Lisa Endlich's Blog, page 67
June 7, 2023
Favorite College Dorm Room Ideas for 2023 – Adorable and Easy!
Here are some of my best tips (and secrets…) for making your college dorm room look more like a home and less like a prison cell. As you and your mom begin to make a college packing list and BEFORE you do ANY dorm shopping for freshman year, find the residence life section on the…
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20 Things That Make A Campus Tour Great
But some colleges stand out. Something about the tour lodges in our collective memories and both parents and teen leave campus hoping it will not be the last time they spend time there.
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Letting My Children Go Has Been a Whole New Kind of Pain
Letting your oldest child go, leaving home, heading off on his or her journey to study, earn, or just live, is a terribly painful moment.
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College Junior Wants You to Know That Freshman Year Will Not be Perfect
You got accepted to your dream school. You hand-picked a roommate, and you’re excited to live with them. You have no classes earlier than 10 a.m. (goodbye, high school schedule), and your major could not be more perfect for you. Freshman year is bound to be perfect, right? Before I answer that question, let me…
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June 6, 2023
Dorm Decor: 20 Ideas to Create a Super-Cute Dorm Room (2023)
Depending on your budget, you might want to help give your teen’s college room a style upgrade from the dorm essentials that all first-year college students need. Some extras can make any dorm feel cozier, and more personal and can reflect their unique personalities and interests. Note: Check the Residence Life section of the college website…
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College Checklist: 28 Popular Freshman Dorm Extras (2023)
College is expensive, and getting kids ready for school can strain any budget. We have looked at the basics on each college checklist to see what every student needs, the 12 items most teens cannot live without. If your budget can stretch to it, here are what students love and use all year. Note: We…
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School Avoidance: What We Did When Our Daughter Refused to Go to School
School refusal—the rampant problem of kids who, crippled with anxiety, struggle to enter the doors of their school on a regular basis. This was the case for us
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Six Ways to Stay Vital and Engaged Through Your 90s
I’ve spent more time with folks who did not just fall off the turnip truck. They’ve been around the block, and this is not their first rodeo. OK, I’m talking about old folks. And I don’t use that term flippantly — I’m talking about nonagenarians in their nineties. I seem to have hit the nonagenarian…
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June 5, 2023
The 5 Best Twin XL Mattress Toppers of 2023
Your student just got accepted into their dream college and has finally been matched to their dorm. The only issue? Their new twin bed might not be as comfortable as the one they’re used to. But with one of the best Twin XL mattress toppers, which should fit the majority of college dorm bed sizes,…
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June 2, 2023
Top Twelve Dorm Shopping Mistakes (2023)
With high school graduation almost behind us, we are focused on the day we will drop off our youngest at their freshmen dorms. Though we prefer to ignore the inevitable, it’s time to prepare them for the tiny new living spaces that will be their home away from home. We were rookie moms five years…
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