Thursday, September 12, 2013

Packing and Preparing: College Dorm Room Essentials

The months leading up to the beginning of college are filled with many emotions. Excitement for the start of a new chapter in your life, anxious to get up to campus when you are waiting at home, and stressful when you are...packing! Yes, packing up everything you use on a regular basis into a boxes and transporting it to a new location in the country can be very stressful. I am in the middle of the college packing process right now, and it can be a bit overwhelming at times! I have been shopping around to find all the additional things I am going to need for living away from home! This includes bedding, storage, laundry supplies, cleaning supplies, lamps, etc! My dorm room is my home away from home so I need all the home essentials!
Hooks and electrical cords...oh my!

All the university dorm essentials!


Picking out storage for my dorm room


Going to need a lamp for my desk!


Thats one successful shopping trip--getting dorm ready!


Some of my dorm room essentials


I am super excited to live in a dorm room, but where I am going to put all my clothes and decor is another issue. If you think packing for a vacation is hard, imagine packing for college! But, to be a smart packer, you gotta bring the essentials. Sure, while you might want to bring your entire shoe collection, there will be no space for it in that tiny dorm wardrobe. Instead, look to other resources like under the bed storage to help store all your supplies, clothes, or anything else you need! Check out the video below to see the essential items I am bringing to my college dorm!



What would your dorm room essentials be? What can you not live without in your room? Let me know in the comments!

xoxo

2 comments:

  1. I remember being extremely excited going shopping for my dorm. My roommate and I tried to coordinate so everything would match. We got the same college dorm bed sheets and desk lamps. Everything was zebra! I hope you have a great time at college, I know I did!

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    1. Thanks for your comment! Although I didn't get to coordinate with my roommate, I still loved going dorm shopping!

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