In less than a month I will have a child leaving to live in the dorms at college The packing process will begin very soon and so I decided to create a list of items that we need to be sure to take:
quarters are needed for laundry machines, those late night snacks from vending machines, as well as many other things We will be sure to pack a couple of rolls of quarters
Speaking of laundry, yes he will be doing his own laundry so he will need his own detergent. Since I will be visiting possibly 2 times a month to take him to eat and visit I have started to save coupons to help him with this little debt. He also has a linen bag for laundry and I am hoping this does not end up being full each time I visit LOL
Now while my son is not one that uses a lot of shower products my daughters did and took along a shower caddy. With my son we packed his soaps, shampoo, towels and rags and that was all he needed in this department
We have decided to take only 8 sets of clothes for him because he will be sharing a room, he can wash whatever is needed and I will visit often so there is not a need to take tons of items. The one thing not to forget in this department are the hangers
In hopes that this does not happen I will be sending with him a few trashbags a trash can, clorox wipes and other items
so now the list is partialy made and the work to getting it together needs to begin.
My daughter is going into her junior year...and the packing seems to get a little easier each year. Although, this year she will be in an apartment on campus and needs stuff for the kitchen.
ReplyDeleteLast year, our son lived in the dorm and found out that the college washers and dryers didn't use quarters. He had to add money to a "prepaid card" in order to do his laundry. You might check with the housing department at your son's college to make sure which method they use.
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