What to Pack for College

Sorry I have been on hiatus these past few days! But I am back! And here is my post on what I think most should pack to College. My sister just moved into college and she of course had no idea what to pack so I just sent her my list that I used when I moved in last year! Now I know most of us are already in College, but this list could also be to just packing for moving to a new apartment or house!

Before packing anything I always go through my room, and through EVERYTHING (clothes, makeup, desk, accessories, etc) and take out anything I have not used in over a year or clothes that do not fit or anything like that! SO make sure to go through everything and take out stuff you never use, this will make packing ten times easier! After you go through everything now is the time to pack! If you’re  moving to a new place it is always good to have storage bins to pack things in! Especially in dorm or other small rooms! I think the best kind of storage containers are ones that can go under the bed or ones that can also go in the closet!

Now after you have bought your storage containers and you have some suitcases to pack thing its now deciding what to bring! So  have put my hole list into categories and sub categories of what you should bring!

Bath

Now some of us might have a communal bathroom where everyone on the floor shares the bathroom( if you do I am so sorry) but some of us might be lucky and actually have our own bathroom or share a bathroom with a roommate. But my recommendation for either situation is for one to buy a shower caddy!

This is perfect to hold everything and bring stuff to and back from the shower!

Bath Towels (Try to buy all in one color so you don't mix it up with someone elses!)

Hair Dryer

Curling/Flat Iron

Hand Towels

Mirror (great for back of door)

Soap

Toothbrush and Paste

Hair brush

Hair Accessories

Make up 

Deodorant

Moisturizer and Lotion

Nail Polish and Remover

Hair Product

Q-Tips

Girl Stuff (We all know what I mean ;) )

Facial Wipes 

Razor and Shaving Cream

Face Wash

Bandaids

Now while there is the shower caddy for  all the stuff to bring to the shower, we all need a place to store our makeup ad hair items, and while living in a dorm there really is not a vanity and I just do not like people I might not know snooping through my stuff, so my mom actually got me this great storage device that holds all my makeup, blow dryer, curling iron, flat iron, and all the miscellaneous stuff! 

Clothing

Belts

Dress clothes

Hats

Jacket (The Dorms can get really cold)

Boots (Rain or snow or both!)

Jeans

Pajamas

Purses 

Laundry Bag/Hamper

Hangers

Laundry Detergent (you'll need quarters too, lots of them)

Shirts

Shoes (All you wear plus a few dressy and workout)

Shorts

Socks

Swim Suits

Shirts

Underwear

Workout Clothes (Your norts of course!)

Jewelry 

It is great to store these in the main organizers and only hang clothes in the closet that will get wrinkled, also most dorms come with dressers so you don't have to worry about buying those! A great thing to store jewelry is a Jewelry Organizer

I found mine on Amazon and it holds everything, and I can see it!

Bed

Bed sheets (check to see what your bed size will be)

Blankets

Comforter

Mattress Pad (A TRUE necessity)

Pillows and pillow cases

Target has some great cute college size bedding that can fit in any dorm!

Electronics

Cables for computer (you might need an ethernet cable to connect to internet) 

Flash Drive

Printer and paper

Chargers (Laptop, cable, ipod, phone, etc)

Surge protectors

Alarm Clock (Mine plays and charges my ipod! Got it from Target! Perfect!)

Lamps

Television

Refrigerator (Your dorm might not have one!)

Fan (Sometimes it gets too hot!, especially in the Summer!)

Study Supplies

Back pack (Vera Bradley has some great ones right now! Try there Laptop Backpack,and if you call the Outlet Stores they can ship it to you for just $8 plus the $69 price and plus tax!)

Calculator

Folders

Binders

Paper

Spiral Notebooks

Highlighters

Index Cards 

Pens

Paper Clips

Stapler

Pencils

Ruler

Scissors

Tape 

Waste basket 

White-out

Calendar (A Whiteboard one is perfect!)

Planner (Schools usually give them out to Freshmen, but Lilly has got some really cute ones!)

Three hole punch

Markers

Target and Wal-Mart are great places for all of these!

Kitchen

If you are living with roommates its always good to find him or her on Facebook before to see what stuff he or she wants to bring and what stuff you should bring! Also it is good to know if you have a kitchenette or not! But here is a list of what you should bring and if it has a * next to it then it is for a room with a kitchenette!

Can/Bottle Opener

Coffee Maker

Microwave

Silverware

Plates and bowls (Plastic)

Plastic Bags

Food Containers*

Cups (plastic)

Paper towels 

Water filter

Cooking utensils*

Pots and Pans*

Strainer*

Cutting board*

Try Target or Ikea for all this!

Miscellaneous

This is just random stuff so I did not want to have so many categories so here just a bunch of random stuff that popped into my head!

Area rug (Adds flair to the dorm)

Chair

Photos

Posters

Stuffed animals 

Asprin

Decongestants

Vitamins

Tide to Go

Batteries (Some AA and AAA)

Blow up mattress (if friends come to visit!)

Movies

Flashlight

Safety Pins

Sewing Kit

Sunglasses 

Umbrella

Okay I think that is all I can think of! Its a pretty long list! But trust me this will just help so you won't have to think about it later! If you have any questions feel free to ask or let me know! Plus if you have any suggestions let me know as well! I bought most of my stuff at Target ( Great college section), Ikea, Wal-Mart, and Amazon! 

There will be a new post tomorrow on the possibilities of a  giveaway! :)

XOXO