The most necessary item for surviving your freshman year is simple: A warm winter jacket. Seems obvious right? Wrong. You would be shocked at how many people I met who came to college in WISCONSIN without a jacket. If you live in the midwest, then you know how brutal the winters can be, but if Read More…
Light Up Your Freshman Year With This Must Have
Imagine this: you finally get through the treacherous workout of climbing into your lofted bed and you realize that you forgot to turn off the lights, so now what? Instead of having to get up again, you can save both your time and effort with this ever so convenient light remote and outlet system. Now, Read More…
Keep an Electric Hot Pot, Keep the Taste of Home
College life is not easy. It is quite common for students to bounce back and forth to classes, residence halls and libraries. Once you are accepted to the college, you will soon find out that there are endless assignments that need to be completed. You might stay up late finishing essays before the deadline. When Read More…
Tips To Think About as You Prepare For “Adulting;” What I Wish I Knew
Resident Hall to Renting: A Guide to Signing Your First Lease
You have been in school a little over a month and feel settled. There are a few people, possibly your current roommate, who you consider to be your close friends. You eat, study, and go to Badger football games together. Your friends begin discussing living together next year, and property management companies are pushing hard Read More…
Do Yourself a Favor, Get a Hydro Flask
Ok. Not to sound like a VSCO girl, but my Hydro Flask actually never leaves my side. Having a reusable water bottle as an on the go college student is common sense, but investing in a Hydro Flask is an absolute necessity. Spending long days walking from building to building and sitting through lectures is Read More…
3 Reasons Why Office Hours Are Essential to Your College Experience
Us students are paying thousands of dollars to go to this top ranked university. However, not all of us are using our “free” available resources to our advantage. You’ve heard of office hours, but have you been? I promise they’re not a myth! Starting classes at UW-Madison was an experience I had never had. There Read More…
The Key to Balancing your Life: The Hobby Box
College is brutal. The academic and social expectations that college life pushes onto its students are back-breaking, especially for unsuspecting Freshmen. Most of the time, hobbies fall to the wayside in the interest of school, sleep, and friends, depriving students of essential time for personal and creative expression. How can you avoid this? Well, it Read More…
The Key to Having the Best Dorm Room…BRING A FUTON!!
Imagine meeting a bunch of new people on your floor and wanting to invite them over, but the only place to sit is on your bed (which may be lofted), in desk chairs, or on the floor… yikes! Here is why bringing a futon to college is a game changer! As I mentioned previously, futons Read More…
How I made $$$ during Quarantine
Like most people I struggled with how to manage my time throughout Quarantine. I could only watch Gossip Girl reruns for so long before I needed to find a productive use of my time. I followed many others in taking time to de-clutter my home. Apart of this was cleaning out my closet! Sorting through Read More…