My big move part 2: out with the old; in with the new

So, my stuff doesn’t fit. I moved from a two story, two bedroom, one and a half bathroom, condo to a studio. Erk.

The studio is beautiful and it’s going to be absolutely perfect for me. I just have too much stuff. Evidently I had my binge, and now I must purge.

What better time than now? Now is my opportunity to clean out my old life and begin my new one. Get rid of all the junk and only keep what I love. This is true for all facets of my move – people, things, memories. Now is my chance to truly begin again.

For example, I’m a 415 girl now. And I was able to pick the 303/720 friends that I wanted to come with me. It’s a great feeling to begin with only the people you love.

I recycled my last two boxes this morning – now I just need to find a DVD holder for my 72 DVDs (didn’t realize my collection had grown so much!) and wait for my couch and dining set to be delivered next week, then my apartment will be complete.

My job officially starts on Monday. I can’t wait. Many people are asking me what I’m doing – I am the Community Genius for Context Optional , a social marketing company. I will be sure to keep you all posted as I figure out exactly what I’ll be doing. Of course, I cannot divulge the deep, dark secrets of the social marketing world, but I will let you know as much as I can.

So far, so good in the City by the Bay!

4 Comments

Adam Jackson on July 11, 2009 at 1:52 am

Commenting on my iPhone so forgive typing issues. Anyway. Congrats! I sold everything I owned just short of two suitcases before I moved to sf. We sold everything and just had 4 suitcass total. It was crazy. 6 weeks of garage sales and selling my car. My apt in Florida was a huge 2 bedroom house with a garage and pool for $800 a month and now I live in a furnishes studio. It sucks but so worth it to live here.

My advice. Rip the DVDs and save them on a few hard drive and sell the DVDs on craigslist. It’s good for space and will earn you some extra bucks

congrats on the job. You’re doing exactly what I was doing
would love to get some pointers. I live downtown as well. Enjoy the noise. It’ll take a few weeks to fall aslep with this noise but you’ll get used to it

congrats. Now begins the rest of your life!

derekpm on July 12, 2009 at 4:02 pm

Rather interesting. Has few times re-read for this purpose to remember. Thanks for interesting article. Waiting for trackback

GP on July 13, 2009 at 2:55 pm

Lauren: I’m so proud of you. Not only did you get a great job but a great pad in a great city. You go girl! What a way to start your official adult life.

I know you started your job today, hope it went well.