A week ago today, at practically this hour, I was helping my daughter unload boxes and begin her new life. Obviously I share some bits of wisdom…
- Throw out your trash every day, especially if there are food remnants
- Laundry- don’t let it go more than 10 days
- Change your sheets
- Don’t open the windows in the rain- your school has a mold issue (coincidentally, the NY Times ran an article about this mold problem a few days after drop off)
- Wipe down your bathroom every day- will make a big clean so much easier
- If the carpet gets wet, dry it off immediately
- Tuck a compact umbrella in your backpack- DC is the new Seattle
- Wash your tea mug and such right after you’re done
- The RHO has vacuums…….
- If your roommate snores, buy ear plugs (FYI- I got an 11:30 text- “I bought earplugs- D snores”)
- Go to office hours- your Professors really want to talk to you and answer your questions. Take advantage of the advice and mentoring
- Write things down- too many new things to commit to memory
- If you use your roommates printer, buy ink occasionally
- As soon as you know your schedule, book your Thanksgiving train tickets- gets more expensive as time marches on
- Drink water
- Don’t drink anything at a party that is just handed to you
- Condoms (that conversation is probably a blog or two)
- Have fun- it’s ok to do things other than study or prepare for the future
Sounds like nostalgia. Great tips. How’s life -1?
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It hasn’t hit me yet….my husband is taking it worse than me
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Mold was a big issue at my daughter’s school last year. There are signs all over the dorm this year about preventing mold.
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Same area of the country. Lots of rain and humidity
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Great list!
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Love this! I made both my kids a scrapbook of advice like this 😂. Glad it’s not just me.
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There are certain things tha5 need to be said
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Whoa… Lovely advice
Condoms?
I need to read your post on that… 😂 😂 😂 😂
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I’m pragmatic….
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Hah. No one ever said anything to me. But after my first year of co-ed dorm life I got ready to go to Europe for a summer job and my mom said “don’t get pregnant”.
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I thought it was stupid advice afte 10 months in a co-ed dorm.
😂😂
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Yeah…I figured I’d lead with it…
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I would modify #7 just a tad as those of us living in or near Seattle don’t really go for the umbrellas as much as Gore Tex jackets(or a reasonable facsimile of good quality) with a hood or at least a baseball cap for lighter drizzle.
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My sister lives in Seattle and I did notice a lack of umbrellas. I worry most about the stuff in her backpack more than her
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Great practical advice. I was never on the receiving end of anything like that and while I wanted to do a number of things differently when I became a parent, my style was more one of leading by example than anything quite this structured. But I had been stealth training my daughter to live an independent life for years before she headed off half way round the world with backpack on her back.
PS: am also looking forward to the condom post 😉
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😉 I figure a little practical doesn’t hurt
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I live in Portland Oregon. I usually use an umbrella because they are cheaper than a good waterproof backpack.
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Sounds like great advice to me!
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Excellent and pertinent list.
The last one is good advice as per the whole experience.
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That’s a good list, I remember the condom talk with my son, all those long drawn out mooooooms 🙂
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Good, practical advice!
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Great advice, Mom! Especially the last one – and the earplugs. It’s too easy to take life way too seriously. I wish my parents had offered some useful tips. Not their style, really.
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What a great list! She should make sure to share with her roommates. My daughter was the most together of all of hers and they kind of took advantage of her.
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Good advice!
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A little advice for the parent: Be thankful if they do 3 of these on a regular basis! Ha, great list.
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Great advice! Some of which I would have never thought of.
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Number 5 is great advice for everyone how ever old they might be.
(An apprentice friend told me a story of his first solo holiday to Spain, he opened the suitcase at the Hotel and yes his mum had put condoms inside…………. she’s what I call one cool mum.)
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Great tips! By visiting my professor at the office, i received free tutoring for my university chemistry course!
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Great advice!
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Lots of good recommendations in that list 🙂
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Great advice. But it would be a lot different for a son :).
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Great tips!! Thank you so much
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I absolutely LOVE this post!!!!!!!!!!
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Thank you!
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I’m always telling those younger not to drink things handed to them, great advice!
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Number 18 is really important! I wrote a blog about that and I think having fun is the key to not being stressed!!
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Excellent advice! It’s wonderful that you provided this guidance. College life is no joke. One of my friend’s daughters dropped out of college due to the sheer uncleanliness of her roommates. People can be so nasty, so the lessons you provided will go a long way.
“When there is no skillful direction, the people fall, But there is success through many advisers.” (Proverbs 11:14)
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