Freshman year survival kit

Hello friends! I’m Meghan, and at my lunch table I’m known as the girl who never talks, but has everything you could need in her bag. It’s actually kind of funny, someone will ask someone for somet…

Giving gifts stresses me out. I want it to be personal and creative. I want it to be useful and practical. I want it to be pretty. But I am poor so ultimately I would like it to be affordable. This is a hard combination to land on and frankly I do not often succeed. There have been a few knock out gifts that I could not help but share the idea. Honestly, I get most of my basic ideas from pinterest and modify it. My all time favorite present was one we blogged about over on my best friend and…

I didn't really know what I was getting myself into by leaving my family and being on my own. I thought I was independent...

Heading off to college for the first time can be a scary endeavor. There are a lot of changes. This little freshman starter kit basket is a simple way to

These are things no one tells you to bring to college but you actually really need!! I used all of these things when living in the dorms my freshman year #unexpectedthingstopackforcollege

I just finished my freshman year and now I'm sharing my college survival kit ideas - plus a free printable! Think of this kit as your "mom away from home".

When my oldest son went off to college, I made him a college survival kit. He chose the University of Cincinnati, which is 4 hours away from home. I was excited, nervous and scared all at

My cousin graduated from high school on Friday, and I wanted to share the gift I gave her for graduation. As I mentioned in my Money-Lei post, I loved getting money for graduation to buy stuff for my dorm room, but I realized there was a lot of stuff I didn't know I needed. This when I came up with the idea of the survival kit. When I went to school I knew I needed bedding, mini fridge, etc, but I didn't think of all the little stuff I could use. So here's what I included in the survival…

I like how there are so many ideas and descriptions on what to pack for high school. Since it is my first year entering high school, it feels so nice to have a guide to direct me.