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…
Category: Unit 3
How To Get Your Apartment Ready For Your Parent’s First Visit
Parents can be very uptight. At least in my own experience, my parents are so OCD that they wouldn’t approve of my living space if it weren’t clean. Being a college student, it can be hard to keep your space clean with no one telling you what to do, how often to clean, or what 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…
It’s Just Common Cents
For lots of people, they have been blessed with a parent doing their laundry for their whole life. It would just magically appear folded in your closet, and this is perhaps the biggest adjustment when arriving at college. Not only do we not know how to do laundry, but we put off what seems like Read More…
3 Reasons Why Space Heaters Are Key to a Comfortable Dorm
Space heaters keep winter at bay After three years at UW-Madison, there are plenty of situations where I wish that I had thought ahead. One such situation was during freshman year, when the Wisconsin winter left the dorms freezing cold on some nights. Had I brought a space heater, my experience would have been much Read More…
It’s Worth More Than A Thousand Words!
This is the time in your life where you are starting over, leaving your old life and entering a journey completely on your own. It sounds scary… and it can be at times; however, there is one key item that everyone, whether they realize it or not, needs. While a computer, a pen, a backpack Read More…
Don’t Forget to Pack Your PODS
Mom can’t come live in the dorms with you, so you’re inevitably going to have to learn to do your own laundry at some point. That is, unless you plan on leaving all the fun in Madison and going home every weekend to continue having mom do it for you (please don’t do this!). Now Read More…
Tortured Without Tissues
Many people heading off to college overlook the simple necessities in life. At UW-Madison, the dorms focus on environmental sustainability and only provide hand dryers in the bathrooms. As people adjust to their new lives in the dorm, their bodies are adjusting to the new environment. Along with a new place to live, comes the Read More…
First item any incoming freshman should pack for coming to college in Madison, Wisconsin.
When coming to Madison, Wisconsin for 9 months, you are undoubtedly going to be here in the winter months and that means you need a coat and not just any coat but a coat that is especially designed for extreme temperatures. And most importantly, a coat with a hood that has a built in face Read More…