Dorm Life Must Haves

I apologize in advance for the rumble jumble tumble way of a blog this is. I realized that I kept posting things in random and it might be hard for you readers to actually find certain blogs and keep a certain sense of continuity if all my posts just jump from one subject to another.

But, what the hell, that's how my brain operates. In short, sabog.HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Aaaaaaanywaaaaaaaaaaays, since finding a dorm and the first day of classes are coming up, I suddenly found myself scrambling for more stuff to lug into the car and shove into my dorm.

The first trip to the dorm where I moved in all my stuff, it took two people and me to bring up all that stuff within a span of 2 hours. Mind you, I was located on the 2nd floor, and its not fun carrying 5 boxes of clothes, kitchen utensils, and whatnot up the stairs.

That was the night before the LOAD or orientation for freshies, so I spent the night there. And I found things to be...lacking. There was a lot of stuff that I forgot to bring, and a lot of stuff I forgot to buy. I don't know if I have become something short of hoarder because of the sheer volume of stuff I brought in, but there was still a lot of stuff I lacked.

So for first time dormers like me who have no sense of what should be inside a dorm, and the necessities that would make my med life more comfortable, here's a list of things that you should bring when you're moving in:

FOR THE KITCHEN (or if lacking one, foodie must haves)
(yes, as you may have gathered, I'm a food person, and my sole focus of comfort is food, hence, putting kitchen necessities first)

1. water. I had everything in my ref, and I forgot to buy water. facepalm.
2. biscuits, cookies, anything that's ready to eat.
3. candy.
4. coffee/tea/juice- if you're particular with that sort of thing when you're studying
5. pots/pans- to fry an egg, cook some instant noodles or something, make a homey meal
6. water heater/ kettle- for those late night coffee trips
7. toaster/microwave- anything to heat up the cold, lifeless meal that you intend to eat

FOR THE CABINET/CLOSET

1. hangers- you dont want to spend hours ironing out wrinkles in clothes that could have otherwise been wrinkle free if you just used a hanger
2. baskets/hampers- especially the mesh types, these come in handy for separating your dirty clothes with the new ones
3. shoe rack- if you're a bit prissy on the supposed order of shoes, you need one. For me, I just threw them all in a pile at the bottom of the cabinet.
4. Storage boxes or karts- in case you have a little space, or no cabinet at all, storage boxes are ideal. buy 3-4 of them and you are ready to go, makes moving in a lot easier too. 

FOR YOUR BED

1. Your own pillow- you wouldn't want to cozy up to dorm given pillow that has already been slobbered on by a gazillion different people
2. Mattress- just in case your dorm doesnt provide one, or their mat is as hard as rock. IF you are using one that is already provided by the dorm and its not new, give the mattress a spray over with insect killer like Baygon to rid it of any bed bugs/bed mites lurking around. Air it out for a few minutes or an hour, and you are good to go.
3. Blankets.

FOR YOUR DESK

1. Organizers- you can hang these up or prop them against your desk to keep your overflowing stock of highlighters
2. Bookends- to prop those heavy textbooks up

Here's a few cool DIY organizers that you might like to try:

ADDITIONAL STUFF

• Laundry detergent and bleach- for your white uniforms, you wouldn't want the local laundry shop screwing with your expensive immaculate uniform
• Scissors, sewing kit, manicure set, tape, super glue
• Your own lamp
• Fan