Category Archives: College And Internships

The Ultimate Guide To Cleaning Your Dorm Room (with FREE Printable!)

The Ultimate Guide To Cleaning Your Dorm Room (with FREE Printable!)

You’d think keeping a small space clean would be easy, right? Not so much. In college we’re generally preoccupied by a million things from social life to homework, so we don’t always give cleaning the time it really deserves.

Have no fear–with this simple guide to cleaning your dorm room, you’ll be on your way to an incredibly organized, fabulously tidy and clean dorm in no time! So, here’s to cleaning your dorm and keeping it that way…

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How To Avoid Getting Sick In College

How To Avoid Getting Sick In College - 5 Ways To Avoid Getting Sick in College! // ew&pt

When you’re in close quarters with a ton of people, germs are literally everywhere. People get sick in college often and this time, mom isn’t there to make you soup and give you medicine. The solution? No, it’s not to make your mom come up to college or to make the trek home. The solution is to avoid getting sick in the first place!

Having gotten sick only twice during Freshman year despite having a roommate who was sick on a biweekly basis, I’d like to share some tips for how to avoid getting sick in college!

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10 Ways To Be A Good Roommate

How To Be A Good Roommate - 10 ways to be a good roommate. // eyeliner wings & pretty things

Going into college, one of the biggest changes the majority faces is learning how to live with and share space with another human being. Yeah, many have probably shared a room with a sibling at some point, but when it comes to having a room that you share with a complete stranger, it’s a totally different story. Whether your roommate is a stranger, an acquaintance or your best friend, here are 10 ways to be a good roommate.  Read More →

10 Ways To Know You Chose The Right Major

College 101: 10 Ways to Know You Chose The Right Major // eyeliner wings & pretty things

Let’s be real: there’s not going to be some floating angel in the sky that will say “Yes, child, your major is the right one!” A bunch of clouds aren’t going to float into a thumbs up the day you declare and if any of those things happen then I think you might be on LSD–how are you reading this!?

This advice may not apply to everyone, but it is sure to make you think and maybe make you feel more confident in your decision or send you on a path to choose a new major. Anyways, here are a few signs that you chose the right major in case you have your doubts.

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