Let me guess, for the last week you've done nothing but eat out because you havent unpacked your food box. Yup, I can relate. It's that time of the year where college students are moving into new apartments, because who doesn't love moving every year for the next four years? Boxes are scattered and you're realizing just how many pointless knick knacks you own. You'll realize that you not only have one of something, but five identical copies of that item. In my moving experience, I've learned that I apparently own four cans of bug spray...why you ask, I don't know.
If you're anything like me (and let's pray you're not), moving to you is not a good experience. I need order in my life and packing my life in unorganized boxes is the bain of my existance. How does one manage, you might ask...well, you've came to the right person (haha, not really). Here are the Sierra Swigert Guidelines to Moving:
1. Throw it away
Cue my father telling me how much I waste, but in all seriousness if you haven't used it in the last year - get rid of it. You don't need a box of broken crayons. You're not going to do crayon art with it either so close your Pinterest tab you've opened.
2. Plato's Closet is your bff
I am the worst person ever with hoarding clothes. I'll try to wear it on five different occasions and every single time, I'll be unhappy. I moved into a place with a smaller closet and let's just say: the. struggle. is. real. I took my nonsense, aka clothes I don't wear, to Plato's and I'm $160 richer! See, life isn't all that bad.
3. Stop overbuying for your apartment
If I could only take my own advice, that $160 (see point #2) would probably still be in my wallet. I'm a true Pinterest-er and therefore, everything has a color scheme. In case you were wondering, we went with a neutral scheme. In case you don't care about my color scheme, ignore that and I also don't blame you.
4. Recruit an army of movers
My army was my parents, boyfriend, and new roommate. Don't get an attitude with them like I did because you're stressed (sorry I suck guys). With more hands, stuff gets done a lot faster and they're also the best people to tell you to calm down when you're being crazy.
5. Get yoself a game plan
Use the notes feature on your phone and plan it out. My moving weekend took an entire weekend because of point #1 so I had to figure out the important stuff to move for each day. Your OCD and army of movers will thank you for your preparedness.
Final Thoughts:
If you're my army of movers and you're reading this, I'm sorry I didn't take my own advice. If you're new to the whole moving thing, don't worry because you won't be for long. College is four years of moving and new roomates. Don't be the crazy roommate and learn to relax a little. Things will work out, I promise. If they don't, just wing it and pray the year lease goes fast. Good luck!
