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Havenly Dorm Design

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On one hand, I’m kind of glad Pinterest wasn’t around when I was heading off to college. How I wanted to decorate my dorm was largely imagined from what I saw on Facebook. But on the other hand, when I saw the perfectly decorated dorm rooms, I really wished I had done the same thing. I always felt like I was living in a dorm, instead of a cozy room I could call “home.”

Picking out cute bedding is as far as I could (can) get on my own. After college, I enlisted the help of Havenly to spruce up my NYC apartment. And when I moved to Connecticut, I used Havenly’s design services again for help with my living room design.

They have a new service right now for decorating dorm rooms and, um, the designs are perfect.

College

You’re More Capable Than You Think

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Do you ever look back and try to pin point defining moments? For me, I find that more often than not, my defining moments aren’t really monumental at all. However, they are major learning experiences.  One of these defining moments was when I moved out of my freshman dorm. Because of a crew regatta, I had…

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Dorm Room and Apartment Bedding

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So big things are happening for me (yay!!!) and I’m fairly certain that big things are happening for you too. Personally, I’ve started apartment hunting. Good lord, is it a difficult process. I much prefer the “random residence hall assignments” that we had in college. So much simpler. And it looks like my dorm room…

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Back to School :: Bedding

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I’ve been getting lots of questions via email, Tumblr, and Twitter about favorite bedding sources for back to school.  Shopping for dorm bedding, especially for freshman year, is quite exciting.  Before you figure out where you want to get your bedding from there are a few things to keep in mind. 1) Ask current students…

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Inbox Zero

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I take email very seriously. It’s definitely the most influential form of communication right now and I think it’s something that should be managed in a professional way. But it’s overwhelming. Unlike phones (calls, text messages, etc.), everyone can get in contact with you. Getting an email address is super easy if you know particular cadences…

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The College “Don’t Forget” Packing List

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It’s been a little while since I last packed for living in a dorm room, but I thought it was worth bringing up again for you girls heading back to school– or for the moms who read with sons/daughters going back! This isn’t an all-encompassing list… but rather it’s a list of commonly forgotten and…

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Adulting Gifts

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I know this seems like such a boring gift guide… but I know a lot of you are in the same boat that I am. My sister, who turns 27 (how?!?!) next month, and I were just talking about how we’re officially old because our idea of perfect gifts are useful things like vacuum cleaners….

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How I Organize Everything

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So much of what I do on a daily basis happens online. Because of this, I’ve perfected a bunch of systems to keep me incredibly organized. As a self-employed person, I find it so so so important to be as organized as possible. There is often no one else to pick up the slack or…

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Organize, Please… GMAIL

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I am a gmail addict and have a huge system worked out. I have a few email accounts.  An AOL one (I know, so 1990s) that I use for pretty much everything, my Georgetown address, and a few gmail accounts. (Speaking of email addresses, you can reach me at carly [at] thecollegeprepster [dot] com) Before I…