Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Dorm Survival


Finally! Getting away from parents prying eyes.

College!

Free at last!

But Now?  How do you survive a Dormitory? (3000 other stinking rude kids) and actually have fun?
Travel Light & Right for College

i.e.: Don’t take anything with you that you can’t grab and get out with in case of fire! (Or pantie raid.) Don’t take anything of real value. Thieves can attend college too.

Only Retailers gain $$ from useless, fragile college items. Think about what you really need in a tight space. Keep you from tripping over broken useless stuff in tiny space.

Tour housing. Virtual. At campus. Pay attention to how the room is organized. Bed. Desk. Drawers? Closet space. Measure.

What do you really need to do anyway?

Basic: Sleep. Shower. Eat. Think. Relax. Exercise? Weather. Oops. Almost forgot: Class. Studying.

1: How will you be getting to & home from campus? Your car? Catching a ride? Flying?

Think about selecting see through containers that will fit in your transport to school and slide into your room to organize and store your stuff: In closet. Under bed. In desk. Door back. Allowed to post on the wall? Is there a hook?

Using the transport containers in your room limits sucking up valuable storage space with empty items. Or worse having to find new packing and pack them again as needed.

You could pack and move 4 or more times a year. That gets old. Pack once.

If it does not fit in your car or packing system do you really need it?

Stay Tuned! We will be discussing more Dormitory Survival!

Let me know what you think. Leave a comment.  

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I had four different rooms over four years - 6, if you count summers, because I had to move then, too. :)

It was a TON of moving. I tended to work harder, not smarter, so just kind of had to suck it up, set aside a day of exhaustion and move everything in one big go. Five flights of stairs for two of those years. My tip- drink plenty of water, lol.

Many may not have as much stuff as I did, that'll be a plus. Another tip: don't keep your books, you won't use them again and they're HEAVY!JbMc