Hook Up Your Dorm Blog: For Your College Dorm

9 WAYS TO MAKE 2ND SEMESTER OUTSHINE THE 1ST

Feel like you’re always looking for the remote? It’s amazing that you can still lose it in a room as small as your dorm. Well, you're not alone! A British Sky Broadcasting poll revealed that the average adult will cumulatively waste one month of their life looking for the TV remote. And we’re guessing statistics in the U.S. aren’t much better, so keep reading to cut down on the frequency of times you lose the remote and to learn other lifesaving tips. This recession-friendly list also covers topics from investments every partygoer should look into to how hooking up your dorm can leave you better prepared for internships. 

9 Quick Tips:

1)     How many times have you asked where the remote is and felt the brief panic that ensues shortly after? Cut down on the frequency of this situation or avoid it altogether by purchasing Velcro squares. Stick a piece on the back of the remote, a piece on a common place on the wall (even next to the bed) and voila, remote control holder. 

2)     How one goes about washing their laundry is personal but everyone has to deal with the time-consuming task of somehow organizing it all beforehand. And that will never end. Make it easier on yourself with a sectioned laundry hamper. Two, three or four sectioned, go with whatever suits your sorting fancy and save time separating whites from darks, laundry from dry cleaning, or towels from laundry.

3)     Crazy costume pieces are an investment because themed events requiring ridiculous dress codes don't end just because you've graduated from college. It cannot be stressed enough how many times someone could use a pair of fluorescent pink shiny leggings during college and the years after. It’s also possible for guys to have a color coordinated sweatband for every retro-classic occasion. If you’re the type who goes the extra mile, try an interactive Electric Rock Guitar Shirt. 

4)    For those who want to appear like they have it together for internships and business ventures, invest in shoe trees. Trees preserve the shape and look of a shoe. Plus, they prolong the number of months between occasions that you’ll need to shell out hard-earned (or awaited) dollars to buy a new pair of shoes.  

5)     Nothing says, “I watch trilogies and love technology” like a bean bag chair for your iPhone. It doesn’t actually charge the phone but it is a way to technically fit another bean bag chair in your dorm. Who wouldn’t appreciate that?

6)     College is the perfect time to acquire a reusable tote bag for picking up items to go in your mini fridge. Reusable bags also come in handy when carrying items to house parties. Then, once you get there, you can easily roll it up for easy storage. Or, if you get caught in the rain - it won't break, leaving everything to fall out (hello paper bags). Besides, they are eco-friendly and look much nicer than a plastic bag. And if you want to feel extra good about your purchase and happen to live near a Whole Foods market, pick up a Feed 100 bag and the proceeds will feed 100 school meals to hungry children in Rwanda through the UN World Food Program. * In response to the devastating earthquake in Haiti, proceeds from FEED 1 and FEED 2 bags sold online through June will be directed towards FEED Haiti campaign to ensure continuation of school feeding for Haitian children.

7)     Get the ambiance you really want with stick on battery operated lights to add a different tone to that fluorescent-essence that make so many of us look... well, let's just say not camera phone ready.

8)    Have you ever been really exhausted, looked at something across the room, wanted to get it… but don't, because not moving more than a rotation in your bed is more important to you than getting that something? If it hasn't happened yet – I’m going to go out on a limb and predict it will. Hang a Sidekick Bedside Organizer to have everything you might need in the middle of the night and beyond - within a rotational reach.

9)     The Animal House poster with John Belushi wearing a sweatshirt reading “College” is like a rite of passage, but instead of bolting to the standard campus poster fair for your next piece of decorative art, pay attention to your art major classmates and photographer friends. There’s a wealth of artistic talent in college, so casually keep an eye on their work and if you see something of interest, let them know. Your friend might be honored to get their work on display. Offer to front the cost of supplies and their time. Or ask if they would sell you the specific piece you like. You'll have a conversational work of art that is original, shows your support of fellow students, and will create more memories.