When I first arrived at college, it was extremely overwhelming. I always felt stressed and living in a cramped dorm room didn’t help. But thanks to my essential oil diffuser, I was able to practice maintaining a healthy lifestyle and clean dorm room. My dorm started to remind me Read More…
Category: Indispensable Item
Why You NEED To Bring Headphones to College
Once you get to college you’re going to be moving around. A lot. You’re going to be walking to class, or biking, or hopping on the nearest 80 and bumping elbows with your fellow, tired classmates. That’s why I found that the most important thing I brought with me to school my freshman year was Read More…
Water or Die at UW.
TRUST ME, the single most important thing I’ve done at UW was when I went to Target after weekend one to buy a 30 pack of water. Quickly, the weekend rush of study parties, coding marathons, and Mountain Dew made me the most dehydrated person on campus. On the second Monday of my time at Read More…
Bucky Sombrero: My Prized Possession
PSA to all incoming badgers: As a freshman I was most excited for the gamedays during football season, and you should be too. With that said, you’re going to need a lot of Wisconsin apparel. You can go to the bookstore and find endless clothing, but you won’t find a Bucky sombrero anywhere. The best Read More…
Home is Where the Heart is
Coming to college, I was most nervous about creating a space that felt like home whilst being so far from my loved ones and the place I grew up in. How could I pick up and move across the country to a place I did not know to live with people I hadn’t met? Though Read More…
Warm or Cool?
Photo Courtesy of Flickr Midwestern winters are known to be brutal, and if it is your first in Madison you can expect even worse. While the iconic isthmus provides beautiful sights and fun moments in the summer, it is also famous for creating an unforgiving wind tunnel in the colder months. When preparing for your Read More…
The First Item You Should Pack for College
It is essential for every student to have a first aid kit. Before arriving at college, I thought I had an above average immune system. I quickly realized that the change in location, lack of sleep, and shared living space means it’s easy to get sick in college. I would have missed out on a Read More…
Mix, Blend, and Purée Through Freshman Year
Pancake mix, peanut butter, and smoothies. What do the following three items have in common with one another? At first, perhaps you might have considered similar textures or colors. But more intriguingly and surprisingly, all three are similar in the way in which they can be created by the ultimate, indispensable college kitchen tool: the Read More…
College Must Have: Shower Shoes
The One Item You Must Not Forget to Bring to College I remember the summer before I started college. I was watching tons of YouTube videos on college essentials, freshmen tips and advice, college reflections, and many other college related videos. Watching these videos made me more pumped for college and they also made me Read More…
There’s no such thing as a “quiet space,” so it’s up to you to create one!
Sharing a room, living in a dorm or existing in a space with other people? Here are five reasons you NEED earplugs! 1. Your roommate snores Truthfully, there’s no great way to handle this. You could throw a pillow or shake them silly, but that results in awkward tension. The simple and conflict-free solution is Read More…