{"id":5818,"date":"2014-07-13T05:30:08","date_gmt":"2014-07-13T09:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/?p=5818"},"modified":"2023-07-12T08:57:57","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T12:57:57","slug":"organizing-tip-8-dorm-room-packing-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/organizing-tip-8-dorm-room-packing-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Organizing Tip: 8 Dorm Room Packing Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Image<\/a>July is almost halfway done and you know what that means\u2026back to school season is just around the corner!<\/p>\n

In just a few weeks, students headed back to college and\/or university will soon be packing things up for the next school year.<\/p>\n

Whether you\u2019re headed back to campus or know someone who will be, check out these eight tips to help make packing for a dorm room go a little more smoothly.<\/p>\n

Make a thorough list.<\/h2>\n

If you\u2019re going away to school all you need are clothes and a laptop right? Oh wait, there\u2019s toiletries\u2026and bed linens\u2026and bath linens\u2026 a hair dryer\u2026.oh, and some school supplies and\u2026 This list just got really complicated, didn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n

Consider all the different aspects of your life as you pack including personal grooming items, a variety of clothing (casual clothes, pajamas, workout clothes, dress clothes, seasonal wear), and any other items you can think of. Put the list aside for a couple of days and review it again to see if there\u2019s anything you may have missed earlier.<\/p>\n

Pack lightly.<\/h2>\n

Unless you have the exact room dimensions and know the specific storage capacity of your new dorm room (and even then, things can get iffy\u2026) you should always err on the side of caution and pack less than you think you\u2019ll need. For example, do you really need to bring 15 pairs of jeans with you? The space of a room can be awfully deceiving once roommates arrive with their belongings, or when you realize your closet makes a broom closet look spacious. Pack lightly, you\u2019ll thank yourself later.<\/p>\n

Check with roommates for duplicate appliances.<\/h2>\n

 <\/b>If you\u2019re sharing a room with roommates with whom you have previously roomed, and all of you get on relatively well, you may want to consider seeing if you can share larger appliance and other such items. This way, you can end up with one microwave in your living space instead of a whopping three. Similarly, you should check with your school to see what communal appliances are available in your dormitory \u2014 it doesn\u2019t make sense to buy and bring a microwave you will only use a few times a month for popcorn when you can use the one in the dormitory kitchen. Of course, if you\u2019d rather just pack and have your own personal items at your own disposal, by all means do so.<\/p>\n

Be choosy about sentimental items.<\/h2>\n

It\u2019s nice to have sentimental items on hand for those times when you get homesick. Instead of packing up large items or materials that take up a lot of space, choose a few small, meaningful mementos to have on hand while you\u2019re away. You\u2019ll treasure these items even more so.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t forget extension cords, power strips, and chargers.<\/h2>\n

Need I say more? With so many electronic items nowadays, you\u2019ll really need as much help you can get when it comes to plugging in, powering up and charging your devices. This is especially important if you\u2019re moving into a room that wasn\u2019t built for 21st<\/sup><\/span> century living and has limited numbers of electrical outlets.<\/p>\n

Think of the little things.<\/h2>\n

Slippers to protect your feet from a cold tile floor\u2026 A travel mug that keeps your favorite beverage hot\u2026 Your favorite brand of pens or pencils (you know you have your favorites)\u2026 These little things can make all the difference in the world when you\u2019re away at school and don\u2019t take up much packing space in your boxes or bags. Before you start pulling out large items to bring with you, think of the little things first.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t overpack boxes or containers.<\/h2>\n

Leave some room at the top of boxes and containers when you pack to ensure you can actually close and\/or seal lids and flaps. You should also opt for packing more medium-weighted boxes versus super-light or super-heavy loads. While you might have help moving things around, you should at least be able to lift and move most of your things by yourself; you can always ask someone to help you out when it comes to moving one or two really heavy boxes versus ten heavy boxes.<\/p>\n

Label your belongings.<\/h2>\n

Consider labeling all of your boxes in black permanent marker with your first initial, last name and year. Make sure everything is taped up or properly sealed as well so things don\u2019t spill out in transit. Another good idea is to count up how many boxes, packages or parcels you\u2019re moving around at any one time and take a photo of all of your boxes and other materials so you know what you have.<\/p>\n

How about you? When it comes to packing, for a dorm room or vacation or anything, are you an under packer, overpacked or fall somewhere in the middle?  Join in the conversation and leave a comment below!<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

July is almost halfway done and you know what that means\u2026back to school season is just around the corner! <\/p>\n

In just a few weeks, students headed back to college and\/or university will soon be packing things up for the next school year. <\/p>\n

Whether you\u2019re headed back to campus… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[217,193,391,995,194,996,26,16,18,19,195],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5818"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5818"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5818\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24879,"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5818\/revisions\/24879"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}