pack with me!

who else procrastinates packing till the last second possible…?! I DO!! Granted I did put everything aside that I want to bring with me, but getting it into this carry on and not have it completely bulge at the seams was the real challenge. This did prove to be a good way to pack though, I’ve gone through everything numerous times and each time I’ve reasoned with myself as to why I don’t need something. But I’ve finally done it. I’ve finished packing! But I figured I’d bring ya’ll along for this last leg of the challenge to show you what I’m bringing!

First up was the shirts- since its going to be chilly there I packed things that were easy to layer which seemed to be key with everyone I talked to. **edit I actually didn’t bring the sweater on the top left- too bulky!

All these shirts are neutral and easy to mix and match different outfits & layer!! The next thing was more layering pieces- and my favorite article of clothing….. CARDIS & my new poncho

For pants, you can bet that I will be wearing leggings everyyyyyyyydayyyyy but in case I want to try harder some days I packed one pair of jeans (aka my favorite jeans EVER from American eagle) and a suede skirt from Abercrombie and Fitch for a fancy night. & of course a pair of lightweight sweatpants that will double as my pajamas and loungewear.

ok guys, this was the hardest part…. the shoes. only bringing a carry on I really had to be hard on myself with this. I packed my OTK boots because those can go with all the outfits (and keep a large majority of my legs warm), sneaks because realistically we will be walking everywhere & comfort is a bigggieeeee, and my new sorels because if its chilly and rainy I don’t want wet cold feet bc nothing is worse than that!!

as for my backpack- first off- HUGE thanks to Jojo for this awesome backpack. It has so many compartments, and hidden zippers its crazy. The best part about it, is that the main zipper to get into it, IS AGAINST MY BACK WHEN I WEAR IT!! I’m always so nervous that people are going to unzip and steal my goodies, but now this way they can’t! So snazzy.

My Kate spade cross body fits perfectly at the base of the backpack which is where I put my liquids & lotions, and snacks.

Im also tossing my camera, tripod & go pro inside this bad Larry. I do want to take a lot of video footage of this trip so definitely stay tuned for that when I get back!!

and last but not least, I’m bringing a book… lol lets see if I actually read it!! I am pretty excited to, I’ve heard a lot of good things about this one so I shall let you know my thoughts!

and look how fast I packed 😉 funny huh!

Thanks for reading & watching^! I will try to get a post up during my trip if I have down time, but I plan on enjoying this time abroad with my best friends!

If you have traveled to London or Paris before let me know things to do / places to go!!

xoxo Marinna