college and dorm life hacks
i made a post like this a while ago, but i didn’t write everything i planned.
As the months went on, I found more hacks and tricks to share with you for those of you currently going to the university and living in a dorm, an experience that can be very funny but also very stressful.
Sooo, here are my life hacks:
sort out your style before you go to university, especially if you are going to live hourS away from home. most of the times dorm rooms don’t have enough extend for all your stuff, and if you bring everything (and most importantly clothes and accessories you’ll never use), your room will look messy even when it’s tidy.
have 5 or more basic outfits, for when you’re in a hurry and you didn’t plan your outfits the night before. you’ll save sooo much time.
have a “study/stay at home outfit”, which CANNOT AND MUST NOT be your pj. As soon as you get home, put those on and save the life of your cute outfit, which you can wear moe often. your study outfit will trick your brain into studying as soon as you put it on.
have a skincare routine written down and hung beside your toiletries. STICK TO IT.
same for a cleaning/tidying routine. you want your face to be healthy and your room ready for guests anytime.
keep at least 3-4 bottles of water in your room, and avoid juices and sodas.
clean your stained clothes as soon as you stain them and you’ll save their life (and your bank account). bleach can bring back to life white clothes (it makes them brighter).
keep an emergency kit in a pochette and carry it in your purse everywhere you go. you can throw in it everything you’d normally carry (medicines, hand sanitizer, make up and pads/tampons for the ladies) so you don’t have to worry about forgetting something you really need during the day.
little bottles/tumblers are to be carried by hand. you don’t want that extra weight on your back.
know which study spot/place is the most productive for you and stick to it during those finals.
DON’T MIX your clothes when you’re washing them just because the soap you’re using is claiming to prevent your black tee to “bleed” on your white blouse. if you have little time or money to waste on laundry, go for low temperatures (30° Celsius or even COLD WATER) and use those laundry sheets that absorbe bleeding colours (that thing works AF)
WRITE DOWN EVERYTHING. seriously. from your groceries to that funny thing your roommate said to a book your professor recommended.
if you are studying languages (like me), make an effort to learn a little vocabulary every night, like 15 new words per day. turn it into a habit and when it will come the time for the lang exam you won’t be in trouble because of the lexicon.
ok, these are my hacks. i stick to most of them and, seriously, they have made my life much easier and more focused on the lectures and the workload.
hope you read everything and found something really useful, and feel free to add yours too!!!
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