For many amidst this pandemic, social distancing has turned into a long bout of social isolation that feels never-ending. Luckily, houseplants are great companions and pastimes for social isolation. Here are 3 reasons you should invest in houseplants during lockdown. 1. Plants Boost Mental Health The increasingly popular hypothesis of Biophilia explains the psychological benefits Read More…
Category: Housing Tips
3 Must Have Decorations for the Dorm Room
The dorm room is the hardest to decorate because of the limited amount of space you have. I found myself wondering what the best way was to personalize the seemingly boring and generic dorm room. After living in the dorms and then my sorority house, I’ve picked up a few key items that makes such Read More…
Must Have Cleaning Supplies: Dorm Room Edition
Your parents have just left you and your new roommate in the dorm at your new school. Right now everything is neat and organized but in a few weeks, it will be clear how badly your room needs to be cleaned. Some posts have described how important it is to keep a dorm clean, but Read More…
How You can Still be YOU in a Room of Two
Moving into college, I had to adjust to living in the same room as someone else. I love my roommate, but it does get a little frustrating when you’re with someone 24/7. Here are a few ways that you can separate yourself from the cluttered dorm life. One thing that I definitely underutilized during my Read More…
Home to Dorm: Everything you need to get from home to dorm
Finding the perfect person to live with, the perfect sheets to sleep on and figuring out how to organize all your things into a dorm can be tough. I’m here to share a few insightful tips I have picked up along the way. -How to find your perfect match: Sure, you may have shared a Read More…
A Clean Dorm Room is a Happy Dorm Room
So you are a Freshman at UW Madison. This probably the first time you’ve lived without your parents. This is a lot to take in. It was for me when I lived in a dorm my Freshman year. One thing that helped me cope with all of these new responsibilities and independence was keeping my Read More…
Completing Chores like Champions
Chores are necessary for an apartment with multiple college students on different schedules to remain clean. It definitely can seem tedious to complete chores, especially if you grew up in a household where your parents did everything for you. If you are a clean freak, you may be overwhelmed living with many new people and Read More…
Dorms: Tips on how to live in such a small space!
It can be overwhelming moving from living in a whole house to only having one small room as your living space. Don’t worry though, there are plenty of tips and tricks you can use to make the most out of a small space. Below I will be giving you three tips on how you can Read More…
Packing For A New State
It’s not uncommon for students to leave their home states for college. Sometimes this move can be small and manageable, and other times you can find yourself trekking all the way across the country! Packing for this kind of experience is no joke and can cause a lot of stress leading up to the big Read More…
4 Ways to be Social… in an “Antisocial” Dorm
Every dorm on campus has a stereotype. Whether it’s quiet and boring or loud and obnoxious, no one really knows what the dorm is like unless they live in it. The dorms are truly what you make of it. Here are 4 ways to be social in an “antisocial” dorm. 1. Get out there Everyone Read More…