Spring Overhaul

Photo from Pinterest

It has come to my attention that it is time for a revamp, now that I am not a student anymore (woohoo) I think it is time to make my surroundings represent where I am in my life. Currently it is in a stage of chaos and when I mean chaos I mean I have two types of personalities mixed into one. I have my student life trying to hold strong against my approaching work life, now you may wonder what the hell does that mean?! Here is a summary of it:

• My wardrobe is a confused mess, it does not distinguish who I am right now! There are different pieces of clothing that I do not wear anymore or that needs to be repaired or even thrown out!
• When I look at my room I see remnants of a student life over the past 4 years and a mixtures of my new life trying to come through; so merely I have items that I used in my student years that are now gathering dust and newer items trying to fit in to my tiny little room.

As well know that most of us like to spring clean when this season appears, meaning out with the old and in with the new! To be honest I never took the "spring clean" thing seriously but as I matured I realised it is a great way to improve your surrounding for the on coming months and make room for new and exciting things.

So this week I am dedicating my spare time to spring cleaning my wardrobe, my inspiration did come from reading Gala Darling's article on wardrobe taming and that has really got the ball rolling for my spring overhaul.

I will keep you posted on my progress this week via twitter and give you a review at the end of it!

Peace

Z

Procrastination Wednesday 10th April

My little snippet of Wellington

Happy Procrastination Day

How has everyone's week been? I am pretty proud of myself getting this written before the week is out, I have such a blast being in Wellington and visiting my friends, I never leave Wellington disappointed!! This week's material is based around my trip, so if you have any plans to go there I suggest to take a look at some of the places I will suggest..

• So this is the bag I took as luggage for 2 days, I am very proud to say that I fitted everything I needed; Country Road bags are extremely popular as luggage bags for short amounts of time. If you are ever in the market for one, I suggest looking at one of these! Mine was jam packed for my 2 day adventure, you never know what you might get up to and I like to be prepared.

My room at Ibis Wellington

• When I got in at 10.30 pm I was pretty happy to have such a comfy room as this, great size, comfortable bed and the reception on the television was perfect. The 24 hour reception was a bonus as I was worried that I might have to call a number to be let in! Overall I had a great experience at Ibis the staff were friendly and helpful, the rooms immaculately clean and the atmosphere very relaxing, but not to mention right in the middle of Wellington central!

• I confess when I go to any place I always go check out the shops, even if they have the same shops like Auckland. I ended up purchasing essentials which made feel very pleased with myself; I brought leggings from Glassons, two beanies from Cotton On, a pair of pajama pants from Cotton On Body and of course I hit the Lush they had! Lastly I got this really nice smelling candle from Ecoya which was sold in Stevens, I am starting to get back into burning scented candles, you just cannot beat a nice smelling room or even home!

So the weekend really consisted of me catching up with friends, eating fabulous food and shopping. What more could a girl ask for? If you are looking for a great breakfast or nice place to chill out I would recommend Olive, I went there on my last day for brunch and had a really nice Eggs Benedict. On a last note when you do go to Wellington (and you should) checkout Cuba St there is such life on this street, I saw a man get arrested and I also go preached to about how I need to be religious. So get among-est the quirkiness and I will see you all next week.

Peace Out

Z

Stage One: The Move

Photo from GatorMoving

Stage One: The Move

Well as an experienced mover I can say that there are certain precautions everyone should take, below I have provided suggestions such as:

Always make sure you have the right amount of packaging

This is a vice a lot of people seem to fall on, you are either at one end of the spectrum. For me I end up having too many boxes that I do not know what to do with. It is important to make sure that you use packaging correctly. What I mean is packing the boxes full, using newspaper or bubble wrap to protect your fragile, not just throwing everything at random into a box. Find a method, my method consists of putting in a box items that will be arranged together; for example: from my side cabinet I put all the items into one box, however if there is spare room in the box, I put items from the other side cabinet to full it up. Overall it is just really important to use up all the room in your boxes, not only does it mean that you use less, but it could also save you money, depending on how your mover chargers.

Label everything!

It doesn't need to be anything fancy, you can just use a permanent marker and write on the boxes. That is what I do, I find it ends up being messy if I use post-it notes or quality stationary. The benefits of labeling is that when you are in your new destination you can put the boxes in the right room and it saves the unnecessary opening of all boxes to find where everything is. Plus if you have packed you boxes similar to I do, then you can easily put everything away in the place you want, making it more efficient!

Find a company or people that you can trust

The last piece of the puzzle is to when you everything is packed, you need to be secure in knowing whoever moves your stuff will be respectful and diligent. For the last few years I have had family move me, it was only last year that I used a company, which ended up being family related! If I had known this earlier then I would have used the company! If you are unsure where to hire a moving company, ask relatives (they can be a source of information!) also look in your local directory or Google local movers in your area. Research! see if there is feedback on their services, look at pricing and lastly do not rush into anything. Evaluate and decide what is the best choice for you! You do not want to book a company and the have to pull out because you found something better or family have offered to help.

Well then I move this weekend, so I will document how it goes and will let you know if there is anymore information I can provide.

Peace out

Z