So, as most of you all know, I'm now in college. My first day here was August 21st, so I've been here for well over a month now. It really doesn't seem like that short of a time, I feel like it's been a zillion times longer. But anyway...
When I first found out that I was going to be attending university, I immediately thought of my dorm. I couldn't wait to decorate it and make it super homey. That was my main goal, make the dorm homey so you won't get so homesick. Thankfully, that thought has helped me a great deal in living here. I do go home every weekend (I don't live far from home at all, really) but it's nice to have a "home away from home" of some sorts.
Here are some pictures of this "home away from home."
You can click on the pictures to enlarge!
This is what's always on my desk, so I can just pick it up and run to my classes. I don't carry a wallet, just a little Vera Bradley keychain wallet thing to hold my school ID & such. Carrying this to class is so much easier than lugging a purse around. Oh, and funny story, that Hello Kitty clock was my alarm clock, but I knocked it off my desk about three times. It no longer works as an alarm clock, or keeps time. ):
This is where I do all of my assignments. "Organized Chaos" is an appropriate term to describe this area. Everything has its place, but it's kind of tossed around a bit. I keep sticky notes at the top of my desk to remind myself of assignments and other tasks I need to complete. I have my planner that my university gave me, and I actually have another planner underneath my laptop. I like having multiple planners, I have a monthly planner (under the laptop), a weekly planner (pictured), and I keep a monthly/weekly planner in my backpack so I can write down assignments and due dates while I'm in class. Having three keeps me together, haha! And of course a remote control for our TV and an umbrella in case it rains. I don't know what kind of laptop I have, all I know it's an HP with Windows 8 on it. (I'm an art major, not a computer person, haha!) And I was watching one of my favorite Youtubers/Bloggers, Zoe Sugg in this picture, who actually has a blog that is phenomenal and is the one who inspired me to write a blog and make YouTube videos. (Still trying to fork up the courage to make a video, I'm working on that!)
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There are 4 drawers in the desk, three down the right side and one long one that takes up the remainder of the desk. The long drawer is full of odds and ends, mainly papers and decorations I didn't hang up. The other three drawers are as follows: #1 Emergency Drawer (medicines, band-aids, lint roller, etc). #2 Makeup/Toiletry Drawer #3 Textbook/Paper Drawer.
There are 4 drawers in the desk, three down the right side and one long one that takes up the remainder of the desk. The long drawer is full of odds and ends, mainly papers and decorations I didn't hang up. The other three drawers are as follows: #1 Emergency Drawer (medicines, band-aids, lint roller, etc). #2 Makeup/Toiletry Drawer #3 Textbook/Paper Drawer.
Here are a few other things that adorn my desk.
I keep my makeup in this little plastic organizer I found at Home Goods. I don't wear that much makeup, so I only put daily essentials on my desk.
I keep my pencils and pens in these plastic party cups I got at Walmart. The one in the back is a One Direction cup and the one in the front is a My Little Pony cup. They actually hold lots of pencils and pens so they're handy and adorable a the same time! :)
This little angel was a graduation gift from one of my middle school teachers. I keep it in front of everything as a reminder of peace. Everytime I look at it, I think of something or someone different, so it's very comforting to me.
My desk wall is a smorgasbord of different inspirational quotes/pictures and whatnot. The picture to the left is a picture I took at the One Direction concert, I drew the one of Harry and me, the cartoon of Little Mix (bottom one with four girls) is a drawing from a very talented girl on Tumblr, then there's a frolicking Harry Styles, the "Stop Being So Cute" picture of Perrie Edwards and Jesy Nelson from Little Mix, and a picture of my Grandma with Santa that I just adore. And the others are pretty self-explanatory. It keeps me sane while doing homework assignments to look up and see things that make you happy.
Above my desk is where my printer lives. On top of my printer, I have some printing paper, a book for class, a journal, and a Marie plushie that my cousin got me for graduation. Beside the printer, I have my desk lamp, a mirror, a jewelry box, a little Andy Warhol, a picture of my mom and me, and a little pink dolphin I got in a Happy Meal. The little white board above my desk is where I write my "things to get" type lists. This is the neatest part of my whole room, it's been over a month and it still looks as clean as this picture shows haha.Oh! And a cool thing about the desk lamp is that it has little containers for holding things in it, and it also has a outlet on the base, so I can charge my phone while I'm working. Loooooove it.
This is my décor and "it's gonna be okay" wall.
I decorated my side of the room with things that made me happy. The flower garland streamed across the upper wall of my little corner is homemade. I cut flowers out of scrapbook paper and then glued pictures in the middle of the flowers, then taped them onto a beaded string my mom had. I love it because it's a great way to have a ton of pictures up without them cluttering the wall too much.
The R is from World Market and the little Volkswagen Van metal sign is from Hobby Lobby. They're probably my favorite decorations I have in my room.
The "it's gonna be okay" wall is where I put up all of the things that make me happy. There's quotes, pictures, celebrities, bible verses, everything. I've added so many more things to it since I took these pictures, they're covered now! I made the dream catcher in one of my high school art classes. I keep it by my bed and it really calms me down if I'm feeling a little stressed. Above the dream catcher is a picture of my cousin Laura and me when I was in the Prom Fashion Show at school. She's like my sister/bestfriend/biggest motivator so I like to keep her up there! :)
This is my dorm. It's very comfortable and homey and I absolutely love it. It's really soothing to know that I can come back somewhere where I don't feel uncomfortable. <3
xx Rachel
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