Arranging the Furniture
Arranging the furniture in a college dorm room can be a complete mess. But if you can, it’s a lot easier to go in with a plan.
So as I got relatively bored the other night, I started to do just that. Opened up Photoshop and made myself a life size document (12.5′X17′) complete with life size furniture pieces in there. It might be a little crazy to do that, but it really cut down on the math needed to keep everything to scale. And trust me, it was bad enough having to convert all of the measurements to inches.
6 Ways To Effectively Use Wall Space
There are countless articles and blogs that will tell you how to organize a room. And I’m not saying that they’re bad. Even I’ve done it, so it would be a bit fishy if I said it was a bad idea. But something that I see neglected a lot of the time in these articles is using wall space effectively. After the jump, check out 6 tips that you can use to get more use out of your walls.
Stay Organized to Stay Sane
I’m not exactly the most organized person in the world, so you can either take this advice as hypocritical or lessons learned from failure. Really, the lesson to learn here is that organization greatly reduces anxiety. After the jump, read a more detailed explanation.
Force Yourself Into Action To Get Things Done
Sometimes you just have to get something done. Long term projects, tomorrow’s homework, dinner, chores, anything. Almost anyone would agree that these things need to get done eventually. The question is, how do you manage to get them done now? One solution, put yourself in a position where you simply have to complete the task. The idea is a simple one: if the task absolutely has to get done then you’re more likely to actually do it.
More theory and some examples after the jump below.