need. Then I started thinking how much money I could make if I tried to somehow sell all of my unwanted items on craigslist. I began stacking up items I wanted to sell on one side of the wall, and began taking pictures for the ad. I tried my best to come up with witty descriptions and friendly messages to make my ad sound more appealing, which turned out to be harder than I thought! I guess I’m just not that funny of a person… *sigh* About an hour into my one-on-one with craigslist, I already started receiving calls from people who were interested in seeing some of my stuff! I was really surprised and immediately told them to, “come and get it!” with a big smile on my face.

The rest of my day consisted of numerous emails and phone calls from those who wanted to buy my items. I must have had at least four different people show up in front of my apartment to come pick up my stuff, well, plus one who didn’t make a purchase because it’s not “really what she was looking for.” I admit, I saw some interesting people with various fashion tastes throughout my day, as well as, different types of personalities. I even started having a 20-minute conversation with someone and made a new friend, well sort of…

Now that I look back on my day, I realize that I was so busy trying to make sales and dealing with people that I didn’t focus as much on all the packing I had to do. Oh well, at least I was getting rewarded with cash. In my book, I had a good start towards productive packing!

Love always,

Mia