Be Prepared When You Send Them Off to College
I remember back when I went to college. I prepared for months. I made lists and organized my new things I was taking to the dorm with me. I fretted, counted, recounted – and still once my parents got me into my dorm we took a look around and saw all of the things we had overlooked that other girls had brought with them. My folks hopped in their car and took a not so short trio to the next town in search of a store big enough to carry the items I needed.
I was not a restful day.
My daughter is not old enough for college yet, but I have been helping my best friend’s daughter get organized for her first year of college. My best friend works a lot and I am off in the summers, so I rose to the occasion and got involved in list making and shopping trips and packing, packing, packing.
One cool tool I did not have back in the day was the CampusReady app on Facebook. You can do everything from design your dormroom in 3D before you even more in to setting up a gift registry so your friends and family knoiw what you need to prepare for the big move.
I keep adding items to the lists, remembering that day when I moved into campus for the first time and found myself a whole lot less prepared than I thought. However, since we are smack dab in the middle of the information age, making up for things you have forgot to pack is easier than it was twenty years ago.
For example, Sears department stores has an innovative program that allows you to browse and buy online almost anything your new college student might need (like microwaves, dorm fridges, twin XL sheets and other bedding) and then have the items made ready for you at a Sears store closer to your child’s school. It sure beats trying to over-pack your car trunk or rushing around after you’ve arrived in a bustling University town trying to locate everything you need. And, who wants to pay shipping? Not me. I love that you can just pick the stuff up at any Sears store.
I mentioned XL twin sheets in my last paragraph. Don’t overlook these. Most colleges have beds in their dorms that use extra long mattresses and a standard twin sheet set is not going to fit right. XL sheets do not cost more than standard sheets, but you need to make sure you have the right size for your bed. If you are unsure, then Sears allowing you to order and pick up at a local store is just the thing for you. Check your kid into the dorms, measure the mattress, fire up the laptop and go to Sears,com to order your sheets. Not a bad way to get things done, huh?
And, while you’re ordering from Sears, make sure you make all of your purchases via Upromise.com. Upromise members who purchase on Sears.com are automatically entered into CampusReady for a chance to win money to use toward your child’s tuition. You can also enter for free by going to sears.com/campusready.
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