Monday, May 21, 2018

Dorm room list from a mom



Dorm Checklist
Electronics/Video games:
______ Laptop with cords
______ Mouse
______ Mouse Pad
______ Tablet with cord and pen
______ TV (Flat screen)
______ TV remote
______ Coaxial cable
______ Switch with cords
______ Games/cords/Game Machine
______ Headphones
______ Movies(My daughters dorm had cable plus she had netflix and prime didnt need movies
______ Surge protector power strip
______ Air filter plus new filter (Good for allergys or white noise)
______ Lantern (Small we got ours from Walmart incase of a black out)
______ Flashlight
______ Cell phone cords
______ Desk lap
______ Clip-on fan
______ Rechargeable Batteries with the kit to charge it

Clothing:
______ T-Shirts 
______ Long sleeves/sweater for colder months
______ Tank tops for cooler months
______ Nice blouses/dress shirts for awards, church, dates.
______ Dress pants
______ Pants
______ Warmups for working out being comfy
______ Shorts
______ Skirts (girls)
______ Leggings (Long and short) (girls)
______ Pajamas (top and bottom) (2)
______ Bra’s(girls)
______ Underwear
______ Swimsuit (Most schools have a pool)
______ Dresses (Girls)
______ Rain jacket (A must)
______ Jackets
______ Dress jacket
______ Vests
______ Socks
______ Sneakers
______ Boots (Include rain-boots)-This was a must at my daughers college.
______ Dress shoes
______ Costumes for events they have on campus
______ Jewerly (Be careful with expesive stuff)
______ slippers (bathroom slippers if sharing bathroom)
______ Cold weather -Thermals-Gloves, hats, scarfs.

Remember Trips home can switch out clothes via semester, but always have a jacket especially where my daughter was at days were hot in desert but at night it was chilly.

Bedroom:
______ Comforter
______ Pillow
______ Pillow cases
______ Mattress protector
______ Mattress topper
______ Flat sheet (2) (Can make do with only one)
______ Fitted sheet (2) (Can make do with only one)
______ Throw blanket
______ Electric blanket (If easily cold or roomate keeps it cooler in room)
______ Bed/Back Rest pillow (sitting on bed make it more comfortable
______ Decorative pillows ( My daughter had a sofa, so she thru a throw over it and some pillows because it was very uncomfortable.
______ Chair cushion desk chair
______ Bed bands to hold down sheets

Kitchen:
______ Microwavable plates 2 (My daughter had a kitchen but had to use bathroom sink to wash dishes. Some perfer to just use throw away plates.
______ Microwavable bowls 2
______ Microwavable casserole dish
______ Microwavable soup bowl
______ Mini crockpot(daughter liked to make her own meals otherwise not necessary.
______ Microwavable raman bowl
______ Microwavable potato dish
______ Chip bag clips
______ Can opener (A must)
______ Paper plates to put in fast food
______ Paper towel holder
______ Microwavable spatter cover
______ Microwavable egg cooker
______ Forks 2
______ Spoons 2
______ Knifes One cutting, one larger
______ Small cutting board
______ Small mixing bowl(great for popcorn
______ Mugs
______ Water filter-Even with this water filter was horrible so daughter went with water bottles instead.
______ Water bottles
______ Zip lock bags, containers small to put in leftovers

Bathroom:
______ Shower tote
______ Towels at least 3
______ Small towels 2
______ Hand towels
______ Toothbrush holder
______ Shower flip flops
______ First aid kit Diff Bandaids, stuff to clean small wound, wraps for sprains, thermometer
______ Make-up (Girls)
______ Make-up remover (Girls)
______ Toothpaste
______ Toothbrush
______ Floss
______ Mouthwash
______ Hair brush
______ Hair ties
______ Hairband
______ Razors
______ Nail clippers
______ Tweezers
______ Cotton swaps
______ Small mirror (Daughter roomate hogged the bathroom even though the bathroom had separate shower sink she would still hog both so the mirror came in handy.
______ Deodorant
______ Shampoo
______ Conditioner
______ Lotion
______ Hand soap
______ Laundry bag. 
______ Toilet paper(Lots! It expensive where my daughter was at to buy it)
_____ Detergent The pods work best. We didnt take bleach made daughter not have any white clothes so she didnt have to separate. It was hard to get a washer dryer to wash clothes. One or two loads once a week worked out good.

Sick Box:

The nurse was great on campus even went to my daughters dorm when sick, but its good to have a sick box cuz unless they take vitamins and have a good immune system they will get sick at least once I guarantee it.

______ Soup (Fav soups for days they are sick Microwaveable our the best)
______ Crackers (Single packs) Otherwise they get stale.
______ Stuff olives with garlic (We liked these garlic is great for colds)
______ 7-Up or Ginger Ale
______ Tissues (Three boxes at least)
______ Cough drops
______ NyQuil
______ DayQuil
______ Pepto-Bismol
______ Eye drops
______ Garlic tablets (We love these when people are sick around you works better then airborne I think.
______ Vaporizer
______ Sunscreen
______ After sun/Aloe-vera
______ Cold eye mask for migranes
______ Ibuprofen
______ Heat pad
______ Melatonin (Sleep Aid)
______ Asprin
______Vitamins
______Cold meds for sore throat
______ Tooth ache meds
______ Stye Eye meds
______ Lip sore meds
______ gadorade 
______ Allergy med daughter didnt need it in the desert not much allergy but we put some Allergy incase of a scorpian sting.
_____ Airborne (Daughter liked the gummie bear one

Laundry:
______ Stain stick
______ Laundry bag
______ Dryer sheets
______ Detergent packs
______ Wrinkles sprays
______ Lint roller
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Decorations:
______ Curtain
______ Rod for curtain
______ Removable hooks for curtain
______ Removable stick-on wall art
______ Table mats
______ Posters
______ Rug
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Cleaning:
______ Duster
______ Dish soap
______ Clorox wipes
______ All-propose cleaner
______ Paper towels
______ Liquid drano (We found out this came in handy)
______ Lysol spray to spray and clean the mattress along with wipes
______ Trash bags (The ones that smell pretty worked great)
______ Small vacuum(Roomate may have one already if you can reach them.

Miscellaneous:
______ Poster strips
______ Back scratcher
______ Small trashcan Liners we liked the ones that had scent
______ Books for fun
______ Hand sanitizer
______ Sparkling drinks (non-alcohol)
______ Ramon
______ Snacks
______ Medication
______ Reusable bag
______ Small sewing kit
______ Dry erase board
______ Umbrella
______ Hand fan
______ Playing cards
______ Clip-on car air freshener
______ Locks for foot locker (Even though they may have own room, sometimes they have to share for a bit if over booked. In daughters case she was not an A room so the B and C had to share for a few weeks till they got everyone situated.

Storage:
______ Hanging shelf
______ 3-Drawer cart
______ Over-The-Chair shelf
______ Over-the-door shoe shelf
______ Magnetic hooks (Sometime only fridges will need it
______ Jumbo hooks
______ Over-the-door hooks
______ Medium removable hooks (Commandos)
______ Large removable hooks (Commandos)
______ Hangers for closet
______ Little containers to organize desk
______ Coat tree came in handy that can be taken apart. Ordered from Amazon.
______ We used a collaspable wagon it came in handy kept in car or closet
______We used Paper collapsable storage containers you can find at Office supply store. You can mark on them to use again and use again. They have handlers on it to lift.
School:
______ Notebook (For each class)
______ Binder (For each class)
______ Mechanical pencils
______ Eraser (Refill for mechanical)
______ Lead (Refill for mechanical)
______ Erasers
______ Rulers
______ Books (For class)
______ Book covers
______ Grid paper
______ Scissors
______ Tape
______ Stapler
______ Staples
______ Calculator
______ Color pencils
______ Sketchbook
______ Flash drive
______ School bag
______ Laptop bag
______ Pencil sharpener
______ Pencil case
______ Sharpies
______ Pens
______ Inking pens
______ Blenders
______ Compass
______ Calendars
______ Small printer but they do have printer to use at library. Daughter didnt really need one.




Favorate snacks and food

Popcorn
crackers
Dips/Chips
apple sauce
Peanut butter
Cookies
 Fruit cup
Spam singles
Salt/Pepper/Sugar

Romi
Vienna sausage
Microwaveable soups/macroni and cheee/Rice/Pasta
Fast breakfast-granola bars, Breakfast carnation drink, ceral, Oatmeal packs,
Puddings
Cheese sticks
Nuts
Micro cakes diff flavors
Daughter liked cans of corn and greenbeans just to snack on cuz the cafeteria made things to spicy